"When I first started the college search, I was very eager to get as far away as possible from home . I began to receive interest from schools like Bridgeport, Indiana Tech, Puget Sound, Hawaii University, Bethany College, MNU and WPI. After talking with all of them I decided to stay closer to home and look in the west coast. Whittier, St. Marys, Norte Dame de Namur and Menlo were all at the top of my list. I wanted a smaller classroom because I wanted to be a name in the classroom not a number. I plan to major in business. Menlo is a top school for business which was a cherry on top because I value the education part of this school as well as softball. Menlo was the perfect fit for me and I can’t wait to be apart of the ohana. Thanks to all the coaches and teammates and especially my parents for devoting their time to see me play the sport I love. Can’t wait to be apart of the oak family! GO OAKS" -Alyssa Valdez
Congrats Alyssa!