College & Career Heroes, 2014-2015

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Angela Missoni

By: Arielle from Mission Viejo

Joan Didion

By: Helena

"Character: the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life, is the source from which self-respect springs." - Joan Didion

Rathika Ramasamy

By: Vanessa from Mission Viejo

"Photography is the story I fail to put into words." - Destin Sparks

Steve McCurry

By: Kiana from Mission Viejo

"What is important to my work is the individual picture. I photograph stories on assignment, and of course they have to be put together coherently. But what matters most is that each picture stands on its own, with its own place and feeling."-McCurry

Ed Sheeran

By: Morgan from San Juan Capistrano

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything" - Anonymous

Joan Joyce

By: Kayla from Mission Viejo

"Joyce will always be best remembered as the 'girl' who struck out two of Major League Baseball's greatest." -Catherine Lahey

Jadeveon Clowney

By: Zach from Mission Viejo

Marissa Meyer

By: Allison from Mission Viejo

"Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind is written large in his works." -Virginia Woolf

Anne Geddes

By: Mikayla from Mission Viejo

Glen Keane

By: Donia from Mission Viejo

"I'd say this is your moment on Earth to be an artist. You were born at this time. You could have been born at the Renaissance and we'd have been talking about sculpture. Today we're talking about animation. This is your moment." -Glen Keane

Richard Brodie

By: Nathan from Mission Viejo

"No matter what situation your in, you always have a choice." -Richard Brodie

Katherine Roberts

By: Layla from Mission Viejo

"I do believe that the most important resource we have is our kids. And I think the most important thing for America's future is to invest more in our children." -Ezekiel Emanuel

Philip Weller

By: Kendall from Mission Viejo

"Be the the change you wish to see in this world." Gandhi

Justin Osterfeld

By: Ryleigh from Mission Viejo

"Everyday not in jail is a gift." -Justin Osterfeld

Amanda Valentine

By: Olivia from Mission Viejo

"Your work is your story. Tell it well." -Anonymous

Dr. Jan Pol

By: Andrea from Mission Viejo

"If you never try it, you'll never be able to say, 'Hey! It works!"-Dr. Jan Pol

Misha Collins

By: Elsa from Mission Viejo

I actually think that the most efficacious way of making a difference is to lead by example, and doing random acts of kindness is setting a very good example of how to behave in the world.

Heidi McSweeney

By: Andrew from Mission Viejo

"If there is a choice between being honest and being kind, always be kind." -Heidi McSweeney

Misha Collins

By: Sabrina from Mission Viejo

"I actually think that the most efficacious way of making a difference is to lead by example, and doing random acts of kindness is setting a very good example of how to behave in the world." -Misha Collins

Laura Overdeck

By: Grace from Mission Viejo

Laura Overdeck is a writer who loves to teach math.

Barry Marshall

By: Edwin from Capistrano Beach

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance it is the illusion of knowledge." - Barry Marshall

Stacey Tookey

By: Jessie from Mission Viejo

"If you're scared of taking risks, you're never going to fall, but you're never going to succeed either" - Stacey Tookey

Bre Pettis

By: Jonathan from Mission Viejo

Leonard Hatton

By: Kyle from Mission Viejo

"It doesn't surprise me the way he died because he was a very heroic guy and a very brave guy and he was in this job to help people. Putting bad guys in jail was a big part of it, but he really got something out of helping people," Carroll said.

Louis Cole

By: Kit from Mission Viejo

Judy Sturdivant

By: Tommy from Mission Viejo

Sonia Badreshia-Bansal

By: Irene from Mission Viejo

"It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front like when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership"- Nelson Mandela

Mojgan Morshedi

By: Merssedeh from Mission Viejo

What we have now is doctors who are actually better technically at what they are doing in their specialty, but we lost the relationship, when the doctor would look people in the eye and say, "I care about you. We can do this together." Mehmet Oz

Forrest Bird

By: Kiefer from Mission Viejo

Forrest Bird was a biomedical engineer who developed the respirator that extends life.

Kai Neville

By: Reid from San Clemente

"I try not to show fake surf trips. Just candid sequences, blasting film as the day goes and shooting everything beautiful along the way. There's some pretty wild stuff created by the industry and it's nothing like a real surf trip" (Kai Neville)

Sir Robert Bryson Hall II/Logic

By: Matt from Mission Viejo

"This is everything I love, everything I need, never sacrifice this feeling even though my heart bleeds" - Logic

Daniel Paul Amos

By: Cynthia from Mission Viejo

DJ Mbenga

By: Phoenix from Mission Viejo

"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard"(Tim Notke).

James Gunn

By: Zachary from San Juan Capistrano

"One should be willing to throw away a dozen ideas to come up with a good one, just as one should throw away a dozen words to come up with the right one." - James Gunn

Walter Mischel

By: Brooke from Mission Viejo

Walter Mischel is a respected psychologist who made important findings in the study of delayed gratification.

Mark Blethen

By: Matt from Mission Viejo

Aroldis Chapman

By: Matt from Mission Viejo

Elaine Rose

By: Katie from Mission Viejo

"A teacher's purpose is not to create students in his own image, but to develop students who can create their own image." -Anonymous

Kyle Russo

By: Jasmine from Mission Viejo

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.-Benjamin Franklin

Eric Kendricks

By: Colby from Mission Viejo

"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand."-Vince Lombardi

Elizabeth Loftus

By: Miranda from Mission Viejo

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel J. Boorstin

Blake Lively

By: Emily from Mission Viejo

"It's the choice you have to wake up every day and say, "There's no reason today can't be the best day of my life." -Blake Lively

Ryan Lake

By: Riley from Mission Viejo

"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand." -Vince Lombardi