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SO-CAL NATIVE HEATHER JORDAN JOINS TEAM CALAVERA - NSSA College Division Surfer Joins Ranks of the Water Warriors - (December 6, 2012)—Calavera is excited to announce the newest addition to the Calavera Team, Heather Jordan. Heather, a native of Southern California, chose to postpone a shot at a full time career in surfing in order to pursue a higher education. Currently a senior at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Heather is successful both in and out of the water and demonstrates the strength, focus and determination it takes to be a Calavera ”water warrior.” “We...

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Presented by InsuranceSurfers.com Lady Bruins | Taylor | Heather | Chandler Let's face it. If you handed a random sampling of strangers a mix-and-match test of adjectives and nouns, the odds that they would place "intelligent" and "surfer" together are slim to none. Whether it's a continuation of the Jeff Spicoli stereotype or the frequent sight of young surfers supposedly in "home school" who seem to surf all hours of each day, we generally aren't confused with Rhodes Scholars. However, stereotypes aside, I have found many surfers to be some of the smartest people around ...highly educated,...

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Presented by InsuranceSurfers.com Lady Bruins | Taylor | Heather | Chandler Jettygirl: Out of all the universities in California and beyond, you chose to attend UCLA. How did that come about? Have you always wanted to be a Bruin? Taylor Pitz: The spring of junior year I wasn't sure if I wanted to try to go for the full time QS after high school or go to a four year university. I started visiting schools in the spring, but nowhere felt right, and I began to think the QS was the route for me. Over spring break, my parents made me visit UCLA, even though I didn't really want to. I completely...

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Presented by InsuranceSurfers.com Lady Bruins | Taylor | Heather | Chandler Jettygirl: Out of all the universities in California and beyond, you chose to attend UCLA. How did that come about? Have you always wanted to be a Bruin? Heather Jordan: I chose to attend UCLA because of the vast opportunities that are available to you as a student. I did not always want to be a Bruin, but the more I learned about the opportunities available to UCLA students as well as the fact that I can enjoy myself at the same time, the more I desired to become a Bruin. At UCLA, you can walk out of a lecture...

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Presented by InsuranceSurfers.com Lady Bruins | Taylor | Heather | Chandler Jettygirl: Out of all the universities in California and beyond, you chose to attend UCLA. How did that come about? Have you always wanted to be a Bruin? Chandler Parr: I chose to go to UCLA because I have grown up going to the campus because I live 15 minutes away. Also, my mom went there and I wanted to keep the tradition alive! Jettygirl: How old were you when the seeds of college were planted in your heart? Was a higher education something that was encouraged by your parents or was it more a situation...

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