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Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:11:00
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Neal Jarvis, a graduate from Annandale High School, describes himself as a "nerdy-jock" in high school.
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Stacey Irwin



Q: What high school and college did you go to?
A: I went to Annandale High School and Virginia Tech.

Q: What kind of student were you in terms of grades?
A: I was a 3.7 student mostly A’s and some B’s. In college I finished with a 3.0, I did very poorly my first semester, by my standards anyway. However I made the dean’s list my last two semesters in college.

Q: What is the most rebellious action you did in your high school or college days?
A: I used to go t-ping [toilet papering] regularly, I’d like to think I was an all-state my senior year. In college I matured a lot and gave up my habits

Q: Were you peer pressured into doing something in high school or college?
A: No, but in college I got peer pressured into swimming the [Chesapeake] Bay with the V-Tech water polo team. It was actually a lot of fun, but I curse the training and the cold. I wore a wet suit, but it was very cold.

Q: What activities were you involved in?
A: In high school I did track, was on the swim team, and played the tenor saxophone in marching band. In college I played water polo. Also, in college I was always a member of a team that entered the national timber bridge design competition.

Q: What is your most memorable moment from high school and college?
A: In high school, when Annandale won the state football championship twice, I was in marching band and I remember it like it happened yesterday. In college going to the national championship game. The highlight was going and being a part of the national game.

Q: How would you describe yourself in high school?
A: I would describe my high-school self as a nerdy-jock. I know that you may say that such a combination does not exist, but it does. You could probably say band dork as well.




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