b'Eagles Leave the Nest: Graduate ProfileOmar Ortiz 19also attended in the 1950s. To be honest, when I first visited the campus, I got really scared, since what I was expecting, and what I actually saw, were nothing alike. Even though it can be rough and sometimes stressful, Pan Am has Omar Ortiz Vela 19 been a life-changing experience for me. It was in the classrooms, dorm rooms, dining hall, gymnasium, The letter below comes from recentsoccer field and other buildings on graduate Omar Ortiz Vela. Omar cameBut, I was really surprised at howcampus, where I learned the real to Pan Am in 2016 from Mexico City,fast I found my new family, whoimportance of friendship and of Mexico. As a student, he participatedhelped me get through high school. teamwork. I also learned not to take in soccer, cross country, track and field,I came to Pan Am scared and alone,things for granted, to never give 4-H, Campus Ministry, Praise Team,but I left with a bunch of newup, and to always give my best in Choir, and National Honor Society.brothers and sisters who became aneverything.Omar graduated with a cumulativeimportant part of who I am now, grade point average of 91.96, and heAs I look forward to my future at received a full four-year ride to and who I will become.Schreiner University, I know that Schreiner University through the PanPPAS has prepared me well for the American Schreiner Agreement (PASA).next phase of my education. I am My Pan Am Journey thankful to God for giving me the first became aware ofopportunity to attend Pan Am and Ito meet amazing people who will be Presbyterian Pan Americanin my heart forever. School (PPAS) through my father, who graduated in 1979. PPAS hasOmar Ortiz Vela,been part of my familys history,PPAS Class of 2019not only for one, but for three generations, since my grandmotherOnce an Eagle, Always an EaglePage 10|www.ppas.org'