John-Paul Lopez

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Walnut Creek, Calif.
High School:
Wood Rose Prep

2006-07: Saw minimal action during the season ... performed team manager duties ... earned a JV letter. Before Air Force: Summa Cum Laude on the National Latin Exam three years in a row ... made Honor Roll every semester since his freshman year ... earned two varsity letters for basketball ... won the Joel Cruz Award for outstanding performance and effort ... high school coach was Mr. Warren Bedell, basketball ... most outstanding day in high school athletics was scoring 35 points including five three-pointers in one game ... father is Yves Nowacki, mother Barbara Lopez and stepfather Matthew Lopez ... siblings are Madeleine, Catherine, Laura, and Leah ... stepfather played rugby for UC Berkeley ... hobbies include playing guitar, listening to music, basketball, traveling to Europe, and hanging out with friends. Air Force: Intended major is Foreign Area Studies with a minor in French ... Upon graduating he plans on going to pilot training to fly an A/OA-10 Warthog ... after progressing in rank, he hopes to be an Air Attaché to France or another French speaking country ... member of Cadet Squadron 20.