Yearbook Spotlight: Henry Rivera

by Amani Caesar

Growing up, Henry was inspired by the people around him and learned from them to make himself better every day. This allows him to be an inspiration and a helpful worker for the yearbook. 

Henry was born and raised in Washington and lived most of his life in Ballard Washington. He is Hispanic American and growing up his home language was English He came to O’Dea because his older brother attended and graduated from O’Dea. Coming into O’Dea, he played Freshman Football and played baseball in the spring all the way up to now, his junior year. 

Outside of sports, going into his junior year he first gained his interest in photography because he thought photography would be a fun and an easy elective, stating, “Photography is easy, and I just started taking more pictures.” 

He wishes to have the opportunity to play D1 baseball in the south after high school. His top 2 schools for baseball were Vanderbilt in Tennessee, and LSU in Louisiana. 

If Henry could go anywhere in the world cost free, he said he “would love to be in Paris because they have really good food, and the people there are nice.” 

He first gained his interest in photography because he thought photography would be a fun and an easy elective, stating, “Photography is easy, and I just started taking more pictures.” 

Overall, Henry is a very strategic guy who knows what he wants, making him a good addition to the yearbook creation.