San Marcos High School senior Linda Chavira Moreno is the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards San Diego Regional Winner for Sports.  The 18-year-old daughter of Carmen Chavira and Martin Moreno, Linda?s dream is to graduate from college and become a geneticist.  Linda will be the first in her family to attend college and she considers it her greatest achievement.  Graduating from college will allow her to be an even greater role model to her younger siblings.  Of Mexican descent, Linda wants to overcome the negative stereotypes Hispanic youth face and education is her vehicle.  Her grade point average is 4.0.  She was voted Most Improved Player for cross-country, Most Hard Working for volleyball, 4 years Varsity swimmer and 2 years captain, Geography Student of the Year, Outstanding Student of the Year, Academic Achievement Award, and Honor Roll for 3 years, and selected as the the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine Health Symposium Winner.  Linda has also been involved with the National Women and Youth Day Sports Camp, San Diego Marathon Crew, San Marcos Art Fair, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and Chicano/a Youth Leadership Camp at SDSU. Linda attends the University of California in San Diego (UCSD.) She will be majoring in Animal Physiology and Neurology to become a marine Biologist. In fall of 2004, she went to study one semester abroad in Sevilla, Spain.