Julie Ballez Perez

I have remained a true Ranger alumni, here's why...

I am trully blessed to have a wonderful family. I literally married the boy next door. No you all, he did not graduate from Riverside but is Riverside's Varsity Assistant Baseball Coach (Texas High School Assistant Coach of the Year-very proud). We have been married for 24 years and have three children; two have graduated from RHS and one is currently a sophomore.

Life is very busy with work, school and children's activities; softball and baseball. But loving every minute of it.

High school was a blast back in our day, but things have changed. Since I am still affiliated with the school because of my husband and son, I find that the school itself is nothing like it was before. No patio, no vocational drive to hang out at after games, no two lunch periods (ha haa).

What I do see is many of our classmates and their children participating in extracurricular activities at RHS. What a sight to see - it really is great.