Justin Garr '18 Recruiting Profile

My passion for the greatest game started very early for me.  I attended my first NHL game where the Tampa Bay Lightning faced off against the Boston Bruins.  I was 18 months old and from what I was told was never one to sit still well but I sat mesmerized for the entire 3 periods.  While I was unable to talk proficiently yet I had learned sign language and continued to use the sign for “more” when the game ended.  I started skating lessons soon after that and have been hooked ever since.  I have played on a travel hockey team since I was in Kindergarten and never have taken a season off.

I am currently a left winger on the Tampa Bay Jr. Lightning Midget U16AA team and also play the same position for my high school varsity team.  I was recognized by the Lightning High School Hockey league this past season and was named the first team left winger as a sophomore on the All-Academic team.  I was also recognized for my GPA and 41 point season (in 22 games).  I was also the leading goal scorer for the Jr. Lightning this past year as well. We competed in 18 regular season games and 7 tournaments (winning 4 and losing in the final in 2 others). I feel I am a good skater, with decent speed, good hands, and a good hockey IQ. I enjoy setting up my teammates with a solid pass enabling them to bury the puck in the net.

I attend East Lake High School and was accepted into the Engineering Academy.  Attending college to study Engineering and Technology is my first priority, but I would also love to play collegiate ice hockey at the highest level possible as this has been a dream of mine.

I also play lacrosse for my high school.  I am a defender and long stick midfielder for the varsity team.  Lacrosse is more of my secondary sport, but I am loyal to both the hockey and lacrosse teams.  If given an opportunity I would be interested in also continuing to play lacrosse at the collegiate level.  I also enjoy playing golf, which is a fun pastime.

Every summer, for the past 4 summers, I have been accepted and attended an academic camp at Western Kentucky University’s Center for Gifted Studies.  The camp is for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth (VAMPY), at which students take a class for three weeks, stay in dorms, and play sports while not in class.  The classes have a lot of diversity and meeting new people there every year is an amazing experience.  I thoroughly enjoyed the class researching the Holocaust as well as participating in Stem Labs.

In the past two years I have volunteered almost 175 hours within my community.  I volunteered at a youth camp over the summer as a teen counselor and during the holiday seasons at the Salvation Army to pass out turkeys or donated gifts to the less fortunate. 

I am expecting invitations/inductions into the National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Engineering Honor Society, Science National Honor Society and the Mu Alpha Theta at the start of my next academic year.

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