Jaliya Rodriguez is 13 years old. She is an 8th grader at Colonia Middle. Jaliya is an A student, and she is an avid reader. When she’s older she wants to be either a litigation lawyer or a family lawyer. If she can’t do that, she just wants to help people. Her dream university is Harvard University. Her favorite subjects in school are civics and language arts because she gets to learn about the law and  enjoys writing.