<p>Michael Gonzales Jr., a senior at Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg, decided to join the FIRST 200 because the University of Houston-Victoria met two of his key needs.</p> <table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="3" style="bordercollapse: collapse;" width="100"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="bordercollapse: collapse;"><img alt="Michael Gonzales Jr." src="images/Uploads/underclassmen/GonzalesJrMichael.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; float: right;" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="middle" style="bordercollapse: collapse;"><font size="1">Michael Gonzales Jr.</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&ldquo;It was close to my family, and the tuition suited my financial situation,&rdquo; he said.</p> <p>Gonzales plays football and serves as the president of DECA, an organization for high school students interested in business and marketing.</p> <p>Gonzales plans to major in business.</p>