Activities I’m involved in: I am goalie of the lacrosse team, a member of Varsity Club, a Fellowship of Christian Athlete leader and also, I’m currently dual-enrolled to earn my associate’s degree at Lake Sumter State College.

I tried lacrosse for the first time: Last year when our high school team needed a goalie and nobody wanted to do it, so I volunteered. It’s fun and it can be scary, but I’ve gotten the hang of it. I love lacrosse, it’s my favorite sport I’ve ever played.

The Varsity Club is: The school hype club. We come up with ideas for student T-shirts, pep rallies and football games.

Outside of school: I spend a lot of my time working. I have two jobs, one at Teamont Boba and the other at Portillo’s, both located in Clermont. I’m all over the place – I go from school to practice and then to work. During the summer, I attend a mission trip in Georgia where I help make meals for others attending. It’s amazing seeing all the campers really feeding into God and finding a new understanding.

A fun fact about me: I also dress up as the high school mascot for sports games and pep rallies.

My secret to juggling my busy schedule is: To have the mindset that if something is important to you, then you’ll make it happen. Lacrosse and getting involved in school are so important to me.

I think God calls us to: Love everybody no matter what. The more places you go the more people you meet. This motivates me in finding ways to be a servant for God.

Looking ahead at my future: Half of me wants to be able to attend mission trips all my life. But the other half wants to pursue a career as a sonographer doing ultrasounds for babies. I eventually would like to work with a Veteran Affairs program in St. Petersburg.

Photos: Nicole Hamel