By Victoria Schlabig
Outstanding Student: Hadley Fales
5-year-old is an avid reader.
When did you start reading? When I was a baby.
Do you have a favorite book? “Uni the Unicorn.”
Where’s your favorite place to read? In my bedroom.
How many books have you read so far? Maybe, 89? (“In reality, we’ve read over 5,000 books together!” mom Heather Fales says.)
What do you like to do besides reading? Play outside.
What’s your favorite food? Cheez-Its.
If you could have any superpower, what would it be? I would be a mermaid!
What do you want to be when you grow up? A librarian.
Originally from Buffalo, NY, Victoria graduated from Canisius College in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in English and Writing. In August of 2019, she relocated to Eustis, Florida, and soon began at Akers Media Group assisting with social media projects. Later that year, she was promoted to a full-time writing position at the company and has since found her niche telling the stories of so many of Lake and Sumter County’s awesome people.
