Ballet, cheerleading keep her on her toes

Lauren Villarreal

Lauren Villarreal, an eighth-grader at Cinco Ranch Junior High, has many scholastic awards under her belt and spends her free time volunteering at her church and dancing at Ballet Forte, a pre-professional ballet company. Her favorite role to dance is the Party Girl from “The Nutcracker.” Lauren’s fondest memory is going on annual family vacations to “cool places like Hawaii, Canada and the Bahamas.”

Lauren Villarreal
AGE: 14
GRADE: 8
SCHOOL: Cinco Ranch Junior High, Katy ISD
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: National Junior Honor Society member; Gifted and Talented Program; cheer squad member; all-A honor roll; Highest Academic Achievement awards; Leader of the Pack award; Duke Scholar; Ballet Forte corps member; member and volunteer at Epiphany of the Lord Catholic Church
FAVORITE AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY: Practicing cheerleading
FAVORITE SONG: “What Makes You Beautiful” by One Direction
FAVORITE APP: “Instagram. I can keep up with all my friends and share photos of my own.”
FAVORITE TV SHOW: “Dance Moms”
FAVORITE MOVIE: “The Blind Side”
AMBITION: “I want to attend a university and study medicine. Right now, I am interested in studying dermatology. I also would like to be a college cheerleader.”