Senior Spotlight>Lexie Marquez (Bureau Valley High School)

Name: Lexie Marquez.

School: Bureau Valley High School.

Date/place of birth: 03/12/04 at St. Margaret’s Hospital.

Hometown: Wyanet.

Family: Mother (Shari Marquez), father (Todd Marquez), brothers (Logan and Spencer Marquez).

Sports/activities: Volleyball, basketball, track.

Nickname: Lex.

Favorite sport and why: Volleyball, have been playing ever since I can remember.

Favorite food and where to get it: My dad’s chicken strips.

Likes: Sports, family, friends, vacation, following my dreams.

Dislikes: Failure, snakes.

Person with the greatest influence on my athletic career and why: My brother Spencer. He pushed me to do my best and always gives me advice on what i should do and how to do it.

Person with the greatest influence in my life and why: My parents, because they have made me to the person I am today.

Who’s your dream celebrity prom date: Zac Efron.

Name three historic figures you’d like to meet: Babe Ruth, Tiger Woods, and Rosa Parks.

If stranded on a deserted island, I would have my: Friends and family.

The last song I listened to: “Give Heaven Some Hell” by Hardy.

People would be surprised to know: That I can dislocated both of my shoulders and pop them back in the place.

I stay home to watch: Murder cases.

When I need luck for a big game, I: Try to think about how I’m going to play and what we need to do to do our best but most of all I pray and ask my grandma for some help and luck.

The funniest person I’ve ever met: There are so many funny people in my life. But I have four people that always makes you laugh no matter what - my father, brother Spencer, uncle Fran and my cousin Abby.

What they’ll say about me at school after I graduate: I hope all good things. Hopefully someone that they could look up to.

Most embarrassing moment: When I was walking into our gym for a boys game and I tripped over nothing and fell. I think the whole gym laughed at me along with myself.

Most unforgettable moment: I think a lot of my volleyball practices had funny moments but the One that sticks out to me most is when my coach got hit with a ball in the head and she fell over and after we made sure she was OK we all start dying laughing

Ultimate sports fantasy: To be able to pick anybody I want put them on a team and play a game of volleyball.

What I would like to do in life: To work with children.

Three words that best describe myself: Outgoing, hardworking, and a leader.