Valerie Cabral is 14 and a freshman in high school. This is her first year in journalism. Valerie has three brothers and one sister. She plays flag football for the girls team and really enjoys it. She enjoys hanging out with her family and friends. She loves to make new friends and socialize with others. Valerie loves traveling, she hopes she can travel around the world one day. Valerie's favorite things are shopping, playing sports, and writing. When she gets out of highschool she wants to go to college and be a marine biologist. The person she looks up to the most is her older brother who has always taught her the good and bad in the world.