O Valencia! Cantrell is 2007 Homecoming Queen
Anna Keefe
Issue date: 10/25/07 Section: News
Cantrell's friends have been another source of support. Terrell Montgomery, one of her best friends, showed his support by escorting her during the ceremony.
"He doesn't really like being in front of a lot of people, but he did it for me," Cantrell said. "So, that meant a lot."
When Cantrell is not devoting time to school and social activities, she is often working at one of her two jobs. She works in the baby department at the GAP in the Quintard Mall in Oxford.
"I wouldn't even call it work really, because all I do is play with kids all day and dress them," Cantrell said with a giggle.
Cantrell is also a personal trainer to some high school cheerleaders in Heflin, her home town.
With all she does with work and school, Cantrell does not have a lot of free time, but when she does, she said she likes to hang out with her group of best friends called the "six pack."
"We probably either go shopping or have a girls' night," Cantrell said. "We (the six pack) all have different personalities. We complete each other. We are more like sisters."
She also enjoys time alone.
"Sometimes I go workout and try to have some me time, but it's very seldom that I do have free time," Cantrell said.
In the future, Cantrell hopes to become a teacher. She is a junior majoring in secondary education in health. She said that Dr. William T. Hey, health professor, has been an important influence and that he has taught her a lot about making learning fun.
"I plan on teaching somewhere in Fulton County," Cantrell said. "I also want to be a cheerleading coach. I want to be able to be a positive role model."
For now, though, Cantrell is thrilled to be in the moment.
"This is my first time actually winning something like this," Cantrell said. "I've been in lots of pageants, but I have always been runner-up."
"He doesn't really like being in front of a lot of people, but he did it for me," Cantrell said. "So, that meant a lot."
When Cantrell is not devoting time to school and social activities, she is often working at one of her two jobs. She works in the baby department at the GAP in the Quintard Mall in Oxford.
"I wouldn't even call it work really, because all I do is play with kids all day and dress them," Cantrell said with a giggle.
Cantrell is also a personal trainer to some high school cheerleaders in Heflin, her home town.
With all she does with work and school, Cantrell does not have a lot of free time, but when she does, she said she likes to hang out with her group of best friends called the "six pack."
"We probably either go shopping or have a girls' night," Cantrell said. "We (the six pack) all have different personalities. We complete each other. We are more like sisters."
She also enjoys time alone.
"Sometimes I go workout and try to have some me time, but it's very seldom that I do have free time," Cantrell said.
In the future, Cantrell hopes to become a teacher. She is a junior majoring in secondary education in health. She said that Dr. William T. Hey, health professor, has been an important influence and that he has taught her a lot about making learning fun.
"I plan on teaching somewhere in Fulton County," Cantrell said. "I also want to be a cheerleading coach. I want to be able to be a positive role model."
For now, though, Cantrell is thrilled to be in the moment.
"This is my first time actually winning something like this," Cantrell said. "I've been in lots of pageants, but I have always been runner-up."
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