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O Valencia! Cantrell is 2007 Homecoming Queen
Anna Keefe
Issue date: 10/25/07 Section: News
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For many, the most exciting part of the evening was the Homecoming Queen crowning ceremony.
Valencia Cantrell won the crown. Supporters stood and cheered feverishly when Cantrell's name was called.
"Honestly, when they called my name, I didn't even have time to be excited because everybody ran onto the field and tackled me. My immediate thought was, 'Oh my gosh, what's going on?" Cantrell said.
"Then after a second, after they rushed me and knocked me, tackled me, I was excited. I was so nervous and so excited. Then, it made me even happier that they were all excited. So, it was just like they had won something too. It was a big rush. It all happened so fast."
Some of those who rushed Cantrell were her Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority sisters.
Cantrell said that she likes being involved in AKA because of what they stand for.
"High scholastics, moral standards," she said. "We do a lot of community service work. I really love that. Helping, being able to go out and help others, I think is really important."
She said that the sorority helps her scholastically because members must maintain a high GPA to retain membership.
The friendships play a role as well.
"All the girls are wonderful," Cantrell added.
Cantrell is serving her third year as cheerleading captain and is also a member of the orientation team.
"I love it. It's awesome," Cantrell said. "You learn the leadership skills. That's where I got mine. It really shows you a lot, like all the different characteristics (you need) to become a good leader."
Cantrell credits the support of her family for helping her to achieve success in life.
"My mom (Vanessa) is a very hard worker," Cantrell said. "I'm in school because I want to make my parents proud because they've done so much for me. They always have my back about everything. They're just always there."
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