Gabriella Alfred is a 14-year-old freshman at South Broward High School who was born and raised in Florida.. 

“My hobbies would be watching movies [and] spending time with family,” said Alfred. “I also like to play sports like soccer, and volleyball.” Alfred has traveled to a lot of places including Mexico, Jamaica, Costa Rica, the CaymanIslands, and  Belize, to name a few. 

Alfred lives by one motto: Everything happens for a reason.Alfred looks up to a lot of people, two in particular are her mother and the actor, Steve Carell. 

“My mom works hard and never gives up,” she said.

Of Carell, she says:  ”He is the funniest. He is the reason why I try and work hard to get to my goals.”