Serenity Smith '20 Recruiting Profile

I am Serenity Smith and I play basketball at French Settlement High School. I've been playing on our Varsity team since I was in 7th grade. The main people in my life that have influenced who I am are my parents. All of my morals come from what they have taught me throughout my life so far. My parents have taught me to never give up on my dreams and that nothing will be handed to me, I have to work for what I want in life. They've also taught me that I am strong enough to fight my own battles and to always be open minded and accept people for who they are, because every person is different in their own unique way. I started playing basketball when I was in Kindergarden. My school handed out "Biddy-Ball" papers and I brought one home to my dad and said I wanted to play basketball. Ever since then, I've been playing basketball. Through playing this sport, I've learned that I am a hard worker, dedicated and good at making friends. Most of the girls that join my AAU team say that I was their first friend on the team. My academic goals for high school is to maintain my 3.8 GPA and score well on the ACT. As for college, I would like to focus on making good grades and playing basketball. To get where I am, I had to overcome changing AAU organizations to fit my goals and outlook on basketball. I also had to overcome my height. I can't help that, but I can help how strong and healthy I am. So, I joined weight lifting and also joined crossfit. I have cut out some unhealthy eating habits and ended up losing 20 pounds. Some other facts about me is I love to write stories. I have notebooks filled with stories that I have written. I am very outgoing, creative, dedicated and accepting of new challenges, new people and new places. Thank you for taking the time and showing interest in me.