Meet Bella Garcia; a triathlete, St. George alum, and singer. She’s in Loyola collegio, plays basketball, track, and pulse, and she went to St. George for 9 years.
Garcia said the reason she came to Prep is because of her older brother, who went here as well. She explained her start at Prep, “I came to prep with only 4 other classmates, and it was hard to adjust. But I participated in basketball, PULSE, and art summer camps which helped me get exposed to the community of Prep. What drew me was the number of opportunities and activities that prep offered. I appreciated the teachers and coaches as well and was amazed at how dedicated each person was to their job.”
Another aspect of Prep that drew Bella in is the spiritual part of Prep and its mission. She loved the fact that Prep incorporates masses, retreats, and opportunities in the school and, she said Prep “allows me to strengthen my relationship with God”.
Since this is the senior issue, Bella reflected on what she hopes for during her senior year, and what she wants her college life to look like. Garcia said, “In three years, I see myself going to a school that specializes in things like orthopedics. I really want to be somewhere warm like California, and I really want to do college basketball maybe in the D2 or D3 level.”
Basketball and singing are the two things Bella loves to do, she started signing at six years old, and has been practicing ever since. She plays piano, loves R&B music as well as Whitney Huston. “Everybody used to tell me ‘You have such a nice voice’, and then I started learning piano after that as well. So, when people told me that Prep had karaoke during Olympic Week, I was super excited, and I just wanted to showcase my talent for everybody because not a lot of people know that I can sing,” Garcia said. Eventually, she performed “No Scrubs” by TLC, “Love” by Keyshia Cole, and many other 90s classics during karaoke for Loyola collegio and was one of the only freshmen collegios to reach the finals.
As her freshmen year comes to an end, she’s excited for what her next few years will bring!
