By Elisabeth Dubois, class of 2015
Many of you probably know our amazing athlete here at United Christian Academy, Moriah Lafoe. Moriah is a very energetic and a remarkable person and she is worth knowing. She is currently in 9th grade and she is fifteen. Most often, Moriah is found laughing and smiling throughout the halls of UCA.
Moriah is one of three children in her family along with Isaac and Abram. Isaac Lafoe is one of four seniors and Abram is a kindergartener here. Isaac is 17, while Abram is 6. Moriah loves having them close by and loves to spend time with them. Being a sister, Moriah often finds herself in the middle of gross conversations. Since she has had a lot of practice, she figures out how to ignore them.
Moriah has a keen sense of physical activity and she enjoys playing sports. She began her years here playing soccer, and she just finished her first season of basketball. Moriah is a passionate soccer player, and all throughout basketball season she waits for summer to come so she can get outside and play soccer once again. Moriah plays mid field most of the time but plays other positions when needed. Her hobbies also include running and biking around her neighborhood. In the summertime you may see her running or biking with her mom. Moriah is often seen with friends, and in the summer, with her family at their lake house. Having family close by allows her to spend much of her summer swimming in the lake and four-wheeling with them.
Most of all, Moriah has a special friendship with her horse Odie, a brown majestic mare. She spends as much time as she can riding him and taking care of him. It is relatively easy for her to see her horse because he lives in a barn right near her home. Moriah used to ride at a barn until it closed, and she misses that barn a lot. She likes to just ride for fun and doesn’t compete much. When Moriah got her horse it was still winter and her horse was still in training. Moriah was riding her horse along her road when she began to start up her driveway. A dog began to bark and since her horse was still skittish he reared and began to jerk at the lead. Moriah didn’t want to let go of Odie because she didn’t know what he would do to the neighborhood kids playing. In just a few moments her ‘angelic’ horse began to pull Moriah and before she knew it she ended up over the snow bank with scrapes all over her legs.
When asked if Moriah likes school she said “no, I’m not a fan.” Moriah has a good time at school because of her friends around her. Her favorite class is study hall; because it is a time she can hang with friends. When asked if Moriah would change anything at school she responded “it should start later.” Moriah says if school started later then she wouldn’t be so tired because she could sleep longer. Moriah thinks going to school at eight o’ clock in the morning is too early because her brain is still in sleep mode.
Moriah feels strongly about this country’s issues. Mostly she focuses on animal cruelty being stopped in America. When asked if she could change one thing in the United States she answered “no slaughter houses for animals, especially horses.” Being a horse owner, Moriah feels strongly about the issue of people killing pets to eat. She believes that slaughter houses are cruel and show punishment to an animal for doing nothing wrong.
The sun and the beaches in Florida attract Moriah, and it is her favorite vacation destination. Moriah’s favorite part of begin in Florida is going to the beach. One of Moriah’s funniest memories of going on vacation was in Maine. Moriah went with her whole family to Maine to go biking. She was on a bike trail in Maine when she got separated from her family and got lost. It started to rain and when Moriah’s family got back to the town they called the police. Soon after that the police put together a search team Moriah was found safe but was very cold and very hungry.
Moriah has strong beliefs in our country’s issues and is headstrong. These qualities will help Moriah in her future, because in today’s society you need a strong sense of family and keen sense of health. Moriah is great with her family by dealing with two brothers in a loving and compassionate way. Lastly she has a love for animals which shows through her treatment of her horse and issues of no slaughter houses. Overall Moriah is definitely worth knowing and worth being friends with.
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