Senior Pictures for Football Players - Dallas Photographer Lisa McNiel

Sweet memory from Flower Mound Marcus graduate Hayden Self's mom:

This story paints a perfect picture of my Hayden.  Hayden was 5 years old and on the Highland Shores Swim Team.  We were at the end of season All-Stars District Swim Meet at the Loos Natatorium in Addison.  This is a huge venue and they have very large and deep swimming pools. Hayden was in a relay race and we were very nervous to see our little 5-year-old boy swimming in such a deep and large pool.  We were in the stands and weren’t allowed down near the pool.  We anxiously watched him dive in after his teammate touched the wall.  We saw him dive in but for what seemed liked minutes didn’t see him come up.  We couldn’t figure out where he could be. Finally, he came up and had someone’s goggles in his hand and handed them to a young boy on the side of the pool and then finished his leg of the race. He dove down probably 15 feet+ to the bottom to retrieve the goggles. We were relieved to see he was okay and so proud to see that he had put someone else’s needs above his own.  What was even better is that he swam so fast that he still beat the other swimmers even taking the goggle detour. That’s my boy Hayden!  He always gives 110% no matter what he does whether it is school, sports or just helping around the house and always puts others above himself.  Our last name Self is very fitting for our Selfless young man!

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Hayden likes Michael Jackson songs, The Office, video games, and hanging out with friends. In addition to football he likes to water ski and snow ski. His favorite memories are mostly centered around football and friends, and Hayden's favorite candy is sour gummy worms.

Hayden's favorite quote is, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile,  you could miss it." - Ferris Buhler

A few facts about Hayden:
 Football:

·         Captain

·         2^nd Team All-District OLB (Outside Linebacker)

·         2^nd Team Academic All-State

·         STCDA Stripe Award

·         $2,000 Senior Football Scholarship Recipient

Stats

·         22 Tackles

·         1 Sack

·         2 Fumble recovery

·         1 PBU

School

·         National Honor Society

·         Student Council

Other

·         LEF Josh Marshall Memorial Scholarship

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Flower Mound Vocal Artist Senior Pictures

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Gabriella was born 2 months early while we were out of town in Austin, TX where I (mom) was going to be a bridesmaid in a wedding. I didn't make the wedding b/c Gabi decided to make her grand appearance. Since then she loved being the center of attention- now the Captain of the Cheer team and a music songwriter/performer. She is a competitive gymnast turned cheerleader. She loves playing guitar and spending time in the music studio working on her first EP. She is the sweetest big sister to Mia (14). Her faith is extremely important to her as well. In addition to loving to study the bible and sing in the worship band at her church, she loves volunteering her time in community service projects. Her family runs a basketball camp at Christ's Haven for Children every summer and throws a Christmas party at Ranch Hands Rescue for the Christ's Haven kids in December. They also volunteer frequently for Ranch Hands Rescue frequently caring for their special needs dog who is missing her two front paws. They also assist with RHR's annual gala and provide tours of the sanctuary.

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Have you ever met someone who seems to "have it all" but doesn't use that blessing to be exclusive and haughty, but rather chooses the high road and embraces people as they come her way? After a year of doing pictures of Gabi Hill, I feel like that is her energy. She seems to always have a smile, steps into whatever is asked of her and energetically and graciously goes about her work.

She has a long list of accomplishments including leading the Marcus High School 6A cheer team in Flower Mound Texas to Nationals as head cheerleader and they took the Silver with a second place (almost first place). And while still in high school, released an EP of original songs! That's right, she's a singer/songwriter. She's attending TCU in Fort Worth and just finished her Freshman year and continues to come up with terrific songs that you may be hearing on your radio some day, but until then, check her out on Youtube: 

Gateway Love and La La Love  - So good!!!

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Senior Pictures for the Artist - Fort Worth Photographer Lisa McNiel

Senior Pictures for the Creative!

Kara has always stood out from her peers as someone who marches to the beat of her own drum. She is a natural perfectionist, artist and genuine friend. She has always had an interest in language, speaking much earlier than the milestones, and teaching herself to read at the age 4. Kara has taught herself to speak other languages such as Japanese. Soothing her as a baby included giving her a stack of books for her to flip through so she could fall asleep. Kara is loyal and selfless. She is strong spirited, level headed, and not your typical highly emotional teenage girl. She is a thinker and a dreamer, the best of both worlds. She has a natural ability for drawing and art, once she started getting into makeup, she fell in love with the possibilities of art with makeup. She is often complimented on her makeup skills when we are out in public. What makes Kara so special is her ability with memory. She can be taught something once and she will retain it forever. Kara has the gift to be anything she wants to be in life, it’s just a matter of her choosing. I cannot wait to see what the next ten years hold for Kara!

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Eaton High School's Kara has a philosophy that creatives have to adopt in a good-spirited way to do their own thing... 

Her favorite personality trait is "my sense of self-expression and lack of care for other's opinions on it."

She writes music, plays guitar, skates, and plays video games. 

One of her favorite memories is the first time she ever played one of her songs for anyone. It was at Summer camp and their Summer camp had a radio station. On one of the segments she played her song for not only the campers, but also for anyone tuning in online or from their cars. "It was a really cool experience and broke a small social barrier for me."