Alexa Varela-Escobar, Staff Writer
Alexa likes to express herself with glasses. She plays volleyball and video games. She really loves the beach and is an ocean lover who’s terrified of jellyfish. She is the queen of procrastination, but when she starts working she works hard. If you ever need to find her, she’s usually hanging around her brothers.
![The Phoenix varsity volleyball team lines up for the national anthem. “We were more communicative [with each other] during this game, and I feel like we kept our energy up, especially after the first set,” senior Jessica Valdov said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DSC_0202-1200x800.jpg)
![Junior Alex Alkhal pitches the ball. “[I] just let it go and keep practicing so we can focus on our goal for the next game to get better as a team,” Alkhal said.](https://theblazerrhs.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DSC_0013-1-1200x929.jpg)
