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National Honor Society and a four-year varsity letterman in softball. Lombardo was also a two-time Hays County Livestock Show Duchess and a Princess her senior year. How did she do it all? “I’m a very visual thinker and a little OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder),” she laughed. “ That helped me to be organized. I’m a ‘ to do list ’ person and I just prioritize what I need to get done. I just go down the list , one thing at a time.” As she shuttled from practices to meetings to raising animals, one par ticular moment stuck with Lombardo. Her most fond memory wearing the purple and gray. “With COVID, our softball season had been cut shor t ,” she said. “We wanted our senior year to be great . We played Atkins and the winner made the playoffs. I’ve never been in a situation when I looked to the left and right of me and I saw a true sister. We played as one and

DON’T LET THAT SWEET SMILE FOOL YOU OR EVEN THE TWINKLE IN HER EYE - ANNALEAH LOMBARDO GOES AFTER WHAT SHE WANTS WITH TENACITY. The recent San Marcos graduate has a high school resume as long as her arm. An unmatched work ethic and a vision for her life. “My parents instilled in me to get involved in as much as you can,” she said. “I couldn’ t have done it without them, and they pushed me. Kids need that . Once you get involved, it opens your eyes. It inspires you to do more and want more. Regardless of your resources, I’m a big believer that if there is a will , there is a way. If you want to… you will.” Lombardo has been raising lambs for over a decade. She took that love of animals into high school. She was the president of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) at San Marcos her junior and senior year. She was a member of the

The Rattlers would go on to win and reach the postseason. As Lombardo says goodbye, she has left a tremendous legacy inside the halls of San Marcos High and has been a role-model for her peers over the years. She now takes her high energy and positive attitude to Texas A&M University. “San Marcos has been the best four years of my life… so far,” she said. “Becoming an Aggie is a dream come true. I’m beyond excited to go to such a passionate and proud school.” She will be studying animal science as she star ts her journey to become a veterinarian. “ That ’s what I aspire to do,” she said. “ That ’s the plan.” With “ to-do lists” in tow, if Lombardo wants to… she will accomplish everything on it just one check mark at a time.

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