Samantha “Sam” Palacios is a junior in the Visual and Performing Arts Academy. Sam was born in Cuba and moved to Florida at the age of 9. She’s looking forward to her next two years of high school and is hoping to make the most of them. This is her first year at CavsConnect and she is extremely excited to be a part of the team. She is also a part of NHS and HIP. Outside of doing schoolwork and participating in school events, she enjoys watching films, reading comics and spending time with friends and family. Sam hopes to one day be an illustrator or animator and is very motivated towards reaching these goals.