Adrian Galan’s Biography
Adrian Galan was born on December 29, 2006, at 11:27 pm in the East Houston Regional Medical Center Medical in Houston, Texas. He has a mom, a dad, four siblings (two brothers and two sisters) and a sister-in-law. His mom is a Twenty-five-year veteran teacher. Adrian is extremely proud of her for winning the National Bilingual Teacher of the Year Award in 2014. Prior to her teaching career, she worked as a computer science engineer in Mexico. Adrian’s dad has had many jobs. Now he’s retired and sometimes he works as an Uber driver.
Adrian attended Scroggins Elementary Magnet School in the Houston Independent School District until the end of third grade. While studying there, he was part of the Band, Dance and Art Programs. He learned to play the recorder and the electric bass guitar. He also learned to tap dance. One of Adrian’s paintings was chosen to be part of the Houston ISD Art Expo and as of today, it is still hanging at the Hattie Mae White Building in the Houston ISD Headquarters. For fourth grade, Adrian transferred to Cimarron Elementary School in the Galena Park ISD where he entered the Encounters Program. This is a special program for Gifted and Talented students that participate in on top of their regular schoolwork. Adrian was a part of the UIL Team (University Interscholastic League) and the Colts Running Club. He was able to travel to Monterrey, Mexico and visit the University of Nuevo Leon College of Engineering where his mom studied. In fifth grade at Harvard Elementary he continued being part of the Encounters Program, Robotics Team and competed in the Spelling Bee Contest and UIL (University Interscholastic League) Competition. Adrian also started taking violin classes at that time and has since participated in several violin and orchestra concerts, including a competition this last semester at the Renaissance Festival. Middle school came around and he went to Cobb Middle School in GPISD. He started talking all Pre-AP classes, and he continued being part of the Encounters Program and the Cobb Choir. Being in the Choir taught him how to read music, learn other languages, and sing. He performed at the North Shore High School Campus and at the San Jacinto College Fair. At Cobb, Adrian also played a game called flicker ball. (It’s like football but no tackling and you can’t move when you have the ball). At the same time, he joined the baseball program at Garden Villas Park advancing to the World Series and winning first place. Adrian was also nominated for a scholarship program called A.S.K. (Athletes Seeking Knowledge) and won the Citizenship Award. Now, Adrian is in the seventh grade at Woodland Acres Middle School taking all Pre-AP classes and being part of the Encounters Program. In addition, he has joined the LOTC, STEM, and Technology Programs. He was invited by Duke University to take the ACT test as part of their Talent Search Program. He took the ACT last December. It was a valuable experience.
Adrian joined the Gladiators T-Ball team at Garden Villas. He also started practicing Taekwondo at the age of four. Then, while Adrian attended Scroggins ES, he played soccer, baseball, and basketball for his school’s team, The Mighty Bees. He was also part of the Boys Scouts where he won first place in the Pinewood Derby racing competition. At the age of seven, Adrian had the wonderful opportunity to accompany his mom overseas to study at Granada University in Spain. He got to learn about different cultures and their influences in the Arts. Later on, he had the opportunity to visit the Rice University and learn about the programs they offer. Adrian joined the Gladiators baseball team at Garden Villas Park where he continues to play as of today. Adrian also started practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Tae-Kwon-Do where he reached brown belt. Adrian is about to start the soccer and baseball programs. Adrian took part in the beautification program at Scroggins during the summer of 2019. He has also assisted his former Scroggins Art Teacher during her Parent University events, and his mom’s baseball/soccer practices/games. Adrian’s favorite hobbies are playing with his dog, spending time with his family, playing video games with his friends, and building and inventing things.
Adrian has always wanted to be a zoologist because since he was born, he has liked all animals and would enjoy studying and interacting with them. Because he likes to build and invent things, Adrian is also interested in becoming an automotive engineer. He has always wanted to go to Rice University, but he knows he has to work very hard in order to get a chance to get a scholarship. Just like the scholarship program A.S.K. which is for athletes trying to prepare for when they go to college. He’s been invited to attend a STEM program at the University of Houston Downtown. Adrian is looking forward to expanding his horizons.