After my conversation with Ella here were some of my takeaways. I found out that she likes to bake; her favorite thing to bake is cookies, “because they are easy.” After putting up a good fight, I think I was able to talk her into pole vaulting for the track team with me this spring.

-How has high school been so far?

“It’s been good, there’s some classes but the like dances and everything has been fun.”

-Do you eat school lunch?

“No.”

-What do you miss about middle school?

“Nothing, I hated middle school.”

-Who has been your favorite teacher so far at the high school?

“Mrs. Driste – I really liked her because she was straightforward, and she helped you on questions and she set you up for success and gave you lots of resources and stuff.” 

-What has been your favorite class?

“Probably Spanish.”

-Who would you say is your best friend?

“Zoe Lain or Maddie Winters.”

-Do you have any pets?

“I do, I have one dog, named Laci.”

-What are some of the hobbies or activities you are involved in?

“I was in diving and now I do lifting in the winter and in the spring I’ll do track.”

-Who is your favorite upperclassman?

“Probably Hailey because she drives me everywhere, and I go to Trois with her or Morgan Weber because she was the dive captain or Ella Simmons because even though I didn’t practice with her very much she was very nice.

-Is there a fun fact about yourself you would like to share?

“No, I am not very interesting.”