The Colonel: What is your out-of-school sport?
Stephanie Halasz: Dance
TC: How long have you been involved in dance?
SH I have been involved since I was five years old.
TC: How does dance differ from in-school sports?
SH: Dance is about performance and how you look, so it’s all about being aware and pushing yourself to look better.
TC: What are some of the dance commitments you must fufill and how do they differ from our school’s sports commitments?
SH: I have been to Saturday rehearsals that have lasted six hours. It’s a big commitment because I’m at my studio every day and I have a lot on my plate. Dance is just as important to me as Varsity football is to the guys on the team.
TC: Do you believe that it is an advantage or disadvantage to be involved in an out of school sport?
SH: Kind of both, I really love performing for the community and getting introduced to that world, but it’s also not really in school and not many people know about it. I don’t mind much, I just think people miss out a lot.
The Colonel: What is you out-of-school sport?
Jamie Whyte: Isshinryu Karate
TC: How long have you been involved with karate?
JW: I started when I was ten, so about eight years.
TC: How does karate differ from in-school sports?
JW: For me, karate is more of a personal commitment where school sports are more about the team as a whole.
TC: What are some of the karate commitments you must fufill and how do they differ from our school’s sports commitments?
JW: Part of furthering your training is learning how to teach other students, including younger children. This is not done much, if at all with school sports. Also for karate, it’s good to practice outside of scheduled practices.
TC: Do you believe that it is an advantage or disadvantage to be involved in an out of school sport?
JW: I think that it is an advantage because you get to train with people that you don’t see in school.
TC: How many students know about your involvement in karate?
JW: Not very much, I only really talk to my close friends about it.