Selwyn Times: June 28, 2016

SELWYN TIMES Tuesday June 28 2016 11
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I guess I’ve done a bit, my parents
are from Holland so we have
visited there, it’s nice to go back
and see my friends and family
that are still there. I’ve also been
to Germany, Spain, France, Scotland
and Singapore and they’ve
been really awesome places. I’ve
always wanted to go to Rome and
Barcelona though, so I booked a
trip to go at the end of this year.
I’m really excited to go and see
the country, although I’m incredibly
poor now, but that’s okay!
Are you taking a gap year
after high school?
No, I’m just going over there
before uni starts for a couple
of months, like a mini getaway
before I settle down into study.
You’re quite involved in
school activities too aren’t you?
I’m the deputy head girl this
year so there is a lot that goes
into that role. I also helped out
a lot with Stage Challenge and
that project was several months
in the making. I’m on the girls’
senior basketball team too. I just
finished being on the World Vision
40 hour Famine organising
committee too, we raised a lot
of money, I can’t remember how
much but it was a lot, which was
a really cool thing to be a part
of. Again it was a challenge and
THE TEAM: Selwyn Youth Council members Ella McClure, Paige Sullivan, Lexi Sutherland,
Maddie Tasker, Emily de Rooy and Rafael Clarke.
that’s what I enjoy. So yeah, I’m
kept pretty busy with meetings
and practice and all of that kind
of stuff.
How do you balance school
work?
School work is really important
too, I like to do well. I got excellence
in NCEA level one and
two but this year I’m aiming
for merit, just because I want to
be able to enjoy my last year of
high school a bit more and get
involved in a lot more activities.
This sounds really lame but I
make a plan of what needs to be
done at the start of every week
and I just make sure I achieve
that. I fit in all of the things I
have scheduled and then put everything
else in the other gaps. It’s
not often that I’m studying for
school work in my study periods,
I’m usually getting everything
else up to date so all get’s done,
which is why I’ve decided to aim
for merit this year. It gives me
more time to focus on all the other
stuff – especially basketball.
What do you enjoy about
basketball?
It’s just really fun, I’m really
into my sport. I played basketball
and netball last year but decided
to scale it back a bit and just
focus on basketball this year. I’m
the captain which is really cool.
I’ll admit I’m not the most skilled
player but I’m really supportive
of the team and try to keep everybody
upbeat no matter what is
happening in the game.
I think it’s important for a
captain to be able to play but to
also boost everyone when need
be. We practice twice a week so it
keeps me busy.
Do you have time to relax?
Not really. But I don’t mind,
my relaxing is all the stuff I do
outside of school. Like playing
basketball for me is actually
really relaxing and being active.
To most people that might not
sound relaxing but for me it’s a
big reason why I do sport, it’s an
outlet for me. I really enjoy it.
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