Collegian Winter 2020

“I don’t think anyone has
told Holly that she’s not
Superman. Someone’s
going to have to tell her
sometime.”
Quote from
2007 NCC Yearbook
Holly and her classmates at the Class of 2007’s
10th anniversary reunion in 2017
L-R: Inhye Choi (Mom), Holly, Youngso Kim
(Grandma), Youngsook Kim (Great-Aunt)
The NAVs Hall of Fame Awards, 2019
L-R: NCC President/CEO Scott Herron, Holly Hon
and Ray Pengelly, Athletics Director James Kryger
With this fresh injection of determination,
Holly saw that her learning style
was encouraged at NCC.
“One of the things that stood out the
most, was that in Canadian culture,
people are respected; an individual
is respected just for his or her being.
People see you as a person. In Korea
I was the same kid with the same level
of curiosity - just asking questions and
challenging when things are wrong and
accepting when things are right. I was
the same kid, but I was always a troublemaker.
But when I came to NCC, I
was a good student. I was perceived as
a good student because I had my own
opinion. I had questions. It was really
different because I never changed. I was
just the same kid as I was in Korea, but
how people treated me, how people
perceived me as an individual was shockingly
different. That really helped me
adjust in this new school environment.
I really developed myself as a person
who is always trying to learn and not
being discouraged by anything that
comes to block my passion.”
From that point, Holly gave it her all
when it came to academic studies and
developing her athletic skills.
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