Academy Chatter: What have you learned about yourself during social isolation?
April 13, 2020
Carolyn Brown, staff: “I’ve discovered how easily I can become addicted to social media.”
Triston Behrend, sophomore: “I learned time management skills.”
Nick Bumgardner, sophomore: “I learned that I am better at chess than my dad.”
Chris Charles, sophomore: “I have learned that I can’t ration food.”
Nick Massabni, sophomore: “I learned I know how to waste a lot of time on YouTube.”
Tyler Neveau, sophomore: “Well, I learned that missing school isn’t so fun after all.”
Jordan Bellmund, senior: “That I’m ready for college.”
Joel Meglic, senior: “I like my own schedule and being less controlled.”
Izzy Spaulding, junior: “I can get extremely unmotivated and forget how to keep doing normal things without a schedule.”
Garrett Grzesk, junior: “I get bored easily.”
Helena Parmar, senior: “I can stay up until 8 a.m.”
Sophia Schauer, sophomore: “I learned the importance of being healthy.”
Evan Skaletski, senior: “If I create a routine of when I usually do things, for example, work out in the afternoon, it is way easier to follow and accomplish everything.”
Breanna Van Dreel, senior: “I learned that I actually really like cooking and helping with yard work, I can run on 40 minutes of sleep, and I eat when I’m bored.”
Olivia Stefl, sophomore: “I learned that I can’t motivate myself to do things like work out.”
Alex Roach, senior: “I’m a heavy sleeper.”
Alex Lamere, senior: “That I actually miss school.”
Alex Broullire, senior: “I have learned that I like toast a little bit burnt.”
Emily Cribben, senior: I have found that I learn a lot better when I am in a class listening to a teacher rather than teaching myself.”
Chloe Greenwood, senior: “I get bored really easily.”
Henry Wied, senior: “Literally nothing.”
Maggie Otradovec, senior: “I’ve learned that I’m more than ready to go college.”
Owen Brummel, senior: “I hate the feeling of laziness.”
Emily Landwehr, senior: “I enjoy school a lot more than I thought I did.”
Kennedi Turriff, junior: “I can only bake cookies.”
Gioia Cumicek, senior: “I have learned that I need to work on my procrastination.”
Howie Gerstner, senior: “I’m a better rapper than I had previously thought.”
Leya Abujamra, senior: “I have learned that I get a lot more done on my own if I keep a schedule and stick with it.”
Max Hennigan, senior: “I have learned that I’m content being alone.”
Cathy Baeten, senior: “I’ve learned that I’m actually a pretty good baker.”
Charlotte Van Den Heuvel, junior: “I like people more than I thought.”
Chris Mitchell, sophomore: “I have plenty to do at home and don’t get bored.”
Emilie Dice, sophomore: “There’s a lot more to watch on Netflix than I thought.”
Katherine Fangman, senior: “I am really good at procrastinating.”
Fritz Sehring, senior: “I’ve learned that even if I’m given endless free time, I still don’t want to do stuff like homework.”
Hana Reitz, senior: “That my friends make life exciting.”
Michael Hummel, senior: “That I have nothing to do at home.”
Hayden Kapalin, senior: “I have learned that I can put my mind to something, but it takes time and commitment, and I’m a bigger fan of gaming now than ever.”