This week the athletes weigh in on studying, toughest classes, funniest teachers, best school lunch, exciting game attended as a fan, and one of their biggest thrills as an athlete.
Leslie Kelley IV- Senior, Galesburg
Basketball
How much do you study each night, and what is your toughest class?
Typically, I study very little outside of the homework that is assigned. For me, all I need to do is do the homework and practice the extra homework the teacher assigned. I usually have around 2 tests each week, but varies due to the rigorous courses I'm taking. My toughest class is probably AP Literature, simply because of the strict grading and how tough the class is.
What teacher has a great sense of humor and is likely to make you laugh?
The teacher that never fails to make me laugh is Mrs. Kniker; she has similar humor as I do, and she makes math fun with the jokes she tags it along with.
What’s your favorite GHS cafeteria lunch?
I've gotten practically the same meal everyday during lunch throughout my four years. I get a turkey sub with cheese and lettuce, a salad, cheese, yogurt, and whatever fruit is most appealing.
What’s the best sporting event you have attended as a spectator?
The best sporting event that I have ever attended is definitely when I went to Milwaukee to watch James Harden on the Rockets vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo in 4th grade with my point guard, Keigen Crummer. I feel like looking back on this memory is so joyful, and it makes me remember how fun the NBA was to watch when I was a kid and the best players were still on their somewhat-original teams.
What’s one of your most thrilling experiences as an athlete?
The most exhilarating moment of my basketball career takes me back to when I was a sophomore playing varsity in the annual Turkey Tournament. We were playing Chicago Wells, whom had 2 very good soon-to-be college basketball players. It was also the Hall of Fame night, so there were a lot of people at the game to support. It was pretty much neck and neck through the first half, but we found ourselves down by roughly 20 in the third. We managed to come back and force overtime with our plan of fouling out their highly skilled stretch post player. We pulled out with a hard-fought win. I believe we made history in the biggest comeback at GHS.
Taylor Herchenroder- Junior, Galesburg
Volleyball, Basketball, Track
How much do you study each night, and what is your toughest class?
It usually depends on how much homework I have or if I have a test. If I have homework it takes about an hour to an hour 30. If I have a test it takes little more time.
What teacher has a great sense of humor and is likely to make you laugh?
I think it’s either Mr. Hickey or Mr. Miller.
What’s your favorite GHS cafeteria lunch?
I don’t really have a favorite school lunch.
What’s the best sporting event you have attended as a spectator?
My favorite sporting event I’ve attended was the Packers and Lions game in 2021.
What’s one of your most thrilling experiences as an athlete?
One of my most thrilling experiences as an athlete is probably the first game of a season. It’s nerve racking and a little scary to play in front of people for the first time. It’s also so much fun and the adrenaline rush is crazy.
Amyah Pruitt- Junior, Galesburg
Wrestling, Softball
I don’t really study much outside of school, mainly because I’m not the best at it. But also because I typically get all my work done at school.
What teacher has a great sense of humor and is likely to make you laugh?
The teacher with the best humor is probably Mr Turner, the Drivers Ed teacher.
What’s your favorite GHS cafeteria lunch?
My favorite cafeteria meal is definitely nachos especially when they have Doritos.
What’s the best sporting event you have attended as a spectator?
I’ve only really attended state tournaments with teamates.
What’s one of your most thrilling experiences as an athlete?
My most thrilling experiences are definitely making it to the finals in tournaments, it’s so fun and rewarding. I also love wrestling in tournaments because you get to wrestle multiple people in one day with different wrestling styles.
Grady Hickey- Sophomore, Galesburg
Football, Basketball, Baseball
Each night I usually study for 30-45 minutes and have about one test each week. The hardest class I am in currently would be Honors Algebra 2.
What teacher has a great sense of humor and is likely to make you laugh?
The teacher that I think has the best sense of humor is Mr.Carl.
What’s your favorite GHS cafeteria lunch?
My favorite cafeteria lunch is orange chicken and rice with oreo fluff.
What’s the best sporting event you have attended as a spectator?
The best sporting event I have ever attended is when Illinois played South Carolina in the Cheeze-It bowl. My family went to Florida over Christmas break my freshmen year to watch this football game.
What’s one of your most thrilling experiences as an athlete?
A thrilling experience that I have had is watching other teammates succeed. My first varsity win as a varsity quarterback was very exciting as well. Another thrilling experience for me was throwing a lob to Eden in a close game vs Moline freshmen year. Lastly getting called up to varsity for basketball my freshman year after an injury.
Izzy Kennedy- Soph, Galesburg
Swimming, Basketball, Track
I usually try to study for about an hour a night depending on how difficult the material is for upcoming tests/assignments. I also try really hard to use the time that I have in advocacy and study hall, if my week is going to be busy with practices and games. I usually have at least one test every other week. My toughest classes are currently Math and Chemistry, so they are my main focus while I’m at school and can meet with teachers for extra help.
What teacher has a great sense of humor and is likely to make you laugh?
One high school teacher that has the best sense of humor is Mr. Rorem, my Criminal Justice teacher. I already was familiar with him as a teacher from junior high Social Studies, and I lucked out when he moved to the high school.
What’s your favorite GHS cafeteria lunch?
My favorite cafeteria food is the croissant sandwiches along with fruit and a bag of chips.
What’s the best sporting event you have attended as a spectator?
My favorite sporting event was attending the Indiana Fever Versus Dallas Wings game last summer. I enjoyed it because Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers are two of my favorite players. It was a very close game and Dallas ended up winning by 1 point. I was really happy to be able to have that experience!
What’s one of your most thrilling experiences as an athlete?
Personally, a thrilling experience for me is making comebacks from previous mistakes. Continuing to grow as a player has always helped me develop as a person on and off the court. During games when we are down by a lot then come back, learning from previous games, and even learning during a game helps me continue to improve my skills. Improvement has always been my biggest goal, as well as a challenge. My stepdad always tells us to be comfortable being uncomfortable, and I try really hard to remember that on the hardest days. It continues to make me a better player and person.
Olivia Hanlon- Soph, Denver East (Co.)
Basketball
What teacher has a great sense of humor and is likely to make you laugh?
My Spanish teacher has the most humor.
What’s your favorite GHS cafeteria lunch?
My favorite sack lunch is a pb and j.
What’s the best sporting event you have attended as a spectator?
Last year my dad and I attended the March Madness round of 32 in Denver.
What’s one of your most thrilling experiences as an athlete?
The most thrilling experience as an athlete was our first state tournament game last year. Before the game we had a shoot around at East but there was a JROTC competition and we could shoot until right before we had to get on the bus. We couldn’t find our bus because there were so many buses parked outside of the school. When we were warming up at the Denver Coliseum the lights and the atmosphere felt like a movie. We ended up losing that game but we were playing the number 2 ranked player in the country. It was nerve racking and exciting.
Anthony Makwala- Senior, Galesburg
Wrestling, Soccer
I usually study 1-2 hours a night. I have tests like every other week, the tests tend to not overlap much which is good. My toughest class is probably AP Physics.
What teacher has a great sense of humor and is likely to make you laugh?
My physics teacher Mr. Baxter has a great sense of humor and he makes me laugh everyday. So he wins both.
What’s your favorite GHS cafeteria lunch?
My favorite meal is the rice and orange chicken, when it’s made it never misses to hit the spot.
What’s the best sporting event you have attended as a spectator?
The best sporting event was this year, Dunlap vs Kankakee in soccer. We hosted the sectional and it was thrilling, with Dunlap drawing to take it to overtime time with 8 minutes left. Then the dramatic climax of the penalties. You see the heartbreak and the victory such a vivid thrilling experience to witness.
What’s one of your most thrilling experiences as an athlete?
My most thrilling experience as an athlete has probably been getting over the mental block of an injury. Junior year I got injured at sectionals right before state. I wasn’t in the right headspace, scared, defeated, not optimistic. But by the wisdom of my coaches and with my belief I was able to climb that mental wall block. I felt freedfrom everything, even though I sat at less than 60%, I felt better than ever. No fear, no questioning just flow. I loved that feeling, it was more personal than anything else. So I was very happy about it.
Antonia Kisler- Soph, Carl Sandburg
Basketball
How many hours do you typically study each night? And usually how many test do you have each week? What is your toughest class?
On average, I typically study about 2 hours a night, but on the weekends sometimes more. When an exam is coming up, I tend to study for 4 hours a night just because of the anatomy and physiology class I am taking. It is my hardest class this semester.
What teacher has the best sense of humor, and is most likely to make you laugh?
Mrs. Kniker at the high school was my calculus teacher, and she always made us laugh. I had the best time in her class. She genuinely made learning calculus fun.
What is your favorite cafeteria meal? If you carry your lunch- what is your best sack lunch?
I typically don’t bring lunch or eat on campus. I eat before my class and then again after my practice since they both are around lunch time and are back-to-back. I usually will eat a breakfast food like cereal or yogurt and granola, then after practice eat a high protein meal, typically with chicken.
What is the best sporting event you have ever attended as a spectator?
The best sporting event I’ve attended was the Bulls vs. Warriors game we went to my senior year. I had never been to a professional game before, so it was a very cool experience, especially getting to see the players warmup before the game.
As an athlete, what’s one of your most thrilling experiences?
One of the most thrilling experiences I’ve had as a player would be my game vs. Olive Harvey last year. They came in undefeated on our “Sophomore day” thinking they were going to get an easy win and lost. We ended up winning by 2 points off of free throws in the very last second. I was so proud of our team!!!
Stone Thiel- Senior, Galesburg
Basketball
How much do you study each night, and what is your toughest class?
I study about 30 mins to an hour everyday. I have 1 test sometimes 2 a week. My toughest class is AP Human Geography.
What teacher has a great sense of humor and is likely to make you laugh?
I would say Mr. Schaafsma or Ms. Eastburg would make me laugh.
What’s your favorite GHS cafeteria lunch?
My favorite Lunch meal is probably the Fried Rice and Orange Chicken
What’s the best sporting event you have attended as a spectator?
Last Year I went to watch our state tournament in Texas, and the state championship game with Parish Episcopal and St. Michael’s Academy. It came down to the last second shot and St Michael’s PG hit a half court shot to win the state championship.
What’s one of your most thrilling experiences as an athlete?
My most thrilling experience as an athlete was my freshman year. We were playing against are rival school, which a lot of trash talking was said leading up to this game. I ended up having one of my best games of freshman year hitting 7 threes and 6 assist. Even though we lost it was still a fun and tense game.
Lily Furrow- Senior, Galesburg
Swimming, Basketball, Track
What teacher has a great sense of humor and is likely to make you laugh?
What’s your favorite GHS cafeteria lunch?
What’s the best sporting event you have attended as a spectator?
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