Embedded Files
by Rebecca Leininger, Alina Willis, and Katherine Cross
published 11/1/19
Lydia Gialluca – Crew
Q: How long have you been doing rowing?
A: Since 2015
Q: How did you get into rowing?
A: My mom saw a poster of it and then suggested it to me.
Q: Do you have any major accomplishments?
A: I am the captain of the team this year.
Q: How much time do you devote to rowing?
A: I have practice for two and a half hours for six days a week. The rowing season lasts for about ten weeks total.
Q: What struggles have you faced?
A: It is very difficult to improve, and I have gotten into ruts sometimes, which are hard to get out of, but it feels good when you do.
Tiera Syversen – Horseback
Q: How long have you been horseback riding?
A: For nine years now.
Q: How did you get into it?
A: A mom’s friend introduced me to it and I loved it immediately.
Q: Do you have any major accomplishments?
A: Successfully trained a horse to jump, taught a 9 year old boy how to ride and jump, taught my sister how to ride.
Q: How much time do you devote to it?
A: Roughly 5 hours a week.
Q: What struggles have you faced?
A: The horse having poor behavior, being hungry, and not wanting to be alone.
Isabella Raisty – Irish Dancing
Q: How long have you been doing Irish dancing?
A: For eight years now.
Q: How did you get into it?
A: I had been taking ballet before, and I wasn't really into it, so my mom signed me up for Irish dancing.
Q: Do you have any major accomplishments?
A: I placed sixth in the 2018 New England Oireachtas. I also qualified for prelims at the second highest level.
Q: How much time do you devote to it?
A: I have practice three times a week, and I drive about an hour to get there.
Q: What struggles have you faced?
A: There are a lot of people who don't consider Irish dancing a real sport, but it is actually really difficult.
Charlotte Lahey – Dance
Q: How long have you been doing dance?
A: I am currently in my sixteenth year of dance.
Q: How did you get into it?
A: My mom used to dance herself, and she signed me up for a ballet class when I was 2.
Q: Do you have any major accomplishments?
A: In eighth grade, I was invited to a dance convention in New York offered at a competition. I also made it to Nationals for my Jazz solo. And I was recently offered a scholarship for dance at Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts!
Q: How much time do you devote to it?
A: I practice for eight and a half hours a week in the studio, and about ten hours a week altogether.
Q: What struggles have you faced?
A: There are so many injuries associated with dance such as torn muscles every week and torn ligaments in ankles. Not to mention the fact that I was also born with a back injury. There is also the competitive stress that goes along with it.
Mat Champagne – Gymnastics
Q: How long have you been doing gymnastics?
A: I have been taking gymnastics classes since I was two and competing since I was six.
Q: How did you get into gymnastics?
A: My mother brought me to open gyms when I was very little, she saw that it would be a good thing for me to participate in, so she signed me up for classes.
Q: Do you have any major accomplishments?
A: This past competition season I won New Englands on Pommel Horse for the 17-18 year olds, and placed seventh at Nationals.
Q: How much time do you devote to gymnastics?
A: I am at the gym 21 hours a week for around 50 weeks a year.
Q: What struggles have you faced?
A: I have had my fair share of injuries. Last year, for example, I had issues with my shoulders, back, wrists, forearms, hips, knees, and ankles. I also struggle with my homework load because of the training but I seem to manage.
Karl Anderson – Fishing
Karl Anderson, a sophomore at BHS, is one of the few members of the school's bass fishing team, one of the most unknown sport teams for BHS. As of 2019, he's been on the team for 2 years, but he originally got into the sport in middle school. Karl said he figured he would join the team once he saw it on a sign up sheet for sports, considering he might find it fun, and has continued to stick with it. So far, Karl hasn't had any major accomplishments with his sport, but had said his favorite thing about bass fishing is the time he spends with his teammates just fishing and talking with one another. Overall, Karl spends 2-3 days per week, and 2 hours each day participating in his sport, which shows his devotion to his sport!
Sarah Guerrette – Swimming
The Falcon Swim team is another lesser known sports team representing BHS, and one of the most well known members on the team is Sarah Guerrette. However, not only is she on the high school team, but she also swims for the Concord Sailfish, another local swim team. As of 2019, Sarah has been on the Sailfish swim team for 8 years and the Falcon swim team for a bit over a year. Sarah Guerrette has said she plans on continuing swimming for both teams in the future, and will be swimming for the high school once again come winter. She first got into her sport after her swim instructor invited her to view a practice. For her role on the swim team, she devotes 4-5 days a week and even most weekends to swim. So far, in her athletic career, Sarah Guerrette has qualified for the New England championship for the past 4 years, and has broken relay records as well as individual records. She would also like to thank and acknowledge her teammates for helping her break records, as well as a few 30 year old records they broke as a team. However, Sarah wants to acknowledge one struggle of the BHS swim team is managing to get good pool time. Overall, Sarah Guerrette is thankful that the lesser known sports teams of BHS are being acknowledged and would like to encourage more students to join the selection of different sports offered!
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