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exchange student
By EMILY HANSON ='Sara came into
For four years, Sara Minighin dis-
tanced herself from sports. OU[ program with
This year, after traveling more
than 5,000 miles from her home a~infectious,
where everything is different,
Minighin has returned to the world positive
of sports, attitud
"I swam when I was little," e=====
Minighin said. "It's
~ been four or five
yearSpracticethat.,, I didn't combination of the two main educa-
Minighin, a Shel- tional systems. Minighin said mostI
ton High School five-year high schools teach eitherI
exchange student a classic curriculum with ancientl
from San Michele al Greek and Latin or they teach a
Tagliamento, Italymore modern curriculum with a loti
- approximately 60of math and foreign language. Heri
miles northeast ofschool combines the two.
Sara Venice- joined the"At university, I would like toI
Minighin swim team at the study psychology," Minighin said.I
"In Italy, the best way to get into
psychology is to go to a classical
beginning of the
season and has al-
ready set records for the school.
"Sara came into our program
with an infectious, positive attitude
despite having challenges with the
English language," said co-head
swim coach Chad Youngquist. "She
has continually dropped time meet
after meet and is now ranked 12th
in Shelton history for the 100 breast-
stroke."
Minighin said she is surprised at
how well she is doing on the SHS
swim team since it's been so long
since she's practiced. She said the
200 individual medley and the 100
breaststroke are her favorite events.
"I really like the breaststroke and
since I was little, I was good at it,"
Minighin said.
In Italy, Minighin said she attends
a school that is very different from
SHS. There, she has lessons from 8
a.m. to 6 15.m. and does not have time
to practice sports. Although she is
only 16, she's a senior by SHS stan-
dards.
She said the school system in gen-
eral in Italy is very different from
in the United States. There are two
main types of schools for students
to choose from: if they want to get
a job, students will choose a three-
year high school and if they want to
continue their education by going to
a university, they will choose a five-
year high school,
In San Michele al Tagliamento,
Minighin attends a five-year high
school that she says is an unusual
high school, but I also like learnint
foreign languages like German and
English. It's really hard to get a job
with a psychology degree in Italy~
but in the U.S., it's easier. The fact
that I've been an exchange student
here may make it easier to get into
university in the U.S. later,"
Minighin said one reason she likes
being in the United States right nowl
is that it is giving her the opportu-
nity to learn English really well.
"Not everybody has the opportuni-
ty to learn so many new experiences
in one year," she added. "It's hard
to be an exchange student. It makes
you stronger and helps you grow for
the future."
Though being on the swim team is
the only activity Minighin is involved
in with SHS, she said she may play
mming hard
another sport when the fall season is
over.
In Italy, Minighin was playing
multiple sports during one season.
She said her town did not have teams
for the schools, but for the town and
before she took a break from sports,
she was on three teams during one
season.
"There were days where I went
to school from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. then
ate at home very quickly and went to
swim practice until 4 p.m.," Minighin
said. "At 5 p.m., I went to figure skat-
ing until 7 p.m. and then at 9 p.m.,
I had karate until 10 p.m. I was al-
ways in the car doing my homework,
never at home."
Minighin said she is really excit-
ed to have joined the top 25 swim-
mers of Shelton history in the 100
breaststroke.
"It sounds really cool to know my
name will be here for awhile after
I'm gone," she added.
While excelling athletically,
Minighin is also doing well academi-
cally, she said.
"It's not so easy because of the
language, but I'm doing my best," she
said. "I have all As except in chemis-
try because I've never taken it before
and in English. In my school, they
are taking chemistry for the first
time."
Minighin said Shelton is very dif-
ferent from her hometown and that,
since she will be a student here for
one year, she is seeing how difficult it
is to be an exchange student.
"You really learn how hard it is to
obtain what you had before: home,
friends, knowing what you're sup-
posed to do and understanding the
people," Minighin said. "Swimming
helps me feel more at home."
Lady Owl
Mary M. Knight
volleyball at home
today against Wishkah
By EMILY HANSON
fall to Quinault on road
/
"The number of hits was
shockingo This was the
hig.hest of the season and
.widence that we
good
were ab
e to set up the bail
well. =
started losing foc~
Despite racking up 90 hits against Quinault, the Mary
M. Knight volleyball team just couldn't come home with a
win last week.
On Thursday, Oct. 6, the Lady Owls lost their first game
~ to Quinault 26-28, won their second game dropped the ball 29 times, shanked it 32 times and had four
30-28 and then lost their third and fourth other errors to totM out at 100 errors for the night.
games 13-25 and 22-25. Brehmeyer said Linda Cook was very strong at the net
"We had great vollies that lasted for- with seven kills a~d one tip kill. Cook also attacked at the
ever at times," Kitty Brehmeyer, head net 30 times, not Counting her tips.
coach, said. "The number of hits was "Hannah [Frost] did well game one, she missed two hits,
shocking. This was the highest of the sea- made one but had seven tip attempts that resulted in two
FRIDAY: son and good evidence that we were able tip kills, Brehmqyer said. "She also served an ace. But
Quinault ..... .,3to set up the ball well." then her performance flattened out in subsequent games,
MarylV[Kni~.. 1 Along with their hits, the Lady Owls although her serv ing was strong during game four."
served 81 times with four aces, tipped Carlie Adsero scored two aces and Emily Johnson
TODAY: the ball 48 times with four tip kills and knocked down thI ee kills.
Mary M. Knight blocked three times. As of press tin Le, the Lady Owls had not yet played at
vs Wishkah "We lost focus during game three,"home against Talmlah on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The team is
Brehmeyer said. "Very few serves lasted scheduled to pla) at home on Thursday, Oct. 13 against
more than two attempts and we really Wishkah.
Axemen youth wrestlers
hit the mat soon
ts and intensity during that game."
The team mis~ed 11 serves, 18 hits, six blocks or tips,
The Shelton Axemen Youth Wrestling Club
will begin its winter season on Monday, Oct. 24.
The club is for young wrestlers, ages 5-12.
Registration to be an Axeman will be held dur-
ing the first week of practice at the Shelton High
School Mini Dome.
For more informaiton, call Dawn Thompson at
427-2934 or visit www.sheltonaxemen.org.