Students in Out-of-School Activites

by Lindsay White

Not everyone participates in school sports. Some students find their interests in places outside of the district. This is true for freshman, Taylor Yianakopolos, and senior, Stu Mosseau. Both students spend their time outside of school doing what they do best.

Stu Mosseau takes 5-10 hours a week to devote his time to teaching at Shaolin Kung Fu. He used to do 15 hours a week but he had to downsize in order to complete other jobs. When asked if he ever considered doing a school sport he said, “nah. I’m not much of a ‘team player’.” He does not think he will continue after high school because of “where he applied to college.” Mosseau says his favorite part of what he does is “just seeing the students progress and mature, it’s really self rewarding; knowing that what I’m doing helps.”

Taylor Yianakopolos spends her time outside of school attending gymnastics lessons most days of the week. She “loves it” and thinks that it is too early to determine whether she will continue after high school. Since she is only a freshman, Yianakopolos is glad that she has something she really likes to do even though it is not school oriented. She attends gymnastics ‘meets’ most weekends in the spring. Although she is often spending time at Flipz Gymnastics, Yianakopolos still manages to get her homework done without complaining.