Saluting Seniors Vol. I (12-4-20)

After an unusual and challenging fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic, SuburbanOneSports.com will be recognizing seniors from all sports who submit a completed questionnaire and photo.

To be included in a future Univest Saluting Seniors, please complete the questionnaire posted at the following link: https://www.suburbanonesports.com/article/content/saluting-seniors-questionnaire-all-fall-athletes-invited-participate-0092301

 

 

Sophia Wasyliw, Central Bucks South Field Hockey

What have you missed most during the COVID-19 pandemic and what is your favorite activity? The thing I have missed the most during the pandemic definitely has to be—just about everything! From the little things like a Target run with my best friends, to Friday night football games and even a homecoming dance. But I’ve been trying to make the most out of my senior year, and it has taught me so many valuable lessons. My favorite activity during the pandemic was baking and making Tik Toks with my parents.

 

Four people – dead or alive – I’d invite to a dinner party: Ellen DeGeneres, Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian, and Adele.

 

At the age of 30, I will be successful, happily married with a family and a job that I love!

 

Favorite memory of the 2020 COVID season: My favorite memory this season had to be beating the #1 seed, Downingtown West, when we were the 16th seed, barely making it into the playoffs!

 

Would you rather have all traffic lights you approach be green or never have to stand in line again? Never stand in line again.

 

Would you rather wear only one color each day or have to wear seven colors each day? One color.

 

Would you rather work at Chick-fil-A or work at the fanciest restaurant in town? Fanciest restaurant in town.

 

Future plans:  Continue my athletic and academic career at LaSalle University!

 

 

Mateo Infante, Upper Moreland Soccer

What have you missed most during the COVID-19 pandemic and what is your favorite activity? What I missed most during the pandemic was my junior year soccer season with my club team. My favorite activity is watching movies with my family.

 

Four people – dead or alive – I’d invite to a dinner party: Ronaldinho, Iniesta, David Silva, and Michael Jordan.

 

At the age of 30, I will be a Physician Assistant

 

Favorite memory of the 2020 COVID season: Winning the district championship.

 

Would you rather have all traffic lights you approach be green or never have to stand in line again? All traffic lights stay green.

 

Would you rather wear only one color each day or have to wear seven colors each day? One color each day.

 

Would you rather work at Chick-fil-A or work at the fanciest restaurant in town? The fanciest restaurant in town.

 

Future plans:  Go to college to become a Physician Assistant.

 

 

Carissa Van Veen, Pennsbury Volleyball

What have you missed most during the COVID-19 pandemic and what is your favorite activity? I have really missed being able to see my friends at school and walk the path between classes together. While at home I have enjoyed having family movie nights and crocheting.

 

Four people – dead or alive – I’d invite to a dinner party: Robert Downey Jr, Jay Wright, Abraham Lincoln, Katherine Johnson

 

At the age of 30, I will be a doctor working at a children’s hospital.

 

Favorite memory in the 2020 COVID season? My favorite memory was Senior Night because I was so happy we still got to have it and have our parents come.

 

Would you rather have all traffic lights you approach be green or never have to stand in line again? Never have to stand in line.

 

Would you rather wear only one color each day or have to wear seven colors each day? Seven colors

 

Would you rather work at Chick-fil-A or work at the fanciest restaurant in town? Work at the fanciest restaurant

 

Future plans: Major in biochemistry (not sure which school yet)

 

 

Steve Romeo, Quakertown Football

What have you missed most during the COVID-19 pandemic and what is your favorite activity? I missed being able to hang out with most of my friends. My favorite activity would be relaxing.

 

Four people – dead or alive – I’d invite to a dinner party: Kevin Hart, Terry Crews, Lavelle Crawford, Brandon Graham

 

At the age of 30, I will be a chemical engineer.

 

Most unusual moment of the 2020 COVID season: Wearing a mask with a mouth guard under the helmet.

 

Would you rather have all traffic lights you approach be green or never have to stand in line again? All green lights

 

Would you rather wear only one color each day or have to wear seven colors each day? One color

 

Would you rather work at Chick-fil-A or work at the fanciest restaurant in town? Chick-fil-A

 

Future plans: Attend college

 

 

Devon Skiles, Plymouth Whitemarsh Soccer

What have you missed most during the COVID-19 pandemic and what is your favorite activity? I miss taking vacations with my family and friends. My favorite pandemic activity is reading a new book.

 

Four people – dead or alive – I’d invite to a dinner party: Harry Styles, Post Malone, Princess Diana, and Nick Mincarelli

 

At the age of 30, I will be a college graduate and in a job I love. 

 

What did you miss most in the 2020 COVID season? Even though I had a season, I tore my second ACL after the first game. So I missed playing with my friends the most. 

 

Would you rather have all traffic lights you approach be green or never have to stand in line again? I would rather every traffic light I approach be green, sitting at a red light is never fun.

 

Would you rather wear only one color each day or have to wear seven colors each day? I'd rather wear seven different colors each day - one color is so boring.

 

Would you rather work at Chick-fil-A or work at the fanciest restaurant in town? I'd rather work at Chick-fil-A, they have the best chicken nuggets.

 

Future plans: I will be attending college and majoring in business...where I'll be studying is still undecided.

 

 

Maggie Bianchini, Wissahickon Volleyball

What have you missed most during the COVID-19 pandemic and what is your favorite activity? I miss big tournaments and just enjoying the time with my teammates. My favorite activity is spending my money on Dunkin but also taking my dog for walks.

 

Four people – dead or alive – I’d invite to a dinner party: Morgan Hentz, Juju Smith-Shuster, Juice WRLD, Post Malone

 

At the age of 30, I will be teaching at a high school.

 

Favorite memory of the 2020 COVID season: My favorite memory has been being recognized as a senior and being able to enjoy the moments on the court. I also enjoyed my family and some friends being able to come to some games and cheer me on for my last high school games. 

 

Would you rather have all traffic lights you approach be green or never have to stand in line again? Never stand in a line again 

 

Would you rather wear only one color each day or have to wear seven colors each day? Wear seven colors each day 

 

Would you rather work at Chick-fil-A or work at the fanciest restaurant in town? Fanciest restaurant in town

 

Future plans: Attend Arcadia University and study special education and continue my volleyball career there as well. 

 

Mackenzie Leszczynski, Plymouth Whitemarsh Soccer & Lacrosse

What have you missed most during the COVID-19 pandemic and what is your favorite activity? What I’ve missed most during this pandemic is going on vacation, and my favorite activity during the pandemic is reading. 

 

Four people – dead or alive – I’d invite to a dinner party.

Dolly Parton, Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Taylor Swift. 

 

At the age of 30, I will be in my medical residency. 

 

Favorite memory of the 2020 COVID season: My favorite memory was that we still had the most fun bus rides even though we had masks on and had to stay socially distant. 

 

Would you rather have all traffic lights you approach be green or never have to stand in line again? I would rather never stand in line again.

 

Would you rather wear only one color each day or have to wear seven colors each day? One color each day. 

 

Would you rather work at Chick-fil-A or work at the fanciest restaurant in town? Chick-fil-A

 

Future plans: I will be playing lacrosse at Duquesne University and majoring in biological sciences in their Pre-Med program. 

 

 

Kyle Bender, Quakertown Football & Bowling

What have you missed most during the COVID-19 pandemic and what is your favorite activity? I definitely missed spending time with my friends and family. Favorite thing during the pandemic was the amount of time I had to go fish and be in the outdoors.

 

Four people – dead or alive – I’d invite to a dinner party: Brian Dawkins, Adam Sandler, Kevin Hart, Fletcher Cox

 

At the age of 30, I will be a civil engineer

 

Favorite memory of the 2020 COVID season: Being around all of my teammates and coaches and just knowing we all had each other’s backs during the hard times of the pandemic.

 

Would you rather have all traffic lights you approach be green or never have to stand in line again? Never stand in line again.

 

Would you rather wear only one color each day or have to wear seven colors each day? One color

 

Would you rather work at Chick-fil-A or work at the fanciest restaurant in town? Fanciest restaurant

 

Future plans: I’m going to pursue my dreams of becoming a civil engineer at a four-year school, whether that college is in state or out of state.

 

 

Gwenyth DiPrinzio, Central Bucks South Field Hockey

What have you missed most during this COVID-19 pandemic and what is your favorite activity? During the pandemic I have missed being able to spend more time with my teammates in the summer; I wish we could’ve gone to field hockey camp.  My favorite activity during the pandemic has to be spending time outside with my siblings.

 

Four people – dead or alive – I’d invite to a dinner party: Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Jennifer Lawrence.

 

At the age of 30, I will be married and working as an elementary school teacher.

 

Favorite memory of the 2020 COVID season: When we won in overtime against the first seed team, Downingtown West (last year’s district champ), in the first round of playoffs. We were the 16th seed, so getting to play in the District semifinals was an amazing feeling.

 

Would you rather have all traffic lights you approach be green or never have to stand in line again?  I would rather never have to stand in line again.

 

Would you rather wear only one color each day or have to wear seven colors each day? I would rather wear seven colors each day.

 

Would you rather work at Chick-fil-A or work at the fanciest restaurant in town? I would rather work at Chick-fil-A.

 

Future plans: Next year I will be attending a 4-year college and majoring in Elementary Education.

 

 

Greg Wiley, Upper Moreland Soccer & Baseball

What have you missed most during the COVID-19 pandemic? Being able to go somewhere without a mask and not worry about COVID.

 

Four people – dead or alive – I’d invite to a dinner party: Emma Watson, Tyler Glasnow, My great grandma and my great grandfather

 

At the age of 30, I will be a guidance counselor and have a family.

 

Favorite memory of the 2020 COVID season: Winning districts and advancing to the state semifinals.

 

Would you rather have all traffic lights you approach be green or never have to stand in line again? All traffic lights I approach turn green

 

Would you rather wear only one color each day or have to wear seven colors each day? One color

 

Would you rather work at Chick-fil-A or work at the fanciest restaurant in town? Chick-fil-A

 

Future plans: Go to college and major in education and play baseball.

 

 

Lauren Dignan, Pennsbury Soccer

What have you missed most during the COVID-19 pandemic and what is your favorite activity? I miss going to school, my favorite activity is going to the beach.

 

Four people – dead or alive – I’d invite to a dinner party: Alex Cooper, Travis Scott, Logan Paul, Kobe Bryant

 

At the age of 30, I will be a nurse practitioner and travelling.

 

Favorite memory of the 2020 COVID season: My favorite memory was being with my teammates every day and having it as an outlet to get away from virtual school.

 

Would you rather have all traffic lights you approach be green or never have to stand in line again? Never have to stand in line again

 

Would you rather wear only one color each day or have to wear seven colors each day? One color each day

 

Would you rather work at Chick-fil-A or work at the fanciest restaurant in town? Fanciest restaurant

 

Future plans: Attending college and majoring in Nursing

 

 

 

Hans Muse, Quakertown Football

What have you missed most during the COVID-19 pandemic and what is your favorite activity? Missed being able to have consistent seasons.

Being able to get out of the house with sports has been great

 

Four people – dead or alive – I’d invite to a dinner party: John Lennon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Belushi, Steve Irwin 

 

At the age of 30, I will be probably 30 years old

 

Favorite memory of the 2020 COVID season: Having as many games as we did, along with the majority of them being home

 

Would you rather have all traffic lights you approach be green or never have to stand in line again?  All lights green

 

Would you rather wear only one color each day or have to wear seven colors each day?    One color, graufits are the way to go

 

Would you rather work at Chick-fil-A or work at the fanciest restaurant in town?     Whichever pays better

 

Future plans: Attend college for Environmental Engineering

 

 

Maggie Faust, Upper Dublin Volleyball

What have you missed most during the COVID-19 pandemic and what is your favorite activity? I’ve most missed football games, homecoming spirit week and mostly seeing my friends in school. My favorite activity during the pandemic was sewing.

 

At the age of 30, I will have a husband and hopefully own my own boutique.

 

Most favorite memory of the 2020 COVID season: Playing outdoor volleyball instead of indoor. It was really funny because everyone would slip and wipeout on the grass all the time.

 

Would you rather have all traffic lights you approach be green or never have to stand in line again? I would rather all traffic lights be green.

 

Would you rather work at Chick-fil-A or work at the fanciest restaurant in town? Chick-fil-A

 

Future plans: Either attend Temple or The College of Charleston for entrepreneurship.

 

 

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