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FEATURED ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Bronwyn Spencer, North Putnam
Bronwyn Spencer is a senior at North Putnam, who stays very busy playing volleyball, basketball and softball.
Banner Graphic: Your first name is pretty unique. Is there a story behind it?
Bronwyn Spencer: “It means ‘pure’, and my parents just found it in a book and liked it.”
BG: Are you a “city girl” or a “country girl”?
BS: “I’m a country girl and live on a farm. I raise livestock (beef cattle) and swine.”
BG: Do you enter them in 4-H?
BS: “Yes, I have gone to the state fair nine times. I haven’t won any blue ribbons, but I have done pretty well there. That’s where my heart is.”
BG: Is it hard to play three sports?
BS: “It’s pretty difficult keeping up with schoolwork. I have to manage my time well and prepare things. I somehow manage to get it all done. I’m an A-B student.”
BG: How has volleyball gone this fall?
BS: “It’s been an OK year, but not the best. I feel if we can work through the problems we have we could have a pretty good team.”
BG: You play at the net. Is that difficult?
BS: “I like jumping. I’ve taken plenty of hits to the face. It’s not very comfortable.”
BG: How is basketball looking?
BS: “I feel like we are going to have the potential to be really good this year. Coach [Jarrod] Duff knows what he’s doing and how the players act. We are in a position to have a good year.”
BG: And the outlook for softball?
BS: “Last year we progressed as a team from the beginning to the end, and we only have room to grow.”
BG: What else do you do besides school?
BS: “I do volunteer work with the Key Club and with Unified events here at school [flag football and basketball], also at the food bank in Bainbridge. I like to contribute to society and give back. I also like to read books and watch movies, anything about adventure. I like to go on trips. I’m going to Mexico in March. I liked Washington, D.C., a lot because of the history.”
BG: What are your favorite classes?
BS: “I like my history classes, and how past events can affect the future.”
BG: Which teachers have inspired you the most in history?
BS: “Mr. Price in seventh grade, Mrs. Knapp in eighth grade and Mr. Black my U.S. History teacher.”
BG: What are your plans after high school?
BS: “I am going to Purdue to major in social studies education. I’d like to teach in high school.”