By: BHS Senior Spotlights Staff
November 1, 2023
Chosen for this week’s senior spotlight is Santana Sammons. Santana has been in Brooklyn since the fifth grade. He transferred from Cleveland’s Adlai E. Stevenson. Santana plays a key role on both the basketball and track teams. In his free time, he hangs out with his friends and plays basketball.
Q: Do you prefer to be a part of track or basketball?
A: “Both! The reason I like playing basketball is I’ve been playing basketball with my friends all my life, and I really enjoy it. I like running track, too, because it’s an individual sport, and I love running.”
Q: Who are you most grateful for in your life?
A: “I’m most grateful for my dad. He pushes me to work for everything I get in life. Also, he is very supportive of my decisions.”
Q: If you could give any advice to the younger students, what would it be?
A: “If I had to give advice to the younger students, it would be to just be yourself.”
Q: If you could go back and change one thing about your high school career, what would it be?
A: “If I had a chance to change something about my high school career, it would be to stay focused and dedicated to my assignments.”
Q: What is the one sacrifice you would not be willing to make, even if it meant solving all of the world’s problems?
A: “If I had to choose, it would not be giving up my family.”
Q: Do you think high school has prepared you for the real world?
A: “In a way but I feel like the teachers prepared me more than anything.”
Q: What do you plan on doing after high school?
A: “I plan on going to The University of Cincinnati for Exercise Science.”
Q: What has been the highlight of your senior year to this point?
A: “I will definitely say when I won Knockout during the Homecoming assembly.”
Q: What is your ideal appetizer, main course, and dessert?
A: “For my appetizer, I would go with boneless buffalo wings. For my main meal, I would go with a bacon cheeseburger. For dessert, I would like a chocolate milkshake.”
Q: Out of your entire school career, what teacher has been the biggest inspiration and/or influence to you?
A: “My biggest inspiration would be Mr. Holko because he keeps it real with me and gives me good advice for the real world.”
Have a great basketball and track season, Santana. More importantly, have a wonderful senior year.
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