15 minutes with Kenzie Fell
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Where will you attend college and what is your major?
University of Dayton- Communications, broadcast journalism
What will you miss most about Ada when you go to college?
I love Ada! I really loved going to high school here and being able to see my dad every day in the hallway. I loved prom. I loved the sports. I loved Friday night football games. I'm really going to miss the green track around ONU though, I run on that every day and it's so convenient being right across the street from my house.
Did you ever have a nickname when you were growing up? Care to explain it?
My first babysitter nicknamed me Kenzie Roo-Roo. I think it’s because I loved Coco Roo cereal and it just rolled right off the tongue.
How often do you text friends in one day?
Oh my gosh, I send waaay too many text messages! I text all of my friends...every single day. I always have something to tell them and if I don't, I just text them to see how there day is going or when they want to hang out next.
How many friends do you text?
On average, I probably text 7 or 8 friends a day.
How many friends do you have on Facebook?
I've got 1,361!
How do you manage to keep up with them?
There's a major difference between a real friend and a "facebook friend." I keep up with my real friends my liking their status's and pictures and commenting on their walls. I just like looking at my "facebook friends" pictures and seeing what other people, not in Ada, are up to.
What was your favorite meal in the Ada school cafeteria?
I packed my lunch every day for 4 years at Ada High School! However, when I did buy in junior high, I loved the bosco sticks and sprinkle cookies.
Can you recall the worst grade you ever received? Either on a test, quiz or
grade card. Can you elaborate on what happened? How did you tell your parents? The first memory of a bad grade that comes to my mind was in the 4th grade. On one of my math tests, I got a D! I was really bad at factoring and completely bombed the test. I remember I brought it home and cried! I never had gotten such a low grade and refused to ever get another one. I set up extra study sessions with my math teacher and I'm really good at factoring now.
Care to tell us about any detentions?
I was able to go through my entire years of schooling without getting a single detention...until my senior year. I got two tardies, which equaled a detention and I'm pretty sure every teacher in the school stopped by to say hello to me while I was serving it.
Do you have any tattoos?
Heck no! I'm too big of a baby. I could never get a tattoo! I don't even have a design in mind because I can't think of anything I'd want permanently on my body, especially when I'm 80 years old and wrinkly.
What kind of music do you like?
I love anything I can dance to.
I see you are a lifeguard at the pool. What's your favorite thing about being a lifeguard?
I love the orange one pieces ha ha! But I really do enjoy hanging out with the little kids every day and watching over them. I'm pretty popular in the elementary wing at school because "I'm the girl from the pool!"
Do you read a lot? What type of books? Who is your favorite author?
I wish I could read more. I read 50 books a summer when I was in elementary school but when I got older and busy with sports, it was hard to keep up with my reading addiction. Now, I just jump on the bandwagon and read the popular series like Pretty Little Liars, Twilight, and I'm currently on the 2nd book of the Hunger Games.
If you could meet one famous person who is living today, who might that
person be?
I would love to meet Erin Andrews. She is my role model and is who got me interested in broadcast journalism. I know she just signed a big contract with Fox Sports and I would love to talk to her about that.
Where would you like to be in 10 years? I would love to be a sportscaster for ESPN or working for major broadcast station as a news anchor. Hopefully, you'll be seeing me on TV someday.
