Siegel Scholar Athletes of the Month - December 2023
Congratulations to Makenna Palmer and Evan "Tank" Hall on being named Siegel’s Scholar Athletes of the Month for December 2023.
Makenna is a Senior on the Basketball and Tennis Teams. She is enrolled in all honors classes, has scored a 29 on her ACT, and is taking dual enrollment classes. Makenna plans on attending the University of Tennessee Knoxville or the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to study Mechanical Engineering. Her favorite food is a Steak Bowl from Chipotle. Makenna has a 3.5 GPA.
Evan is a Junior on the Wrestling team. He wrestles in the heavyweight division. Evan is 5-0 in wrestling matches so far this season. His love of Christ and his family is what inspires him to keep training and competing each day. He plans to attend trade school when he graduates from Siegel. Evan has a 3.67 GPA.
Name: |
Makenna Palmer |
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Evan Hall |
Sport(s): |
Basketball, Tennis |
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Wrestling |
Position(s) Played |
Center |
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Heavy Weight |
Current Grade: |
12 |
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11 |
GPA: |
3.5 |
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3.67 |
Athletic Accomplishments: |
Varsity tennis player since Freshman year, Varsity basketball player since Junior year. |
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5 and 0 for the season |
Academic Accomplishments: |
All honors classes, 29 act, dual enrollment classes, accepted into all colleges I applied for |
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I have straight As |
Three Words to Describe Yourself |
Attentive, Enthusiastic, Positive |
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Tough, Persistent, Christian |
Whose Your Toughest Opponent: |
When I have to get out of my bed in the morning |
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Coach Freeman |
What are you working to improve on? |
My drive to succeed |
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Speed, Strength |
What inspires you to keep training and competing? |
My teammates and friends |
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My love for Christ and my family |
Your Best Sports Memory |
When I got a and 1 in a game and all my teammates were very happy |
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Winning my first gold medal |
What are your plans after you graduate from Siegel? |
Go to UTK or UTC and major in Mechanical Engineering |
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Trade school |
Your Favorite Food? |
Steak Bowl from Chipotle |
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Smoked Ribs |
Your Favorite Ice Cream? |
Raspberry Rumble |
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Cookie Dough |
What’s on Your Playlist? |
21 Savage and Taylor Swift |
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Rap, Classic Rock, lots of Country |
What’s the Most Embarrassing Thing on Your Playlist? |
Hamilton Soundtrack |
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Battle of New Orleans |
If You had one wish, what would it be? |
That all my friends succeed in life and get everything they want |
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See my past loved ones |
What most people don't know about you? |
I’m a lifeguard |
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I can do the splits |
Your Favorite Class? |
Sports History |
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History |
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? |
Ibiza |
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Ireland |
Your Hero? |
My mom because she only wants my brother and I to be happy and to thrive |
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Jesus, Father, Mother, Grandfather |
Social Media you are on? |
Snapchat, Instagram, Tiktok |
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YouTube, TicTok |
If you could have dinner with anyone dead or alive, who would that be? |
Mona Lisa to ask her how it feels to be so iconic |
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Andrew Jackson or Theodore Roosevelt |
If you could have any superpower, what would you have? |
Be super smart, like Wordgirl |
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Indestructible |
Your house is burning down, and you can only take one thing out, what do you take? |
My childhood stuffed bear |
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Tomahawk |