Different Paths
MEET AT ASSINIBOINE FOR HALL SISTERS In the last couple of years, it wasn’t uncommon to look out the window of Assiniboine Community College and see the Hall sisters walking to school together. Kelsey Hall, 24, Callista Hall, 22, and Krista Hall, 21, grew up in Virden as best friends, taking the same dance classes and hanging out together in high school.
Kelsey decided on the Early Childhood Education program at Assiniboine after hearing great things from people who were enrolled in the program or who had already graduated from it.
Hall sisters, 2008 (L-R: Kelsey, Krista, Callista)
As it turns out, they continued to hang out together in college, too.
“They have great instructors who help you grow and connect with your classmates and make sure you build that relationship so when you “We were all working, getting money saved up need the help, they’re there,” Kelsey said. “I also and getting some experience, and it all aligned really liked that (the program) had smaller class at a time we could go to college together,” sizes.” Kelsey said. Callista was more interested in science during “We sort of felt ready at the same time,” Krista high school, she said, and taking part in an event added. “Growing up, we did everything together, called The Envirothon—an environmental and so this was just another thing we did together.” natural resource high school competition that promotes problem-solving, team building and While their paths aligned, their passions did not. leadership experience while studying different topics in environmental science—changed From a young age, Kelsey said she always knew her outlook. she wanted to work with kids. She also knew she didn’t want to go to school too far from “I realized (environmental science) was exactly home and was looking into courses available the path I wanted to take,” Callista said. Looking in Brandon. at available programs at other institutions across Manitoba, Callista decided to enrol in 14
Clear Lake, 2011 (L-R: Kelsey, Callista, Krista)
