"Coffee 'n' Questions" Interview

by Alisha Hemani, 802 & Esme Vedelago, 806

This Month’s Interviewees:

Student: Mia Lai, 806 Teacher: Ms St. Michael, 803

Are You Excited For The Winter Break?

M: Yes! I’m excited for my dad to come back from China and also to not have to wake up early. SM: Yes. I’m excited to be with my family and to do what I would like.

What Are Some Things You're Going To Be Doing During The Break?

M: Sleep, eat, play games, buy presents, play in the snow, go to restaurants, hang with friends, make origami and eat ice cream. SM: Visit friends, read, sleep in.

Do You Do A Winter Sport?

M: I used to do skating and skiing for fun. SM: I do; I ski.

What’s Your Favourite Snow Day Pastime?

M: Watching Christmas movies and drinking hot chocolate and milk tea with a warm blanket. SM: Shoveling. I love it! I like listening to my music, and just being in my own little world.

School’s Been Pretty Good So Far--Anything You Really Enjoyed?

M: I really liked making wire sculptures in Art. I enjoyed doing the gesture sketches, and can’t wait to start the next unit on cultural masks. SM: I like coaching on the swim team. I used to do it when I was younger, and I’m happy to be back coaching. I’ve been coaching for all the 20 years I’ve been teaching here at HSC.

When You're At School, What’s Your Least Favourite Thing To Do?

M: HPE, no hesitation. I find myself excelling more in the Arts. SM: Lunch duty. I like eating lunch with my teacher friends.

What Extracurricular Activities Do You Participate In?

M: I don’t do any extracurriculars that the school offers. But if I did, I would probably be doing the Knitting Club. SM: I coach swim, and in the spring I only do homework club.

If You Weren’t A Student/Teacher Right Now, What Would You Be?

M: I would be a lazy artist/musician. SM: Hm. I’d love to be a chef. It’s a lot of hard work to run a restaurant though. I like being a teacher, but I never dreamed about becoming one when I was younger. At that time, I wanted to be a chef or at least work in a restaurant.

If You Could Travel Anywhere, Where Would You Go?

M: I would like to go back to Hawaii! I love the beaches and the food there. I would also want to go to China again. I haven’t been there since fourth grade. And London! It’s my favourite destination in the UK because I saw Phantom of The Opera The Musical there, and it was great! SM: Hawaii! I’ve always wanted to go there.

What’s Your Favourite Ice Cream Flavour?

M: Mint chocolate chip, chocolate, vanilla, mango, strawberry. It depends on my mood. SM: Chocolate and peanut butter or anything along the lines of that.