Rami Halabi: a freshman involved in a lot of extracurricular activities. He is involved in soccer, marching band, speech team, the musical and the madrigal dinner. So, what are the reasons behind getting involved in so many time consuming and hard extracurricular activities?
“I wanted to try out for the soccer team because it seemed fun. I wanted to do marching band since 8th grade, and it end up being fun. For the musicals…I have been doing it from last year (8th grade). And, I heard about the madrigals dinner from my friend Cecilia, and I just tried out and I made it! Speech team is something that I wanted to do; and also, I have tons of friends in the speech team, so I am having a great time!”
When Rami was asked how he balances all these things and also has good grades at the same time, he answered, “Well…I don’t have a lunch because I also have band and choir. I actually use my two study halls a week to get my homework done. And, also, my homework usually doesn’t take that long to get done. I always try to get my homework done in class when we have time, and if there is some homework left, I get it done after I go home! So, I guess…I do manage to balance my studies and extracurricular activities pretty well.”
Rami seems to be pretty popular amongst his comrades, so did he ever feel the pressure of being a popular kid in high school? According to Rami, he honestly does not think that he is popular in any way.
“I don’t feel the pressure. I just do what makes me happy! I hang out with my friends. I really don’t try to draw any attention to myself,” he says.
On the speech team, Rami is known for his OC (Original Comedy) which has placed on top of the rankings in the tournaments very often. How did he come up with such a hilarious story? And, is he proud of himself and his OC?
“Well, I was texting my friend Cecilia back and forth, trying to think what should I do for the OC, and in the meantime it was also dissection week in Bio, and I thought that I should do something with that, and that is how I came up with this Frog Dissecting story! And then I tried it, and everyone liked it! And, yes, I am proud of myself and the OC,” Rami shared.
So, Rami still has three more years of high school. Is he going to continue with all these extracurricular activities? For now, he says yes, he will definitely try his best to continue. And, when he was asked about his freshman year, he replied, “I think it went pretty well. I made tons of friends, did tons of stuff. It all kept me really busy, but I had a good time. I liked it!”