Shelby Hendrix - Introduction

Hello! My name is Shelby and I in currently in my second semester here at OTC. I was born here in Springfield and attended Horace Mann Elementary, Carver Middle School, and Kickapoo High School. As of right here I'm one of those people who is here just to get their "Gen Eds" since I don't exactly know what I want to do. High school history teaching is something I've recently started to consider and I'll probably start taking classes geared more toward that next semester, assuming I don't change my mind.

Through Elementary school my biggest hobby was basketball. In my free time I would spend hours outside just shooting baskets. In Middle school my older brother tried to convince me to stop playing basketball and take up running. He had hopes of making me into Kickapoo track and field prodigy and I had a realistic view of how good I was at basketball so I started running in seventh grade. In middle school I was an A team sprinter but in high school I was kind of forced into distance all because it's what my brother did. The first three years I was terrible, but something happened and I went from being in the bottom five of the Junior Varsity team I rose up to become a key member of the Mid distance team and did everything (but not limited to) the 400 meter dash to the 1600 meter race. I wish I would have accomplished this a little sooner but I can't complain.

Enough about me running track, there are other things in my life other than running. I have a loving mother and father along with two older brothers. I will gladly point out that I have outgrown bother of my brothers. I also have two dogs, a Border Collie named Lola and a Dachshund named Barkley. Lola is one of the sweetest dogs you could ever meet and Barkley won't shut up. I'll just tell you know, Lola is my favorite. My family and I often go to the lake for camping and various water sports... mostly just tubing though. When we go to the lake EVERYBODY comes, even the dogs. When my family isn't doing things together I have a few hobbies of my own that I do. As you already know I run, but I also bike, play basketball (when I feel like it), and where would any high school/college student be with out a PlayStation? The answer is probably on the honor role but we won't go there.

Like I mentioned earlier I'm starting my second semester here and am looking forward to the day I move on to MSU and then graduate. Until then I am looking forward this class and the rest of the time I have here at OTC. I look forward to getting into more interesting classes, meeting new people, and many other things.