Have you ever wondered about people with life-long passions trying a new sport for the first time as a senior in high school? Meet Fiona Bojdol, a senior at East who has an interest in animals and caved into playing golf.
Bojdol went to St. Joseph’s Catholic School from Pre-School to eighth grade and has gone to East for her high school years. She has always been a big fan of animals and always owned pets throughout her life. She has owned dogs, chickens, cats, and rats.
For this school year, she was really interested in finding an activity for the spring and she decided to join golf.
“Mr. Long wanted me to join golf freshman year, and at that time I didn’t want to. I wish that I did because I feel like high school would’ve been more fun. I felt like I also needed something to do throughout the week, and I felt like I was wasting time sitting at home,” Bojdol said.
The girl’s golf season started on March 23 with practices at full swing, and Bojdol has enjoyed playing golf so far.
“Golf is not as scary as I thought it would be, it’s not as hard as I thought. It takes practice learning how to swing and not hit the dirt, and the girls on the team are very sweet,” Bojdol said.
The girl’s golf coach, Lowell Long, sees potential and passion in Bojdol for golf.
“As a golfer, I find her ready to learn with a positive attitude,” Long said.
Before Bojdol’s senior year, she took the agriculture program at Central for three years, before it got cut due to funding. She really enjoyed getting to see and take care of the animals.
“What I enjoyed was everything honestly, I really enjoyed the animals the most. I thought it was fun when we got into the dissection stuff and the baby animals, they were so cute. It was fun doing everything and helping take care of the animals,” Bojdol said.
Although she is trying new activities out this year, her freshman year was completely different compared to her senior year.
“Freshman self would be shy, hide in a corner, don’t talk at all, and barely have friends.
In the classroom, Bojdol has gradually developed a work ethic and desire to complete her tasks with no hesitation.
“She is unafraid, on top of it, and good at what she does,” Art teacher Joleen Weller said.
When this school year comes to an end, there are some parts of high school that Bojdol will miss after graduation.
“I’ll miss seeing my friends and teachers that I like every day, and being young, not having to be an adult,” Bojdol said.
After graduation, she wants to go to college to become a veterinarian and pursue her life-long passion to work with animals.
“I want to go to college at DMACC, and then transfer to ISU to become a vet,” Bojdol said.