Name: Alissa Spieles
School: Vandalia Butler
Grade: Senior
Age: 18
Sports: Bowling
Claim to fame/honors: Three-year varsity bowler qualified with team for state tournament her junior year; has a high game of 245
Bet you didn’t know … I love pineapple on pizza
Words you live by: See the good, be the good
Toughest opponent: Myself
Biggest influence: My friends and God
Match-day rituals: Jam out to music and pump up my teammates
What’s on your bedroom walls: Pictures of me and my friends
When I’m bored I like to … listen to music, hang out with friends, and watch Netflix
Favorite movie: Mamma Mia and Instant Family
Person who would play you in a movie: Moana
Favorite TV show: Impractical Jokers
Favorite musical artist: Ariana Grande
I can’t live without: Sweet tea
I can live without: Hang nails
Event you’d like to attend: To be able to watch the ball drop in New York on New Year’s Eve
Favorite book: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Favorite home-cooked meal: My grandma’s homemade mac and cheese
Favorite restaurant: Fusian
Favorite smell: The smell of caramel or rain
Favorite cereal: Corn Pops
Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Barnes and Noble
Vegetable you won’t eat: Cooked turnips
I’d love to trade places for a day with … My friend Josh Bosworth
Whose mind would you like to read? Kylie Jenner
Place where you’d love to travel? Denmark
Talent you’d like to have? I wish I could be multilingual
Favorite school subject: History
Favorite athlete: Serena Williams
Favorite team: Alex Ren and Alan Bersten on Dancing with the Stars
Favorite Olympic sport: Ice skating
Something in the world I’d like to change: I wish people were happier
Favorite sports moment: Me and my teammates crying and cheering when we heard we were moving on to state
Favorite junk food: Hot Cheetos
Best thing about bowling: The incredible friendships I made and the new challenges that came my way
In 10 years, I hope to be …living life to the fullest filled with the people I love the most
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