Editor’s note: This is a regular feature profiling senior athletes at Bryant High School.
NAME: Katie Barrington
PARENTS: Kyle and Sharon Barrington
SIBLINGS: I just have one brother. His name is Spencer. He’s 13.
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: English
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Hang out with friends
FAVORITE FOOD: Steak
FAVORITE MUSIC ARTIST OR GROUP: I like rap, like Nicki Minaj or something like that.[more]
FAVORITE MOVIE: Dear John
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Probably, Ridiculousness.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A KID? Barbie dolls.
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? I’m going to college to be a teacher, Arkansas State.
OTHER THAN YOUR PARENTS, WHO HAS HAD THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR LIFE? My teachers; they are good role models for me. Since I want to be a teacher, they’re good role models for that.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT SOCCER: Winning
POSITION: I play midfield.
WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE IS YOUR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY ON THE FIELD? To keep them from getting past me to the defense and to help the forwards get up the field to score.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE SEASON SO FAR? We’re doing really good.
WHEN THE TEAM’S PLAYING WELL, WHAT’S IT DOING? Everyone’s talking and passing the ball and moving to it.
WHAT’S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE TEAM TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE REST OF THE SEASON? Just work together.
INDIVIDUALLY, WHAT ABOUT YOUR GAME ARE YOU MOST CONFIDENT ABOUT? I’m really good at passing the ball to people so they can make good runs and stuff.
WHAT DO YOU WORK HARDEST TO IMPROVE? Probably passing the ball for them to make the right runs. I’m always practicing that.
AFTER YOU'RE THROUGH PLAYING SOCCER AT BHS, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'LL REMEMBER MOST FONDLY ABOUT IT? All the friends that I made and all of the times that we had together that were a lot of fun; and all winning together.
