Inge Hoogerhuis reached out to the Pigeon Press last month with the idea that we start a new feature where we “ask a student or teacher some cool questions” to spotlight the wonderful community we have at the school. The staff took the idea and ran, coming up with 20 Northwest Academy-style questions. This week we are featuring sophomore Isaac Schultz.
1. How did you parents choose your name?
My parents chose my name because they liked the sound of it, it had a nice ring, but not for any ultra-philosophical reason. They also thought it would be ironic, because it’s a Bible name, and we are atheist.
2. What’s the most interesting dream you’ve had?
I don’t really remember any dreams right now (that would be appropriate).
3. Do you think you’re an introvert or an extrovert? Why?
Definitely an extrovert. No introvert reaches out to multiple friends per week, literally calling them, during quarantine.
4. What’s the worst (least effective) way you’ve tried to cope with quarantine?
I don’t really associate the word ‘cope’ with my quarantine experience, but the best thing that fits this question is calling my friends (somewhat obsessively).
5. What was your closest call with death?
Honestly, the closest I’ve been to death is probably going on an airplane, so… I live a pretty risk-free life.
6. What/who has influenced you the most in your life and why?
The obvious answer is my parents. However, that is also the boring answer. The most influential person in my life is my best friend (who doesn’t go to this school).
7. What is your dream job?
The only plans I have in my mind right now is that I might want to go to medical school, and I might want to minor in music.
8. What is an object you will keep your entire life and why?
I would keep a clay flower that a family friend gave to me in first grade.
9. If anything, what about you has changed during your time at NWA?
I know how to keep friends? I don’t know, it’s only been a year.
10. If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
I would want to breathe underwater, because it would be cool to be able to go diving, without a snorkel. (That’s not the only reason, but it’s the only one I can think of)
11. If you had to bring one comically large or comically small item to an abandoned island, what would it be and why?
A lighthouse, because I would want to be able to draw attention to myself, to better get myself off the island.
12. What’s your worst fear?
That’s a difficult one. Things off of the top of my head are: riptides, cancer, dementia, being orphaned, to name a few.
13. What gives your life meaning?
Honestly, the only thing that is really making me feel good nowadays is talking to other people, keeping in touch.
14. If you could have any famous dead person as the president of the USA, who would it be and why?
To that I say “the dead should stay dead.” That is all I have to say on the matter.
15.With 15 minutes until nuclear annihilation, what snack would you want to be your last?
A whole bunch of sedatives, because I wouldn’t want to be awake to witness the death of civilization.
16. What’s your biggest kitchen screw-up?
My family was making a meringue for a key lime pie, and I was getting myself a glass of orange juice. When I went to pour the orange juice in the glass, I absentmindedly poured the juice into the meringue instead. It wasn’t a disaster, but merely an unfortunate event.
17. What’s the worst injury you’ve had? What happened?
My worst injury that I can remember was when I was little, and I yanked the seat belt too hard, and the buckle snapped up and whacked in my head. The only thing I remember after that was bloody paper towels on my head, a banana split and waking up in a hospital bed.
18. What’s something most people disagree with you about?
I like pineapple on my pizza.
19. What’s your favorite type of bad weather and why?
My favorite bad weather is when it’s really windy, and you can audibly hear the wind, it feels exhilarating. Sheet ice is a close second.
20. What’s the most useless talent you have?
My video game knowledge. Nobody wants to talk about it (not even me), and I also tend to be rather obsessive about it.
