Abbey Giesler
Honorable mention female Scholar-Athlete
Abbey Giesler
Watterson
Grade-point avg.: 4.13
$1,000
Sports played: Tennis (4 years), lacrosse (4), basketball (2)
Academic highlights: Msgr. Spiers Award winner for service; National Honor Society member; scored 32 on ACT
Athletic highlights: First-team all-league in tennis; second-team all-league in lacrosse
College choice: Ohio State (anticipated major: finance and pre-med)
Photo location: On the bridge at the Park of Roses
Home front: My parents are Mike and Marcia Giesler. I also have a 21-year-old brother, Nick, who attends the University of South Carolina.
Favorite subject: Social science. I always find these classes to be super-interesting and something I always want to learn about.
Least-favorite subject: English by far, specifically writing essays. I am a terrible writer, and it takes me hours to force myself to even sit down, focus, and try to write something. This will probably not bode well for me in college.
Favorite book: I don’t have a favorite book, but I like reading psychology or non-fiction books. It’s another great way to educate myself outside of the classroom.
Favorite movie: “Grown Ups” is hilarious and includes many of my favorite actors.
Favorite television shows: I love any comedy series, but if I had to choose, “The Office” and “Friends.”
Favorite musicians: Thomas Rhett and Old Dominion.
Essential app: Spotify. I listen to music every day when I work out, drive around, or hang out with friends. I cannot imagine going without it.
Favorite home-cooked meal: My dad is an amazing cook. Whenever there is a special occasion, he makes the best steak dinner. It beats any five-star restaurant.
My cooking specialty: I’m more of a baker then a cook. I love making any type of desserts. including cookies, brownies and Rice Krispie treats.
Favorite restaurant: I love Condado Tacos. It’s a build-your-own-taco restaurant with various locations throughout Columbus. Every meal I have gotten there has been delicious. Their queso is to die for.
Guilty pleasure: I love chocolate-covered almonds. Whenever I want something sweet, I go to Kroger and buy a bag of them and when I eat them later, I most likely finish the bag.
Proudest sports moment: When my doubles partner and I beat a seeded team to go to districts my senior year in tennis.
Sport I’d like to try someday: I would like to try real golf, not just the mini-version. I feel like it’s a sport that you can play for the rest of your life, and I would love to learn.
Story behind my uniform number: My uniform number has always been 33. Growing up, I always watched my brother play sports and he wore that number. He was such a good athlete and I always thought that by wearing the number it would remind me to work hard and to be just as good as him.
Favorite athlete: Serena Williams. Everything she stands for and her work ethic make her such a good role model.
Inspiration: Both of my parents inspire me. Their compassion, drive and character inspire me every day to be the best version of myself.
Dream job: It seems like every day I change what my dream job would be. Sometimes, it’s a trauma surgeon. Sometimes, it’s working within corporate fundraising.
Place I’d like to travel: I would love to travel to Italy. With the food, history and amazing views, there is nothing not to love about the country.
Something most people don’t know about me: I’m scared of getting haircuts. When I was little, I got a haircut and it felt like she cut off half of my hair. It was a very traumatic event, so now I’m a little nervous that the same thing will happen.
Least-favorite household chore: Laundry. For some reason I hate having to re-organize all my clothes and put them back where they need to go. It is also rather time-consuming.
Something I can’t get right no matter how hard I try: I can’t seem to keep my car clean. I am always driving places, eating in my car and driving other people, so my car always has stuff in it.
Words to leave by: “Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment” — Oprah Winfrey
By Ray Stein
rstein@dispatch.com