January 09, 2025
Bureau County Sports


Sports

Senior Spotlight>Isabelle Gerber (Princeton High School)

Name: Isabelle Gerber.

School: Princeton High School.

Date/place of birth: May 3, 2003/Greencastle, Pa.

Hometown: Princeton.

Family: Mom (Zepha), Dad (Shawn). Siblings: Gabriella (21), Wyatt (13), Bianca (7), Age (6).

Sports/activities: Tennis, Track, Poms.

Nickname(s): Izzy.

Favorite sport and why: Dancing has always been my favorite "sports activity." I grew up with it and I find it as a way to almost express myself.

Favorite food and where to get: My favorite type of food is Asian food, because it's awesome. The best places to get it from could be from bigger cities or even from small towns like Princeton.

Likes: My main man Jesus, art, music, clothes/fashion, dancing, animals.

Dislikes: Waking up, decisions, mean people.

Person with the greatest influence on my athletic career and why: Abbie Cochran has influenced my high school dance career in a positive aspect. She continuously pushed me and the team to strive to do better, but also reward and congratulate us on our accomplishments. Not only has she helped shape me into a better dancer than who I was freshman year, but a better person today.

Person with the greatest influence in my life and why: My sister, Gabriella, has greatly influenced my life. I respect her and look up to her as any younger sibling should. She and I have been through it all and now with new life problems coming along, it seems like she always knows what to do, and I hope one day I will become a version of her.

Who's your dream celebrity prom date: Alan Rickman.

Name three historical figures you'd like to meet and why: Jane Austen, Martin Luther King Jr.,and Elvis Presley. Each of these people made a difference in different ways, whether it was by music or through books, each of these individuals changed the opinions of others and inspired billions.

If stranded on a deserted island, I would have my: Walmart.

The last song I listened to: "Strawberry Blond."

People would be surprised to know: I play the ukulele and have seizures.

I stay home to watch: "The Office," or if I'm feeling scandalous, Disney movies.

When I need luck for a big game, I: Pray.

The funniest person I've ever met and why: My uncle and aunt. They make too many "immature" jokes that its funny, and when they're together it's about 10x better.

What they'll say about me at school after I graduate: Who?

Most embarrassing moment: I remember I had this huge crush on a boy in sixth grade and I had won a Hershey's Kiss for getting a right answer. I went up to the boy and asked, "Hey, wanna kiss?" The boy looked at me in disgust and took my chocolate and ran away, BUT he then proceeded to steal my pick-up line in front of me and gave my chocolate to my friend...middle school was a dark time.

Most unforgettable moment: My brothers' journey.

What would I like to do in life: I would like to try to pursue art through either advertisement or graphic designing.

Three words that best describe myself: Awkward, Determined, Odd.