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3:48 am Friday, February 27, 2009

Student Q&A

By Staff
Kim West
Name: Jake Williams
School: Russellville Elementary
Grade/age: Fifth grade, 10 years old
Teacher: Mrs. Stephanie Mayfield
Family: Parents Brad and Laura Williams; twin brother, Josh
What do you want to be when you grow up?
A pro football player for the New York Jets.
Where do you want to go to college?
UNA first and then Alabama because I root for them and my dad went there – almost everybody on my dad's side went to Alabama.
What are your hobbies?
Playing football and video games. Josh and I have played basketball and soccer before, but we don't play baseball.
What is your favorite sports team and athlete?
I like the New York Jets and Brett Favre.
What is your favorite subject in school?
Math. You can use math for very successful jobs, and you use math every day.
What is your least favorite subject?
English.
If you were principal for a day, what would you do?
I'd pick three of my closest friends and slide on the slides all day.
Who is your favorite teacher, past or present?
Mrs. Young in fourth grade because she's really nice.
Which person do you admire the most?
Will Smith because he's a really good actor and funny.
What's your favorite thing to do on a Saturday morning?
We go to church on Saturday morning, but my favorite thing to do on Sunday is to invite my friends over and play with them.
Name one place you would like to visit.
Probably Antarctica so I could see all the snow and penguins.
What kind of music do you enjoy?
I like hip-hop. My favorite group is Flo-rida.
What your favorite homemade food and restaurant?
My mom makes a chicken casserole that's really good, and I like it. I like going to Osaka and ordering steak (teriyaki).
If you could meet any person dead or alive who would it be, and why?
I'd like to meet Jesus. I'd ask Him, "How is it being perfect?" And I'd ask how it felt to get on the cross and get killed for us.

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