Linsey Haas

The Red Ledger: What have you been up to since you graduated?

Linsey Haas: When I graduated high school I went to Utah State University, and I was there for a year and a half, and then I transferred to Brigham Young University, so BYU, in Provo. I was there for about a year and then left to go on a church mission. I was on a mission for about 18 months, and then came home and I got married, which has been great. I got married and I’m back at BYU and I’ll graduate in April in exercise and wellness. I’ll get a bachelors degree in exercise and wellness.

TRL: What is one thing you wish you knew in high school?

LH: I wish I knew in high school how to love learning, I guess, because I feel like we’re constantly learning throughout our life and if you don’t love it, then it’s hard. I feel like sometimes, in high school, studying and everything was really hard for me, and I was a hard worker but some things just didn’t come fast. But I just wish I loved learning in high school so it was more enjoyable.

TRL: What is your advice to students who have school related stress?

LH: Something that I’ve learned is take the time to sit and relax. I feel like a lot of high school kids are involved in a lot of things and then, on top of school work, it can bring a lot of stress. I think it’s important to take time to relax and do things for yourself to kind of reboot yourself, so that you have energy and are able to do the things that you need to do to be the most successful. So take time to relax- it’s OK, life is good.

TRL: What is your advice to students about dating and the pressure to date?

LH: In high school I would suggest everyone hang out with groups of people and involve yourself with a lot of different people instead of just focusing on dating one person because, high school, you’re only going to go through it once, everyone’s young, and I feel like it’s a time to make friends and be involved in a lot of different things instead of dating one person because you’ll have relationships later that are much more important, honestly.

TRL: Did you have a favorite teacher that you still remember?

LH: I would say Mrs. Pabst. She was my English teacher, I want to say, sophomore year. She was great because English was kind of hard for me, like reading comprehension, writing. I remember as she taught she was just really passionate about that subject and teaching, and so I wanted to learn more because she was excited. And we could tell she really cared about each of her students and the success that they had and everything. She was great. She was awesome.