Cameron Newell Carries out his Family’s Legacy
By Nikhil Krishnan
After having built a staircase to ultimate success for his two siblings, Schutz will finally do the same for Cameron Newell this year. Cameron clearly stands out at Schutz not because of being the only red-headed hipster in the whole high school, but because of his unique personality.
Over the years, students around the campus have come to recognize Cameron as an amiable fellow with a unique character that consists of a mixture of a strong athletic verve and a distinguished comical persona. I personally expected him to horse around while I tried interviewing him because of his humorous approach to almost everything. However, he was surprisingly serious when he started to describe his personal goals and aspirations and how he would like to transform them into a reality.
Cameron was born on March 31st in the large city of Charlotte, North Carolina. The Newells moved to Egypt when Cameron was 6 years old. Although he has lived in Alexandria for ten years, it was not until the 5th grade that he officially became a member of the Schutz family. His brother Joshua and sister Kara have already graduated from Schutz, and Cameron will be the last Newell to graduate and carry the family’s legacy.
Cameron is an extraordinary athlete at Schutz and has dedicatedly participated in many sports activities by joining Junior Varsity and Varsity teams. Although he enjoys sports, such as volleyball, soccer and baseball, he has always had basketball as his straightforward favorite sport. If a Schutz student claims that he/she has never seen Cameron play basketball, then he/she has probably been daydreaming for all this time. Cameron is always seen dribbling a basketball down the basketball court during lunch and after school.
Cameron showed an initial interest for basketball in 7th grade and has since evolved and expanded his skills at the sport. He professes his love for basketball by claiming that he is “always willing to play the sport all day long and spend all his free time in playing basketball”. He has also shown his fine leadership skills by being the captain of the Boys’ Varsity Basketball team last year. His most memorable moment was when he scored the final scoring basket at the last moment and won the last game of last year’s Varsity Basketball tournament for his team. His favorite player Michael Jordan is his role model since he admires Jordan’s ability to play in different ways each season. He also admires Jordan’s determination to succeed despite so many failures.
He would actually like to take his fascination and passion for basketball to another level by actually playing college basketball at some university in his home state of North Carolina. He would like to major in some sort of business management program, mainly Sports Management. Currently, he is working very hard to get a basketball scholarship, which might play a significant role in expediting his dream of playing college basketball until being drafted for the National Basketball Association (NBA).
When Cameron chooses to do something else other than playing basketball, he occasionally enjoys a good game of pool with his friends. He will obviously miss playing basketball at Schutz’s basketball court in lunch and hanging out with his friends at the green tables after leaving Schutz. Finally, his wise words to the upcoming seniors are the following, “Enjoy your last year before you go off on your own for good.”
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