Kimmi Weiss was able to meet Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer last year through the Aaron Price Fellows Program. The University City High volleyball captain says it was a “really scary” experience, but well worth it and one that stands out from the Fellows\u2019 junior-year trip to Washington, D.C.
\n“I had to prepare my question in advance. I had to stand up, introduce myself, and ask my question,” relates the 5-feet-8-inches-tall outside hitter, who also excels in the high jump and long jump. “I think it was cool to meet this highly-ranked person, and he was just a regular person.”
\nContrast this impression to Weiss\u2019 awe-struck attitude toward seniors at UCHS when she entered as a ninth-grader three years ago. “I don\u2019t feel like a senior,” she says happily. “When I was a freshman, seniors seemed older and mature.”
\nHer enjoyment of her senior year comes amid duties of being one of Coach Amanda Wiggins\u2019 four captains on the volleyball team, continuing in the Aaron Price program, which is a four-year commitment she made her first year in high school, and a stellar 4.6 grade-point average carrying three Advanced Placement classes\u2014not to mention her 5-feet-3-inches-tall high-jumping and 16-feet-11-inches long-jumping workouts come next spring.
\nKimmi serves as ASB Vice President, and her friend Sammie Staples is right next to her with the gavel as student body president. “We joined ASB together last year just for fun. We really enjoyed it. So we decided to \u2018go big or go home\u2019,” she says with a smile. “We made an agreement that she\u2019d run for President and I\u2019d run for vice president.”
\nThe experience continues to be an enjoyable one, and Weiss says she\u2019s keeping the balance that some seniors don\u2019t manage of having fun while maintaining her studies. With the support of mom Nancy and dad Jerry, and her older brother Steven, who is a sophomore at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the multi-sport athlete is tackling AP Calculus and AP Physics, which are full-year courses, and AP Government, which is semester-long.
\n“When I went to Washington, D.C. [and met Justice Breyer], I didn\u2019t know much about government,” she confesses. “But now taking government, I\u2019m learning more about it.”
\nHer stance in life right now seems to be in remaining teachable, with eyes wide open, while serving as a model to the younger players on the varsity volleyball team, as well as the JV and freshman players.
\n“We have a big team, 16 players (nine non-seniors). I hope they look up to me in some way,” she says. “On the court, I try to be a model, being as positive as I can.”
\nThe Centurion volleyball team has stepped up to a special challenge this year in moving from Division II to Division I in Wiggins\u2019 second year as head coach. “We have the skills to rise up, but we\u2019re going to have to fight in every game,” says the senior captain.
\nWeiss had 45 kills in the Centurions\u2019 first eight games, second only to teammate Nadia Merkel with 59. On defense, Kimmi had 62 digs, second on the team to Rachel Gonsalves with 75.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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