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IT FEELS AMAZING. ... It was just such a
surprise, and I felt so honored to be awarded something in two areas that I am very passionate about — basketball and community service.”
— Catherine Althoff, HUSSMAN COMMUNITY AWARD RECIPIENT
Catherine said [her illness] did play a role in her choosing to volunteer with that program in particular, noting that not only is she interested in Children’s; she is also interested in volunteering time to any medical organization. roughout her high school career, Catherine has volunteered 5.5 hours to ACH, 30 hours to CARTI, 30 hours at Baptist Hospital and 25 hours with the American Heart Association’s Sweetheart Program.
Although “anything medical” sparks Catherine’s volunteer interest, she also loves when her two main passions collide — volunteerism and basketball. During her upperclassmen years, Catherine spent
30 hours volunteering with the Mount St. Mary Basketball Skills Academy, helping to develop younger players, as well as working
with the school’s student athletic training program throughout her junior and senior years.
“We help athletes [in the training program]. We get to sit at games and watch and run out on the field as something happens,” Catherine said. “ at is my favorite thing to do at school. It’s the best.”
Catherine also noted that there is an 80-hour requirement
for participation in the program, but she has garnered more than 200 hours, because to her, “it doesn’t even feel like volunteering when you fall in love with it,” she said.
Catherine plans to utilize her interest in sports training to pursue a degree in sports medicine at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, in the fall and, eventually, a career in the field.
Catherine has been committed to Rhodes since touring the campus during her sophomore year, even though she received interest from a variety of larger schools. Although she will attend Rhodes on an academic scholarship she earned with a 4.5 high school grade-point average, she will continue her basketball career at the collegiate level as well.
All the passion Catherine has for volunteering is just as present on the basketball court. Lenggenhager said that as a 5-11 post player, Catherine is always an encouraging leader to the team, which competes in the 7A Central Conference. Although the team consists of roughly only 15 girls, Lenggenhager explained that they compete at the highest level and in the “toughest conference” in the state because
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CATHERINE’S
■ 14.1 points per game ■ 7 rebounds per game ■ 1.5 assists per game ■ 1.3 steals
■ 4.51 GPA
■ Ranked second in
class (salutatorian)
■ Mount St. Mary Basketball Skill Academy - 30 hours (throughout high school)
■ FUTURE PLANS: Catherine plans to pursue a degree in sports medicine while attending Rhodes Col- lege in Memphis on an academic scholarship. She has also secured a place on the women’s basketball team and hopes to continue vol- unteering throughout college as time allows.
SEE ALTHOFF, PAGE 44