The Senior Spotlight shines on girl’s lacrosse player Shannon Forbes today, who will be attending Radford University in the fall. Forbes will be majoring in business at Radford. Here is our conversation:
Cinn City Sports: Will you play any sports in college?
Forbes: I will probably play club lacrosse and Field hockey.
CCS: Favorite class at CHS?
Forbes: My foods 1 class.
CCS: Most difficult class you took at CHS?
Forbes: Honors Lit my freshman year.
CCS: How long have you been playing lacrosse?
Forbes: I have been playing lacrosse since I was in second grade.
CCS: Who first got you interested in lacrosse?
Forbes: My babysitter was the goalie for Moorestown so she got me started very young age.
Favorite TV show: Friends
Favorite movie: Silver Linings Playbook
Favorite song and/or band: I don’t have a favorite song or band but I actually like most genres of music.
CCS: What part of your game has improved the most during your time at CHS?
Forbes: My defense has definitely improved throughout high school as well as my aim and shooting on the net. Both I was pretty weak at but Laura has taught me so much.
CCS: What will you miss most about CHS?
Forbes: I will miss being with all my friends every day and being able to play high school sports and the great staff we have here.
CCS: Most memorable moment from athletic career at CHS?
Forbes: My most memorable moment for my athletic career so far would have to be in field hockey winning our senior day in an overtime victory. Having that game be rescheduled so many times and just waiting for it to come was agonizing but winning after a huge comeback made it so worth it.
CCS: Biggest influence on athletic career?
Forbes: The biggest influence on my athletic career is my mom. She has been so supportive of every sport I have done over the past 14 years of my life. She has done everything she can to further my athletic career and has never complained once. She is always helping out the team and is at almost every game. She really makes me want to work hard and push myself for her.
Image courtesy of Shannon Forbes
