About already earning his bachelor's degree, Jeramy Bryant said:
"If you go to class, you're going to learn something." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Bryant, safeties Mana Silva and Spencer Smith, offensive tackle Laupepa Letuli and defensive end Elliott Purcell already have earned bachelor's degrees."
Praising the 5 Warriors that have already earned their bachelor's degrees, Rich Miano said:
"We're proud of them. They accepted the challenge of doing well on the field and in the classroom." (HSA)
About staying up 28 straight hours while working on a chemistry project this week, Mana Silva said:
"It's always good when you immerse yourself in difficult things, especially the sciences. You can learn a lot. My favorite is biology, and the human body. It intrigues me how we are as human beings, inside of us and outside, socially and mentally." (HSA)
About how he has difficulty reading as late as the 6th grade, being assigned specialists and tutors and undergoing medical testing (which showed no neurological problems), Silva said:
"It took me a while to get up to speed." (HSA)
"My mom reminds me of the time I couldn't read. It goes to show you can continue to improve in any aspect." (HSA)
About how one day in middle school his childhood reading problem went away, Silva said:
"I started to learn at an accelerated level." (HSA)
HSA Note: "He made the honor roll at Kamehameha-Hawaii. At UH, he has a cumulative grade-point average above 3.5. He aspires to a career in medicine."
HSA Note: "When their son was 2, Ginna and Mel Smith decided to invest in the Florida Plan, a college fund available to Florida natives. The way the plan works is contributions to the fund are accepted through a student's senior year of high school. The money then goes toward a student's tuition at a Florida university. The bonus is contributors are charged the tuition rate of the year when their child was 2. For the Smiths, that meant if Spencer attended a Florida university, he would only pay the school's 1990 tuition rate. Spencer Smith was eligible for the fund, even though he was born in Clearwater, Fla., but eventually moved to Georgia."
About how his parents received their money back from the fund because he got a football scholarship from UH in 2006, Spencer Smith said:
"It was a win-win situation." (HSA)
Asked if the refund covered all of the plane tickets to see Spencer play, Mel Smith said:
"Not quite." (HSA)
About earning his degree this past summer, Smith said:
"If you go to class, you'll find something to learn, even if you don't want to." (HSA)
About attending parent-teacher conferences for his son (who is in preschool) now, Elliott Purcell said:
"I remember my parents taking me to teacher conferences. Now I do the same with my son -- and I'm still in school." (HSA)
Purcell said that being a father helped him:
"buckle down and focus on school work. I use it as motivation." (HSA)
About how he likes going home after a long day of school, practice, and meetings, Purcell said:
"That's when I can spend time with my sons." (HSA)
About how their secondary takes school seriously, Bryant said:
"We're having a competition. The secondary is trying to get the most guys graduated." (HSA)
About how his UH recruiter (George Lumpkin) helped motivated him in school, Bryant said:
"Coach Lumpkin was on my butt all of the time trying to get me to graduate. I try to do well in every single class." (HSA)
About how Mack has implemented a program that helps their players take 2 summer school classes every year, Bryant said:
"That really helped." (HSA)
About how he was an average student in high school but found that JC classes were much more demanding, Bryant said:
"I hit the harsh reality. I really worked at school after that." (HSA)
About how he has been at UH a long time, Laupepa Letuli said:
"I was here when Derek Faavi was here." (HSA)
HSA Note: "Letuli was recruited by Mike Cavanaugh, who resigned shortly after Letuli signed in February 2005. At UH, Letuli has had five line coaches: Wes Suan, Dennis McKnight, Brian Smith, Alex Gerke and, now, Gordy Shaw. Letuli also has played running back, defensive end, four of the five offensive line positions, and tight end. Because of a variety of injuries, Letuli was allowed back as a sixth-year senior this season. He is considering participating in UH's Pro Day in March. Then again, he took part in last year's Pro Day. He also has a future as a musician."
About his 6 years as a Warrior, Letuli (who graduated with his bachelor's degree last May) said:
"It went by fast. That's why they say college is the best time of your life. It's true. I had a lot of fun." (HSA)
About turning his hair from blonde to jet black, Brent Rausch said:
"I do it every once in a while. My hair was black when I first came here." (HSA)
About how his playing career has a number of roadblocks but he will get his sociology degree in May, Rausch said:
"I pretty much had some ups and downs, had a little bit of a rough career here, but I got an education. I'm still positive about it. It's cool." (HSA)
Praising Rausch for how he handled his lack of playing time, Rolo said:
"He's really matured and appreciated his experience. It was probably not the whole experience he was looking for, but he stayed positive, has been a good teammate." (HSA)
About how he's not going to start thinking about the Hawaii Bowl until after the UNLV game, Mack said:
"We're going to meet on the bowl on Monday. Until then I'm not even thinking about the bowl. I'm just thinking about UNLV. We're truly taking one game at a time and that's what we've prepared for." (HSA)
About how they are concerned about UNLV freshman kickoff returner Marcus Sullivan, Chris Tormey said:
"He's got excellent vision and patience, and reads blocking schemes well." (HSA)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20101203_5_seniors_walk_the_walk.html
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sportsnews/20101203_Rausch_back_in_black_coming_full_circle.html
Friday, December 3, 2010
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