Timeout with...Regina Carter - Freshman Volleyball

Regina Joyce Carter was born on December 2nd in Fairfield, CA to Reginald and Ligaya Carter. Her dad works at Costco and her mom is a medical aide at the Naval Hospital. The 5- 5 3/4 tall freshman moved to Oak Harbor when she was just a few months old and has lived there ever since.

She attended North Whidbey Middle School, where she really enjoyed Miss Brockett's English class, as she made the class interesting and fun, and Regina actually enjoyed going to learn English. She also likes her science classes, as they are very "hands-on", and "you actually get to do stuff in them".

She chose volleyball over other fall sports because she doesn't like to run a lot, and volleyball has the least running of the fall sports for girls. She is thinking of trying out for basketball this winter, and in the spring will probably play golf, as she and her dad go golfing often, but she has not ruled out track and field, with the emphasis on 'field'. Last year, in 8th grade, she had her most memorable sports moment when she threw the discus 72 feet her first time throwing, and finished 3rd overall in the 8th grade finals.

When not playing sports, Regina likes to watch football and basketball, and she's into music. She plays the piano and sings in the OHHS treble choir. Occasionally she has some time to herself, and will watch re-runs of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" on TV, or will watch "The Parent Trap" with Lindsay Lohan. More than likely, she'll be doing these things with best bud Jessica Taylor.

Regina set some goals for herself at the beginning of the year both in the classroom and on the court. In the classroom, her goal is to keep her grades high, and she is meeting that goal, having nothing lower than a 'B' so far. On the volleyball court, her goal is to better anticipate the ball, and on this goal, Regina marks herself as 'progressing'.

After high school, Regina thinks she would like to become a dentist, and once she is a dentist, wants to live "somewhere warm"!

When asked to tell us something about herself that was odd or quirky, Regina said that sometimes she will burst into song for no reason. She says the trigger is usually a word or phrase she'll see when reading or hear on TV, but it happens quite often.

We expect to see some good things out of Regina both scholastically and athletically in the coming years.