A visit with......Justin Everett

Justin Allen Everett, a freshman, already has set plans for his future.

Entering OHHS from North Whidbey Middle School, he is already a key member of the freshman football team (#30), playing both sides of the ball as a fullback and linebacker. In addition to football, he will be wrestling and will be a sprinter on the track team. When we asked Justin why he plays football instead of running cross country, he said it was because “I can hit people”. It’s the aggressiveness of the sport that attracts him and lets him work his frustrations out in a productive way.

Justin was born in the Los Angeles area to Albert “Tre” and Martha Everett, and after living in Hawaii for a year, moved to Oak Harbor for 3rd grade. Justin has a half sister (Trinity) in California who is in Kindergarten, and a sister (Ashley) in 8th grade here in Oak Harbor.

So far he has decent grades, but one of his personal goals is to complete the year with nothing lower than a “B”. His favorite class so far is his writing class with Mrs. Sinibaldi, as the writing “allows me to vent” His favorite teacher is Edoga for science, because “the teacher makes learning fun”.

When not busy with practice or homework, Justing likes to play soccer and also likes to watch UFC fighting on TV. He’s also into downhill mountain biking, and in those rare moments when he’s not doing anything else, he enjoys watching action movies, and usually will make time to watch “Lost” and “Heroes” on TV.

This summer he was part of the National Night Out at City Beach Park in the car crash scenario. He was positioned in a wrecked car and extracted by firefighters using their specialized tools. In addition, Justin was the impaired driver and cause of the wreck. He was given a field sobriety test (which he conveniently failed), was placed in handcuffs and put in the back of an OHPD car. Other OHHS athletes that were part of the scenario were Greg Ennis, Haylee Little and Devin Tanner. Photos of the event can be found HERE

His most memorable sports moment so far occurred just a few weeks ago. In the freshman football game against Everett HS, he had the ball down near the opponent’s goal line, was determined to get in for a score. He did, dragging 2 defenders along with him.

His most memorable life moment is much more serious, and he wishes it wasn’t a memory at all. He remembers it was the Friday of spring break last year when he got the news his mother had succumbed to the effects of cancer. While he wishes he could go back and change things, he realizes he can’t, and is moving on with his own life.

Part of that moving on includes is plans for the future. As of now, his plans are to obtain an Ace degree in mechanics and run his own auto repair shop. If he had his choice, that shop would be in Australia, where he would like to live due to their large variety of extreme sports.

Justin's family has a culture of fitness, and participate as a family in many outdoor activities. Justin, his sister and father can been seen together working out in local gyms.

When asked if he had any final thoughts, Justin's only response was “Go Wildcats!”