Vanessa
Worrell

Major: Art Education

Hometown: Cedar Falls

What year is this for you in Spectrum Project? 1

What is your first memory of being really excited? Going to a sleepover for the first time when I was 6!

What three board or card games would you take with you if you were on a deserted island?

Game #1 Euchre

Game #2 Risk

Game #3 Monopoly

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If someone said, "Let's go watch a game!" What kind of game would you hope to go watch? Football

Have you ever been on a team that played games (e.g., volleyball, swimming, quidditch)? What team was it? Volleyball and basketball!

What are some small things that make your day better? Being with my family and friends, going for walks, snuggling my puppy and drinking coffee!

When you were younger, what was something you'd LOVE to play and could do for hours? When I was a kid I loved to play "school" with my sister. I would set up a classroom in my bedroom and act like a teacher. I would teach my sister, and sometimes her friends, things that I was learning in school. When someone asks me why I want to be a teacher, I always recall this fun memory!

What games did you or do you play on long car trips? I love to play "The Alphabet Game." My family and I have played this simple game on road trips for as long as I can remember. In this game you simply look at road signs, license plates, etc., and try to find letters of the alphabet from A-Z. The first person that gets to Z wins!

Which do you like better? Hide & seek or sardines? HIDE & SEEK !!!!!

What do you want to be when you “grow up”? I want to be the best person that I can be, influencing every student that is in my classroom. And also an art teacher :)

Tell us a funny story about play? A few summers ago, my friends and I were planning to cook out and have a water balloon fight. We filled hundreds of water balloons the morning of the cook out. We left them in tubs outside until that afternoon. But it got so hot that every single balloon popped before we could have a water balloon fight. So instead, we just had a water fight. We used buckets of water, hoses, and water guns. It was a super awesome day!

What’s the best single day on the calendar? September 19!

Favorite video game of all time? Pac-man (On Playstation 2)

If a genie gave you three wishes, what would they be?

Wish #1 Infinite Reece's peanut butter cups!

Wish #2 All the puppies that my house can handle (and then some)

Wish #3 The ability to play any instrument

What are you looking forward to in this year's Spectrum Project? I am so excited to help every student explore art materials and projects in their own way! I'm also so excited to make new friends and memories!