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QUACK ATTACK
Who is that girl?
By Rebecca Orion
How many of you know who Coach Ted Orion is? How many of you know Coach Orion has a daughter? How many of you know that his daughter is handicapped? How many of you have noticed the varsity hockey team's little shadow? You know that girl who eats breakfast and lunch most every day with the team.
Well for those of you who don't know the answers those questions let me help you out. Coach Ted Orion is the varsity hockey team's coach. Coach Orion is indeed a father whose daughter is a student in this school. His daughter who happens to be a freshman is in fact a handicapped person. She hangs out almost every day with team. She goes to every game and most practices.
If asked to describe this young lady I would say she is plain and recognizable by her mode of transportation. She spends her days wheeling around in a wheelchair. She loves to draw and write. That's right folks I, Rebecca Orion, am the coach's daughter.
So read on and find out more about me. Also check out how I managed to interview myself.
Becky: What is the coach like at home?
Rebecca: Well Becky he is usually a pretty easy man to get along during the off season. However during the season if you don't love hockey as much as he does then you may end up feeling very left out of his life. I am fortunate enough that I love hockey. My brothers aren't as thrilled about hockey but they have found other ways of diffusing arguments with Dad and staying involved in his life. During the season almost any little dispute can become a full blown argument if you aren't careful. Don't get me wrong my father is a great man that you will understand better after you read my article about him.
Becky: Many people might think that you are saying he will be physically violent during the season if you don't agree with him. Is this true?
Rebecca: No that is completely false. As a matter of fact my father couldn't hurt a fly. My father's bark is much worse than his bite. In other words the man might yell at you but in the end he will always make it up to you.
Becky: What are some of the ways he makes it up to you?
Rebecca: He may treat you to a dinner out or he might even cook you a meal with all your favorite foods. Sometimes it means that he will taking you to your favorite shopping spot and allow you to get one item within a reasonable price range. He makes the little things seem more important in the end.
Becky: Your dad sounds like a really great dad. How does being a coach's daughter affect your life?
Rebecca: Let me put it this way…it causes me to have to deal with a more extended family for certain events in my life.
Becky: What exactly do you mean?
Rebecca: Well the other day I was preparing for a night out with my friends and heard a loud noise downstairs but I ignored it turning my attention back to getting ready. I knew it meant my extra family was at our house running over ideas for that Saturday's game. Of course I shouldn't have been surprised when they called my friends and informed them I wouldn't be going that night. You see I am a part of the planning processes because I watch every game. I see the mistakes more clearly then they do and I also see where they can improve. In another words I am sort of a second coach without the title or pay. I am not complaining but still during the season I might as well forget having a social life. It seems almost every time I make plans I need to make adjustments such as canceling or changing dates.
Becky: Is it true that you have a crush on one of the Ducks?
Rebecca: I would have to answer that as yes I do.
Becky: Care to share which one?
Rebecca: Sorry but that is my own little secret for the time being.
Becky: Well then maybe you can tell me who you are the closest too?
Rebecca: Yes that I can share. I am closest to Charlie Conway because he was the first one to introduce himself and right away he started acting like he was my big brother. My own brothers laugh about how much of a big brother he tends to be when it comes to my love life and school work.
Becky: What are your goals in life?
Rebecca: I plan to graduate high school then go on to college where I will study trauma therapy counseling. I want to become a counselor for kids who have been in situations like I went through. I think it will be a rewarding career because I know what it is like to be in their shoes.
Becky: What is the one thing you most want the readers to know about the real Rebecca Orion?
Rebecca: I want them to know that I don't expect anything handed to me just because I am the handicapped daughter of the varsity hockey coach.
Becky: Do you have any advice or parting words?
Rebecca: Yes I have both. Always strive to complete your goals and you will feel better about yourself. Also I want you to know that having my dad be a coach at the school I attend is great too. I mean I have gained fourteen wonderful friends thanks to my dad being their coach. At first I thought they only tolerated me because I was Coach Orion's daughter but now I see that they are truly my friends. I get teased by them the same as any of the others in the group. An example of this would be the fact that I have had a crush on one of the guys on the team almost since the day I meant him however this gives the team something to tease me about. They will tease me that my crush changes from one guy to the next and that it is always a Duck I am crushing on. Don't worry I get even of course I always one move ahead of them.
That was all the time we had for the interview. Now the next time you wonder who that girl hanging out with the Ducks you will be able to answer that question. That girl is Rebecca Orion who likes to be called Becky. I hope you will all come back for the next article.
I hope to meet some of you soon! See you around.