To be passionate about something is to have strong feelings or belief over something you care about.

“I’d say doing stuff outdoors, nature wise and supporting the environment,” Mr. Heller said.

How does one take steps moving towards their passion you might think.

“I spend a lot of time outdoors, not just for sport activities, like camping, canoeing, and mountain biking; I like spreading it to my family as well,” Mr. Heller said

      Passion doesn’t always originate from the person themselves, but instead there’s always someone or something that may be an inspiration of a passion.

“The people I surround myself with and my father because they not only motivate me to get better but they help me to push them to get better.” Gavin Shafer (‘27) said.

Accomplishing a passion isn’t easy and you wonder when it will ever be fulfilled, if it will ever.

“I mean it’s ongoing, I’m always fulfilled when I’m out there,” Mr. Heller said.

 If you feel strong about your passion, nine times out of ten you’re going to do things whether that’s positive or negative to get to it.

“I create opportunities for myself and learn while doing it in abundance,” Goodrum said.

To have a passion is to have an open mindset and allow hardships to happen, if dealt with hardship how might one deal with it?

“I just say yes to everything, I never say no to anything, I always try to create that space where I can have as many opportunities and choices for myself,” Goodrum said.