Heading into "Seniors' Night" on Oct. 13, senior Amy VanDerVoorn (East Peoria, Ill., Morton HS) was No. 7 in a Titan uniform in career block assists, No. 8 in total blocks, No. 13 in solo blocks and No. 15 in kills.
A 2009 co-captain, Amy is majoring in mathematics/secondary education at Illinois Wesleyan. She is the daughter of John and Lauri VanDerVoorn.
Language I’d like to learn: Fluency in Spanish/Dutch
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: SCUBA diving!
I’m deathly afraid of...: Not much that I can think of…
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Just cleaned out the fridge of all the moldy food, so probably eggs
Worst habit: Interrupting conversations at awkward moments
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Three of my close friends who moved away to Florida, Alabama, and Mexico
Most expensive traffic ticket: $300…oops
Vegetable I won’t eat: Brussel Sprouts
Favorite food: Anything chocolate
Favorite TV show: American Idol (only show I could watch last year when we didn’t have cable)
Favorite musical group: tobyMac
Favorite movie: Most recently, The Proposal
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Amy Adams (we have the same name and she seems sweet…?)
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Jesus!
Favorite sports figure(s): Michael Jordan
My greatest moment in sports was: My first facial (hitting a girl on the other team in the face with the ball)
The best player I ever faced was: Don’t remember her name, but a really tall middle from Washington U. my freshman year.
Worst dresser on my team: Gaby Johnson — She’s not worst, just the one who doesn’t like wearing clothes
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My Ford Escape
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Innocence!
