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Student of the Week Laura Kabban '25: Student of the Week December 8, 2022
Laura Kabban '25, Baltimore House, with Mrs. Marilou Rulli
Laura is deserving of recognition for many reasons. She's an enthusiastic participant in Family Room and she always interacts with Family members in a positive way. Laura has a talent unique to Carroll - she is a competitive ice skater. She maintains a high GPA while balancing long hours of practices and competitions.
-Mrs. Marilou Rulli
What activities do you participate in?
I compete in ice skating as a member of the United States Figure Skating Association outside of school. I compete both in individual freestyle and on a qualifying Intermediate level synchronized skating team with the Miami Skating Academy out of Oxford, OH. I am a Senior level Girl Scout, and I also volunteer as a certified Learn to Skate Instructor at South Metro Ice Arena and as an usher for Dayton Live; if you attend an event at the Schuster Center, you may see me as a smiling face ready to help you find your seat!
What's your favorite part of being a student at Carroll?
My favorite part of being a student at Carroll is that it has a great community. Whenever you need something there is usually at least one person who is willing to help, and they are also very understanding.
What should school “do” for you?
I believe school should help us to further our education and grow our curiosity and love for subjects we enjoy.
What’s a lesson you learned when you overcame a difficult obstacle?
I learned that decisions can be life-changing and that speaking up is never a question, but an answer.
What’s your biggest dream in life?
I would like to be part of Team USA for the figure skating Olympics and be the first person to land a Quin jump (five rotations in the air).
How do you like spending your free time?
I enjoy watching movies with my family, drawing, and figure skating.
Welcome to Baltimore Family Room 306
Students at Carroll meet four days a week in Family Room, and it is very important that each room feels comfortable with each other and participate in activities that allow each individual at Carroll to feel like they belong to a family, and not just a school. Helping to spark investment in the House System by doing a variety of activities that suit each room is the goal for every captain and Family Room teacher. This week, Olivia Hickman ‘20 talked about her Family Room, Room 306.
“In the past, even if it’s not an Academic Day, we talk about academics and make sure that everybody is on track, which makes me feel really good about my grades," Hickman said. "We also go outside occasionally and play frisbee.” Family Rooms are not all fun and games. Sometimes, students need to focus on their academics, and this is what the aforementioned Academic Day is for. Tuesday is now a day entirely designed around students getting help and focusing on their studies for a little while.
Touching base with students even when it isn’t an Academic Day is a wonderful idea, but Family Room is about much more than studying and playing with frisbees.
The way Family Room makes every student feel is very important. Olivia says, “Family Room makes me feel included and makes me feel like I have a safe space to go to.” This is truly the most important part. No matter how many fun games they do, the best part about Family Room is the way it makes students feel. They truly feel like the people in their room are there for them, and they feel like they belong there. That is the beauty of Family. Every week that passes makes every student feel more and more like a real family.