For this week’s postgraduate profile, Joseph Coyne ’19 sat down with Sabrina Huett ’16 to talk about herself, the Choate PG experience, and her past and future with hockey.
JC: When did you start playing hockey and why?
SH: I started playing hockey in fourth grade. Before hockey, I used to swim during the winter, but I decided that I wanted to do something else. Since I knew how to skate and I had grown up going to my older brother’s hockey games, I decided to try hockey.
JC: What is your favorite animal? What is your spirit animal?
SH: My favorite animals are really chubby squirrels. I’d say my spirit animal is a sloth because they eat and sleep a lot, and I enjoy both of those activities. Also, they don’t like being touched, like me. They are also just generally happy animals.
JC: What is life like as a postgraduate at Choate?
SH: It really just feels like a second senior year but at a new school. This is the third high school I have been to and I have liked it the best. I have made some great friends and I really like my advisers and teachers.
JC: Why did you pick Choate as the school you were going to PG at?
SH: I picked Choate because I really liked the level of academics it offerred. I had also heard great things about the girls’ hockey team and Head Coach Nicole Stock. I felt it would be a good fit for me.
JC: Were you committed to a college before you came to Choate? Where are you going to college?
SH: I was not committed to college before I came to Choate, but I committed to Dartmouth this past fall. Having an extra summer for recruiting opportunities was really beneficial.
JC: What has been the best moment of your hockey career, so far?
SH: If I had to pick a best moment, I’d say it was committing to Dartmouth. I live ten minutes away from Dartmouth and grew up dreaming of playing on the women’s team. It felt like all of my hard work had finally paid off, and I couldn’t believe it. My dad, who I have never seen cry before, teared up when it happened.
JC: What about the worst moment of your hockey career?
SH: The worst moment of my hockey career was around the time of my sophomore year, when I realized that if I didn’t start working harder, I would not be able to play college hockey. Although that was a tough realization, I am glad it happened because that’s when I really dedicated myself to getting better.
JC: What has been your favorite moment at Choate, either in or out of the rink?
SH: I don’t have a specific favorite moment. I have just really enjoyed making new friends here and the fun times we have all had together.
JC: What is your favorite part about hockey?
SH: I really enjoy the actual game of hockey, but I’d say one of my favorite parts is getting to hang out with my team.
JC: Where do you hope for hockey to take you?
SH: I hope hockey will continue to open up opportunities for me like it did with Dartmouth. I am not sure if I will play hockey after college, but I know that playing in college will help me to continue to grow as an athlete. It will also help me improve on life skills, like time management, since I will have to balance both a rigorous workload and my intense hockey schedule.
