VYPE: What grade are you in and what sports do you play?
Dean: I am a sophomore at Stillwater High School and I am on the swimming team.
VYPE: What has your sport taught you that makes you a better person?
Dean: Swimming has taught me that no good thing comes without hard work, so you should always work your hardest.
VYPE: What accomplishment or memory are you most proud of?
Dean: I am most proud of myself for starting swimming because starting something is the hardest part of it.
VYPE: What is your favorite part about representing your high school as an athlete?
Dean: I enjoy going to swim meets and racing other schools.
VYPE: What teammate has left the biggest impression on you?
Dean: Elias Mendez has left the biggest impact on me as a teammate because he always pushed me to do better and work harder.
VYPE: Who is your favorite teacher from any grade?
Dean: My favorite teacher was my ninth-grade English teacher, Mrs Humphries, because she always challenged me academically.
VYPE: Which professional athlete do you look up to?
Dean: I look up to Michael Phelps as he completely changed the way people went about their races with his butterfly stroke and underwaters.
VYPE: What is your all-time favorite meal?
Dean: My favorite meal is a cheeseburger with a side of Mac and cheese.
VYPE: What is the best advice that anyone has given you?
Dean: The best advice anyone has given me came in the form of a quote from my coach, “The enemy of progress is complacency.”
