skylers blog

            

I’m Skyler Ball, a Freshman at Roosevelt High School and Central Academy in Des Moines, Iowa.  When I was born, we lived in Indianola and then moved to Des Moines when I started Kindergarten at Greenwood Elementary. 

My family consists of my parents – Steve and Nita Ball, my sister, Delaney and two older brothers – Trenton and Matt.  Our family also includes two dogs. Skipper is a black and white poodle mix and Izzy is a Shitzhu. 

I have participated in gymnastics, basketball and Kung Fu.  I love to hunt, fish and being in the outdoors in general.  I’ve also been a Boy Scout for the past 3 years.  I’ve been on several campouts here in Iowa and also in Colorado.  When I was in Colorado, my dad and I hiked 10,000 feet up a 12,500 foot high mountain.  I would love the chance to do it again!

I have two classes at Central Academy – World Literature with Mrs. Ellerhoff and World Civilizations with Mr. Schaffer.  I like World Lit, but World Civ is my favorite class.  I enjoy Mr. Schaffer’s class because he has been all over the world and has great stories.  He also brings back many artifacts from his travels – some of which are thousands of years old. 

When I grow up, I want to be a Conservation Officer because I want to work outside and help the environment.  I’m also very interested in wildlife preservationcomes .  One of my dreams is to visit Ireland because that is where my family comes from.