Senior profile: Vanessa Geske

Best restaurant in Fargo?
Sickies’ Garage
Favorite teacher at North?
Dougherty
Role model and why?
My grandma. She’s 94, still drives, and has an awesome attitude. You wouldn’t believe she’s 94
Favorite Rowdy Crowd Cheer or theme?
Camo
Funniest Classmate?
Griffin Schoenfeld
Dream job?
Physical therapist or optometrist
Plans after HS?
Go to a 4 year college to get a a degree in physical therapy or optometry and a minor in business
Pets?
Solomon and Eba
What nicknames have you been given?
Ness, or a classmate favorite: lil’ pump Geske
Best thing about elementary school?
The naps
Favorite class?
History with Dougherty
Are you in any clubs or activities?
Student Council, DECA, volleyball, student athletic training, Captain of the girls soccer team
What sports are you in /do you like?
Soccer, volleyball
What instruments do you play?
The cello
Any hobbies?
Hanging out with friends and family
Do you know all the words to our school song?
Yes I do actually.
What was your favorite school year so far?
This year because we’re getting back to normal after Covid and getting to do fun things
What other countries have you been to?
Thailand, Korea, China, any others I can’t remember
What are three adjectives you’d use to describe yourself?
Outgoing, understanding, soft spoken
What is your favorite animal?
The sloth
If you had one wish, what would you wish for?
Going back to Thailand because tickets are so expensive and I haven’t been there in so long
Singer you want to see most in concert?
J. Cole
Favorite show to binge-watch?
“NCIS”
What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done?
As a kid in Thailand there was a sewer with puppies inside; I crawled in and saved them
What’s your biggest fear?
Losing a family member
Extrovert, Introvert or Ambivert?
Ambivert
If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
New Zealand
What is your average screen time report for this week?
8 hours and 3 minutes
What’s a weird fact about you?
I used to have a lazy eye
Do you read for fun?
Yes sometimes
What’s your lucky number?
7
What’s a sport you played when you were little but quit?
Soccer
Favorite type of music?
Hip-hop or rap
Favorite classical book?
“Hamlet”
What are you looking forward to this year?
Graduating
What is the least interesting thing about you?
I was born in Thailand and everyone already knows that
What is your go-to Karaoke song?
“Fergalicious” by Fergie
What’s your biggest pet peeve?
People talking with food in their mouths
What’s your comfort food?
Sushi
If you had a warning label, what would yours say?
I can be loud
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
Hopefully out of state and working in my own optometry office or physical therapy, both with a minor in business
What’s the best thing about senior year?
You have so much more freedom and you can take better classes
What are you most excited about in the new year?
Opportunity to play with the girls’ soccer team and hopefully making state
Do you have a new year’s resolution?
To be nicer to everyone