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Compiled by Brian Kalish

October 4, 2012

Stevens Point– The CWS Spotlight turned the high beam toward Pacelli junior Payton Hintz.  Hintz is a contributor on the Cardinals’ volleyball team, which has been overpowering opponents all season long.

CWS: What are some of the classes you’re taking at Pacelli this year?

Hintz: AP US Government, creative writing, church history, algebra 2, French 2, psychology 1, and ecology.

CWS: Who is your favorite teacher and why is he/she your favorite?

Hintz: I’d have to say my psychology teacher Mr. Gehrman because he’s really, really nice and he knows his stuff.  I just really like him.

CWS: What are your plans for your post-Pacelli life?

Hintz: I was really thinking about going into occupational therapy or maybe teaching.

CWS: What is the most exciting sports contest you have ever been a part of?

Hintz: That would probably have been this year at the national tournament for our softball team (Point Fastpitch U-16).  We ended up taking second place in Columbus, Wisconsin this year.  That was really exciting.

CWS: What is something about you that people might not know or that might surprise people about you?

Hintz: I love history. I know a lot of people are like, ‘Oh, I don’t like history.’  But I really love it. I love the Civil War and that time period.

CWS: What is your favorite sport to play and why?

Hintz: It really depends on the season.  It changes during volleyball season, basketball season and softball season.  Pretty much I love all of them.

CWS: Who is someone in your life who has inspired you?  How has this person inspired you?

Hintz: I’d have to say my dad.  No matter what happens, he always says, ‘Just keep working hard and everything is going to turn out okay.’  Without his encouragement, I don’t think I would have made it to where I am today.

CWS: What is the best thing about being a student athlete at Pacelli?

Hintz: I like the school spirit.  A lot of schools don’t have a whole bunch of fans who really get into a sport.  At our home volleyball games, we always have a huge group of students come and dress up and cheer, and I really like that.

CWS: If you could meet anyone in history, who would it be? Why?

Hintz: It would probably be Abraham Lincoln.  He is my favorite person in history.  I would really want to talk to him because of everything he did like getting rid of slavery, doing things that no one else had the courage to do.

CWS: Finally, pancakes or waffles?

Hintz: I prefer pancakes, as long as they have peanut butter on them.