What's Up with the Wildcats Kailah Simon
Full Name: Kailah Antoinette Simon
Sport: Soccer, Basketball
Birthday: February 11, 1991
Hometown: Norwalk, CT
High School: Norwalk
Year: Junior
Major: Elementary Education and math/science interdisciplinary. What made you choose that for a major? I love math. I was originally a math major. What do you want to do for a career? It varies on different days. As of right now, I would like to open up my own public montessori school.
Nickname: Boots. The basketball team calls me Boots. How did you get that nickname? When I joined the team freshman year, I was on a boot because I had a stress fracture from cross country. Ever since then, I've been on a boot every year.
What do you like most about Wheelock? The atmosphere. Everyone knows everyone and the teachers are really cool. You get to know your teachers personally and really well. Everyone else is like just real chill.
Where is your favorite place on campus? My room. My bed. Why is that your favorite? Because I like to nap.
What is your favorite sports team? I don't really have a favorite. I mean, I watch sports on TV, but I'm not a big fan of having a favorite team. If I would choose, it would have to be the Celtics or the Patriots. The NBA lockout is stupid, so the Patriots.
Who is your favorite athlete? Robert Doyle. Who is that? My boyfriend. Where does he play and what does he play? He played ice hockey in California.
What is something that most people don’t know about you? I played the clarinet for eight years. When did you stop? When I came to Wheelock. Why did you stop? I didn't really have time to join the COF Orchestra and Wheelock doesn't have a band program.
Where is your favorite vacation spot? I would have to say my favorite vacation spot would either be Disney World - because it's magical - or Dominican Republic. Why the D.R.? Because I've just been there a lot. We stayed at a resort and I like to meet all the different people that come to stay.
What accomplishment are you most proud of in your sport? Being able to set someone up for a great opportunity to score or shoot or whatever. That's probably my main focus this year is to work on assists and setting other teammates up instead of being all about myself. For soccer, my biggest accomplishment is always being able to hustle and give my 100% whenever I'm on the field.
What is your favorite holiday? Christmas. Why Christmas? Because everyone's so happy and joyous. I can be with family and no one's upset.
Bacon bits or croutons? Bacon bits, hands down! Why bacon bits so decisively? Because I love bacon! If I could, I would eat bacon all day.
Would you rather live in a log cabin or downtown? Log cabin. Why is that? Because I'm outdoorsy. I like to go on hikes throughout the woods. It's just more cozy and serene than downtown.
What does community service mean to you? Community service is being able to help out the community and give back and do something good for your environment. To basically give back to a place that has given so much to you. Do you have any favorite community service projects that you've done in the past? My favorite community service project that I do every year is that during the holiday season, I wake up and cook and serve breakfast at the shelters in my local areas. It's probably my favorite because you can just see how glad the person is for you being there and helping them out. Their gratitude just fills you up.
Do you have any pets? I have a kitty that we got for my Mom's birthday and her name is Lily. I hate cats, but she's so cute. How long have you had the cat? Since October 21st.
What is your favorite movie or movies? Well, I love all of Disney movies. I love "Love and Basketball". I like "The Guardian". That was a really good movie.
What is your favorite artist or band? I don't really have a favorite music artist or band. I like all types of music, besides heavy metal and rock. Pretty much whatever's on my iPod.
Favorite pre-game song to get pumped up? I've been listening to this remix I have of the "Pumped up Kicks" that's been like getting me pumped up a lot and DEV "In the Dark". Other than that, not really.
Pepsi or Coke? I don't drink soda. What do you have instead? Cranberry juice. Lots and lots of cranberry juice.
Favorite Cereal? There's so many. I love, love, love, love Lucky Charms, but if I'm not in the mood for something too sweet, then I definitely go for Honeynut Cheerios.
What is your favorite city or town? New York City. Why NYC? There's just so much to do and experience there. When I was little, I used to go there every summer. At first we would do a lot of touristy stuff, but afterwards we did like more, I guess you could say local stuff. Just like chillin' and hanging out at different restaurants and stuff like that. Definitely shopping.
What is your favorite ice cream? Pumpkin Cheesecake from J.P. Licks. I just had that the other night! I used to work at a J.P. Licks. I used to make the ice cream cakes. So, whenever I would make ice cream cakes, we usually don't use the pumpkin cheesecake flavor, but if we got a special order from someone who wants it, I would eat the pumpkin cheesecake. Then I would pack my cake, but then I would eat more. I would eat it right off the carton. It was so delicious!
How many foreign countries have you been to? Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Canada and I think that's it.
If it could rain something other than rain, what would it rain? Gum drops. Why? I don't know. There's this song that says it's raining gum drops. I think it's from Barney. It talks about raining gum drops and apples and something else.
Who is your favorite Sesame Street character? Elmo. Why Elmo? Because he's red and furry and small.
Hats or no hats? Hoods.
Morning or night? Morning. Why morning? Because I like to sleep at night.
Peanut Butter: Crunchy or creamy? Crunchy. Why crunchy? Because it's so much better. So much better. I love peanut butter and fluff sandwiches. Two creamy textures are good, but a little crunch in there...delicious.
Favorite Season? Early Fall and late Spring. Why is that? Because they're both warm, but in early Fall the leaves are just changing and all beautiful and late Spring you still have the flowers and stuff and it's not too wintery.
Who's your favorite Family Guy character? I have Family Guy. Why do you hate it? Because I feel like you lose so much and your IQ goes down drastically from watching it. Do you have a favorite TV show? I don't really watch that much TV, but my favorite TV show would have to be....it depends. My favorite Disney TV show is Wizards of Waverly Place, hands down, because Selena Gomez is awesome. My favorite TV show would have to be NCIS.
