Sarah Markusson

• Never lie, cheat, or break a promise
• Compassionate
• Never quit
• High achiever
• Hard worker

I love to motivate my teammates and bring their energy up. I always try to encourage and cheer on teammates who may not be doing great to make sure they know it’s okay to make mistakes and that we are all here to learn and we can give our best next time. I know we all have bad days and I want all of us on the court we forget everything and be a unit. I also know the more I know and learn as a player my responsibility is higher. I know I need to be humble and patient because my attitude and reaction can have a direct effect on some of the players that may not have the same strong mentality and knowledge of the game so I need to be there to support them and tell them not to quit and just keep on pushing.

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My role model is my mom, Tania Markusson. She’s a child of war, a divorced parent and a breast cancer survivor. She grew up in a country (Iran) where women were not seen as equal citizens to men and she had to push through so much hardship in her life. Coming to Canada as an immigrant at 19 years of age, she thought she would have her break but when I was 3 years old she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. For the sake of her two young kids and her family, she pushed through it and endured all the hardship and now she’s a survivor with so much love and care to give to people. She is always happy and never quits on anything and anyone and I want to be like her and never accept no for an answer and know if I want anything I can work hard and achieve it. She’s truly my best friend and my role model.

2023-2024
Rep hockey player
The North York Storm
I started to challenge myself to learn how to skate and playing hockey. Within 7 months I not only learned how to play hockey but I got accept in a rep team and one of the best clubs in Canada (North York Storm). I played there as a defence and loved every second of it but because both hockey and volleyball season overlapped I had to choice the sport which I had much more passion for, volleyball.

At school beside volleyball I play ultimate frisbee and track and field as I believe all the sport in combination can make me a well rounded and better athlete for my main sport which is volleyball.

2023-2024
Setter
Crestwood Preparatory College
Silver in CISSA D2

2022-2023
Crestwood Preparatory College

I was so excited to receive my Honourable Mention Intermediate Essay award in the Remembrance Day Literary Contest. I wrote that essay putting myself in the shoes of a veteran during WWII being away from their family, house and everything they loved. It was a very touching and awakening experience for me as I’m very family-oriented and couldn’t imagine how must have felt knowing you may never see your loved ones again. Writing that essay and researching it by itself gave me so much enjoyment and appreciation for the life we have now at the sacrifice of so many in the past. I was hoping my writing could express all the feelings that I have and make a tiny impression on my hearts of the readers. Therefore, when I received the award, was so touching for me because it meant I was able to some degree do justice and express the true feelings that a soldier might have had in those tough times, away from his family. That was my honour and to be awarded for that was very fulfilling and rewarding.

I love justice, human rights and law and I would love one day to be a lawyer specialized in human right field.

My biggest hope is that I will be able to play my sport as I can’t ever imagine one day I have to stop playing volleyball. Besides that, I want to make the most use of what the school has to offer to make myself better both academically and athletically. I also would love to be able to meet some like-minded people and build connections and friendships with people of different cultures and nationalities. I love to hear their stories and share mine and use college/university to make myself to better version of myself for my future.