Life never slows down for Amanda Glass. There's always something to do.
Whether it's participating in band, the many school clubs she's involved in, swimming, life guarding or golfing, Glass has made it a point over her four years in high school to stay busy.
"I like doing all of them and I can't see myself quitting," said Glass, a senior at Siloam Springs High School. "I find time. I'm very busy, but I somehow manage to get all of it done."
Glass will be without one less activity after this week. She'll complete her high school golf career at the Class 6A Girls State Golf Tournament. The tournament is Monday and Tuesday at Big Creek Golf and Country Club in Mountain Home. A practice round is scheduled for today.
"It's really strange," said Glass. She said it hit her after homecoming on Sept. 18 that the season was winding down.
"I guess it's still kind of setting in," she said.
Glass has been a four-year varsity starter for the Lady Panthers, just like her older sister Jessica was. In fact, she thinks because of her likeness to her sister, she's often confused with her sister.
"We're definitely not in a hurry to get rid of her," said Siloam Springs golf coach Michael Robertson. "We're going to miss her that's for sure."
For a nine-stroke average, Glass is hovering around 48 for the 2015-16 season, which is second on the team behind sophomore Brinkley Beever's 46.
Glass also tends to play her best golf at the end of each season according to her coach. Last season, she finished 15th overall at the 6A girls golf tournament with a two-day total of 204.
"No matter how she's playing going into state, she always plays some of her best rounds at state," Robertson said. "That's what we need (this) week and that's what we're looking for."
Robertson said Glass has provided an excellent example for younger golfers in the Siloam Springs program to follow.
"I say this all the time -- like a broken record -- but one of the things I appreciate about her is she's steady," Robertson said. "I appreciate even though she's super busy with school -- she's a 4.0 student, a near-30 ACT kid -- she's always where she's supposed to be, always working hard and leading us the right way."
Glass has been a part of the Panther Marching Band, but she stopped band this semester to focus on her other activities. She'll return to band next semester to go along with student leadership at Harvard Avenue Baptist Church, participate in school clubs like National Honors Society, Beta Club and Mu Alpha Theta, and she also is a member of the SSHS swim team. During the summer she also worked as a lifeguard.
Glass said she does regret that she didn't have more time to practice her golf game her senior year.
"I actually did try to pare down a little bit this year, but it didn't quite work out," she said. "So I still feel just as busy and I haven't had as much time to golf. This year I feel like I could've done better. I am pleased with how I've done, but I feel like I could have done better."
Glass has a 4.0 grade-point-average and a 28 on the ACT.
She wants to go to college and possibly be an occupational therapist one day.
Sports on 09/27/2015