Great Moment In My Life

A great moment in my life came back in my 6^th grade year. In the fall of 2008, I entered into a writing contest for Weekly Reader news, a news magazine that is received by Alden middle school, the intermediate and thousands of other schools nation-wide. There was opening for student reporters for the magazine, and I entered the contest by writing an essay about my life and my goal to be a reporter. After winning the contest, I was given my first assignment which was to go to Buffalo Bills training camp in Rochester. Here, I received an all access pass to go on the sideline and watch the team practice. This was quite the experience, watching these extreme athletes practice right in front of me, and giving them high fives as they came off the field to water up. My personal favorite part of this experience came after the practice, when I was set up for an interview with my two favorite Bills players, Roscoe Parrish and Paul Posluszny. I was so nervous, and so excited that I finally had the ability to talk to my idols, and ask them questions that would then be seen by the nation. I asked them questions such as how they feel about the offense, and the quarterback situation at the time, regarding JP Losman and Trent Edwards. I also asked each of them about the presidential election at the time. Paul told me that he was voting for McCain, and Roscoe said he was voting for Obama. My interview is available if you Google my name. My cousin Brian Zelasko is a chiropractor for the Bills, and he often worked with Paul Posluszny. When my cousin asked Paul, two years after the interview, he said that he remembered me, and still had my interview hanging up in his locker in the locker room. That was a great moment in my life.