ost of our teachers are mysterious and secretive with their lives outside of school. But what else are we here to do but dig and expose their personal lives?

“NO, don’t expose me!” said Ms. Hulings with her hands over her face. 

The victim for this article is Knoch Science teacher Ms. Hulings, who has an easy breezy, light-hearted hobby of running Spartan races. For those who don’t know, (no shame, most of us probably don’t), Spartan races are obstacle races that vary in difficulty, ranging from three miles to marathon distances. The races’ most common obstacles include crawling under barbed wire, a fire jump, spear throws, rope climbs, steep mud climbs, dunk walls (submerging underwater to swim under a wall), tire flips, and many other wild and tasking obstacles. 

Now, let’s ask the question we are all thinking: why would anyone ever subject themselves to this abuse? 

“Friends,” answered Ms. Hulings, “my friends from the gym convinced me to start running Spartans. They told me I was training like a maniac and should run a Spartan with them.”  

Ms. Hulings had started her training with no goal of a Spartan race in mind, but with a little convincing, she signed up for her first race. 

“I did my first race in September of last year and I do a lot to prepare for the races,” said Ms. Hulings. 

When she says a lot, she means it. Even if she doesn’t have an upcoming race, she trains most days of the week. 

When asked what she enjoys doing in her free time, her response was a laugh and a simple “that’s funny.” Free time isn’t a very familiar word in this educator’s life.

Let’s not forget that she does this all on top of having a teaching job. 

Ms. Hulings does more than just teach science classes; she is also the teacher advisor of Knoch’s Student Council. These things chip away at precious free time, but she is still happy to help and to be involved. 

Ms. Hulings awesomeness doesn’t get past her students either. Though they might not know her involvement in these impressive races outside of school, they still love her and appreciate her work as a teacher. 

And we don’t disagree. With everything she takes on at the school, all of us are amazed by the responsibilities she is able to juggle and still do amazingly. If you looked up “girlboss” in our very real dictionary, all you would see is a picture of Ms. Hulings. 

Ms. Hulings had conveyed her embarrassment throughout the interview and was originally wary about the article being an exposé on her personal life. However, these races are a feat no one should be ashamed of completing; In fact, they are something that should be applauded.