CHS senior Haakon Schiebler may be best known as a leading member of the successful Cascade High School Knowledge Bowl team, but has also been involved in tennis, cross-country, and many “College in the Classroom” courses over the course of his career at CHS.
In recent years, the Knowledge Bowl team has found great success, including an undefeated season last year, as well as winning the Washington State Tournament, which Haakon includes as one of his proudest accomplishments. “For the things that he is motivated about, he is willing to put in extra work. When he gets excited about something he makes you excited too. I admire how well he can remember things,” described Knowledge Bowl teammate and childhood friend Quinten Farrell.
“One of my favorite memories of Haakon was when he was a freshman on the Knowledge Bowl team with all seniors and going to state. They all agreed they needed him, especially with [his mastery of] the presidents, even though he was a freshman,” said Knowledge Bowl coach, cross country coach, and teacher Dayle Massey.
As a student, Haakon continues to impress. Cascade High School offers many “College in the Classroom” options. Haakon has taken many such courses including UW Calculus II and EWU English IV. Scheibler revealed that his favorite classes from over the years are “Planets and A.P. Biology.” Cascade teacher Dwayne Allen said that as a student Scheibler is “creative, intelligent, and challenging for teachers in a good way. He’s not willing to accept a standard answer.”
“Haakon is a very creative and clever student, although his handwriting is terrible,” said English teacher Alexandra Rosenfield. “I had the students take a reading quiz, and it had to be handwritten. I couldn’t grade Haakon’s, he had to read it out loud to me. It’s one of my favorite memories of him.”
After high school, Haakon plans to attend a four-year college and study computer science. “He is a very good listener and can pay attention and grasp things quickly. He pays attention to what's going on in class and is really good at listening and remembering. He focuses really well,” said Massey.
“I see Haakon becoming president someday if he wanted to. He is going to be very successful in his future,” observed Allen. Allen’s predictions may not seem so grandiose when it is considered that one of Haakon’s specialties is U.S. Presidents - a skill he has used in many knowledge bowl competitions and classes.
Haakon is a natural leader, whether it is in school, sports, or with friends. Massey has been able to see Haakon in many leadership roles throughout the school and says that “he’s really good at setting an example behind the scenes. He doesn’t need to be out front, but he does a good job of organizing summer running and encouraging everyone in a quiet way.”
All that know him agree that Haakon has grown a lot over the last four years at Cascade. “He used to be really short and that was funny,” said Quinten. In addition to his size, Haakon has also grown as a student and athlete. “He started off as a freshman very motivated and has grown and matured over the years. He is certainly motivated in knowledge bowl and became more interested and involved in cross country,” said Massey, who continued: “He has always been motivated and capable in a lot of things.”
Haakon has certainly left his mark at Cascade, and he will be missed next year.
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