Mr. Schilaty Character Analysis

Sitting in what he calls,”more of my casual,” Mr. Schilaty slumps down on a stool, clicking through a PowerPoint, waiting for the classroom of kids to fire down notes about him. Mr. Schilaty is viewed as an average, enthusiastic counselor at Gateway Middle School, however, when our class got to interview him, we realized that he is not just average. Though his red hair and learning disabilities were struggles, Mr. Schilaty had several coming of age moments in college- such as going on the “Oklahoma City Mission,” pursuing his love for basketball, and as well living in Utah- making him realize that anyone could accomplish anything by working hard. To begin with, Mr. Schilaty tells us that when he speaks about his childhood, it isn’t one of
Schilaty made an important decision to go to Skagit Valley College, partly because he wanted to play basketball. Mr. Schilaty can tell you that basketball brought him back alive, and that it motivated him to try harder. In Everett High School, Mr. Schilaty really got into basketball his senior year, where he was the captain, and lead the team to 5th in the state. No one could expect what would happen next- Mr. Schilaty rose proudly from the chair, he stood up tall, showing us that he was definitely over 6 feet tall. “I couldn’t pass or dribble a lot, but I could score,” he said, as if he were reliving the moment. This love of basketball leads him to believe that if he worked harder, and got good grades, he could play basketball in college. Therefore, Mr. Schilaty put in all he had and attended Skagit Valley College, because he knew that people from all over the town would go to their games and go “cardinal crazy.” You could see in his eyes that Mr. Schilaty was pleased that he would have people that honored him, and through his sophomore year at Skagit Valley, he was able to gain self confidence. On the screen, all of our eyes stared in awe at a picture of Mr. Schilaty as a basketball player with his loving family; it is said that he was trying to squeeze his muscles to make him look better. At this point, he realized that his basketball days were almost over,”I liked basketball, but didn’t love it enough to go in debt for it.” Everyone looked up, somewhat confused, though interested about how Mr. Schilaty had thought his decisions through, and was not just a madman who was crazy, but a man who strived for success. Pondering through our heads was the thoughts of how a man could suddenly realize that family and success is greater than the sport he lived off