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Collected Item: “Preston Potter Oral History, 2020/11/16”

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Interview with a student athlete: getting an education during quarantine (FOR GWYN)

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Audio Interview

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This interview shares the perspective of not only a college student learning during the pandemic, but also a student athlete. Preston Potter strives to maintain his job, his grades, and also stay in athletic shape, while also trying to keep a sense of team brotherhood while staying safe.
We explored how he tried to juggle all of this, and still stay sane, and lead a normal life.
Preston gives a positive outlook on the struggles and challenges he faces, focused solely on achieving a dream career of being a professional baseball player.

It is a unique look into how different students are handling the many balls they have in the air between work, school and practice.

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#coveryourfangs #hs6301 #baseball #online #learning #positive

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Preston Potter, Mikel Baxter

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2020-11-16
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