LOS ANGELES — Stepping into the gym with Village Christian High School senior Sienna Noordermeer, there’s only one word that’s ever on her mind... memories.

“You know the cliché, ball is life, but with volleyball it truly has been,” she said.

What You Need To Know

  • Village Christian senior Sienna Noordermeer is an elite volleyball player committed to Northwestern University

  • She's only been playing volleyball since the 7th grade, but her intense drive and determination has carried her through

  • Noordermeer also excels in the schools' EGL Concentration, where she has been able to explore her interests in business and entrepreneurship

  • Her hope is to one day combine her passions for sports and business into a career

This high school gym and this sport have played so much of a role in who Noordermeer is and what she hopes to accomplish.

“Starting in 7th grade, I had this passion and almost obsession with volleyball and being the best I can be,” Noordermeer explained. “So that passion has carried me through everything I wanted to do.”

And if you get to know this high school senior, you’ll get to know that the list she’s referring to is pretty extensive.

First up, as you may have guessed, her volleyball career.

“I started playing volleyball when I was 13,” she said. “I felt at home on the court and knew immediately that was going to be my sport.”

In just five years, Noordermeer has flourished on the court. An elite competitor, she may not have been playing for very long, but she’s played well enough to commit to competing at the next level — at Northwestern University.

Her work ethic and drive translating from the court to the classroom, where she has also excelled.

Taking a specific interest in the school’s Entrepreneurialism and Global Leadership Concentration, Dean John Khoury, said she’s always stood out.

“From the very start of Sienna’s entrance into this concentration, she embraced every opportunity,” he explained. “She’s been on every trip. She arrives early and stays late. I mean, she leans in. Sienna is a doer.”

And that extends into her normal classes as well.

As a competitor by nature and perhaps by genetics as well, she’s constantly pushing herself.

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“I grew up in a house of girls where it was my mom, my sister, my grandma and my grandpa and we would just constantly push each other,” Noordermeer said. “It was an environment where greatness was cultivated.”

Although it may get challenging, this scholar athlete knows the legacy she wants to leave behind on her campus.

“I think I want to be remembered for obviously, my excellence in the classroom and outside of it, but I think my drive and determination is something I really want to be remembered for,” Noordermeer said.

It’s a commitment to herself, a commitment to others and a commitment to greatness.