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Written By: Ian Silvester

Senior cross-country runners and twin sisters, Rachel and Hailey Malik, have used their time at the University of 香蕉视频APP 鈥 Fort Smith to blaze their way down trails and spark the curious minds of dozens of elementary-aged students across the city.

While setting personal bests, the sisters have each led their respective classrooms and students to do their best.

鈥淚 find joy in it,鈥 Rachel said, likening training for a race to lesson planning. 鈥淚t鈥檚 looking back at lesson plans and student data鈥攕eeing how they did on a test or the lesson that we did鈥攁nd how I can fix it. It鈥檚 the same mentality as cross country. You want to be better for yourself. You want the students to do better because it鈥檚 not about yourself in the classroom, it鈥檚 about the students.鈥

As sisters, teammates, and fellow teachers-in-the-making, Rachel and Hailey push each other to be the best versions of themselves. Whether it鈥檚 waking up early for a run or staying up late to lesson plan, the two of them are always thinking of how to make their team succeed.

鈥淎 lot of it is just mentality,鈥 Hailey said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 constantly wanting to improve yourself and doing whatever it takes.鈥

Rachel and Hailey will graduate in May 2026. Each plan is to teach full-time and hopes to work at schools close to one another. They also plan to enter an online master鈥檚 program after graduation.

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