Skating or Acting?
As well as her acting, Sarah still found time to excel as a competitive figure ice-skater, placing as high as 3rd in the New York State regional competition. She also gained a brown belt in Tae Kwan Do.
Her mother's support was essential to get her through the tough times of trying to juggle her fledgling acting career with a normal school life. Sarah had such choices to make as going to a slumber party or going to an audition. As a result of her acting success, Sarah felt isolated and was left out of things by her fellow students.
Life became a little easier when Sarah changed schools to New York's famous Professional Children's School.
Here, even though she still had to decide between the Junior Prom and the Emmy's, she was not alone in having to make such decisions. Her peers also had similar balancing acts between education and career.