Known at his school as a very gifted volleyball, badminton and physical education student, Adam Schwarz is said to lead by example both on and off the court. Helping his Kelowna Secondary School team place fourth at the 2008 Volleyball Provincial Championships, he also received a couple of MVP awards as well as four first team all-stars during the season and a second team all-star at the provincial championships.

Outside of school, Adam has been a member of the Kelowna Volleyball Club for the past four years with his U17 team placing 4^th at the 2008 provincials. He won the Valley Beach Volleyball Championship with his partner in June, advancing on to play at the 2008 BC Summer Games.

Adam also plays soccer and for the past three years, his team has won the Kelowna Cup.

Academically, he is in Advanced Placement Chemistry, Physics, Calculus and English, maintaining a 98% with a current GPA of 3.7%.