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    Prompt 5: Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement? Most children grow up fearing the dark or scary monsters in the closet. I grew up fearing my dad and his alcoholism. When I was in the third grade, my dad always drove me home from school, and I prayed to God every day that he would be sober. His breath always reeked of alcohol, and his eyes were constantly bloodshot

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    I walked into the high school gym 15 minutes before it started. I was ready to kill it. I could already smell the fresh new volleyballs for the upcoming season. It was the last day of junior varsity volleyball tryouts. “Hi Amber!” exclaimed Taylor, the junior varsity coach. I waved, sat down, and got my shoes and kneepads on. There were many upperclassmen in the gym ready to make the team they had all made the previous year. Honestly, it was pretty intimidating being a freshman surrounded by all

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    Teammate I woke up at six, I didn’t get a lot of sleep that night because I was filled with anxiety. It was the last day of soccer tryouts and I wasn’t so excited about going. The day before I was informed that I wouldn’t be starting the season with varsity which saddened me. I couldn’t let that keep me down from trying hard today, for I still needed to prove that I wanted to be there. I packed up all my soccer equipment before eating breakfast. “Good luck today Jack!” my dad said “Go out there and

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    the court evenly. I stood nervously with a smooth leather ball in hand, reciting drills and methods I learned off the court in my head. The thrill rushed through my nerves the next day when I went through those same gym doors officially on the junior varsity volleyball team. A passion arose in me when something that I was close to not trying at all, was a part of my everyday activity. The fact that the negativity I encountered about trying for

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    1. Why does the Varsity team lose to the Junior Varsity team? The Varsity team lost to the Junior Varsity team because of their individualistic mindset. The coach of the Army Crew team admits to putting together the best crew athletes together on the Varsity team. As “Making Star Teams Out of Star Players” discusses, putting the best individuals together seems appropriate on paper, but often ignores the soft skills necessary to work together as a team. Because the coach focuses on the individual

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    The Organization I was involved in was my Junior Varsity Soccer team at Ramona High School. We had Eleven Starters and Seven Bench Players. We had to try out to get a spot on the team and all of us there had to compete against each other to play during the games. The previous year the team had finished second in the league so they had greater expectations for us to finish in first. Attitudes are an important part to compete and can influence everyone around you which demonstrates the three main components

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    happy, without much pain or adversity; as a result, the moment I learned I did not make the Junior Varsity volleyball team my freshman year, I was especially devastated. When I showed up on our first day of tryouts I was excited. I looked forward to playing volleyball all summer with my friends. I worked hard, and I felt really confident at the end of the two weeks; certain that I had made the Junior Varsity team. The coaches took me to a secluded room and sat me down to explain which team I had made

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    example and providing direction for that group. Although anyone can be chosen as a leader, he or she must be willing and deserving of this position. Being a first year soccer member in sixth grade, I had no expectations of becoming captain of our Junior Varsity team. After all, I'm not the player on the team. So it came as a surprise to me when I was selected as captain. Becoming a team captain has influenced me to set good examples for my team mates. As a result, I must learn to give before I can expect

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    high school. I was on the varsity soccer team and we were having a terrific season. We were hoping to make a run for state, which had never been done by the boys team since its inception 10 years ago. I did not receive a lot of playing time over the course of the season, but I was integral to the depth and strength of the team. At first, I had to prove to myself and my coaches that I could be an asset to the varsity team. I stepped up my intensity during the junior varsity games and focused all my

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    Today was and exciting day for the Junior Varsity Marching Band. It was a pleasure to see all of the students eager to partake on this wonderful journey of instrumental music. Today, each student should have received a packet of information one was the parent meeting agenda which is scheduled for Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 6:30p.m. in the Oak Park High School Auditorium. The second piece of information was the schedule for the season and the third piece was the order form for the uniform. To

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