Varsity letter

The ride home from church wasn’t much different from any other day. My mom was lecturing me about sports. This time it was about soccer. We would be starting games this week and my mom was worried, just like she usually is. “Are you sure you want to keep doing this?” She annoyingly asked me. I had gotten used to this because of the countless times before that she asked it “There are so many other things you could do with yourself. You are in band, clubs, and have some amazing grades. You don’t

anywhere past high school. Reason and theoretical thinking kept me from being serious about section and state competitions, and for that reason, as well as my lack of athleticism, I seldom received playing time, especially on varsity. Instead I discovered myself on the junior varsity team most years, and although most students and coaches viewed me as “not good enough,” I would not allow myself to look through that lens. In my mind, JV was an opportunity. Naturally a leader, I sought to lead the younger

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

my class worked through addition and subtraction exercises. Throughout all of my early accomplishments and disappointments, I always took pride in the effort I applied to important events and even everyday assignments. This past year, I played two varsity sports, played for a club soccer team and the state soccer team, and maintained a 4.0 gpa through it all. Even when I was swamped with homework and practices, I still found time to push my mind and fitness an extra mile. I aspire to lead, not follow

Team Player It is a cold, wet October morning in Slippery Rock, PA. The school bus carrying 50 sleeping high schoolers pulls into a gravel parking lot, joining a crowd of buses and vans already lining the edge of a vast grassy field. A never-ending white line is painted on the short-clipped grass marking a trail. It follows the outside of the expanse, along the parking lot, beside the road, up and down the hills and valleys, and through small patches of trees and brush at the far

team with me. All of the JV and Varsity teams had performed their kick routines and everyone was waiting for the judges to announce which teams would move on to the finals. Finally, music started playing from the massive gym right outside of the hallway we were waiting in, our cue that the results were finished. Every team that had competed kick, including both of our Sheyenne teams, wandered out onto the gym floor and took a seat in a circle.    "In Class A Varsity," the emcee began, "only six teams

respect of others. Eager to learn how to attain these qualities, I went to the boathouse every day where I endured long practices focusing solely on how to improve myself, and stayed after practice and met with my coach to discuss what it takes to be a varsity coxswain. Having these lessons, I found myself becoming more

goalie dives and misses the ball as it hits the back of the net. The team rushes toward each other celebrating the goal with a team hug. Club sports are just as entertaining as varsity sports yet most people don’t see it this way. This is only one of the multiple differences between varsity and club soccer. Most varsity athletes take for granted their trainer access and preferential treatment. Yet participants in club sports are not even allowed to talk to a trainer or use the school vans

Making big life decisions is something that everyone has to go through. Senior year, one must decide what they are doing after high school, whether it be the military, college, or going straight into the workforce. Personally, I am going to choose to continue my education and go to college. Deciding to go to college brings upon many other decisions like what type of college, where the college is located, what major to study, etc. Senior year is a great time for students to do research and start to

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