Examples Of Being Voted Captain

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High school is supposed to include some of the best times of our lives. There are the students who slack off and waste their high school careers getting caught up in drugs and alcohol. Also, there are the students who work hard to impress their families and make a name for themselves. Personally, I have witnessed close relatives of mine throw their lives away because of doing drugs. I have made it my goal to overcome the temptation of drugs and alcohol. After the soccer season of my junior year, I was nominated to be one of four captains for the 2015 season. Being voted captain meant a lot to me as a person and a player. I have had leadership roles before in club soccer, but now I am a leader of my high school team and I am representing my

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