Cheering loud and proud, sophomore Michael McCraner tries to keep spirits high. The feeling of cheering certainly stuck with Michael throughout his first season. “I feel happy when cheering because I’m around my friends. After I feel sad because I wish I could keep cheering with my team,” Michael said. And just like his feelings, Michael plans on sticking around too.…
One night my friend Andrew McBride had a party at Hampton Inn. As soon as we got there we jumped into the pool. Me, Jordan, Dalton, Aidan,Ty,Andrew, Sam, and Landen were all there. We went into the hot-tub and back into the pool. After that we went upstairs to our room and ate Razorback Pizza and Cookie Cake.…
When I think of the word “grit”, to me it makes me think of someone who has a great spirit, who is self-motivated and does everything they can to meet their goal. The one time that I can say that I had true grit was during the time when we all as a Housing and Residence Life department, took place in our annual event ‘Battle of the Hall Stars’. Battle of the Hall Stars is most likely the “Olympics” of Housing and Residence Life at the University of West Florida. There’s nothing but different events, from basketball, handball, obstacle courses, and much more. At the end of it all, everyone gathers together at the end, all the points are tallied up and the Hall Cup is presented to the best Residence Hall.…
I walked up to the steer I was working with and pet him on the head, letting him know I’m friendly. He jerked in fright, and suddenly he turned his head and stared at me like a monster. So many large animals makes you feel vulnerable no matter how big you think you are. I got to the state fairgrounds just in time to wash the cows. I’m not sure who washed who…
Andrew O’Kula A small streak of pink began to emanate from a slim point along the horizon as the late afternoon slipped into the evening. There had not been a cloud in the sky to ruin this beautiful picture the sky had created all day. And being that it was still early in June, that had turned out to be a very long day. Our hands were covered in dirt while our arms glistened with a thin sheet of sweat.…
It’s me Yorick Mori and I must inform you that I have safely arrived at The New World. I have survived the harsh sail here and I have endured the cold. It’s not like England, there are animals that I have not yet seen and the plants are a mystery to me. The most shocking thing to me was the weather, I have never felt so cold in my life and the snow I had to face was covering my feet.…
Faith is the belief in something greater than us one can put full trust, confidence, and reliance on when difficult times arise. I was raised to be involved with church activities to maintain my spiritual life; additionally my faith grew dramatically when my cousin deceased and gave me an overview of what I wanted to pursue my career as. When I was a child, my parents encouraged me to always be as loving and caring as I could be, not for personal gain, but to be benevolent to the people around me. I was raised with two loving parents, Mario and Rebeca, along with a younger brother, Mario and older sister, Ana.…
I didn’t know what I was going to wear to the bar tonight. Johaly and I were the same sizes, so I tried on a few of her things. “Girl you got a cute shape. I wish I had hips like that.” “These saddle bags run in our family and no matter how much I exercise they never go away.”…
I work for my dad on our family ranch in Jones Creek, Texas. The work is hard, backbreaking, and tiring. Everyday when I get home I eat the meal that my momma makes for us: there is no arguing whether or not that is what you are having for supper. Every night I get in bed completely wore out from a hard days work, then I wake up to do it all again in the morning. This job is not for everyone, however it is for me.…
There was a boy named Liam Wilson. He lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He is as normal as normal gets. He wakes up, goes to school, comes back home, and goes to bed. There is nothing “supernatural” about that, right?…
A few years ago I remember walking home from school. Mind you I thought I was very handsome back in those days, I had soft, dark brown hair, I went to the gym every day, I was fit and healthy, personally I thought I was a ladies man and I still am (I think). Anyways, I was almost home…
Time stands still, frozen like New York in the wintertime. And all I can hear is the fast da dum da dum of my palpitating heart. Adrenaline spikes in waves through my clammy body. I look straight at the brown wooden door in front of me and pretend it is the audience. Taking a deep breath of the musky air, I envision myself bold and confident.…
To say my year was uneventful, well that would be a lie. So many things have happened and so many things have gone unnoticed. Where to begin,where to end,what to include and what not to include. So many things to say,that will never be told,so many jokes no one will understand but us. So much life that never seemed eventful at the time.…
I was in my room it was June 19. I went to go to the restroom and then I ate. I went to go change. I went outside to go to my friends house.…
When growing up, just about every child has some grandiose yet profoundly naïve dream for themselves, be it an astronaut, cowboy, the president, or even the regional manager of a gas station. I, of course, was no exception to this rule; much to my mother’s disappointment, my dream was to be a rock star. The idea of being on stage wowing crowds of people thrilled me immensely; however, even as a child, I understood this dream of mine to be incredibly unlikely, which made my moment of playing a shredding bass solo in front of an astonishing crowd of no more than thirty people all the more monumental. This dream remained dormant until 3 friends and I decided to form a band when we were in middle school.…