On 12-03-2015 at approximately 1745 hours I Officer Hildebrand, Officer Patrick Sullivan and Sgt. Joseph Harris were dispatched to 630 N D St. for report of an assault in progress. While en route Dispatch notified me saying the male individual assaulting the victim was Kevin Meyer. I had dealt with Kevin Meyer earlier in my shift. While driving East on West Gallatin I spotted Kevin 's pickup headed West on Gallatin.…
We were playing a team that we could never beat. My dad was the only one who came with me, to libertyville complex. When i got there i had to put on my shoes and warm up with my team. when i was warming up i heard the ref blow his whistle that meant game time. we got the ball first.…
As soon as we won everyone on my team, even our coach, came together for a big group hug. We shook the other team's hands for good sportsmanship, then had a little huddle to say our final…
We had a quick warm up and got on the field. We easily beat the first two teams we played against. The third game was a little bit closer but we ended up prevailing. We were all ecstatic and we went as a team to see who we were playing in the championships. I could see my teammates countenances droop.…
The norm may not always be the right way to go. I no longer want to be a part of a popular or important group of people, if I feel that what the group is doing or believes in is wrong, even if it means I'm not a part of the norm. I am not afraid to stand out on my own. I have challenged this belief for many years. When I was in elementary school, I was bullied by a group of girls that I hung with, looked up to and idolized.…
Road Test I had been waiting for this day all my life. After a year of driving with a permit, it was time to take my drivers road test to get my license. I ran to my mother’s room and told her to get ready we had to be at the DMV by 11:30 am. She checked the time and to her surprise it was only 9:00 am, which for me was late. After 10 minutes of annoying her, she crawled out of bed.…
Sometimes in life, the real monsters are not who we think they are. They are not the ones under the bed, or in the closet. They are not the ones that lurk in the dark corners of your room. These monsters wear a mask. The mask is so good in fact, you may know some of these monsters without even realizing it.…
Since, I can remember I have always been the shy, quiet type. I did not speak, unless spoken to, made friends, but never put effort in keeping them, because there was no point in keeping friends when I knew I would have to move the next school year or half way through the year; however, that all changed in the middle of my third grade year. IT happened. The BIG move. Well, not really.…
“When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.” ~ Wayne Dyer Center stage, everyone’s watching, one spotlight, the music starts, and you dance your heart out because you never know if this will be the last dance you will ever do. Well for me, that's exactly what happened. I sat in the waiting room, I heard my name called out.…
“Just a Game” “You ready for this” my dad said as we were sitting on the couch talking about the tournament that we are going to. I said “yes I am ready for this”. My dad said “You do know that your team gets ranked for the tournament and your team is the number one team in the tournament”. When he told me that I could not believe it. That means that we're are going to have a lot of people there watching you guys play.…
Bottom nine, two outs, bases loaded. The opposing team's batter steps into the batter’s box. There are a million things running through my head in the field. With all eyes locked on me, the ball took flight. It was just the ball and me.…
Eric heard the loud crack of gun, and started running as fast as he could. As he ran, he could feel the wind rushing past him. He knew he wasn’t running fast enough, and tried to run faster, but he couldn’t. By then he knew he had lost the race. It was the semi-finals at state for the high school track team and his team need him to win one race.…
The Real Test In elementary school, it never crossed my mind to compare myself to others. I was one of the kids that was considered “gifted,” who got to occasionally go to the back of the classroom and learn separate, more advanced topics. In other words, life was good. I wasn’t an arrogant kid, but I didn’t constantly have thoughts of feeling stupid.…
As of the 2nd of February, 2018, I have been sober for 35 days. The last time I had any liquor was a mere two days before the new year set in. It was the 29th of December, and I thought not of celebrating the spirit of festivity in silence or by doing something else interesting. Not that I had been riding the wave of some good luck or fortune which made me happy in-itself, rather I was only distraught at how serious my habit of imbibing a useless substance which continually beat me into senselessness was becoming.…
College. What an important word. A word that so many people say. A word I have heard so many times. A word that I have always known will be a part of my future.…