Cheerleading

Why do I want to go to Hofstra? The uniband of the school.Many times I have driven under the uniband, wondering what it would be like if I went there. I could easily see myself in the future, walking over that same uniband heading to class, ready to learn. To many, the uniband could be just a nondescript piece of architecture but to me it was much more. It was a symbol of my future, my college, my life after high school and the fact that I planned on attending that school.Hofstra has always been…

While in middle school every young girl’s dream was to be on the varsity cheer team. While the last week in September we started trying out. I swear that whole week I felt sick and could not eat anything unless I wanted it to come right back up! After school we went straight to practice until 5:30. The older cheerleaders took this to heart and got so mad at us when we started joking around. While we was sitting in this little class room about to sweat to death we wait until our coaches tell us…

On July, 4 2020 Laci, Emily, and Myleigh went to Purdue . They were excited that day because their friend Ashlynn was having her first basketball game. So when the girls got there all the basketball girls were practicing . Ashlynn saw the girls and went to say “ Hi.” Also Ashlynn had a surprise . The surprise was that they get to sit in the “VIP” sits. Emily was so happy that she said “ This is the best day ever if I say so myself.” So a couple hours later the game started and the girls…

Whilst loading and installation of the robot surgeon, view screens, shower systems and other items were happening, Connie took the opportunity for her engineering crew set about swapping the drive systems over, with Iris overseeing everything. After splitting the original drive into two smaller sections they mounted them flanking the new drive as a backup system as had been done on the Helcon. Iris performed her own static tests of the new system and the split backup system to ensure there would…

The large speakers that surround the filled room begin to vibrate as the loud unknown voice begins to announce my name. I now know that it is my time to shine. While standing behind the long, red curtains I begin to do what comes natural; lifting my head as if I am looking above and beyond the ceiling that lies above me with a smile projecting from my face, standing tall with strong energy from my toes to the tips of my fingers and pushing my shoulders back to respectfully greet my judges. The…

Trianna Rushton 6th hour “Never give up and always keep fighting, because tough times may be tough, the sacrifices do pay off, so just keep putting towards your dream and just love it the same time and enjoy it” Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas once said. Gabby is an African American women’s national gymnast. Gabby teaches kids, teens, and eve adults to never give up and show the world your best. She is a inspiration to all and is overall a great perso. Gabby Douglas is someone who…

Have you ever been pushed to the point where you felt like you couldn’t go any further, like your body and mind would fall apart if pushed harder? In gymnastics, you are pushed to your mental and physical breaking point. When it comes time to compete, you have to make sure you know your routine and how to make it win the perfect 10. I, as a newly-budding 5th grader, knew this decently well, and my first gymnastics meet was definitely one for the memories. Flipped Out Gymnastics, located in…

Sneha stood bright-eyed center stage in the dead silence that amplified her heartbeat. Each graceful movement she executed validated that we rise by lifting others. I felt my neurotransmitters release the ‘happiness hormone’ as I locked eyes with every child waiting their turn to perform. The event ‘A Musical Evening’ aimed to propagate equality for people with disabilities, raise funds and change societal perceptions about the differently abled. These funds would enable children like Sneha to…

Radi: You probably do not know this about me but, I am from a small village in Ohio where I started gymnastics at the Licking County YMCA at the age of three. When I was eight I was in my first year of level five and we were told by the coaches that that was as good as I'll ever be. So having been doing private lessons with the gym I moved to (Champion Gymnastics and Cheer) for a year we finally made the decision to officially move gyms at the end of the competition season. I then competed one…

I have always wanted to dance. For as long as I can remember I have looked on at a world I was not allowed to enter. Until I was thirteen financial hardship kept me from being able to take dance lessons.I was ecstatic when my mother finally let me go sign up for a class once a week. Soon I began wanting more and more, as a late starter I knew it was important to get the best training I could in order to catch up to my peers. I moved to local ballet school and began taking as many classes as…