High jump

get me excited. There was just one final hurdle to jump: placing in the District 1 meet. I watched as the sun rose up and illuminated the cloudless sky, while plopping down on the bleachers along with my team. The District meet had finally arrived. “Coach Terry, may I look at the heat sheet when you’re done?” I asked. “Absolutely, here you go Nina.” I took it with a nervous smile and flipped to the field events. Pole vault, high jump, long jump... oh here we go! Shot-put. I scanned the…

Cheerleading is a competitive sport because it’s just as equal to other high school sports. We do competitions,we go against teams, and we have scores. (Short skirts, loud voices, and tons of energy; that’s what most high school students define as a typical cheerleader). Most of the people in the world will have this opinion. People think that cheerleaders are seen as wanna-be athletes. They don’t actually do anything other than a few back-flips here or there. How hard could it be? The answer is…

Tehachapi High School (THS), a school I attended, we can see disimilarities due to social class. To being with, Tehachapi High School had a majority white population. Seen in the School Accountability Report Card for THS, 67.1% of the students are white, while 2% are black/African American, American Indian or Alaska native are 0.4%, Asian makes up 1.4%, Filipino 0.7%, and Hispanic or Latino are 27.3%. Added together, everyone but the whites total 32.9% of the student population at Tehachapi…

In the morning we ate breakfast and went to the Foley High School for tryouts. Tryouts were from 9 am to 4 pm. We filled out these slips that had our parents phone numbers, emails and any medical information that was needed. I had no idea where my phone was so I couldn't fill out much because I only knew my…

one, two, and three. I could hear them go through everything the chant, cheer, dance, and even their jumps. With each participant going out before me, I’d practice along with their group as they performed. Knowing that there were many experienced tumblers or returning cheerleaders, I began to doubt myself. Knowing that I was inexperienced when it came to anything dealing with cheer, especially jumps. “ I'm not going to make it,” I thought. There were fifty four girls here with just as much…

I have been fascinated by Jordan’s style of playing ever since I first watched his games and highlights. Many people view Michael Jordan as a premier athlete who can run fast, jump high and routinely deliver in the clutch. To them, he's simply physically superior, but Jordan has great understanding of team concepts, his competitive drive and his compassion are what make him just a great player..Another major ability is he can rise to every competitive occasion. Another of the qualities I most…

High Schooler Competes In A Growing Dog Sport Kalli Gambill-Donley secured second place on July 2, after her dog Lucy competed in a relay styled hurdle event at Erie County Fairgrounds. The dog sport competition, named flyball, is when “Dogs run over four jumps. Then they jump on a box that triggers a ball to pop out, catch it and return over the four jumps,” said Gambill-Donley. Shenanigans Unleashed, Gambill-Donley’s team, participated in a team race, running four dogs together consecutively…

recommendation for Sharon Keeton. I have worked with Sharon Keeton for the last sixteen years, and she stands out as an excellent educator and a caring individual. Sharon began her career at Toms River High School North as an English teacher and then obtained her certification to become the Media Specialist at the high school. Because of this, I have had the ability to work with her as an English department colleague, and then work alongside her in the Media Center as she led my students…

not get off track and let’s go back to talking about track. So, track is a really fun and it is a good way to know other people. And other people can know you better. Some events in track is fun like high jump, long jump, shot put, and relays and there are many other fun events. I recommend you doing track because track can keep you in shape and if you want to…

Down 2 goals with 10 minutes left in the championship game of the biggest tournament of my life. Time is running out like miniscule grains of sand dropping from an hourglass. My team stops a shot and kicks the ball up the field. I jump and head the ball as hard as I can up the field, mustering all my strength to get up the field and win it. My arms are pumping as I retrieve the ball and cut towards the goal. All that separates me from scoring is one defender and the goalie. I fake a cut right,…