Sophomore

My sophomore swimming season marked my transition to adulthood. My journey to sectionals taught me to reach higher and push myself to attain goals that at first seem unrealistic. Ever since I began swimming at a young age, breaststroke has come easily to me. I would place in the top twelve at swim meets, but there was still room for improvement. During my sophomore year, my head coach, Kyle, saw potential in me, took me aside at practice, and told me that he believed I had the ability to…

Envision walking through a forest of darkness, not knowing where you want to go or what you’re going to do next. The only thing you do know is that you want to do something and you want to influence something. Finally, you see an opportunity that could change everything. You don't know how all of this will affect you, but you go ahead anyways. This is how I was before joining Creek Wood’s Band. Joining the band has influenced me in every way and made me a better person with a new purpose.…

In it to end it A group of students at The University of Alabama stood beside a table outside of the Ferguson Student Center many times throughout this semester in hopes to grab the attention of those passing by. Several posters and pamphlets lined the table. One sign, however, caught more glances than the rest. The bold red words painted on the cardboard matched the severity behind them, “Slavery still exists.” The International Justice Mission is a global organization that protects the poor…

The Rising Stars Challenge is an exhibition basketball game held by the National Basketball Association (NBA) on the Friday before the annual All-Star Game as part of the All-Star Weekend. The players are first- and second-year players selected by the NBA's assistant coaches. Two people designated as "general managers" draft players for the two opposing teams.[1] Carmelo Anthony receiving an alley-oop during the 2004 Rookie Challenge game. The Rookie Challenge, established in 1994, was…

This year we, the community service group, wanted to host our second annual powder puff football game. First we had to find a cause to hold the game in honor of. We figured Cystic Fibrosis was the perfect disease to try to inform our community about in a fun and interesting way. We have a student in our school district with this deadly disease and wanted to help her spread awareness. Our first decision to make was where to host this event. We knew from the previous year that hosting the…

My calling first became apparent to me during my sophomore year of college. During this time, I was completely unsure about what field of study that I wanted to follow. At that time, I was trying to think of anything that would help me think of which major I wanted to study. While doing that I remembered that when I was younger, people always told that I work well with kids. With that being said, I thought of becoming a teacher. My sophomore year I decided to become and Elementary Education…

Luther college Close nit community, supportive, and home are three adjectives I think of when I think of Luther College. When deciding on what college I was going to attend one of the ultimately helped me choose Luther was the community. From my freshman year experiences at Luther my peers on campus made Luther truly feel like I was at home. “Home” isn’t the house you grew up in, it is a place or places that make you truly feel yourself and complete. Luther, Spirit in the Pines, and my house I…

Explanatory Paragraph In the novel Parable of the Sower written by Octavia Butler, she shows that education is a key priority in life. Education is not just being book smart but it is also being educated in survival skills. In the narrative Octavia’s main character Lauren uses her knowledge to live a life that is extremely difficult. She educated herself with survival books about what wild plants that are safe to eat, what water is the drinkable, and how to use geography to an advantage. All…

I Feel like high school has prepared me for a successful life and college because throughout high school, I have learned key skills that will help me be successful transitioning into both. High School has taught me that to be successful you have to be able to make progress, Staying open minded, and having self confidence were a couple of the key skills that helped me in this long journey . In the beginning I was fighting change, I wanted things to stay the same, but now I understand that In…

Connell is giving his pre-performance speech as I look around the Pursuit of Excellence stadium in Marshall, Minnesota. All I can focus on is the huge crowd that seems like it expands every time I look back at it. We line up to walk onto the field—it’s our turn to preform our show for the judges. I walk onto the field anxiously feeling the first break of nervous sweat drip down my face. I scan the field- there are judges everywhere, I become very aware of what’s happening. The announcer comes…