The Junior Varsity

Back in middle school, I was a part of National Junior Honor Society (NJHS). We were the largest class to be inducted into NJHS. Being such a large class meant we would have to raise a lot of money if we expected to reach our goal. Our goal was to raise enough money for our trip to the Lead Conference at Washington, D.C. Only one NJHS chapter before us had raised enough money to go all the way to Washington, D.C. We were determined to reach that same goal, but things don't always go as planned.…

“Still Life With Iris” I saw the play “Still Life With Iris” in Turpin High School’s auditorium. I was in crew but watched the full run through of the show, and witnessed most of the show closing night, Saturday, February 4th. The show was originally written by Steven Dietz, and Turpin’s play was directed by Lauren Keen. They play was about a girl named Iris who lived on an island called Nocturno where they made everything. She had her past coat stolen and was taken to the Great Goods island…

Informative Presentation Outline Topic: The Army as a Profession Specific purpose: To inform the audience about the Army and the opportunities that it holds Thesis: The general public has a certain perception about the Army believing that all aspects of the Army are combat related and after being informed they make the military an option in there career choice Introduction I. Attention-getting device: A lot of individuals have the common perception the Army is kicking down doors and taking…

promised myself to be friendlier in High School. I stayed to be sure that people weren 't going to start to bully me. What is J.R.O.T.C? JROTC is Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps .JROTC is a Military program funded by the federal Government. Jrotc was created for high school student to have two levels of ROTC that were, Junior and Senior. Junior for high school and senior for ROTC adults in college. Today…

Zdeno Chara isn’t about individual goals, or any bright, shiny trophies that don’t answer to the first name Stanley. But the Bruins captain is also unfailingly honest with himself and the media when he speaks, and even Chara admitted that scoring 20 goals this season and winning his second Norris Trophy are things that he would thoroughly enjoy. “I wouldn’t say that I’ve always wanted to do it, but it would be nice to reach 20 [goals]. It’s not on my priority list that I need to score two, or…

Critical Commentary of “The accidental celebritisation of Caster Semenya” by Dr Jaime Shultz Individuals that are deemed ‘Celebrities’ are omnipresent these days, in the news, on television, in the papers…. Many, such as movie stars and musicians, choose their celebrity status and take every opportunity to promote that status, including the current US election season. Others have their status thrust upon them. One such case of ascribed celebrity status is that of Caster Semenya whose celebrity…

dreams come crashing down around me on a cold, snowy day in December. I’ll start from the beginning. Since I was young I’d wanted to be in the military. My mother and father always told me stories of their time in the Pineville High School JROTC, (Junior Reserved Officer Training Corps, a type of military training for highschool students) and no matter how many times I heard them I listened raptly, fully engrossed in their tales of Drill Team competitions and bonds that could never be broken.…

Mock Trial has been in Minnesota competing since 1987. Buffalo Mock Trial has been around for roughly 24 years, and this year the Buffalo Varsity Mock Trial team went to state. Despite it’s rave about going to state, the organization hasn't been known to well, but now it's the rave of the school. Mock trial started in Minnesota in 1987, that is when the 1st championship was held. Buffalo Mock Trial’s last win in state was in 2007. Last year they did not make it. But this year they worked their…

computer the day after soccer tryouts, as a junior, waiting to find out if I made Junior Varsity or Varsity. I was texting my friend, who was a junior and had tried out for the team too. We were both saying we knew we were going to be put on junior varsity again. Although we felt that way, I knew that we deserved to be on varsity. Finally, the email came in and I didn’t see either of our names on the varsity roster. Our names were on the junior varsity roster. I was devastated and upset. I…

dumfounded by the ability of his Junior Varsity team to consistently defeat his Varsity team. When creating the teams, Coach P. had tested individual ability by utilizing a rowing machine called the Ergometer, but these measures would fail him. It should be noted that there are psychological variables that differ between the crews. The Junior Varsity crew has a leader that fosters positive motivation within its crewmates, which elicits citizenship behavior. However, the Varsity crewmembers are…