The Varsity

After about six years of being an ordinary, rather unremarkable person, I finally came to the conclusion that I will never be amazing at anything. I will never be the perfect all-star varsity player, or the perfect test-taker who can get a 100% on every test without studying, or the perfect anything, actually. Many say that nobody's perfect, but I have seen people that come very close. I used to pity myself, thinking, "I can never be them." Well, I still think that way. What has changed, however…

become lifelong friends, but the memories I have gained will be lifelong. One of my best memories came when I was a sophomore. I played on a Junior Varsity team, and I was selected to be the captain of the team. We weren’t expected to win many games, and were booked for many teams’ senior nights. We began the season pretty rough, playing against varsity teams we were out manned, out sized, and out played. After starting our…

This area of gender has been slowly gaining equality but still has a long way to come. You guessed it, sports. There has been a law that has gone into effect for athletics and education called Title IX. This act states that, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Essentially this means that men and…

He expects his hard work the previous offseason will pay off with a roster spot, but instead his good friend Leroy Smith is the only sophomore named to the varsity squad. Or of Spring 1981: Jordan eventually has two successful seasons on the varsity squad and the spring after his senior season is named to the McDonald’s All-American team. He joins a group that includes Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullin and future North Carolina teammate and best friend Buzz…

It is human nature to want to help those in need. Therefore, it is natural for me to pursue a career that allows me to help those in need. I feel that there is no other career path more rewarding than one in the field of medicine. In my opinion, giving someone the chance to live a healthy life is the best way I can help others. This is the goal that I wish to accomplish, and attending Florida State University will be my first big step towards achieving that goal. In an effort to achieve my…

Some of the boys' teams are basketball, football, soccer, baseball, and wrestling. For girls, the varsity teams include volleyball, soccer, tennis, golf, and basketball. Along with the varsity sports teams, there are also Spirit teams in Cheerleading and the Indianettes Dance Team. Teams are known as the Indians and school colors are white and red. There are a wide variety of clubs and organizations…

freshman year in wrestling. I was always a good athlete in every sport i played. I was damn near unstoppable. We just started the season for wrestling and i was the only person in the 135 weight class so i automatically was on varsity. When i figured out that i was on varsity i started lifting and practicing a lot more because i wanted to be the best. As the season progressed, i started winning a lot more matches at wrestling meets. At our last tournament meet, i had a 8-2 record. All i had to…

"You're not going to be passive and just let a ball drop right in front of you. You're not going to get thrown out by half a step. You're going to give 110 percent 100 percent of the time. Fail aggressively if you're going to fail." - Haylie McCleney. Softball teaches countless valuable lessons that you can take away and apply to your life outside of the sport. However, these lessons will only stick with someone if they are taught by someone who knows how to connect with other people.…

some of my friends called me the “Twig.” As a freshman entering high school, I was a three-sport athlete and had aspired to play at the varsity level. I had long visualized being under the Friday night lights in front of a packed stadium with my classmates rooting me on. However, my coaches told me I needed to “add more meat to my bones,” if I wanted to play varsity sports. Knowing that weight gain was not an achievable goal, I focused my efforts on strength training and improving my skills in…

found myself fending off belittling remarks and negative comments screamed to me during games and in hallways, my resilience has gotten me recognized and I have been recruited to all-star teams and have competed successfully at the varsity level. Competing on a varsity team means more to me than a trophy, medal or my name in the athletic hall of fame, being a part of the cheerleading team at my school and my time as an all-star cheerleader has taught me the significance of working for something…