Volleyball

years of high school, I played volleyball, basketball, and ran cross-country. On top of that, I joined my school’s Tsunami Bowl team, Pep-Club, Pep-Band, Battle of the Books, and Student Government, Teen Council, and National Honors Society.…

shorter person is able. For example, when you are playing tag and running in small spaces, or structures, like a slide, or under a bridge, you have to be careful not to hit your head. Third, everyone assumes you play a sport like a basketball or a volleyball player. I like those sports, but what if I want to be a baseball…

Many people find my family dynamic strange. My family structure is not a picture perfect family. My parents are separated and both seeing other people. My only sister is 5 years younger than me. My Dad came from a religious family where as my Mom did not. They read me bible stories and occasionally brought me to Buddhist temples, mosques, and gospel churches. I did not grow up with a strict religious background but I was introduced to religion and taught to respect everyone’s faith, making me…

Group Essay In Composition 2, Professor Joan Henry gave her class the assignment to break up into groups. Once they got into these groups, they were instructed to write an essay about their group members. The assignment is to talk about the hobbies, achievements, and goals of this group’s members; Drake, Brandy, Courtney, and Robert. The first person that will be talked about is Drake. He is 19 years old and he graduated from Lake Hamilton. He has quite a bit of interesting hobbies. A…

prevent this catastrophe. On a particular day in the mid-summer heat, you could find people out on their bikes, on the beach, or relaxing in the cool breathable wind on the porch. I ,on the other hand, was indoors spiking the ball over the net during volleyball practice. " Alright girls," Shouted Coach Yates, " we have a lot of conditioning to do before our first scrimmage." I was determined to make my mark on this team ;to show them that I belong. Being an underclassmen on the varsity team is…

Athletic burnout is when an athlete becomes overwhelmed psychologically and physically that the sport they used to enjoy becomes unenjoyable. Athletes will tend to exhibit symptoms of emotional and physical exhaustion, reduced sense of accomplishment, and sport devaluation (Raedeke & Smith, 2001). These feelings can cause athletes to drop out of their sport. Collegiate athletes are more susceptible to athletic burnout because of the amount of time dedicated to their sport. There are factors…

In seventh and eighth grade, Allison Clarke’s* murder attempts kick-started the best writing piece I’ve ever created. Let me clarify: she never put a knife to my throat or a gun to my head. Allison attempted murder in the subtle ways that bullies do. She wanted to see me break down, but I was too hard, too jaded by that point to care about what she did to me. Well, almost too hard and jaded. The rumors she spread about me, the insults about the natural hair I couldn’t afford to upkeep properly,…

1. What factors influenced your decision to pursue a teaching career? My choice to pursue teaching began with my interest and enjoyment in working with children. Over the years, I have held a few positions working with kids, whether it was with infants or middle school age children, at a daycare or in a school. Seeing children discover new things and take pleasure in doing so has been a very rewarding experience. As a student, I have performed well academically, but I have had to overcome…

Having scoliosis surgery was definitely an extreme setback for me, emotionally and physically. I went in for surgery July 17th,2014 a freshman now soon to be going into my sophomore year and i was on bed rest for the entire summer. As an athlete loving the sport I play and having so much passion it was unpleasant knowing that I was going to miss an entire season. For the entire summer, it was hard for me to walk again because I was still in pain. I can definitely say I was going through a…

Holy Cross has been a huge part of my life ever since I came in 3rd grade. I’ve made many friends and great relationships with teaches. I remember my first day at Holy Cross, I sat next to Jeannia and Shona and Miss.Smith was my teacher. I remember every morning we would have to write a journal about one of the questions that were on the calendar. I also remember making plants for our Mom’s on Mother’s Day and most of them ended up dying. We also made snowmen out of marshmallows and we took…