YMCA

When I decided to attend Hawaii Pacific University, my plan was to become an English teacher. I had always had my heart set on teaching third grade. I had previously worked at the YMCA in the before and after school program while I attended community college. I worked with middle school children, and I loved it. Prior to this, I had been contemplating studying international business and Japanese. However, these kids impacted my life. As a result, I decided to pursue a career in education. After…

Athletics are a major part of who I am. My entire youth is filled with both organized and unorganized sports. From racing my cousins to early morning basketball games at the local YMCA. My father, and his side of the family are mainly responsible for this love of athletics. Some of them even found a way to allow sports to catapult them into financially successful lives. Though those few were high school and college legends, I have a path of my own that has made me much more than just an athlete.…

At my school, Early College Academy at Southridge, our clubs are student lead giving students the chance to show leadership skills and create community service projects for our clubs. In junior year, I created a club called the Rock ‘N’ Roll Club. In the club, the members appreciate the historic genre of rock and roll as well as enhance our skills in instruments and vocals. I created this club to give students at my school a chance to have an opportunity to try their hand at playing instruments…

Hello and good afternoon to everyone here. My name Madame C.J. Walker and I was born named Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867 in Delta, Louisiana. My parents are Owen and Minerva Breedlove. I am the fifth of my brothers and sisters. I was the first person in my family to be free-born meaning not born a slave. During the 1890s, I started to develop a scalp disorder that caused me to lose most of my hair. I realized that I wanted to experiment with homemade and store-bought treatments to help my…

plan her next move. I asked her if she got any information from her CPP caseworker for other formers of housing/ shelters placement programs. Ms. Cortes had informed him St. Joseph had rejected her. She told me her only other options were to go to the YMCA or to move back to New York. Ms. Cortes told me that she had to go to the Dept. of Health and Human Services in the morning to get her sanction removed, so she can receive her benefits next month. A sanction was placed on her, because she…

do you know how it started? Over 300 million people play basketball around the world because of Dr. James Naismith. Dr. James Naismith invented basketball. He lived in Canada then moved to Massachusetts where he became a physical educator at a YMCA. In 1891, Dr. Naismith was told he had to create a game that would keep athletes busy during the winters. “With a two week deadline, Dr. Naismith decided to invent a game of skill, finesse and accuracy, rather than one that relied on pure…

Volleyball has been played for over 100 years. The game of volleyball has been changed several times science William G. Morgan invented it back in 1895. He was a graduate from Springfield, Illinois college of the YMCA. The name of the game has been changed three times. Volleyball is now played all around the world. William G. Morgan is the son of George Henry Morgan and Nancy Chatfield. He was born in Lockport, New York, United States on January 23, 1870. He was the oldest and most intelligent…

There are in fact several ways I make an impact on my community today, including peer education, peer tutoring, community service, and athletic achievement among others. In Franklin High School, I participate in a program known as the Teen Prevention Education Program or Teen Pep for short. The primary goal of the program is to help educate our school, especially the freshman class important information on respect, responsibility, and safety. Primarily, our goal is to impart wisdom on them that…

The fans go crazy they just won super bowl 71 for the 49ers. This is how it all started in Sioux City Iowa on the west side there was this kid name lamarion Mothershed he was all ways in love with sports but football took his eye he plaid for the ymca flag football when he was 6 years old and every sense he bin playing his whole life. So when he got west middle school it change a lot for him his mom said this is big boy ball now so when he started he was tight end every pass they threw he…

Should They be Assimilated or not? By Senuda Wettasinghe & Gobhiehan Srirangan Canada is a diverse and multicultural nation. Our immigration system is especially unique and is one of the key elements that creates our country. Canada is mostly formed of people of different backgrounds and religions, and our government is always welcoming new immigrants into Canada. Some may argue that these new individuals should be treated differently and should have modified rights just because of who they…