By Rilo Wilkes
The transition from high school to life after has no “normal”; it’s always weird and convoluted. And while this experience is unique to each individual, the things that connect all soon-to-be alumni are the memories we share. With that said, no one will be more connected than the people who have shared a sport or an after-school activity.
Elizabeth Boyd is a senior who has been a member of the girls’ golf team for all four years of high school.
Boyd loves how golf has let her meet several people outside of her home school district, and she specifically emphasized that she’s thankful for getting the chance to meet those people.
Boyd also plans to continue playing after high school.
“Yeah, just for fun, and leagues when I’m older”.
Golf has had quite the impact on Boyd, as she says it has given her determination, confidence, and optimism.
“It taught me not to give up when things get hard.”
Boyd’s favorite moment from her time in golf is when she got her first birdie.
“It was a great line for a hard put”.
William Morgan is a senior who has been a member of the football team for three years.
Morgan’s favorite part of participating in football is getting to tackle other people.
While Morgan doesn’t plan to continue playing football after high school, he does credit it with giving him skills in both communication and teamwork.
Morgan’s favorite moment from football was when he attempted to return a punt that ended up bouncing off his head into the endzone.
“It was really funny”.
Senior Heaven Graham has been a member of the Marching Lancers for two years.
Graham’s favorite part of the marching band is the people she’s made friends with, with whom she seems to have strong humorous feelings.
“I hate them all.”
In addition to her friends, Graham has also acquired two cats, whom her parents bribed her with to participate in the marching band.
While Graham does not plan to continue marching band out of high school, she said that a couple of cats may sway her in favor of it.
Graham’s favorite memory of the marching band was the time she fake-killed fellow band member Athena Brumfield.
“Killing Athena was pretty fun.”
Senior Cassidy Lockhart has participated in the math club for two years, first in her sophomore year and again in her senior year. This gap was due to there not being a math club her freshman year.
While Lochart doesn’t plan to continue math activities outside of high school, she still believes that the math club was worthwhile.
“I’m not actually that good at math.”
Another factor for Lockhart not continuing her math-related activities is the factor of Kelly Roberts, the math teacher. Lockhart has quite a fond connection with Roberts and would be sad to continue these sorts of activities without her guidance.
Lockhart also credits the math club with boosting her self-confidence, which she feels is a weak point for herself.
Lockhart’s favorite moment from the math club was the time Graham stuffed a whole orange in her mouth.
Finally, senior member Raen Ridgway has been a member of the Marching Lancers for four years.
Ridgway’s favorite part of the marching band was the open and welcoming community that it provided.
“We don’t really turn people away.”
Ridgway plans to continue performing music for the foreseeable future, but is still unsure as to if he will march in college. His biggest motivation for continuing marching was a musical piece the band played from the marching 110 called “Cheer”.
“I’ve always planned on continuing to march, but now I’m thinking I’ll march in college.”
Ridgway believes that he gained several skills from marching band, but he mostly summed it up to leadership.
“I’m better at doing things on the spot… taking initiative.”
As well as this, Ridgway thinks he learned to better handle conflicts.
Ridgway’s favorite moment from marching band was at a band camp when all the band members switched to playing tambourines and kazoos for an entire performance done in front of our directors without their knowledge.
Ridgway finds this moment funny and wholesome.
Our senior athletes have put a lot of time and effort into their sports; for this reason, make sure to congratulate and applaud the athletes you’re fortunate enough to know.
