OUTSIDE SPORTS

North offers a wide variety of sports, but some students participate in outside of school sporting activities.

by Izzy Munn design by Irvin Castaneda

The rapid series of kicks between opponents creates a blur of motion. The swish of parting curtains reveals dancers gliding across the stage. The rapid movement of players across the ice follows the puck.

While there are many sports offered by the school, some students are athletes in sports that are not in the school sporting curriculum, such as taekwondo, dance and hockey. Sophomore Izzy Ross has been doing taekwondo for 11 years and is continuing her martial arts career at Total Taekwondo. Ross spends about four hours every day after school at taekwondo training, as well as weekend practices, and she believes this dedication should be recognized by the school. “I think that taekwondo should be a school sport,” Ross said.“I know a lot of kids who do taekwondo who attend this school, and I think we should get some appreciation for the time we spend doing this sport.”

Another student who participates in an outside of school sport is freshman Mia Bowers, who is a ballerina at Dancer’s Studio. She was introduced to ballet at a young age and has been dancing for almost 12 years.

“My mom took me to see The Nutcracker when I was two and I fell in love with ballet,” Bowers said.

Although her love of ballet expands into her school life, Bowers prefers having a boundary between her sport and school.

“I do prefer having my sport be separate from school because I like having my dance friends and my school friends,” Bowers said. “I love how they’re two different friend groups.”

Freshman Kaitlyn Netser also plays her sport, hockey, outside of school. Netser spends a lot of time in the rink throughout her week, whether that be through developmental or strength training. Despite having several other North students on her team, Netser still prefers having her sport separate from the school.

“I don’t think hockey should be a school sport because you get to meet more people with East and New Tech players on the team too,” Netser said.

With more people on the team, there are more teammates to have fun with. A fast-paced sport like hockey is very enjoyable for Netser.

“I love the speed and intensity of the sport because it goes by so fast, and it’s so fun to play,” Netser said.

“I love how they are two different friend groups”