November 2013

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Volume 26

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From firefighters to secretaries ...

The common thought is that teachers here have always been teachers since college. That is not true. Some teachers began their careers as baseball players, secretaries, or even veterinarians.

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Soria was a secretary in Madrid for four years, though secretary was not her first job before teaching here. “I worked at the library, and that was part of a scholarship; they would pay part of my fees. I would work in the mornings, and I was going to class at night. I was too busy, that was all I remembered. No time to study, going back home very late at night,� said Soria.

Another intriguing occupation was working at the Iowa state parks. Chemistry teacher Erin Yoder worked for a nature conservancy over the summer, lived in a tent for two months, and worked at the state parks in Iowa. “One of the cool things I got to do was become a wildland firefighter. I got to drive a fire truck and set prairies and woodlands on fire on purpose,â€? said Yoder. #BOE %JSFDUPS +BTPO 1FOUJDP BU ĂŤSTU EJE OPU UIJOL PG UBLJOH VQ NVTJD FEVDBUJPO BT BO occupation; he had once thought of becoming a veterinarian.

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Math teacher and cross country coach Doug Cutler once had three very different occupations.

When I was in college, I taught college classes, I worked as a teller at a bank, and as a secretary in the math and computer science department,� said Cutler.

Though he had different occupations, Cutler has been teaching since a young age. Cutler taught summer school and tutored elementary students while in high school himself. “Math was something that always came pretty easy to me, but I seemed to have a knack for explaining it to friends in different ways. So, I always had friends that were telling me that I was good at explaining the same concept, different ways for them to understand it, and that was kind of a skill I had, so it seemed pretty natural to become a math teacher, said Cutler.

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Speech season approaches

As winter approaches, new sports events and activities come with it. One department has experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent years as more and more students are becoming involved in speech activities. Speech activities can range from improvisation to musical theater.

The barriers of those who participate have been broken. The type of student who participates varies from athletes to choir members to thespians. The number of participants has been growing.

Speech is led by English teachers Suzi Jones and Ashlee Whittington. “I feel confident in the upcoming speech season. We have a lot of speech performers with positive leadership,� said Whittington.

Although there are many returning members, the speech team will be at a loss without the seniors who have graduated. “I think the speech team will be a lot different without them. They have done a great job building up the program,� said Whittington.

Freshman are joining speech, as well as upperclassmen. “I’m most excited for being a part of the team. I’m probably going to do music performance, so I’m nervous about singing in front of people,� said junior Taika Dennill.

Dennill is joining speech for the first time. Dennill explained that her inspiration was graduate Micah Zeimetz. “I watched his improv. performances, and it was amazing, and I wanted to join,� said Dennill.

Jones is looking forward to this speech season and all it entails. “I am excited about the speech season starting. I am always excited about improv., and I’m excited about the one-act this year [which is] ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’ I’m enthusiastic about having a big team this year; we have about 70 people signed up,� said Jones.

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Page Editor: Derrick Akers

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Pellatron controversy ends

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Although its purpose as an accountability screen was in effect the first few months of school, the main focus of the “Pellatron� has shifted.

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With the new program, LanSchool, teachers can view the screens of students currently in their classrooms. This new tool, according to Principal Eric Nelson, created redundancy with the Pellatron’s constant surveillance. Because of this, the new monitor’s secondary purpose has come into effect.

Throughout the day, information such as daily announcements and special schedules are displayed as an additional way to communicate with students. In the near future, Nelson hopes to display video clips of highlights of recent sporting events and other competitions in addition to announcements.

“The sole purpose was the student accountability screen, but now it is more about how we can make sure that we communicate and display what students are doing throughout the year. It’s our goal to be in tune with media,� said Nelson.

The true reason behind dropping the display of screens on the Pellatron has raised eyebrows, but Nelson denies any legal privacy issues that went along with the previous use. “It was just a snippet of what a student was doing on his or her computer. If a student was checking their grades, a person watching the screen couldn’t see the person’s name and their grade in a certain class, so it wasn’t a privacy issue, but I think some people thought so,� said Nelson.

The decision to drop the accountability aspect on the Pellatron has put some students at ease. Senior Tristan Miedema was strongly against the idea of publicly displaying his laptop screen. “It was an invasion of privacy. The computers may be the school’s property, but they’re not everyone else’s. The whole school seeing screens, especially personal things like emails and grades, was too far,� said Miedema.

Although the sole purpose of the Pellatron is no longer in effect, Nelson still believes it was well worth the money. “I think we have seen a lot of benefits from it. I see kids out there all the time looking at the announcements or the schedule when it is an early out. If we get to the point where we can actually show clips [of student activities], I think it will be even more useful,� said Nelson. t.FHBO ,PPLFS NLPPLFS!QFMMBEJVN DPN

Wieser makes dance decisions ...

! Junior Jessica Wieser began practicing with AcaPella, the varsity show choir, in August. At the time, she was planning on participating in Dutch Divas, the JV show choir, as many past alternates have, but the circumstances changed as the first practice date for Divas drew closer.

Alternates take the place of a member when someone is gone, memorizing the different spots and counts of the specific choreography for that person. Alternates usually also participate in Dutch Divas. Being in both show choirs would mean Wieser would have a practice every morning, along with weekend rehearsals. “Basically, there are a lot of practices that take up a lot of time, plus at some competitions if I had been in both [AcaPella and Dutch Divas] and I was taking the place of someone in Aca I would be performing in both groups at one competition, which would be difficult because the Aca girls and Divas have different hair and make-up, so I could be rushed to get ready,� said Wieser.

Weiser has participated in Dutch Divas for the past two years and is disappointed that she couldn’t participate in both groups this year. “[Not participating in Dutch Divas] was a hard decision because I was excited to be in both groups. I thought it would be cool to learn both sets of choreography and hang

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out with my friends in both groups,� said Wieser.

Weiser began to think about the possibility of only being in one of the show choirs one night after a marching band competition, when the stress of school and extracurriculars felt overwhelming. “[The decision] first came up during marching band season when I broke down crying one night because I was so stressed out. I realized that show choir season has always been more stressful than marching band season, which was really stressful this year, so I couldn’t even imagine what show choir was going to be like, being in both groups this year. I thought it would be possible that I wouldn’t be able to handle the stress of being in both AcaPella and Divas,� said Wieser.

Although this was a hard decision, Wieser is looking forward to participating in AcaPella as an alternate and being challenged both in vocals and in choreography. “In Dutch Divas I wasn’t very challenged. I memorized the choreography and music pretty quickly and was even switched voice parts halfway through the year and do fine, so I am looking forward to being in AcaPella because the choreography and songs are more difficult, and I like to challenge myself,� said Wieser. t$ISJTUJOB (VBMUJFSJ (cgualtieri@pelladium.com)

For freshman Janyaret Somreat, it wasn’t just the first snow of the season Nov. 12, it was the first time she had ever seen snow.

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11. 26. 2013

Sports

PAGE EDITOR: Garret Jansen

Students become

Sterling Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy added six students from the high school to their staff this fall to help with the football team.

Their jobs consisted of taping athletes before games and practices as well as attending the football games and assisting the players with injuries and hydration.

“I have learned many things from Travis (Sterling), Patrick (Dooly), and the rest of the Sterling team. They have taught me what athletic trainers can and cannot do for athletes.

Training with them has given me hands-on experience as well as some basic things about the body that I have not thought about,” said senior Amber Williams.

Being a trainer is not as easy as it may sound. All of these girls have their struggles and things they can improve on.

“I struggle on getting all of the tape to lay smooth. There always seems to be a giant wrinkle every time, it’s hard to tape quickly and smoothly at the same time,” said senior Dani Steven.

Other trainers have minor problems dealing with things outside of the players.

“I struggled with the lack of organization in our supply cabinet, (I have OCD),” said freshman Jessa Bokhoven.

When a player has to come out of a game due to blood or other injury, neither them nor the coach want the player to be out the game for a substantial amount of time. “(It’s frustrating) when we can’t be fast enough. Most of the time when someone is bleeding and they come out, they have to go right back in. So, it gets frustrating when you drop the tape or can’t find the end of the roll,” said senior Rachel Street.

So, they have found a system to counter this constant struggle.

“Jessa and I usually tag team. She has the tape and I have the pre-wrap or vice versa. It makes it so much faster if you aren’t trying to hold three rolls at once,” said Street.

With five of the six trainers being seniors, all agree they have come a long way in their skills.

“I think we’ve improved as a whole by working together to help all of the players. We spread out the work and that makes things a lot easier,” said Street.

But as for this season, they will tell you about the little things they have all improved.

“I have improved my taping skills this season. I feel Maria Belding and I have come a long way since starting with Sterling our sophomore year. At the beginning, we could hardly rip the tape. Now all six of us are able to wrap ankles, wrists, fingers and turf burns,” said Williams.

High school students are busy, but this program allows the student to benefit as much as they choose.

Girls’ basketball enter season with one senior Senior year is a time to experience new things, and to branch out. For many seniors, this means a change in activities. Several senior girls have decided to make a change. For two, this means a switch from participating in one winter sport, to supporting that sport.

Seniors Mallory Lynch and Samantha Wassenaar have joined basketball cheerleading for their senior year.

“I wanted to try something totally new, and cheerleading looked like a lot of fun!” said Wassenaar.

Previously, both had been a part of the basketball team. Both tried out and made the squad.

“I’m just excited to get to know some new people, and I still get to cheer on the basketball teams,” said Lynch.

Kylie Roslien also chose to leave the team this year >>>Senior Jackie Sunderman is due to the plans in her future. the only senior on the varsity girls’ “It wasn’t anything about basketball or the team basketball team this season. “Well that made me not want to go out. I plan on getting an in the past we have had more than internship at the hospital and doing more work with one senior so I will pretty much be taking on all aspects the leadernursing. I also need to start deciding on a college so I’m ship role. I will have to make sure going to visit more colleges and focus a lot on my future that I am very vocal and a positive leader.,” said Sunderman. after high school,” said Roslien.

Only one senior girl remains on the basketball teamJackie Sunderman. For her, leaving the team was never an option.

Sunderman expects to be taking much of the leadership responsibility for the team, but is hoping that juniors will step up into leadership roles as well. “I think they can all play a large role in being leaders,” said Sunderman.

“I think that the juniors are stepping up and there is leadership all around. We are bonding really well as a team, there is a lot of enthusiasm building up for this season,” said junior Marissa Borgerding.

Sunderman is just as excited about this season as the rest of the team is.

“I am very excited for this season and even though we lost so many people I believe we will have a very successful and fun season. I respect all of the other seniors’ decision and I will greatly miss them,” said Sunderman.

•Claire Anderson (claire.anderson@student.pella.k12.ia.us)

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“The time commitment is what you make of it. If you are interested in training under Sterling but don’t have a lot of time, do what you can. The time commitment is only as much time as someone wants to spend on it,” said Williams.

There are always opportunities through Sterling if this sounds like something that is intriguing.

“I would say to the people interested, don’t do it unless you’re willing to work hard and even be criticised for your work,” said Steven.

The girls have been quite valuable for the staff at Sterling as well as them being able to gain experience.

“Sterling staff enjoyed working with the students and providing this education. The students do a great job and provide extra hands with the volume of student-athletes that Pella High has,” said Sterling.

These students have become dedicated to the program, and it is recognized by Sterling.

“The students we have are very motivated and go above and beyond with their ownership and pride in the program. They also have great working relationships with the coaches and student-athletes they serve,” said Sterling.

•Garret Jansen (gjansen@pelladium.com)

>>Senior trainer Amber Williams prepares some pre-wrap on the sidelines in case the need arises. “The exposure to different aspects of athletic injuries has been the best part of training with Sterling. I have gained a lot of experience taping injuries,” said Williams.

Boys’ basketball sport bold shoes Many basketball players look to make a statement on the court by using dazzling dribble moves and great power lay-ups. The goal is to show teams that they are a player to be reckoned with by making amazing plays.

This year, basketball players are looking to do this in a another way. Players this year will be sporting many different colors and styles of shoes, lighting up the court from the bottom up. “[This year] I plan to wear my Kobe 8, Venice Beach edition (blue, yellow, red) and my LeBron 10 Pure Platinums (blue, aqua, purple) for home games and for away games I will wear my KD 5 Christmas (blue, red) and Kobe 8 Christmas edition (green, red, blue, white, black),” said senior basketball player Jordan Pingel.

Obviously, the school colors are green and white but players seem to be venturing out of the green color scheme when it comes to the shoes on their feet. “[I am going to wear] my Kobe 8 Supernaturals, Lebron X Volts, and my Kevin Durant 5 Area 72’s,” said senior Sage Brandt. “The Kobe 8’s are teal and green with some yellow, the LeBron’s are neon green, and the KD’s are orange, light blue, dark blue and some black.”

For some players, collecting shoes is a hobby so the transition to basketball shoes only makes sense.

“I won’t have to worry about getting new shoes in the middle of the season. Collecting shoes is a hobby of mine, so I asked myself why not wear a few shoes for basketball?” said Pingel.

Along with the look, players are also looking for quality in the shoes that are purchased.

“I don’t feel as if there is much motivation other than they are really sweet shoes, and I have to have that swag on the court, but they are high quality shoes that are made for basketball so its about the performance too, not just the look,” said Brandt.

The longevity of the shoes can also impact the shoes purchased for the upcoming seasons. Brandt pointed out that shoes can be worn after the season, allowing more fashion statements to be made.

Regarding Coach Core’s opinion, both Pingel and Brandt said that the shoes shouldn’t be a problem.

“As long as its not getting in the way of our play and keeping our focus away from the game, they should be just fine. Just gotta stay fly when it comes to the shoe game,” said Brandt.

•Derrick Akers (dakers@pelladium.com)

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The People of Pella project undertaken by the Pelladium staff was inspired by photographer Brandon Stanton and his “Humans of New York” project.

Over the past month, we 1. have sent reporters, cameras in hand, around Pella.

They ventured out with no planned meetings or interviews. They simply strove to document the es3. sence of The People of Pella. Names are not included for a reason. Although you may not know everyone’s name, you know they have a story.

These are their stories.

1. “Do you play football?”

“Yes, sir.” “What is your name?” “Garret Jansen” “Hey! You’re number 52. I hear you on the radio!” - interviewed on Washington Street 2. “Am I a good visual representation of Pella?” -seen at Work Systems 3. “Hope your camera still works.” - seen outside 4. “Life’s not about what you have, but who you know.”

-seen at the Pella Bike Shop 5. Mom and daughter enjoy a moment in downtown Pella. 6. “Walleye fishing is my favorite. I enjoy fishing at Red Rock. It’s awesome to meet new people and talk to them about fishing.” - seen at South Overlook campground.

7. “West civ. is killing my brain. Way too much information.” - seen at Pella High School

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8. “This is a fantastic machine, and I love machines.” - seen at the Vermeer Windmill 9. Seen downtown making a delivery.

10. Downtown observing the Klokkenspel.

11. “What is your biggest struggle?” “Cold weather and snow.”

- seen downtown 12. Camera shy at first, this little girl then hopped right in with the leaves.

13. “I am from St. Charles, Ill. I am in Pella on a business trip.” - seen by the Vermeer Windmill 14. “Work with generators for Windstream.” - seen in the alley behind Happy Joe’s.

15. “I’m on lunch break from working at Vermeer. I pretty much go here every day during lunch.” - seen at Work Systems.

16. Seen shopping at Hy-Vee. 17. “What’s your favorite part of your job?” “The people. Definitely the people.” - seen at the post office.

18. “I was a feature editor of the Pelladium at one point.” seen outside Funky Junque.

19. “It’s okay, you can go down the slide. She’s just going to take a few pictures.”

20. “Finally caught a fish ... wasn’t big enough to keep.”

- seen at South Overlook campground.

21. “Study hall is really boring today. No Technology Thursdays are the worst.” -seen at Pella High School.

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Our entire lives here we have always heard the same thing: Pella is a sheltered place. We’ve heard it from our family, our friends, random strangers, and, on more than one occasion, held the same belief ourselves. But, what is it that makes Pella sheltered, and why is it so bad?

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11. 26. 2013

OPINION

Page Editor: Christina Gualtieri

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tulip Time is one way ... people stay connected with their Dutch heritage.â&#x20AC;?

Freshman Amber Morgan

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people in Pella care about how the city is represented and what the city stands for.â&#x20AC;?

Sophomore Carter Terpstra

â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so many different opportunities for people who live here.â&#x20AC;?

Junior Alli Dingeman

â&#x20AC;&#x153;How everyone holds on and cares about where they came from, Dutch or not.â&#x20AC;?

Senior Alex Moore

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about strategy ...

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Gold Sponsors - Pella High School Publications Boatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home Furnishings, 620 Franklin Street Brom Auto Service & Sales, 202 Main Street Dr. Gregory Vannucci, 2601 Washington Street G & B Concrete & Foundation Repair, 2174

Coolidge Street Great Clips, 1586 Washington Street Iowa Bike & Fitness, 814 Main Street Jansenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Decorating & Kitchens, 614 Franklin Street Klyn Law Office, Vincent S. Klyn, 729 Main Street Leighton Processed Meats, 227 Otley Street, Leighton Midtown Tire, 109 East Oskaloosa Street

Pella Orthodontics, Dr. Kim Wass, 715 Main Street Pella Pets & Veterinary Clinic, 411 Oskaloosa Street Precision Pulley & Idler Inc., 300 SE 14th Street Royal Amsterdam Hotel, 705 East 1st Street Tri-County Veterinary Clinic, 650 Hwy. T14 Triumph Martial Arts 308 SE 9th Street Ulrich Motor, 1130 West 16th Street Van Hemert Chiropractic Center, 1310 East Washington Street

Van Sant Collision Repair, 80 Truman Road Wiskus Group, 821 Franklin Street Van Gorp Corporation, 1410 West Washington Street

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Perhaps one of the things that has become synonymous with Thanksgiving is the Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Every year, New York City is filled with giant balloons and performers as they trek along the 2.65 mile route. Nationally recognizable faces can be seen floating down the streets of New York, but what faces would we see if this parade was just for the residents of Pella? Well, here are my top five choices for the giant balloons you would see in the 2013 Pella Jaarsmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thanksgiving Day Parade (if such a thing existed).

1. Dominie Scholte. The parade would begin with the founder of the entire town. Cross in hand he would float his way down Main Street sending his blessings out across the entire town. Unfortunately, as is true with most things like this, he would need to be spiced up a bit. I suggest a hip version of him, sporting shades and sagging pants with a group of a hundred hip hop dancers below dancing to the tunes of TuPac. 2. A Vermeer Baler. Following the founder of the town comes a Vermeer Baler. I can just hear the parade announcer nowâ&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;And following Dominie Scholte we see Brutus the Baler! Brutus has been working hard this fall helping with the harvest. But, oh look! It appears that Brutus has a turkey stuck in his spinning blades! Looks like a good Thanksgiving meal for Brutus!â&#x20AC;?.

3. Big olâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Chubby Man. Perhaps this is not unique to Pella, but the underrepresentation of the heavier people on the holiday made for them is sickening to me! It is their day, and they deserve to be represented in this most likely slightly larger-than-life size balloon. Give that balloon a turkey leg, DANGIT!

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Passion for a sport causes many to give up activities or events to progress. Athletes give their own definition of success and words of wisdom to those striving.

“Success is being better than you were the day you were before. I have goals that make me strive to be a better person and teammate which helps me to be motivated to strive for success and perfection. Time is the hardest thing; everyone wants to be better at something, but a lot of people do not put in the time. The moment I realized that all the hard work was paying off was when things came easily to me, and they weren’t challenging. I could do whatever I needed to do without struggling.”

-Junior Quinton Murphy

“Success isn’t about talent; it’s about the hard work and putting in 150% effort into everything you do. For both cheer and Forté, it is hard to sacrifice time for both because I love them, but I have to find that balance. I knew I was successful not only by the trophies/awards, but just looking at my team after the year is over and all the new skills I gained, how I grew as a person, and all the wonderful new people that keep coming into my life thanks to sports. The hardest things are the challenges. No one is perfect, and there are some humps that are hard to get over, and you get knocked down sometimes, but I always make myself get back up.” -Senior Larissa Michalek

“Success, to me, is accomplishing what I have set out to do, meeting the goals as an individual and as a team that we have set for ourselves. For my team, I have sacrificed the end of football games to meet curfew before our tournaments and sacrificed other experiences to single-handedly focus on volleyball.

The hardest thing to sacrifice has been the powder puff game during homecoming. It isn’t worth the risk of injury to play in it, but it is a fun high school experience that I missed. But, it is fun to cheer on my team. One of this season’s goals was to be conference champions. After beating Norwalk, we knew that we had at least part of the title. Even though we lost to Newton, the sense of accomplishment of getting co-conference champs was a great success that will help carry us into the off-season. The hardest thing about success is that, ultimately, there is also failure. It is also hard knowing that even though we may have done everything in our power to succeed, we may fall short of success.” -Senior Regan Nelson

“Success is achieving my goals and knowing that I did my absolute best to get there. I have sacrificed times that I could have been doing other things like homework or even just free time to rest. The hardest thing I’ve given up would have to be my social life. ... the amount of times that I’m at practices a week consumes my life. The moment I realized I was successful at dance was when the younger girls at my studio began looking up to me. There’s no better feeling than not only achieving your goals, but realizing that you’re a role model to someone younger. The hardest thing about success would have to be pride. It’s exciting, but it’s not all about you. I’m not the only person who succeeds, and I make sure I recognize the others who have met their goals as well.”

-Sophomore Jessica Pottridge

“Success is working at a goal and finally having it be accomplished. Over the summer I worked really hard and trained every day so I could do well this cross country season. The hardest part is training every single day, it’s kind of hard because you’re constantly doing something and training for it, but it paid off in the end. The moment I realized I was successful was after state, when I crossed the finish line. I just knew that we worked hard and ran our best. I just wanted to try my best this year, even though I’m a freshman, I still have three more years to go so I just want each year to try harder.” -Freshman Tess Roorda “Success, to me, is setting goals and being able to accomplish them. I sacrificed personal things/ many mornings and time. What drove me to success was the want to be great and perform well for myself and my school. What fueled it was the support and acknowledgement from friends and family, knowing they’re behind me all of the time.” -Senior Jordan Pingel

“Something I have sacrificed for my team’s success and my success is the lack of free time I have.

One of the hardest things I had to give up was probably the food/pop I couldn’t drink. The moment I beat my biggest competitor and broke the school record at the conference meet was when I felt the most successful because I had worked so hard and long for that moment and achieved it.

The hardest thing about the success was all the hour long runs and many, many miles we had to put in, but in the end, it’s all worth it because success feels amazing.” -Freshman Kelcey Blommers