Manor High School and Manor Middle School FFA (Future Farmers of America) students had the chance to participate as extras in a great movie, “Deep in the Heart”, based on the life of Dick Wallrath last Thursday, January 13, 2011. Dick Wallrath, the man who the movie is based on, is the single largest individual donor of the Texas FFA Association.
The students worked alongside actors and actresses, including Jon Gries, Dean Cain, Val Kilmer, and special cameo by Governor Rick Perry. The students really enjoyed themselves and enjoyed working with the actors and actresses. This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the students. The FFA students at MHS who participated in the film as extras include: Maria Cortez, Andrew Fiebig, Andres Hernandez, April Holman, Robert Horn, Lilibeth Ibarra, Devonta Jenkins Samantha lewis, Magen Manis, Maddy McKinney, Javier Mondragon, Nichole Morse, Mason Nyman, Brianna Ortiz, Michaela Ortiz, Harper Ortis, Cristina Reyes, Matthew Riley, Samantha Rodriguez, Chris Siens, Chad Smith, Megan Thurmond, and Jourdan Tucker.
These students hope that they will have another great opportunity to participate in a wonderful movie like the “Deep in the Heart” again.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Brackmeyer Interview
On Tuesday, January 11th, The WORD had an interview with Mr. Brackmeyer to talk about the schedule changes this semester. We decide to have the interview to answer the questions the student body had about the changes. We hoped to gain insight on the situation from Mr. Brackmeyer’s point of view so that we could then spread the information throughout the student body. In doing this, we hope that the students will understand that the changes are going to stay and that the people who made the changes are making the changes with good intentions and a common purpose.
Journalism: What was the purpose of the schedule change exactly?
Brackmeyer: One reason why the schedule changed was because the bus schedule was tied directly to the elementary and middle school schedule and because they changed our high school had to change as well .Also, I had a clear response saying that the students wanted more time to study and work on assignment that they had missed or weren’t there for do to whatever reason.
Journalism: Why don’t we start at 9:00?
Brackmeyer: 8:42 is later than most high schools. If it was my perfect world, I wished to start at 8:15 or 8:20 so that we could get out early and do more things later in the day. Since we are so dependent on the bus we have to end school later on in the day. Another reason is that there would be a lot of traffic if we ended later.
Journalism: Why are Monday lunches are different from the rest of the week? Why are they by halls instead of if you have A lunch you just go to A lunch?
Brackmeyer: One lunch would be over balanced because the number of students that are in interventions and freshman capture.
Journalism: Describe the decision making process at MHS?
Brackmeyer: The Manor high school leadership team meets every Tuesday and discusses all the issues and topics that pertain to our campus. Most decisions that are made are within the manor leadership team.
Journalism: Were you looking forward to this semester’s change?
Brackmeyer: Yup. I sure was.
Journalism: What are your expectations for the students this semester?
Brackmeyer: I have high expectations to reach Exemplary status. I expect most students to be successful in their classes. I want students to reach Commended on TASK. “We have a lot of potential in Manor High School…..there is no reason we can’t be an Exemplary campus.”
Journalism: How are the expectations for this semester going to happen with the new schedule?
Brackmeyer: The schedule change better accommodates the expectations for the student.
Journalism: Do you think that the new schedule could somehow hurt us or hit us in a negative way?
Brackmeyer: I feel like this schedule is only going to better accommodate my expectations. The academic study hall allows the students to work on their grades and things that they need to get done with teacher and missing work.
Journalism: Why were so many students told that if they would try harder to pass the benchmarks they would get out of interventions?
Brackmeyer: The thought process behind that is that students that are in interventions would try hard to get out and then they could be pulled out of the interventions. If you did pass your benchmark that will allow you to be released from them.
Journalism: How come so many students were not released?
Brackmeyer: The reason kids are still in there is because we are still in the process of evaluating were they are and at that point Mrs. Robertson is in charge of the decision with Mrs. Mann and I.
Journalism: Why did you change the name of advisory to M.A.S.H.?
Brackmeyer: The reason we changed is because you are no longer doing a 15 minute advisory and they were not really all that effective. Like I said earlier in the video, we talked about making an academic study hall. Therefore, we called is Manor’s Academic Study Hall or M.A.S.H. (for short) and also the expectations are different than those in advisory.
Journalism: Most students think that intervention and advisory is a waste of time or it is to long. What do you think about this?
Brackmeyer: If you don’t like being in interventions, take the time to study and work hard and pass the TASK, because, in the end, when it is all said and done if, you do not pass the TASK test, you do not graduate high school. There is no way we can change that rule or work around it. The interventions are created to help provide the tools the students will need to pass the TASK. It is not a punishment.
Journalism: Why would you put M.A.S.H. after 3rd period?
Brackmeyer: Research has shown that they (interventions) are more effective in the morning because, by the end of the day, the students are tired. Some students need the time in the morning because, if they are athletes, they normally have to get out of 7th period to leave for a game. Now, if they were at the end of the day, they would not be able to get out of interventions to play the game.
Journalism: Last semester you said in one of our interviews that you make changes and like to hear responses from the student body. How can you listen to the student body if no one is asking us how we feel about the schedule change?
Brackmeyer: Well, I think that I have asked. I am listening and I understand that with change there is always going to be criticism. I do try to listen but at the end of the day we have to make the ultimate decision to do what is in the best interest to the student. I will always be here to listen.
When our cameras turned off, we sat and had a conversation with him. The things he said were honest and just so moving. When we were sitting all together without the video he said everything with a passion. The one thing I remembered the most was when he said, “When you get that (college degree) no one can take it away from you...It is yours and it will always be yours.” What he said is true. Once we get out of here and into college and graduate, that college degree is yours. Now, he also talked a lot about being fair. “In high school, I am teaching you to be fair, because out in the real world, it is not going to be fair.” When he said this, I realized that he is trying to be fair so that when we leave here we will understand that, yes, things may not be fair, but just because things are not fair does not mean that we cannot be fair. I feel we as humans should never judge someone on their decision or situations they get themselves into. We should take the lesson that Mr. Brackmeyer is trying to teach and apply that to our everyday lives. Before you judge someone, be fair, and don’t be afraid to ask questions, because that is the most important thing you can do to, find out what truly is really going on.
In the end, we gained true insight on how everything works at MHS and why our staff members do what they do. I know that, as kids, when we come to school and a change is made or a teacher gets mad or upset with us, we tend to act like the victims of everything. When I came back from the break just to find out that the schedule changed, I was really upset. I heard from a lot of the kids, “Man it’s not fair,” or “It’s all Mr. Brackmeyer’s fault.” This interview showed us that Mr. Brackmeyer is not a bad man. In fact, he is a very good, fair man. He bases most of his decisions on what we, the students, need. I know it’s hard to understand, but all of us students need to get past the fact that there is a change and start asking why there is a change. Mr. Brackmeyer clearly shows us that he truly does care and, whether you chose to believe it or not, he does have good intentions.
One of the most important skills needed in one’s life is communication skills, and in high school is where it all starts. Think about how much better schools would be if there was more communication between the students and the staff. Complaining is not communication. Yes, complaining is a way to express yourself, but what in the world do you gain out of complaining. Nothing. Complaining actually re-enforces problems. Communication is having a talk, face-to-face, listening to and understanding what the person is saying or what they mean. If we had face-to-face communication in our schools, between the staff and the students, we would gain respect and understanding for each other and for why things are the way they are.
Journalism: What was the purpose of the schedule change exactly?
Brackmeyer: One reason why the schedule changed was because the bus schedule was tied directly to the elementary and middle school schedule and because they changed our high school had to change as well .Also, I had a clear response saying that the students wanted more time to study and work on assignment that they had missed or weren’t there for do to whatever reason.
Journalism: Why don’t we start at 9:00?
Brackmeyer: 8:42 is later than most high schools. If it was my perfect world, I wished to start at 8:15 or 8:20 so that we could get out early and do more things later in the day. Since we are so dependent on the bus we have to end school later on in the day. Another reason is that there would be a lot of traffic if we ended later.
Journalism: Why are Monday lunches are different from the rest of the week? Why are they by halls instead of if you have A lunch you just go to A lunch?
Brackmeyer: One lunch would be over balanced because the number of students that are in interventions and freshman capture.
Journalism: Describe the decision making process at MHS?
Brackmeyer: The Manor high school leadership team meets every Tuesday and discusses all the issues and topics that pertain to our campus. Most decisions that are made are within the manor leadership team.
Journalism: Were you looking forward to this semester’s change?
Brackmeyer: Yup. I sure was.
Journalism: What are your expectations for the students this semester?
Brackmeyer: I have high expectations to reach Exemplary status. I expect most students to be successful in their classes. I want students to reach Commended on TASK. “We have a lot of potential in Manor High School…..there is no reason we can’t be an Exemplary campus.”
Journalism: How are the expectations for this semester going to happen with the new schedule?
Brackmeyer: The schedule change better accommodates the expectations for the student.
Journalism: Do you think that the new schedule could somehow hurt us or hit us in a negative way?
Brackmeyer: I feel like this schedule is only going to better accommodate my expectations. The academic study hall allows the students to work on their grades and things that they need to get done with teacher and missing work.
Journalism: Why were so many students told that if they would try harder to pass the benchmarks they would get out of interventions?
Brackmeyer: The thought process behind that is that students that are in interventions would try hard to get out and then they could be pulled out of the interventions. If you did pass your benchmark that will allow you to be released from them.
Journalism: How come so many students were not released?
Brackmeyer: The reason kids are still in there is because we are still in the process of evaluating were they are and at that point Mrs. Robertson is in charge of the decision with Mrs. Mann and I.
Journalism: Why did you change the name of advisory to M.A.S.H.?
Brackmeyer: The reason we changed is because you are no longer doing a 15 minute advisory and they were not really all that effective. Like I said earlier in the video, we talked about making an academic study hall. Therefore, we called is Manor’s Academic Study Hall or M.A.S.H. (for short) and also the expectations are different than those in advisory.
Journalism: Most students think that intervention and advisory is a waste of time or it is to long. What do you think about this?
Brackmeyer: If you don’t like being in interventions, take the time to study and work hard and pass the TASK, because, in the end, when it is all said and done if, you do not pass the TASK test, you do not graduate high school. There is no way we can change that rule or work around it. The interventions are created to help provide the tools the students will need to pass the TASK. It is not a punishment.
Journalism: Why would you put M.A.S.H. after 3rd period?
Brackmeyer: Research has shown that they (interventions) are more effective in the morning because, by the end of the day, the students are tired. Some students need the time in the morning because, if they are athletes, they normally have to get out of 7th period to leave for a game. Now, if they were at the end of the day, they would not be able to get out of interventions to play the game.
Journalism: Last semester you said in one of our interviews that you make changes and like to hear responses from the student body. How can you listen to the student body if no one is asking us how we feel about the schedule change?
Brackmeyer: Well, I think that I have asked. I am listening and I understand that with change there is always going to be criticism. I do try to listen but at the end of the day we have to make the ultimate decision to do what is in the best interest to the student. I will always be here to listen.
When our cameras turned off, we sat and had a conversation with him. The things he said were honest and just so moving. When we were sitting all together without the video he said everything with a passion. The one thing I remembered the most was when he said, “When you get that (college degree) no one can take it away from you...It is yours and it will always be yours.” What he said is true. Once we get out of here and into college and graduate, that college degree is yours. Now, he also talked a lot about being fair. “In high school, I am teaching you to be fair, because out in the real world, it is not going to be fair.” When he said this, I realized that he is trying to be fair so that when we leave here we will understand that, yes, things may not be fair, but just because things are not fair does not mean that we cannot be fair. I feel we as humans should never judge someone on their decision or situations they get themselves into. We should take the lesson that Mr. Brackmeyer is trying to teach and apply that to our everyday lives. Before you judge someone, be fair, and don’t be afraid to ask questions, because that is the most important thing you can do to, find out what truly is really going on.
In the end, we gained true insight on how everything works at MHS and why our staff members do what they do. I know that, as kids, when we come to school and a change is made or a teacher gets mad or upset with us, we tend to act like the victims of everything. When I came back from the break just to find out that the schedule changed, I was really upset. I heard from a lot of the kids, “Man it’s not fair,” or “It’s all Mr. Brackmeyer’s fault.” This interview showed us that Mr. Brackmeyer is not a bad man. In fact, he is a very good, fair man. He bases most of his decisions on what we, the students, need. I know it’s hard to understand, but all of us students need to get past the fact that there is a change and start asking why there is a change. Mr. Brackmeyer clearly shows us that he truly does care and, whether you chose to believe it or not, he does have good intentions.
One of the most important skills needed in one’s life is communication skills, and in high school is where it all starts. Think about how much better schools would be if there was more communication between the students and the staff. Complaining is not communication. Yes, complaining is a way to express yourself, but what in the world do you gain out of complaining. Nothing. Complaining actually re-enforces problems. Communication is having a talk, face-to-face, listening to and understanding what the person is saying or what they mean. If we had face-to-face communication in our schools, between the staff and the students, we would gain respect and understanding for each other and for why things are the way they are.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
BMX Rally
On Friday November, 19th in the manor high school gym ASA entertainment came to talk to the mhs students about living a smoke-free life. Mr. Brackmeyer felt like it was important to inform the students on how much tobacco can affect our life.
The original plan was to hold the BMX rally in the student parking lot, so that biking and talking were separate. The reason why he would have liked it separate was to be able to get the information across to the students without them getting distracted by the bikers. The reason why the BMX rally was held in the gym was because it was a safety hazard due to the high winds. The safety hazard caused the skate club not to be able to skate and show their talents.
The BMX groups came to Mr. Brackmeyer two through three months before the event was held asking if they could inform the students on how important living a tobacco-free life is. According to www.quitsmokingsupport.com , after the first puff of a cigarette it just takes six seconds to reach the brain. A cigarette contains 43 known cancer-causing compounds. Tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide, and ammonia are all some ingredients that are in a cigarette. There is twice the amount of tar in the last puff then the first. Most of the chemicals inhaled in a cigarette stay in the lungs.
At the end of the BMX rally, questions were asked about the tobacco facts that were said during the BMX rally. The student who answered the question right got a t-shirt. The last question was a three part question for the prize of headphones. Christina Villalobos also known as Lobo won the headphones. After the last prize was won the students were dismissed and got on their buses.
In my opinion this tobacco-free BMX rally can only be as effective as the student wants. You, as the reader, have the choice to read this or not. When a student is offered cigarette, they have the choice to do what they want. It is your life after all and no one can make you do something that you don’t want to do. Even though it is your choice to do what you want, you should really think about the long term affects of what you do today.
The original plan was to hold the BMX rally in the student parking lot, so that biking and talking were separate. The reason why he would have liked it separate was to be able to get the information across to the students without them getting distracted by the bikers. The reason why the BMX rally was held in the gym was because it was a safety hazard due to the high winds. The safety hazard caused the skate club not to be able to skate and show their talents.
The BMX groups came to Mr. Brackmeyer two through three months before the event was held asking if they could inform the students on how important living a tobacco-free life is. According to www.quitsmokingsupport.com , after the first puff of a cigarette it just takes six seconds to reach the brain. A cigarette contains 43 known cancer-causing compounds. Tar, nicotine, carbon monoxide, and ammonia are all some ingredients that are in a cigarette. There is twice the amount of tar in the last puff then the first. Most of the chemicals inhaled in a cigarette stay in the lungs.
At the end of the BMX rally, questions were asked about the tobacco facts that were said during the BMX rally. The student who answered the question right got a t-shirt. The last question was a three part question for the prize of headphones. Christina Villalobos also known as Lobo won the headphones. After the last prize was won the students were dismissed and got on their buses.
In my opinion this tobacco-free BMX rally can only be as effective as the student wants. You, as the reader, have the choice to read this or not. When a student is offered cigarette, they have the choice to do what they want. It is your life after all and no one can make you do something that you don’t want to do. Even though it is your choice to do what you want, you should really think about the long term affects of what you do today.
Project Mentor
Are you exhausted, have stacks of homework, and can barely find excitement at school? Then join the Project Mentor Program. The mentor can choose to volunteer at any Manor Independent School District. When school starts again the mentor can either keep or receive a different mentee, and it doesn’t matter what grade the child is in. Project Mentor is for a mentee to be a good listener and to never judge a mentee. This program is to be a role model to a youth once a week for only thirty minutes. This program also counts as community service.
When a mentor is together with a mentee they both do activities like play board games, create art projects, read, go hang out outside, play basketball with others, and become more sociable. Hanging out with different people helps the mentor to expand their patience level.
It’s a good program for everyone to join, to bond and interact with a person that’s younger than you. Being in high school can be stressful, but when you’re with a mentee it helps the mentor to interact with their childlike character, it’s important because high school can be stressful, and when around children its makes a person relaxed and help someone else with their problems. Project Mentor shows everyone that a person isn’t alone in a situation, everyone needs help in some type of area. This program isn’t to talk about deep personal situations it’s to help another person out and build a relationship. Project Mentor is about meeting different personalities and the program gives a chance for the mentor to listen to the mentee. A teacher isn’t always able to talk to an individual one-on-one but a mentor is able to be there for support. A mentee may want to share something that they can’t tell their parent or parents about, but it’s the mentor’s job to keep their personal business confidential. Together the mentor and the mentee develop a friendship that lasts for years.
Also there will be a future Project Mentor Club coming soon!
When a mentor is together with a mentee they both do activities like play board games, create art projects, read, go hang out outside, play basketball with others, and become more sociable. Hanging out with different people helps the mentor to expand their patience level.
It’s a good program for everyone to join, to bond and interact with a person that’s younger than you. Being in high school can be stressful, but when you’re with a mentee it helps the mentor to interact with their childlike character, it’s important because high school can be stressful, and when around children its makes a person relaxed and help someone else with their problems. Project Mentor shows everyone that a person isn’t alone in a situation, everyone needs help in some type of area. This program isn’t to talk about deep personal situations it’s to help another person out and build a relationship. Project Mentor is about meeting different personalities and the program gives a chance for the mentor to listen to the mentee. A teacher isn’t always able to talk to an individual one-on-one but a mentor is able to be there for support. A mentee may want to share something that they can’t tell their parent or parents about, but it’s the mentor’s job to keep their personal business confidential. Together the mentor and the mentee develop a friendship that lasts for years.
Also there will be a future Project Mentor Club coming soon!
Monday, December 13, 2010
The Word
We have made it to the end of the fall semester at Manor High School, a semester that seems to have flown by so fast that all of us , the students, the teachers, and even administrators will need every bit of the two weeks of Christmas vacation just to catch our wealth, yet as fast as this semester has come and gone, and despite all of the class chaos of due dates, projects, college applications, games, plays, competition, and still have time with friends, we have made significant strides and achieved so much here at Manor High School.
From our athletes to our band to the day-to-day struggle to overcome the challenges and obstacles of the classroom. The students at Manor High School are putting in much effort and work to get their jobs accomplished. Our job is to improve Manor High School from being an academically acceptable campus to a recognized campus. In order to follow through with making this campus recognized, students should stay more focused and study more so that they would be prepared for tasks. The athletics should practice harder to improve the school records so that we have more scouts looking toward our athletics. In this issue of the word, we decided to focus on some of the major events including volleyball games, basketball tournaments, Adopt A Kid, the band,, and Grace Valladares write a article on Appreciation to the lunch ladies and genital men ,who cook meals for 1200 students and administration for breakfast, and lunch.
By: Kayla Johnson
From our athletes to our band to the day-to-day struggle to overcome the challenges and obstacles of the classroom. The students at Manor High School are putting in much effort and work to get their jobs accomplished. Our job is to improve Manor High School from being an academically acceptable campus to a recognized campus. In order to follow through with making this campus recognized, students should stay more focused and study more so that they would be prepared for tasks. The athletics should practice harder to improve the school records so that we have more scouts looking toward our athletics. In this issue of the word, we decided to focus on some of the major events including volleyball games, basketball tournaments, Adopt A Kid, the band,, and Grace Valladares write a article on Appreciation to the lunch ladies and genital men ,who cook meals for 1200 students and administration for breakfast, and lunch.
By: Kayla Johnson
MHS: Girls and Boys Soccer
The Lady Mustangs will try to get their second district championship in a row. With last years record of 10-3-3, you can be assured that they will improve their game. With six seniors gone from last year Coach Guerra and his team will have to make it up. When asked about this year’s success Coach Guerra responded, “Though we lost many people last year I believe we have enough to make it up…and, this year, our team is working much harder.”With new players in try-outs, new talents will be shown on the field. Coach Guerra has been coach for Manor for four years and with outstanding records. The Girls Soccer team should be successful this year as they have been before.
This year should be interesting for the Manors boys’ soccer team. Many players where unable to play due to graduation of seniors, and the UIL rules of age requirements. With half of the varsity gone Coach Rawls will have to train his team harder if he wants to keep his “make it to playoffs…there’s no excuse” motto going. The soccer team has made the playoffs in the past two years and expects the same to happen this year. Coach Rawls started the soccer team in Manor and has been coaching for seven years. Coach Rawls is pleased to have “the best job in the world” and to be able to coach these young athletes at the sport they love. The team will be young this year which will make them the bright new future of the boys’ soccer team.
Both Girls and Boys soccer team will be young and talented. Practices will be more serious than ever to focus on the formation on the varsity and junior varsity teams. You can expect a fantastic soccer season this year.
Guerra: “With the players will, I know they will leave it all on the field”
Rawls: “My players have the passion, desire, and will to play soccer”
The Lady Mustangs will try to get their second district championship in a row. With last years record of 10-3-3, you can be assured that they will improve their game. With six seniors gone from last year Coach Guerra and his team will have to make it up. When asked about this year’s success Coach Guerra responded, “Though we lost many people last year I believe we have enough to make it up…and, this year, our team is working much harder.”With new players in try-outs, new talents will be shown on the field. Coach Guerra has been coach for Manor for four years and with outstanding records. The Girls Soccer team should be successful this year as they have been before.
This year should be interesting for the Manors boys’ soccer team. Many players where unable to play due to graduation of seniors, and the UIL rules of age requirements. With half of the varsity gone Coach Rawls will have to train his team harder if he wants to keep his “make it to playoffs…there’s no excuse” motto going. The soccer team has made the playoffs in the past two years and expects the same to happen this year. Coach Rawls started the soccer team in Manor and has been coaching for seven years. Coach Rawls is pleased to have “the best job in the world” and to be able to coach these young athletes at the sport they love. The team will be young this year which will make them the bright new future of the boys’ soccer team.
Both Girls and Boys soccer team will be young and talented. Practices will be more serious than ever to focus on the formation on the varsity and junior varsity teams. You can expect a fantastic soccer season this year.
Guerra: “With the players will, I know they will leave it all on the field”
Rawls: “My players have the passion, desire, and will to play soccer”
This year a lot of changes and new arrivals changed the Manor High School Cross Country program in a very positive way. The arrival of Coach Rawls as an assistant for Coach Bohman brought with him a huge amount of enrollment from the Soccer Boys. With such a huge pool of runners and undeniable amount of talent, success to the program was more than assured. A big part of this success was due to the camaraderie and commitment of the athletes and coaches from both programs.
Varsity Boys:
At the beginning of the year, there was a sentiment of confidence from both Coaches and athletes. However the loss of last year’s senior class left big shoes to be filled and an incredible amount of competition. The Varsity Boys starting team was never settled during preseason, making every practice a closed fight for the Varsity spots. Every now and then a J.V. runner would step up and move up to the Varsity team. On the Coaches side, they made this years schedule tougher by pushing the athletes on more competitive and challenging meets. This extra effort leads the Varsity Boys to Win the District championship and their pass to the Regional Meet. At the regional meet, the Boys did an exceptional job in representing manor and finished sixth overall. Junior Juan Jaimes finished 5th place earning his pass to the so desired State Meet. Unfortunately Juan suffered an injury at the Regional Meet that kept him from participating on the State Meet. However the experience is there and it is only a reason for an even more successful season for next year.
At the beginning of the year, there was a sentiment of confidence from both Coaches and athletes. However the loss of last year’s senior class left big shoes to be filled and an incredible amount of competition. The Varsity Boys starting team was never settled during preseason, making every practice a closed fight for the Varsity spots. Every now and then a J.V. runner would step up and move up to the Varsity team. On the Coaches side, they made this years schedule tougher by pushing the athletes on more competitive and challenging meets. This extra effort leads the Varsity Boys to Win the District championship and their pass to the Regional Meet. At the regional meet, the Boys did an exceptional job in representing manor and finished sixth overall. Junior Juan Jaimes finished 5th place earning his pass to the so desired State Meet. Unfortunately Juan suffered an injury at the Regional Meet that kept him from participating on the State Meet. However the experience is there and it is only a reason for an even more successful season for next year.
J.V. Boys:
Success for the J.V. Boys was more than announced since the beginning of the season. With such a vast amount of talent and such a determined group of athletes, nothing less than a District Championship would be accepted. They fought at every practice and sometimes outhustled the Varsity Boys making practices competitive and effective but, not everything was competition and individual achievements. The J.V Boys knew their role was to push the Varsity Boys and at the same time get better. An atmosphere of camaraderie and friendship was developed and both teams supported each other like a family. By the time the District Meet came, the J.V. team was a team of experienced runners that were prepared well enough for the Varsity level. They Won the District Championship with an incredible advantage and brought home the second championship of the season.
Success for the J.V. Boys was more than announced since the beginning of the season. With such a vast amount of talent and such a determined group of athletes, nothing less than a District Championship would be accepted. They fought at every practice and sometimes outhustled the Varsity Boys making practices competitive and effective but, not everything was competition and individual achievements. The J.V Boys knew their role was to push the Varsity Boys and at the same time get better. An atmosphere of camaraderie and friendship was developed and both teams supported each other like a family. By the time the District Meet came, the J.V. team was a team of experienced runners that were prepared well enough for the Varsity level. They Won the District Championship with an incredible advantage and brought home the second championship of the season.
Varsity Girls:
The loss of crucial runners from last year left the Lady Mustangs in a very tough situation. They struggled thought the preseason having their highs and lows. However they did a very decent preseason for the type of challenges they faced against 4A schools. With one of their fastest runners injured a week before the District Meet and various members of the team with sore muscles, their season seemed to be falling apart. Surprisingly at the District Meet, the Ladies fought hard and none one of them gave up. They finished 4th overall missing regionals by one place. Although they didn’t qualified as a team, Aimee Slagle did arriving 5th place.
J.V. Girls:
The J.V. Girls had a tough season. Since most of the experienced runners were at the Varsity level, the team struggled thought the preseason but managed to stay in float and get better. Every practice was a learning experience and the enrollment increased significantly this not only helped the J.V. team but it also pushed the Varsity Girls. The day of the District Meet, The J.V. Girls stepped up and surprised everybody. The J.V. girls won District with a significant lead and earned the respect of the whole community.
The loss of crucial runners from last year left the Lady Mustangs in a very tough situation. They struggled thought the preseason having their highs and lows. However they did a very decent preseason for the type of challenges they faced against 4A schools. With one of their fastest runners injured a week before the District Meet and various members of the team with sore muscles, their season seemed to be falling apart. Surprisingly at the District Meet, the Ladies fought hard and none one of them gave up. They finished 4th overall missing regionals by one place. Although they didn’t qualified as a team, Aimee Slagle did arriving 5th place.
J.V. Girls:
The J.V. Girls had a tough season. Since most of the experienced runners were at the Varsity level, the team struggled thought the preseason but managed to stay in float and get better. Every practice was a learning experience and the enrollment increased significantly this not only helped the J.V. team but it also pushed the Varsity Girls. The day of the District Meet, The J.V. Girls stepped up and surprised everybody. The J.V. girls won District with a significant lead and earned the respect of the whole community.
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