My first pep rally was held for the football team who played against St. Mark’s that night. After lunch all 9th through 12th graders herded into the gym for the pow wow. I settled restlessly into my cold metal seat‚ only to jump back up as the cheerleaders burst through the door. I was enthralled by their amazing rubber band choreography and energized by the upbeat top 20 music they danced to. After their performance‚ multiple spoofs were performed by seniors. These tricks and activities did not
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This is an extension of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society program (Klein‚ 2015). Johnson’s heart was in the right place but after being tweaked so many times I think that government bureaucrats lost sight of the reason for the original act by Johnson. There was such a focus on competing with other countries that children truly got left behind. The government put so much pressure on schools for their students to perform well on testing that schools had no choice but to start teaching to
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I have been involved in some type of cheerleading ever since I can remember. Although I took part in other sports‚ clubs‚ activities‚ I have always returned to cheer. It was and has always been more than just a sport to me‚ it is a way of life. When I think of all the characteristics one must have to be true to this sport‚ many come to mind. Every member of a squad strives to posses as many as possible‚ if not all. As we grow from the child teaching cheers and stunts on the play ground‚ to attending
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On a calm first Saturday morning in the month of April‚ the young high school senior Isabella Bennett arose her from bed with the mindset to achieve one goal this day: to buy the most beautiful and unique prom dress in all of Winchestertonfieldville‚ Iowa. Two years prior to this general time frame‚ Isabella and her older sister‚ Mia Bennett‚ experienced a tragic incident in which resulted in the lose of their mother. The 40 year old wife and mother of two was driving home on her normal
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Smith soon followed in her older sister‚ Makenzie’s footsteps by playing basketball and softball. She even became a cheerleader—never letting her condition hold her back from doing her what she loved. Smith set her heart on catching when she was about twelve years old and despite her parents doubts about being fast enough with her prosthetic‚ she has excelled in her position
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Sports? Do you play sports ran through the school‚ because you might not be able to play next year. Schools all across the country are shutting down their sports programs because they are in debt. Schools should keep sports because it gives students relaxing comforts at a young age. Also schools should keep sports because‚ if there is no sports there are
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The book Beautiful Creatures was written by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. This is an example of science fiction. Beautiful creatures is about a 15- year old girl who has magical powers and will either turn dark or light on her sixteenth birthday. The main character is Lena Duchannes‚ the caster girl who will turn good or evil on her birthday. Ethan Wate is also a major character in the novel; he is Lena’s boyfriend that tries to turn Lena light. The setting takes place in a small southern town
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The use of Indian culture by non-Indians as mascots‚ logos‚ and nicknames has been a constant fight for years. Schools have been using names of tribes with aggressive‚ stoic histories for their sports teams. But the Native Americans look at that and feel discriminated against‚ because of the negative stereotype given by that type of label. In a pro perspective‚ the teams and schools that want to use the names of “Brave‚ Chief’s‚ Apache‚ and Seminoles” chose to label their team after legendary historical
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While pursuing academic excellence‚ I have also been an active member of student council‚ a member of FBLA‚ a cheerleader and a member of _______. These pursuits have given me a visual perspective of society and introduced me to social and cultural differences which exist in society. A crowning event in my high school career was to be appointed to the Junior board
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strong. She’s very religious‚ now she’s one of the Pastors of their church in Spain. I remembered when she’s with us‚ she have given me guidance‚ even when sometimes I wouldn’t listen. She have loved and believed in me. She have been my friend‚ my cheerleader‚ my counselor‚ my protector‚ my cook‚ my maid‚ my nurse‚ but my favorite thing she have been is my MOM. Having a mother like her was the greatest gift and biggest advantage. It is because of the values that she brought in me that made me who
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