The Firsts and the Lasts

As the Friday Night Lights illuminated the football field, Taylor Strait couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement and anticipation. It was Strait’s first important high school event, and she was surrounded by her closest friends, all dressed in school colors and cheering for our team. The sound of the marching band filled the air. Strait knew that this was going to be a night to remember, as she eagerly awaited her first high school football game. Strait was a little nervous for her first game. She shared that she “was definitely scared because I was a freshman, there were a lot of older kids but it ended up being really fun.” Another memory she remembers is her last football game. As the crowd roared around her, Strait couldn’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia wash over her. This was her last ever high school football game in the stands, and she couldn’t help but think back to her first game as a freshman. Strait had been scared and intimidated by the older kids, but as the game went on, she found herself getting lost in the excitement and adrenaline. Now, as a senior, she couldn’t believe how fast the time had gone and how much she would miss this feeling. Strait recommends everyone go to a football game because “it’s definitely a shared experience, even with different kids on campus being involved in different things, I think that football is a thing everyone can go to and enjoy.”