senior issue
athletes: recruits and
2012
4-year
21
varsity
senior guest column
Athletic aces (cont.)
SAM KENNEDY
football| recruit
Jamie Sutcliffe » College: University of Utah Years on varsity: 3 Major of study: Undeclared Favorite moment in high school sports: game-winning field goal against Moorpark Defining quote: “Fear and nervousness is temporary, pride and achievements are forever.”
Water Polo | recruit
Ben Rogers » College: Air Force Academy Major of study: Aeronautical and Aerospace engineering Years on varsity: 4 Favorite moment in high school sports: Winning the quarterfinal game against Righetti in the last 15 seconds Inspirations: My Dad and Mom Favorite athlete: Tim Hatten
track and cross country | four year & recruit
Caitlin Turner » College: Long Beach State Major: biology Years on varsity: 4 Favorite athlete: Rachel Bush Inspiration: Melanie Joerger Favorite moment in high school sports: When I got the 800 school record and going to state in XC
Volleyball | recruit tennis | four year
Jonah Seif »
Greg Wise »
College: UCSB Years on varsity: 2 Major of study: chemistry Favorite moment in high school sports: Beating Bosko last year Inspirations: Dad and Austin Kingi
College: Seattle University Major of study: engineering Years on varsity: 4 Favorite moment in high school sports: Winning CIF freshman year Favorite athlete: Roger Federer Funniest career moment: when I got left at In-N-Out my first year I went into the bathroom, and when i came out everyone was gone and the bus had almost left xc and track | four year/recruit
xc and track | recruit
Karsen Sper »
Sam Worley »
College: SDSU Major of study: undeclared Years on varsity: 2 Inspirations: Dad and Coach Sawitz Favorite class: ceramics Defining quote: “Everything happens for a reason.”
College: Loyola Marymount University Major: business/psychology Years on varsity: 4 Funniest career moment: There is nothing funny about running Inspiration: Steve Profontaine Defining quote: “You may beat me, but you’re going to have to bleed to do it.”
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The lessons we’ve learned
I
’m still not quite sure what it meant to write a piece for the last school newspaper I’d ever see at TOHS. I mean, who’s to say what has been the most influential or strikingly important event or lesson we’ve learned in high school? Maybe we can look back and be thankful for the cards we’ve been dealt. We are shaped by the good and the bad, but maybe it’s the place we come from which truly creates us. I for one can’t thank my own father, David Kennedy, enough for all that he has done for me. All that is or will ever be good in me began in him. He is the best teacher, mentor, and friend I could ever ask for. As we’ve grown, we have learned that we all come from a place that values you not for your family income, athletic ability or religious beliefs, but for your sheer desire to become better people. We’ve cried our hearts out, sang at the top of our lungs, and danced the night away. We’ve seen good times and bad and will be better people because of it. No one can deny that there really is no party like a TO party and our presence both in the community and at large is well known. We’ve defied odds, broken records, and been the comeback kid time and time again. We’ve won titles and done our school proud. We’ve dealt with the heartbreak of loss and will honor those no longer with us. Today, we graduate the future doctors, lawyers, soldiers, teachers, athletes, game-changers and dreamers of tomorrow. It seems like only yesterday we were fingerpainting and here we our today, ready to don our cap and gown. In fact I wouldn’t be surprised if some of you were finger-painting yesterday…Dane Griffin. But really, none of us will remember high school as a mere four years of our life. No, no. Ask any of our parents; it’s far more than that. Rather, it’s an entire period of our lives that we’ll recollect for years to come. While it seems we have many years ahead of us, we can’t forget just how precious life can be. I would be truly remiss if I didn’t acknowledge the heartbreaking loss we have gone through this past year in losing two of our classmates; Griffen Kramer and Dustin Christian. Their deaths have forever changed the people we are and remind us to never take for granted the beauty of the gift of life. They didn’t. In fact, Griffen would be sitting in the very same row as me at graduation next week if he were still with us. And I personally believe he will be. Remember, it’s not where you go or what you do in life, but what you do with what you find. Find something you’re passionate about and go after it. Weather the storms and have faith that something greater than yourself is working on your side. We aren’t limited by the education we receive or the money we have, only the enthusiasm we put into something. Go out and be the person you’ve dreamt of being your entire life.
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