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               W hen  w e   w a lke d   into  the  high
                                                                                      record          broken!
       school  doors  once  again  on  the  first

                                                                                           Lauren  S h ym ke w icz  m a d e   a   rem ark­
       day,  w e   saw   an  eventful  ye ar  in  front
                                                                                           a b le   achievem ent  this  year.  D uring
       o f  us.  W e   knew   our  sophom ore  year                                        the  hom e  g a m e   a g ainst  M e rc y   this

                                                                                           ye a r,  S h ym ke w icz  b ro k e   the  re ­
       w as  going  to   be  the  ye a r  w e   w e re
                                                                                           bounding  re c o rd   o f  m ost  rebounds
       going  to   have  a  m ore  m ature  mindset                                        in  a   single  gam e.  "W hen  I  found  out

                                                                                           a fte r  the  gam e,  I  w a s   v e ry   excited
       and  start  thinking  abo u t  our  future.
                                                                                           a n d   couldn't  b e lie ve   it.  I  put  in  a
       Since  w e   w e re   freshmen  last  year,  and                                    lot  o f  tim e  a n d   e ffo rt  a n d   I  knew   it

       w e   understand  h o w   hard  it  is  to   be  a                                  w a s  som ething  I  w a n te d   to   achieve
                                                                                           this  season.  It  w a s  a   g re a t  feeling
       freshman,  w e   w e re   there  to   help  the                                     a n d   I  w a s  p ro u d   th a t  all  o f  the  hard


       freshmen  around.  Instead  o f  w a n d e r­                                       w o rk   I  h a d   put  into  the  sport,  in  and
                                                                                           out  o f  the  season,  h a d   finally  p aid
       ing  around  the  school  trying  to   find  our                                    off,"  says  S hym kew icz.

       classes  like  w e   d id   last  year,  w e   can


       help  people  that  don't  know   w here

       to   g o   and  guide  them  to   w he re  they

       need  to   be.  W e   a re   enjoying  our  last


       year  in  high  school  o f  relaxing  since  w e

       w o n 't  g e t  it  back!





       -Lexi  Yagodinski  and  C ourtney  Johnson                     C a le b   M o ra n ,  rides  B M X   bikes  as  one  o f  his  main

                                                                      hobbies.  H e  s ta rte d   a t  a g e   tw e lv e   a n d   still  does  it  to   this
                                                                      d a y.  "I  like  d o in g   it  because  it's  fun,  keeps  m e  in  shape,
                                                                      a n d   is  v e ry   com petitive,"  says  M o ra n .  H e  sta rte d   riding

                                                                      B M X   bikes  w ith   his  frie n d   w h o   w a s   a lre a d y   riding  bikes
                                                                      a n d   racing.  In  B M X   racing,  you  ra c e   in  a   d irt  track  and
                                                                      g o   o v e r  jumps  a n d   rollers,  w hich  a re   bum ps  in  the  track.

                                                                      B M X   freestyle,  is  w h e n   you  just  g o   a ro u n d   the  track  and
                                                                      d o   tricks.  "W hen  I  am   racing,  it  m akes  m e  fe el  excited
                                                                      a n d   h a p p y   because  it  gives  m e  an  a d re n a lin e   rush,"  says
                                                                      M o ra n .





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