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Elliot Kidd
Social Media Manager In terms of year-round sports, Ballroom is the only one offered at Bonneville High School (BHS) The conditions are besides being a year-around sport, there is long practicing hours every weekday for an hour or more. This year BHS Ballroom teams performed at the Civic Show. Ballroom Captain, Lindsay Barrow a senior, explains what it means to be a ballroom dancer and perform. Barrow explains the importance of understanding one's body and how to move it. She emphasizes the importance of having balance in order “to [learn] the dances.” Dancing is not an easy sport and is harder on the body than most people think. These practices always have “something to improve on'' and “more steps.. more techniques to learn.” As there are more complex routines there are more mistakes and learning moments. To expand more on practice times, Mondays will be practice in the afternoon. While the remaining practices are before school. Barrow adds that on average dancers have about “eight hours” of practice a week. Of the performances BHS Ballrooms does, the Civic Show, is a non-competitive showing for ballroom dance teams in the area to gather and display their skills. The Civic Show is actually called the Eastern Idaho Ballroom Concert and is hosted by BHS. BHS will close the auditorium for the day to “set up all the interior.” Even go as far to schedule all the teams. BHS’s Ballroom Captains and others in charge “set up practice times for all… the teams [as well] make sure everyone is aware of both performance and practice times.” The teams are required to pick up the auditorium, to leave the place spotless. The ballroom team is typically broken into three teams: green, silver, and gold. This year, however, there is only silver and gold. The silver team is a “bit more advanced and typically focuses on a bit more technique and harder steps.” While a gold team is the most advanced rank where captains usually are from. The captain’s “responsibility” is to help make sure “everyone knows what is going on and to be there to support the team and help out in any way we can.” It is normally two seniors (a boy and a girl) who obtain the captain's positions. BHS Ballroom works hard all year long so remember to cheer on the teams and show some school spirit! Go Bees!
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Cooper Ruesch
Staff Writer It is that time of year again where students can test their athletic abilities like speed, endurance, strength, and hand-eye coordination. The Bonneville track team is back for the season with the events from previous years: sprints, distance, shot put, pole vault, hurdles, and more. Tzuriel Paredes, senior at Bonneville High School, has been part of the track team for three years. He participates in a variety of events such as sprints, steeplechase, hurdles, and road running. When it is off-season for track, Paredes can be found running on the school’s cross country team. For warm ups Paredes typically runs for two miles and does drills like high knees and Frankensteins. When asked about bonding with other athletes during the season, Paredes explained that he "form[s] relationship with teammates by listening to their stories while [they] run.'' Staying close and forming relationships with teammates is an excellent way to develop trust and respect and to push harder towards the end goal. However, Requiring endurance and mental stamina, Paredes stressed the importance of staying in physical and mental shape.According to Paredes, one of the most challenging races is the 3200 meter. He described the race as “the most endurance and mentally draining event there is.… [it] challenges you and push[es] yourself every day to find a good habit to make." Running is arduous for some individuals, especially without the proper training. Paredes explains to other students, “I always smile when people tell me how much running sucks because it is a reminder that I chose the hardest sport there is.” Being one of the hardest sports, athletes are prone to injuries like shin splints, plantar fasciitis, and more. Paredes participates in physical therapy exercises to prevent injury, such as external rotation, standing calf stretches, seated hamstring, terminal knee extension, ankle stretch, side leg raises to prevent injury. All of these exercises help Paredes keep his body in shape and in check. Although he has a busy schedule, Paredes enjoys being in cross country and track, so he is always supporting one sport with the other. With all of this training one can only succeed so far as one lets themselves, Paredes is constantly pushing himself in every race and workout. Paredes receives confidence after completing a workout therefore he can push himself further on each race. Allyson Wilson
Staff Writer Bonneville High School (BHS) has many team sports including softball. Usually BHS’s softball team contains eight to twelve girls on the team. Paisley Bowler, a sophomore on the softball team, was chosen to be interviewed by the newspaper staff. Bowler has been playing softball since she was eight years old. She plays second base and outfield. Bowler found her love for the sport when her friends inspired her to start playing. Bowler then went on to express her excitement for the upcoming season, With the new season starting, the team has gotten a new coach. Bowler reported that as well as being excited for having a new coach, she is excited for the new techniques and skills she will be able to learn. When asked about what her motivation on the field is, she replied, “[her] teammates.” In sports some athletes feel so connected to their team that they feel like a family. Since Bowler is close to her teammates, they serve as her motivation to win and work to her best ability on the field. Bowler aspires to be “better at playing all over instead of playing [her] main positions.” If Bowler has the ability to play all over the field, she will be more versatile and have more opportunities to continue playing softball after high school. Bowler expressed her love for the sport in her interview from her position to how Bowlers teammates her on the field. Tyler Johnson, the athletic director at BHS, oversees all of the sports teams throughout the school. He is in charge of preparing students for the season and collegiate-level athletics. One of Johnson's responsibilities as athletic director is to ensure each team has a clear goal for the end of the season. Johnson's advice to a record-breaking season is “listen to your coaches and work hard and stay positive.” According to Johnson it is most important to stay positive because of the weather. Idaho spring weather can be described as gloomy with all the rain making the grass all muddy. Athletes often have a difficult time playing in the mud as it makes everything slippery and causes game rescheduling.. Athletes that want to advance to a professional stage have ups and downs in their career. A major part of being an athlete is remaining optimistic while training and competing. Athletic Director Tyler Johnson wishes the best of luck to softball players this season. When passing Paisley Bowler or any other softball player, wish them best of luck for the current softball season. |
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