Set, Spike, and Win: Girls Volleyball
September 26, 2008
“How you practice is how you play whether you believe it or not,” said Senior Setter and Right Side Hitter, Hope Baumgartner, and she could not be more right. Neuqua Valley’s Girls’ Volleyball team is one that is given little attention because they graduated seven key players last year; thus, the school is not listed as one of the teams to look out for in this sport. However, all five teams are standing out at each game, and that is because they do the same at practice. Even the most miniscule details of drills, warm-ups, and scrimmages are completed with the utmost of determination and effort. Not a single player lacks in willingness to work hard, and this fact is what is putting Neuqua’s name on the list this season.
Lovin’ this Generation
September 26, 2008
Generation X is the generation born after the baby boomers. Born between the 1960s and 1980s, they are classified as the “downer” generation. Highest rates of suicide, homicides, and drug abuse paged over the X’s. But at the turn of the century came the Millennials or Generation Y. Born between 1982 and 1994, this generation it is characterized as apathetic, rude, lazy, and spoiled. Yet these harsh statements hold some truth. More than ever, children are more and more showered with anything tangible, or not. Read more
