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10 Coral Staff Writer Nicole Esquen Coral Reef Senior High school is mostly known for its high academics and innovative students, but its athletics are not far behind. Coral Reef’s sports have been taking over this year with the football team making it to the playoff as second in the district, the boys’ basketball team winning first in the district and the girls’ basketball having the perfect season but behind all of our great sport teams are a group of unrecognized heroes; these are the Student Athletic Trainers. Athletic trainers have been around since the early twentieth century, and in the between the late thirties and early forties, an organization called the National Athletic Trainers Association was started but it struggled to be recognized. In 1950, the National Athletic Trainers Association was officially formed with about 200 athletic trainers, today there is well over 30,000 athletic trainers which include five from our very own school. The qualifications for an athletic trainer include graduation Staff Writer Melissa Creary Reef Sr. High May 2010 Although a majority of the publicity that sports get in our school is dominated by football and basketball, many of our sports teams that fly under radar have been experiencing amazing success. As many know, the badminton lost their coach last year due to the fact the previous coach received an offer to coach for a school in New York. After having no coach for a while the team members asked Mr. Ansley if he could coach for the Badminton team. Although he was not familiar with the game, he took the initiative to coach the team. Sarah Jeffers, a senior in Agriscience, said, “I’m ready for the season to start already.” Palmetto was the hardest school to beat last year, and probably will be the hardest school this year as well. After talking to one of the Captains of the team Linda Davio, she has great expectations this season with the girls; the season last year was great says Captain Linda Davio. The team happens to be a coed team and the boys were great last year, one of them was number one in the state. For Mr. Ansley just to start coaching he’s a great one, he always listens to the input from the team instead of assuming to think he knows what the best for the team is. Linda’s favorite part of last year had to be districts. “It was the senior’s last game and with a bachelor’s degree in an accredited athletic training program, CPR and first aid certification, an endorsed application by the NATAcertified trainer and successful completion of the NBOC exam.The future for athletic training looks good, especially when the American Medical Association decided to everyone had become really close throughout the season. Throughout the season the teammates had their disputes but at the district game everyone was cheering each other on and getting so loud and wild, it was awesome seeing the team come together like that,” said Linda. The team was there to intimidate the opponent for Coral Reef’s team to win, and Linda thinks they did a pretty good job of intimidating him. Team Captain Linda said, “It will be a completely fresh start since the majority of the team graduated last year. It’ll be interesting, getting to know the new people and seeing them become great players.” This year Linda hopes some of the team mates will make it to states, both girls or boys Sports Athletic trainers: the unsung heros of the sidelines Athletic Trainers (from left to right) Mitzy Perez, Jasmyne Cronkrite, Nicole Esquen, Ms. Chester help at the Miami Dade vs. Broward All Star football game. include athletic trainers as fellow allied health p r o f e s s i o n a l s in 1990. With more and more people becoming athletic trainers, the profession is no longer seen as a small i n s i g n i f i c a n t profession, but an ever expanding area of medicine that is now moving to not just sports teams, but even the military. A l t h o u g h athletic trainers are now considered health professional they are often thought of as unimportant by the general public but as IB junior and student athletic trainer Jasmyne Cronkrite says, “We are more than just water girls.” Even though spectators minimize the importance of athletic trainers and their duties, athletes Badminton Although contact sports often take the limelight, sports like badminton and volleyball also enjoy success Badminton is a sport that is largely ignored, but highly competitive and rigorous. know how important the athletic trainers really are. Stephen McGriff, senior in the art academy and star player on the football team, says, “Our athletic trainers are the best, they are as valuable to us as the coaches” when asked to comment about this years trainers. The duties of these unrecognized heroes consist of taping athletes’ wrist, ankles, knees and other appendages before games and practices to prevent injuries or development of a previous injury, making sure that every athlete is hydrated through out every practice and every game, and most importantly to be at the rescue of any athlete that gets injured. Jessica Chester the head athletic trainer for our school can be found everyday during lunch and after school giving treatment to hurt athlete. Whether the athlete needs just a bag of ice or the use of stem machine physical therapy she is there to provide the treatment necessary. “Our trainers are awesome, they really cater to our needs and we wouldn’t be anywhere without them,” stated Barracuda basketball all-star Cedric Hankerson. hopefully a mix; but most of all she hopes the new team members enjoy the year enough to come back nest year. “It’s a wonderful sport overall, terribly addicting and I hope they catch on to the love for it, like I have since I first started,” states Linda. The hardest school for Linda to beat would have to be Braddock and the easiest school would have to be Killian. VOLLEYBALL The Barracuda Volleyball Team is also doing extremely well, with a record of five wins and no loses as of the 10th of April, our Cudas are leading our district with the perfect record. “At first, it was just for fun, but now, I am in love with it. Its my favorite sport,” Business and Finance Junior Gregory Deverson says “Everyone on the team plays as a team, there are no hotshots on our team.” To whom do we Barracudas owe our thanks to? No other than Coach Ortiz. “Even when we are winning we leading in the game, she is still coaching. She is the best at what she does.” I had a chance to witness the unstoppable team at its best during a game versus the Killian Cougars on Thursday, April 5th. The Barracudas seemed to have won the game effortlessly as they beat the Cougars in three straight sets of 25. Spectators of the mighty Cudas believe that the season will most likely end with a perfect score of 8-0.
Spotlight Coral Reef Sr. High May 201011 Going off to college a right for many seniors What to expect when going away vs. when and why to stay home for a college education Staff Writer Karla Bennaton As we approach the upcoming deadlines and the dates get closer and closer to graduation we ask ourselves what we will do. It’s an ongoing question among soon to be college students, whether they leave or stay. Many have dreams of going to out of state schools but it’s easier said than done. With rising college tuitions it’s even harder and attending an out of state school can cost you double maybe even up to triple the cost that it would cost to go to an in-state school. So this brings us to the controversial question “to leave or not to leave?” Of course there are pros and cons from each stand point. When students think of going away they’re usually looking forward to the college experience. They want to go somewhere new and be away from their parents and although they all say they will be good they will party. But besides all the partying, going away teaches you a sense of independence and responsibility. “I don’t see it as a dilemma, although it is expensive you get to be more independent,” says VPA Senior, David Diaz. One of the things about going away which may seem as a con to some people is the fact that you will now be responsible of making your own food, washing your own clothes Agriscience Senior Vernon Davis sports his UM gear on school groups, pumped to play Division I Football for the Hurricanes in the fall. Staying close to home will help ease costs. and mommy won’t be there to tell you to do your homework or clean your room—you’re on your own. Now to some people being on their own and having to take care of themselves sounds like a recipe for disaster. Moving away means you’re going to have to do everything for yourself and that does include even the unpleasant things like cleaning the toilet and having to pay rent and bills if you live in an apartment. Not only that but it’s very expensive and the cost of tuition plus all the extra costs really add up. This brings us to the number one reason why you would want to stay home. The main reason why anyone would not want to leave out of state for school is to save money. All the extra money you would use for out of state costs can be used for other things like a car which can be very convenient during Senior year a stepping block to college the college years. Not to mention that you get to stay at home so you won’t be missing mom’s homecooked meals and even better—you won’t have to make them yourself. You’ll always be close to home, meaning you’ll always be close to your loved ones. “Going out of state would make me homesick, just the thought of it makes me homesick; I would miss my mom a lot,” says Legal Senior, Virginia Castro. The only bad thing about staying at home is that you wouldn’t get the “oncampus” college experience because it’s not the same to be a commuter student then to actually live on campus. “I want to go away, college is an experience that you should live to the fullest, take advantage of it all” says Legal Senior, Michelle Elkott . If you stay at home you don’t get to have the experience of going somewhere new and if you really hate living at home with your parents you have to stick around for another four years. With a fulfilling senior year behind her, Patty Trujillo looks forward to going to college while staying close to a mother with health issues Staff Writer Melissa Creary Patty Trujillo, a Visual Performing Art student in the dance program, has done a lot throughout her four years in Coral Reef. The one day all seniors look forward to, is the day we into accepted into the University of our choice and for Patty this University just happened to be... Florida International University (FIU). Patty plans to major in either biology or psychology to become a physical therapist. FIU wasn’t Patty’s first choice but FIU will do for her, her top schools were University of Florida ((UF) and University of Central Florida (UCF). Patty says, “I’m definitely ready to leave high school, I’m pretty sure I’ve been ready to leave since my junior year.” One of the best moments for Patty has been being part of the senior class officers and being able to start her own volunteer group. Patty also states that her Senior Year homecoming was another memorable moment in high school. Ultra Music Festival 2011 was the most memorable moment for Patty; she has enjoyed those moments to the fullest and will cherish them forever. In 2011 Patty’s mother was beyond blessed when she receive a match and a donor for a heart transplant, this moment made Patty’s year due to the loyalty people have in this world today. The worst part moment in high school for Patty would be when she choked on a pastelito in front of all the seniors in the courtyard on the Patty Trujillo plans to stick close to home while attending FIU. first day of her freshman year, she was truly embarrassed the seniors will never forget her after seeing that incident occurred . Throughout high school, Patty has stated that she has “learned to be more responsible, learn how to write better, and who my real friends are, and that you only experience high school once so you might as well make the best of it a live life to the fullest.” In college Patty looks forward to meeting new people and experiencing a completely different type atmosphere, learning better, getting time management down pat and hopefully joining a sorority within the next four months we have left in Coral Reef, she’ll be experiencing everything and more once we enter the “Real World.” Throughout high school Patty has fulfilled an immense number of activities from being a Senior Class treasure, Historian of Dance Alliance, a member of the national honor society of dance arts and she received over 2,000 community service hours due to the activities she takes part in throughout school. She has also volunteered with the Transplant foundation, Miami Children’s Hospital and has even helped co-found her volunteer group B.A.M. (Be A Miracle). Most students think that senior year you will be entitled to slack off, but there are some student always pushing to be something better in life and with all of the activities Patty has accomplished she proves that senior year may not always be so slack.
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