As countless school assemblies and videos have told us, it’s important to stay healthy, so your initiative is inspiring. You’re not the problem, your teacher is. Continue reading Joe Knows: Dealing with hateful teachers
When the boys’ varsity lacrosse team took on the Montgomery Blair Blazers last April, the expectation was victory. Instead, the heavy underdog Blazers sent the Patriots back with a discouraging 9-6 defeat, the Patriots’ fourth in a row. More disheartening, players felt that victory should have been theirs, because regular starters were relegated to the bench in the crucial late-game minutes. The sobering defeat perhaps … Continue reading Boys’ lacrosse controversy shows connection is crucial to great coaching
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens may not have been a high school student athlete, but his iconic words ring true in the fields and courts of our school’s sports teams. Being a student-athlete here is certainly a memorable experience, but the dizzying highs and lows can make it quite a hectic ride. These are the awesome … Continue reading Varsity Letter: Best and worst of being a high school athlete
“What’s the point?” “I’m a second semester senior, give me a break.” “This isn’t even on the test. Why should I study it?” “She’s only checking it for completion, so I’m not going to try.” Chances are that you’ve heard some, or maybe even all, of the above phrases in high school thus far. Especially as we head into fourth quarter and seniors know all … Continue reading From the inside: Why trying your best is worth it
Some things never go away. Take nerves, a sensation that every athlete knows and deals with regularly. After three years of running for the varsity cross country and track teams, I thought I would have grown impervious to pre-race nerves. I remember the half-hour car rides to my eighth grade track meets, when I wanted to sink into the car’s passenger seat Get Out-style, as … Continue reading Varsity Letter: Dealing with nerves
Man versus child. At least, that’s the way it felt to me as a freshman running cross country, a 14-year-old boy toeing the line and competing against 18-year-old men with bulging muscles and dense facial hair. At times, I was intimidated by athletes who looked bigger, more experienced and stronger than me. Now as a junior who is closer in age to the 18-year-old men, … Continue reading Varsity Letter: The value of strength
If Penn State is Linebacker U, our school is gaining a reputation as Wide Receiver High. So far in 2018, one of our former players (Trevon Diggs) won the College Football Championship with Alabama, while another former Patriot (Mack Hollins) defeated the NFL’s Patriots in Super Bowl LII as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. Senior Elijah Trent, who recently committed to Villanova, is following … Continue reading Varsity Letter: All about Villanova commit Elijah Trent
