Our school serves school students grades 9 through 12 and is located high on a hill overlooking The City. Students come to our school to get credits to graduate. Every student can choose a project based class like music, theater or outdoor education each semester.
Students enjoy outdoor activities, especially basketball. Several students have formed a basketball team & they need sports equipment so they can play with 3 other alternative high schools.
After some physical exercise breaks, most students are able to have better focus of classwork.
Teamwork is very important to our students. In the project based classes they work with peers to create bands, mini plays, children's picture books or oral presentations. As they discuss plays & team strategies, our students are improving communication skills that will help them in school & career. While playing basketball, our students learn to rely on &support each other.
In Their Own Words
I want students to come together & have fun. As the team captain, I will make sure that the team works hard, play hard & WINS!!!
Each player will have a new basketball to practice with. Our new backboards will teach us to shot for baskets. We will practice & practice! -Trey
I am the captain. I will lead the team & I will have team members help keep the basketballs in good condition. We will make sure they are clean and have enough air in them. We will make sure our sports equipment is kept in good condition for future teams, too.
Right now we don't have backboards that work & only a couple sad basketballs. We want to basketballs so we all can practice & then WIN. Our team has works hard at practice & with the new balls & backboards we will just get better. Roadrunners will score the winning basket! -Trey
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