Whether it’s dribbling a basketball down the court making the game-winning three pointer, or getting an opponent in a headlock, players show their dedication to the game every day.
Wrestlers and basketball players also dedicate themselves to the community, helping out in any way they can. For wrestlers, this involves volunteering at youth wrestling, as well as helping out at the Hope Center during winter break.
“We went down to the Hope Center and we helped people put Christmas stuff together,” senior Ben Edwards said. “We got six hours for that.”
The wrestlers learn values from community service as well as from wrestling.
“Coach Parks is big on development of a whole person, not just being a wrestler,” Edwards said. “Service and sacrifice is important to him and he’s made it important to us.”
Not only do the wrestlers learn service and sacrifice, but community service also brings them together as a team.
“It had a lot to do with one of the core concepts of being on the team is sacrificing your personal wants and needs for the betterment of the team,” head coach Cody Parks said. “Doing something together brings you together.”
Likewise, basketball performs acts of community service. Basketball players can be seen recycling, as well as serving at the Micah House, where they served meals for the homeless. In addition, basketball held a cancer fundraiser, selling T-shirts at lunch.
“It kind of grounds our players and managers,” head coach Mark Rabbitt said. “Just seeing that there are people that desperately need a pair of socks just gives us a better perspective that this world’s not about just us.”
Serving at the Micah House, where people can come in and receive toiletries and eat a meal had an impact on the team and the individuals. Just as the wrestlers bonded as a team, the basketball players did as well.
“I think it’s an eye opener, and that only helps in any thing you do, that only helps make what you do better,” Rabbitt said. “Makes it so you’ve got less about me and more about us. It’s about taking care of people.”
Wrestlers and basketball players also dedicate themselves to the community, helping out in any way they can. For wrestlers, this involves volunteering at youth wrestling, as well as helping out at the Hope Center during winter break.
“We went down to the Hope Center and we helped people put Christmas stuff together,” senior Ben Edwards said. “We got six hours for that.”
The wrestlers learn values from community service as well as from wrestling.
“Coach Parks is big on development of a whole person, not just being a wrestler,” Edwards said. “Service and sacrifice is important to him and he’s made it important to us.”
Not only do the wrestlers learn service and sacrifice, but community service also brings them together as a team.
“It had a lot to do with one of the core concepts of being on the team is sacrificing your personal wants and needs for the betterment of the team,” head coach Cody Parks said. “Doing something together brings you together.”
Likewise, basketball performs acts of community service. Basketball players can be seen recycling, as well as serving at the Micah House, where they served meals for the homeless. In addition, basketball held a cancer fundraiser, selling T-shirts at lunch.
“It kind of grounds our players and managers,” head coach Mark Rabbitt said. “Just seeing that there are people that desperately need a pair of socks just gives us a better perspective that this world’s not about just us.”
Serving at the Micah House, where people can come in and receive toiletries and eat a meal had an impact on the team and the individuals. Just as the wrestlers bonded as a team, the basketball players did as well.
“I think it’s an eye opener, and that only helps in any thing you do, that only helps make what you do better,” Rabbitt said. “Makes it so you’ve got less about me and more about us. It’s about taking care of people.”
