Josey Gregg CAS Blogs

      We had our first track meet of the season over the weekend, and at the end I was so proud of how it ended up going. The track meet lasted two days, with Friday being mostly field events and long running races, then Saturday being the shorter running events. Because I had decided I wanted to throw shotput in addition to running, I had to go for both days. On Friday I arrived after school and after finding our coach promptly began warming up for the shotput. I got four throws to see how far I could throw. In the end I ended up placing last, and most people might think I would be disappointed about that--but I wasn't! This wasn only the second time (in my entire life) that I had thrown I shotput. I haven't mastered the form, and I could also do with some muscle building. So even though I wasn't great, it was still fun to try something new and I was proud of myself for stepping out of my comfort zone and being willing to try something new. On Saturday morning I arr...

As a part of being a senior in National Charity League, it is our job to put together a senior project. For my classes project we decided to throw a dance/social event for the West U Senior Center. We called it the "Heart Hop," and made it a Valentine's themed event where the senior citizens could dance, enjoy food and homemade baked goods, play games, make valentines, and just get a chance to hang out and catch up. Leading up the the event there was a lot of planning that had to happen, and it was pretty stressful because it didn't seem like all the decorations, food, and invitations were going to come together. However, we were all pleasantly surprised by how well the event went! While there weren't too many seniors who came, the 15 or so who did stayed for the entire 2 hours and raved about the treats and raffle prizes, loved learning the cupid shuffles, and made adorable valentines cards with poloroid pictures and cute decorations. I had so much fun dancing an...

 Yesterday was our first day of track practice and I was both nervous and excited. When we arrived there I wasn't really sure what to expect, but I was excited to see how many people we had signed up. Especially girs-enough so that we could have a relay. We started the practice by laying out the plan for the semester a little bit, then got straight to work with a 10 minute warm-up run. As someone who is used to running this wasn't too challening for me, although it is a little difficult to run in small circles inside our small gym. Nonetheless, we finished up the run then did some thorough stretching to make sure we all avoid injuries. After stretching we worked on form, because good form is the foundation of a good runner. These involved running through ladders and making sure our hands were in the right position. This took up most of the rest of practice time as we focused on making sure each person knew the corrections they needed so they could practice at home. The final pa...