Sophomore Annie Enders had her first slow dance at this year’s Sweetheart dance. Photo by: Sophia Keller

By Sophia Keller

Students discuss their proudest moments.

Some proud moments are defining, such as making a sports team, or just simple everyday accomplishments like getting coffee and getting to school on time. It is these small proud moments that make up a day in a life. However, bigger accomplishments can make an impact on students’ lives.

Sophomore Ty Irwin recalls when he made the basketball team. He describes this moment as exciting and says, “I grew up watching the high school team play basketball, so to be one of the players just makes me excited for the next game or even the next practice.”

Senior Breanna Morrow says her proudest moment is getting into the “Group Projects Abroad” program, and she will be studying in Costa Rica. “I feel blessed. I knew it was a fifty percent  chance it was either a yes or no. If God wanted me to do it, it would be a yes and it was, so I was blessed that God answered my prayer,” she says.   “This means a lot to me, because as a senior I have chosen not to go to college, instead go where ever I feel God leading me and this is the first step towards his plan for me, so I am excited to be fulfilling it while being in different country,” Morrow explains.

Although, not all proud moments are academic or sports related. Sophomore Annie Enders tells about her first dance at this year’s sweetheart. She describes this moment as just “dreamy…” She says this moment affects her now because she has more confidence in herself. Her favorite thing leading up to this moment was her friends persuading to make the first move and ask him to dance.

Junior Anna Piazza says her proudest moment was performing at Lucas Oil Stadium for the Marching Band State Finals. “It was breaking and amazing at the same time. Marching band is my absolute favorite thing to be in, so I loved it. But it was really hard. I had multiple break downs but a lot of laughter and joy too. I was a section leader this year which means I had a bigger responsibility than I’ve ever had in the band. Pushing myself to be the absolute best I can be all the time was really hard, and taking responsibility of my own (and sometimes other people’s) mess ups was challenging, but it’s what a good leader should do. Combined with other stressful activities and school, the season took a toll on me but in the end, everything turned out alright. It always does!” Piazza recalls. She also adds why this accomplishment means so much to her. “It’s such a great example that hard workers are rewarded. We put our blood, sweat, and tears into the program and created something beautiful. I mean think about it we put in 200 hours or more to practice for a six minute show. That’s called dedication,” she says.

Proud moments are achievements one can look back on with pride. These moments can vary from making a team to getting your first dance.

Junior Anna Piazza felt proud of band for its accomplishments this year. Photo by: Sophia Keller