Most people who suffer from stage fright fear seeing hundreds of eyes staring back at them, but for freshman, Josephine “Jojo” Brown, that is not the case. Unlike her peers, Jojo doesn’t see the eyes starring back at her, because she is blind; however, she does not let that stop her from living out her dream of being a performer. In order to win, all she believes anyone needs to do is “Try hard and do your best.”
In order to be in the competition to begin with, students must first audition in front of the choir director, Mr. Beasley. Jojo, being an avid Taylor Swift fan, decided to sing “Christmas” for her audition song, and it was the key that opened the door for her into the competition. After auditions, comes the grueling hours of practices, followed by their competitive performances. Although, Jojo claims that everyone in the competition look out for each other, “They support you. Even if you mess up, they are there for you.” Looking into the future, with a possible victory looming, Jojo remained modest and said, “Everyone has an equal chance at winning. If they put their minds to it, they can do anything!” Which is something Jojo herself does everyday; proves that with perseverance and determination, nothing can stand in the way of a person's dreams.
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Haley Wombles ‘20 originally joined colorguard due to the influence from her best friend, but after joining at the end of May, “I thought it would be fun and to get out the house and do something over the summer.” However, she quickly realized that it was one of the best decisions that she had ever made. Even though she ends up practicing up to 3 to 4 hours each night, the hard work and dedication is well worth the relationships that are formed and the end results of their performances, “It’s fun sometimes my arm and legs hurt but that’s what it takes to be good at something.” Haley recommends anyone that is interested in colorguard to join and see what it’s about. They may end up loving it just like she did!
October is not only breast cancer awareness month, but through the halls of Port huron high it is also college month. Both seniors and juniors to get a little taste of what college feels likes. From going class to class to taking college tours Mr.Manley is working his way around to help both seniors and juniors.
Mr.Manley graduated from the illustrious University of Michigan. Mr. Manley had a great time in college, it helped him not only get his disagrees, but also learning about himself. In a turn of events Mr.Manley did not go seeking out the college advisor job. No not at all! In Fact the college advisor job found him. He was working for college access at first through the university's job work. He then had a thought maybe it was time to expand his work. He followed his gut and at that same time the college advisor position opened. So he went after it, like football players go for the score. In the ending he got the winning score. Mr. Manley had his rough patches through college, but because of the problems. He can now inspire young adults to go to college. |