From the Mouths of Students

A Raider Has a Rant
by Omar Arce

"Once a Raider always a Raider." People say this, all the time. But what about: "Once involved, always involved." Continuity is what students at school need. Why do we expect our school to do good in sports when people quit sports so often. The a notable case is that of cross country. As the captain of this year's team, I witnessed the team shrink from a team of 40 during the Fall Sports Assembly to less that 15 by the end of the season. The team could have had a chance to fight for the banner but quitters diminished the team's chances to fight in the league. The same thing happens with other sports, whether it is track and field, football, or any other sport. What happened to the time when quitters where teased and looked down upon. Now, if you ask someone, "Why did you quit?" they answer "Because I did not like it" Well, if you did not like it, then you should not even think about joining in the first place.


People join extra curricular activities for the wrong reasons, such as improving their college application with extracurricular activities. Other people join the team for the jersey and the bragging rights of belonging to a sport.


Perhaps, if more people followed through in any sport or club they join, the school would really have better teams and a better reputation. So next time you join some extracurricular activity, be a Raider, not a quitter.