School-Based Initiatives
Why Do We Run?
Runs are in vogue now. Every church, nonprofit, community organization and social club seems to organize one. There’s a 5k somewhere on pretty much any given weekend, and thematic marathons are advertising on every channel. There are Fun Runs and Spartan Races; courses with zombies and routes that douse runners in color. Everybody’s running, it seems,…
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Week 5 Recap: Why We Play
“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.” –Richard Bach We call it Rivalry Week, but it’s the friendliest week in the season. Two teams from each school — who study together, practice together, live together — finally get to play each other.…
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Week 4 Recap: The Importance of Teamwork
“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” -Michael Jordan Week 4 saw the fall of the last undefeated, untied team in Liga HEB. While Raiders FC have yet to record a loss, only their counterparts at Hurst had won every game going into match day. That changed dramatically. The league is now at…
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Week 3 Recap: Respect Given, Respect Earned
“Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.” –Albert Einstein Week 3 of Liga HEB saw plenty of action, with both Hurst teams hanging on to their leads in the standings and Central’s Atlético and Spartans FC putting on dominating performances. While Spartans came away with only a tie, they find…
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Week 2 Recap: True Strength
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Ghandi The scores on Wednesday may have been more lopsided than the average soccer fan would hope, but there was no weakness to be found on the fields behind Central Junior High. After a league-threatening scuffle in Week 1, players from Central…
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