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Senior Varsity Tigerettes

Our lnspir a tion

!Jfarrl to 6efi.erJe it lias 6een si;c years
sina we startea out on tft.is journey togetfur.
Just twdrJe goofy girls, sCigfi.t{y 1
uncooraina.te{, wfi.o triea out for a team--
fi.oping to spena tfi.eir afternoons
c.onstructirJe{y. ;Ina Wt aid. 'We Ceamea fi.ow
to 6e gracefu,£ poise{, ani confiient. 'We
{eamea tfi.t meaning of ieaication, fi.ara
worK:_, pain, ani repetition. Yllo"'J tfi.t way
we founa a gift we fi.ain 't pfa.nnea on. g
Somefi.ow - tfi.rougfi. tfi.t sweat, tears,
6reakf{owns, fi.appiness, 11ictories, ani iefeats
- sometfi.ing cfi.angu£. lJTit gir!s tfi.at stooa
6esuu us in precision tine 6ecame tfu women
tfi.at stooa 6esiie us in Cife. 9{p Conger were
we inii'CJiiua!s in a sport, 6ut ratfi.tr sisters
for fife. It is onfy 1WW ( wfi.tn we CooK:_ 6acf;J g
tfi.at we can su wfi.at tfi.at tryout 6acK:_ in tfi.t
6tfi. grait rea[{y meant. 'We joinea a team
6ut 6ecame a famify. In tfu en{, we aian 't
just Uarn. fi.ow to tfana. rrN.rougfi. eacfi. otfur,
we Ceamea fi.ow to fly.
Laura Co{[ins