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At the beginning of High School I had always wanted to be involved in something. In tenth grade I joined Club International, which was really fun, until our school discontinued it due to lack of funds. I really wanted to be a part of the Softball team, however ....

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.... called a meeting for us one Monday afternoon and explained to all of us the hard work and determination that it was going to take to be on the track team, they “would not tolerate anything but 110% from every single person,” and this I was willing to give. So I informed my boss at work that I would no longer be available to work in the afternoons and that I could only come in after 6 o’clock. Practice was to be held immediately after school, until 5:30 p.m., and that was only if we got all of our exercises done. That Tuesday we all met out on the track, I can remember the day. It was chilly, and there was a mild drizzle. We were all bund ....