Did you know that, just last year, the Womens’ Basketball team made it to the state semi-finals? They were District Champions.
Did you know that the Mens’ Swim team is 21-0 over the past three years, with state qualifying swimmers?
It’s time to catch you up. Did you know that the Farmingtion United Gymnastics team won back to back State Championships in 2005 and 2006, along with Regional Championships in 2007 and 2008?
Today, as a senior, I can walk into the gym and see the banners and plaques; but, it is appalling to see that the most recent one says 2006, when, since then, there have been championship teams.
There was no banner raised or ceremony for them. All that transpired was an announcement in the morning; that’s it.
And there are more. All these teams have taken North’s athletics to new heights. Football, soccer, and basketball plaques hang with pride to let the world know that we are the Raiders.
In professional and college athletics, when a team wins a national championship, a bowl game, or a conference championship, there is normally some type of ceremony recognizing the accomplishments of the teams where a banner is raised. Why don’t we do this at North Farmington? We are supposed to be a school where accomplishments are of the highest recognition.
Also, the banners are in a spot where you can’t even see them. At some high schools, the banners are hanging directly above the gym floor, where they are at least noticeable.
Even individual accomplishments should be acknowledged by updating the records in the gym and pool.
Something needs to happen. The pep rally, which involves the athletes, is a good place for these announcements to take place. We could still have all the fun with them, as the teams are introduced. However, if a team for that season won a championship, the banners could be updated, or the plaques could be hung in front of the whole school.
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