Blog by Alyssa

So I made the basketball team, and I’m super proud of myself for it!! I 
worked really hard for this. Basketball practices have been going well. 
We have done many drills and a lot of running. We have learned a lot of 
plays like our defensive play “blue”, which is a 2 3 zone, and our offensive 
play “california”, and this friday is meet the tiger night, where we mix together 
and scrimmage each other for 15 minuets. Then we have a parent meeting 
afterward. Our first game is November 25 in Warrensburg. Our Team does 
a great job of being there for each other and picking each other up when we 
make a mistake. What perkins tells us most is “we are a team, not a 7th grade 
team and an 8th grade team, we just play that way!” we have really good 
coaches as well. If your a 6th grader this year, I suggest trying out for a sport 
in 7th & 8th grade, it will keep you in shape, and keep you out of trouble. A little 
tip if you are wanting to play sports, keep your grades up to date and good. 
They will tell you all the time that you are a student athlete, and student comes 
before athlete for a reason.