Tuesday morning, as students sleep walked out of their cars and into their classes, they were awakened by a surprising spectacle in the school parking lot.
Standing in the center of the lot stood a couple girls, who looked as if they had gotten dressed for Halloween in the dark.
From cheese hats to diapers, these girls were dressed in the most obnoxious clothing ever.
But it wasn’t that these girls needed a serious fashion sense lesson. They were the rookies from the girls varsity volleyball team.
“The rookies get kidnapped by the returners of the team,” senior Anna Oh said. “The returners have a big sleepover and the sleepover consists of having a pasta dinner, making shirts, and picking out costumes and outfits for the rookies to wear, when we kidnap them.
“We wake up at 3:30 a.m., and we go to each of the rookies’ houses and wake them up and give them outrageous outfits or costumes. They can’t put on any makeup or brush their teeth, and then after kidnapping all the rookies we eat breakfast at IHOP. The rookies have to walk around school the whole day wearing their outfits.”
According to the head coach, Bri Beal-Raphael, the team has a lot of chemistry and is really close. They are constantly throwing bonding events to build their relationship with one another.
“We have a team of 16 which is really big for a volleyball team,” senior Sydney Benson said. “For such a large team we have really good chemistry and all get along great which helps a lot on the court. Our biggest weakness on the court is probably our mentality. We’re working on improving it, shaking off a mistake and moving on to the next ball.”
The team had their first scrimmage last week, and they took it as a learning experience that they could grow from.
“We lost to Tri City in three but we played well,” Beal-Raphael said. “It was a great way to start our season. We saw what we need to work on and what worked before we go into league which is what we expect from pre season games regardless of wins or losses.
“The team is growing daily. Thus far we need to work on consistency, communication on the court, and passing. We are strong in our offense and serving, however we need to be more consistent in our passing and defense to be successful.”
With a strong upperclassman team and a deep chemistry, the team is definitely looking optimistic for the upcoming season.
“I am definitely looking forward to seeing how this year plays out,” senior Victoria Low said. “I mean it’s mine and some of my teammates’ senior year, so we’re definitely going to try and make the most of it.
“But our big rivalry games against schools like Westview, and our Senior night should be some great games to go to and support us.”
The girls next game will be Sept. 22 at home.
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