Volleyball 2014 Recap

Ok everyone...I'm officially done with high school volleyball. The last week of October ended my last season. Senior volleyball season has by far been my favorite and most memorable season ever! This year, we had a whole new coaching staff for all teams and that was such a blast. What our coach taught us is incredible and she did such a phenomenal job of turning our game around.

It was my second year being a captain for these girls and I loved every bit of it. My co-captains were Hannah and Monica and it was such a blast leading the team with them this past season. Since Monica and I are both seniors, I'm super pumped to see Hannah continue to lead the team next year.

Some high lights of our season include:
Second place in tournament #1
FIRST PLACE TROPHY from tournament #2
3-5 in conference record
Finishing with .500 or above from the whole season
2 of our players made the all-conference team (My teammate Annelise & I)

I could go on and on about my last season playing for the panthers. I'm ecstatic to see how far the girls will go next year and for the years to come! We played our hardest girls...proud of each and everyone of you! Now for the pictures...

Captains :)

The first trophy the volleyball team has won in years...Such a proud moment! First place!

Seniors - Love these girls :)

Oh I would do anything to go back to this moment!

Senior Night

 PANTHERS VOLLEYBALL 2014

xoxo,

~Michlyn

"Start Strong...End Stronger"

This season's motto for our volleyball team was "start strong, end stronger". Because no matter what happens, how many mistakes we make or don't make, if we win or lose...we want to play with our chins up and our confidence high. Because playing like you're going to lose or being mad at your team is going to get you no where. Absolutely no where. So throughout the season and before every game we came up with a team goal and encouraged each other and talked to each other on the court. We had such an incredible season and I love my teammates so much!

And of course we enjoyed our time off the court too - together at taco nights, celebrating the seniors, doing killers, and with our fans! I couldn't ask for a better season and I'm so pumped for next year! 

xoxo,

~Michlyn

The End of the Season

Yesterday we played our last game. Stepped on the court for the last time this season. Played our hardest in our 2nd sections game and gave it all we had. We lost but with pride and satisfaction all around. We prayed with the other team and wished them good luck as they continue their journey. Then coach bought us ice cream. It was a perfect day to say goodbye to volleyball.

This season was so amazing. I couldn't ask for better teammates, smarter coaches, louder fans, or a more amazing God who kept us all safe and injury free. Being a captain and a Junior it was a more stressful season because I'm one of the people that the girls looked up to, listened to, and went to me if they needed help or advice. It was such a blessing and we worked through everything together as a team. Here are a few of my favorite pictures.

More pictures coming soon! Volleyball I will miss you...

~Michlyn

Field Day 2013

Our school is K-12th.

And every year there is an annual Secondary Softball Tournament, (7-12th graders) otherwise know as Field Day.

Every advisory (home room) makes shirts and plays as a team against the other advisories. 

It's a lot of fun, and this year was no different. The weather took a while to warm up, but everyone had a BLAST!

Although my advisory placed second to last it was still fun! :) Bring it on 2014!

~Michlyn

Powder Puff 2012

Last week, my sister and I got on the field.

It was her first year of Powder Puff.

She's a freshman and I'm a sophomore.

It's a yearly tradition at our small charter school.

Like always, it was {freshman and seniors} against the {sophomores and juniors}.

Definitely a BLAST!

Right when the game started - Wasn't too cold, especially if you were in long sleeves and running most of the time.

Close to the end of the game! :)

The Pink Ladies - Sophomores & Juniors

VS.

The Avengers - Freshman & Seniors

Looking forward to next year, where Erin & I can be on the same team!

~Michlyn

P.S. To read my post on Powder Puff 2011 - click here.

Top List of 2011!

Ok here's my top fave memories of 2011 - It was a great and memorable year!

January:

My top memory for January was Volleyball - I used to play on a team through another school and absolutely loved it! I played through the JO program (Junior Olympics) and had an amazing team with great coaches!

February:

Most of you know that I LOVE youth group, and also like to volunteer and help in anyway! So my favorite memories of February is the Valentine's Dinner and also Dare2Share! The dinner was at our church and I had a blast serving with my friends from youth group - the food was really good too! At Dare2Share we got to take a road trip with our youth group to Lincoln, Nebraska. At the conference, students are taught how to share their faith with their peers, get to watch dramas, worship, and a lot more. It was so much fun!

(Beka and I on the way to the church, we stayed at in Nebraska)

March:

I also love babysitting! I used to be a part time nanny for two little boys who I would watch once a week! They were such great kids and it was an awesome job! Another memory in March was the adoption finalization for my sister Tareh Jo - She became a U.S. citizen!

April:

For those of you who don't know, I was homeschooled last year. Anyway around April last year, we were thinking about putting me into school for the next year (which we did). So my favorite part of April was finishing up my homeschooling.

May:

This month is the month when all school work speeds up... homework finals, graduations, and end of the school year parties. I loved finishing up my schooling, seeing my siblings finish school, and watch my littlest brother graduate from Preschool. It was a great start to an amazing summer!

June:

The start of summer was great last year! Full of memories with friends and family. You can click here to read about my whole summer. My favorite memory in June was the youth group summer kick-off party, and also the fun time to relax with family and friends.

Beka and I at the summer kick-off party - We had a lot of inflatables!

Beach Day with Friends

July:

July was a busy month, but it was also a lot of fun! We celebrated one very special day in July (that we will celebrate every year) and that would be Tareh Jo's "Gotcha Day"! The day that she came home to us - Her forever family. Another fun event would be the trip we took to MOA (Mall of America) with the youth group! (If you can't tell yet, we have a lot of fun events in youth group - especially in the summer).

July 23rd, 2010 - Can't believe it's already been over a year

Celebrating one year - July 2011

MOA trip - Beka and I

August:

This month was probably the most fun, and busy month of the summer! My #1 memory from this month was Bunker Beach with the youth group! My next favorite memory was Valleyfair with my cousins and grandparents!

Excuse the smeared mascara and you got one fun day!

Cousins :)

September:

School had been in session for about a week by the time September got going. It was fun because I actually got to go to Valleyfair again with Beka one weekend! Another memory for September would be Beka's party! She invited a few people over for a bonfire and dinner and it was a blast!

October:

There was not too much going on in October - Just a bunch of school and homework and hanging out with friends! To start out with, Beka and I love taking pictures, so one day in October she came over and we did a photo shoot! It was a blast - I think we took around 300/400 pictures just on that day! Now we have a "photo shoot" like every time we see each other! My next memory is one of my very favorites from the whole year. FALL FLING! It was a great weekend full of friends, games, fellowship, worship, and tons of fun! If you want to read more about it then you can visit these links:

Fall Fling Part 1

Fall Fling Part 2

Fall 2011 Pictures

BEST FRIENDS

We played in the flag football tournament as a youth group! It was so much fun!

November:

My favorite memory in November would have to be my birthday! I had so many birthday wishes at school, through texts, and even on facebook! I felt very special on my birthday! Here are some pics from that day!

December:

There are a lot of fun memories from December! It was a fun and busy month because of the holidays, but I also had such a blast in December because it was a time to reflect on the year and also to look forward to a new year! Thank you so much for reading!

Here's a list of links to go to if you really feel like it; for December:

My Little Brother

Crazy Shopping with Beka

Only One Year?!?!

Happy New Year 2012!

It was so good to go back and look at what I enjoyed in 2011! I made a lot of memories and I'm very excited to see what 2012 will bring!

~Michlyn