This weeks guest bloggers are FX students Brittany Marts and Sarah Jones.  These are two exceptional students whose hard work pays off with their high achievements.   

Hi, my name is Brittany Marts. I’m currently a freshman at Edgewood High School. I’m very active in extra curricular activates, such as basketball and soccer. There are few athletes that get the privilege of being a part of a varsity team, especially as young as I am. Haley Rutherford, and Jenna Brown are teammates of mine who also share in my experience. Chris Allen (wrestling), Tanner Wright (boy’s basketball), Kayla Hensler, Stephanie Schumacer, Connor McAdams, Hanna Polisini (all swimming) are also lucky student-athletes representing our school at a varsity level. Even being a freshman you are expected just as much as an upper classmen. Sometimes it is rather difficult to compete with people up to 4 years older than you, but it is completely worth it. There is nothing better than the feeling of working hard enough to be eligible to play, or compete at that level. Edgewood High School is blessed with a group of hardworking and determined students; with this the future is limitless.

My name is Sarah Jones, and I am a cheerleader for the Edgewood Boy’s freshman basketball team. I’m one of the six girls on our team, along with Haley Black, Julie Beach, Lauryn Wirtley, Ciara Richter, and Scottie Smith. Being a cheerleader doesn’t seem like a tough job, but it comes with a lot of pressure! We’re expected to learn 7 dances to perform in front of an audience at Varsity games, learn more than enough chants to do at our own game, make up our own clever, unique cheers, and still remembering everything when it comes to game time. It all comes together in the end, and we laugh about our mistakes. The challenge is very fun to take on, and it makes the girls closer as we help each other throughout the season. I absolutely love cheer, I look forward to growing up & helping the new freshman learn everything Edgewood High School cheer has for them. :)