The following is a write-up of my week-long service trip in Romania earlier this summer. I went on this missions trip with my church youth group and worked through an organization called RCE. Enjoy! Days 1 and 2- Friday and Saturday My first adventure outside the states commenced with an impossibly long, mind-twisting day of … Continue reading Romania: a Transformational Mission
Excitement is mounting for the 2018 NFL season, and in honor of all of this excitement, I’ve decided to rank the 32 teams in order of how compelling of a team that they project to be. Some teams, such as the Browns, would rank much lower on a list based on overall strength but provide … Continue reading 2018 NFL Preview: Vikings, Rams lead excitement rankings
The following is an unpublished Varsity Letter column. It visualizes the concept of a high school Olympics in Montgomery County. Over the past two weeks, our school competed in the 2028 Montgomery County Olympics. Thanks to Herculean efforts from Patriot athletes, our school populated the podium and took home first place. The Olympic Games originated … Continue reading Imagining a Moco Olympics
The World Cup captured the sports world’s attention for the past weeks with excitement, action and a product that certainly lived up to the hype. Even I was hooked, and I don’t watch any soccer. The games were unpredictable and the finishes were nail-biting. I’ll certainly look forward to the World Cup come 2022. Sports is full … Continue reading World Cup, March Madness among spectacular sports tournaments
Ever since he entered the NBA as a fresh-faced phenom, the lights have shined brightly on LeBron James. He’s been nothing short of one of the sport’s greatest players, if not one of the greatest athletes in any sport. What he has done in his career is truly astounding, with eight straight NBA Finals appearances, … Continue reading West Coast King: LeBron Heads to LA
One of the best parts of the baseball season is the All Star Game, an element that is simply off the mark in the other sports leagues but carries significant value on the diamond. With the Midsummer Classic coming to my local ballpark, Nationals Park, in a couple weeks, I wanted to release my ballot … Continue reading My 2018 MLB All-Star Ballot
Note: This is a spoiler-free review. I’ve been waiting for an Incredibles sequel for ages and my expectations once I heard that a sequel was in the works were incredibly high. Back in February, I wrote that “to succeed, Incredibles 2 must be as bold, dramatic, and heroic as the first.” After watching it on … Continue reading Incredibles 2 proves to be a super sequel
I’m really excited for my senior season of cross country, and one of the parts I’m most eagerly anticipating is serving the Wootton Patriots team as a captain. While this position is a huge responsibility, I’m thankful to have had stellar examples of captains in my first three years on the team that are sure … Continue reading O Captain! My Captain! Remembering the excellent XC captains of the past
The following is the story of my regionals 1600 race, the first time I qualified for the state track championships. My next focus was on preparing for regionals, where I could punch my first-ever ticket to states. The meet was spread over two days at Quince Orchard High School, but the mixed results from … Continue reading Excerpt: States or bust
Note : The following column was published in Wootton's Common Sense newspaper. October 21, 2017 was one of the greatest days in the history of Patriot cross country. On that date, our team competed in the Montgomery County Championships at Gaithersburg High School, racing against other schools from the county. With the temperatures in … Continue reading Varsity Letter: Patriot XC Needs You!
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