Mud Pit
Youth Conference, Breakaway… it was known by
several different names, the annual arrival of high school students visiting
the campus. For a few of these events, a popular activity was the
mud pit.
Tug of war over the mud pit,
walking a balance beam, jumping over the mud pit - all were big hits.
One year in the 70s, it had rained the day before the athletic
field activities. So not only was the mud pit full to the brim, but all the surrounding area was also a slippery slide of mud.
The last event of the day was a race around the athletic
field. Running in that race was Don Hotz. Also running
was the little brother of Don’s fiancée, Jackie. As the race
progressed, it came down to Don and his future brother-in-law. As we
recall Jackie saying, she knew Don was going to do his best to beat her
brother, that he just had to be that competitive.
What Jackie thought about this was revealed as the two front-runners rounded the corner of the mudpit. Jackie stepped forward, and nudged Don off his feet and into the mud pit, giving her brother the win and Don the well-deserved dunking.
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Cheer
These cheerleaders were recognized for their excellence at the
end-of-season basketball conference tournament.
After cheering for our VC team, they
were asked by another team to lead group cheers for their fans, as they
did not have cheerleaders. The tournament organizers also asked this squad to perform floor cheers as
entertainment at half time of the championship game. And a couple cheerleaders from the other schools
spoke to the sponsor, with interest in transferring to VC. That's how you
represent your school.
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