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Being
involved with baseball himself for quite some time Brian Ricard
held a Baseball Clinic as his Senior Project. The Clinic was held
on the Helix baseball field, which Brian also took the time to clean-up.
So, not only did he have a clinic but he also made the baseball
field look much better by putting up a fence for a new dugout, removing
weeds from the field and leveling the field.
Fellow Helix Baseball teammates
were made available to assist Brian throughout his Clinic, making
sure all the kids received the help they needed to learn new Baseball
tactics. Brian enjoyed teaching the kids how to play baseball the
best because it gave him the chance to be a coach to those younger
than him and it felt good to share his knowledge with them. The
only thing he could have changed to be more satisfied with the outcome
would be to do more planning and less procrastinating. Yet, overall
the Clinic was a success and the kids involved learned a lot about
baseball. |
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Pitcher prepares as he throws
the ball to his first batter, hoping to strike him out. |
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The team stretches together as
they prepare for a long day of hitting and fielding. |
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Brian and friend help put up
a fence for the new dugout. |
| Soccer
Clinic (top) |
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Beginning towards the end of the
summer, Francesca Gonzales prepared for her senior project of putting
on a soccer clinic for young girls. The team in Casa De Oro was
called the Green Vipers. Francesca chose to coach a youth soccer
team because she "loves children and believes she has a lot
of soccer skills to pass on to the younger children." Playing
soccer for over fourteen years Francesca Gonazales was highly able
to teach the players and did it with no cost to them. So, for no
price the girls not only received free soccer lessons but also a
great role model.

Francesca Gonzales coached the Green Vipers, a young
set of girls doing what they love to do the most, play soccer. |
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These soccer players are only
thinking about one thing, getting the ball, as they run fiercely
to try and get it. |
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| These two vipers and coach pose together to take
a group picture as they watch from the sidelines. |
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| Football
Mentoring (top) |
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As CIF champions,
football is a very important aspect of Helix Charter and it brings
spirit upon everyone schoolwide. Well known football player Reggie
Bush knows football best so it made sense for his senior project
to be mentoring for football. The freshmen football team was mentored
weekly throughout the football season. With the help of fellow football
teammates Reggie was able to organize mentoring meetings with all
frosh football players.
With the project to last throughout
the football season, the project was one of much time consumption
and demands. Yet, it paid off for the freshmen football players
for they already looked up to the Varsity players but now also had
another reason to look up to them. With varsity players giving them
tips and any necessary advice, the freshmen boys can hope to make
it to the CIF championships just as the 2001 and 2002 Varsity football
players accomplished.
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These tough football
players attend a mentoring session held by Reggie Bush to
better prepare them for future football games. |
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As the mentoring
session is about to begin, the boys check in and wait for it to
start. |
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With the focused
looks on their faces, these football players are learning valuable
lessons for the field. |
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