Maria Carolina Martins
The Girl’s varsity team has had a wonderful season this year, and their last game couldn’t be any different. Senior night is an ongoing tradition that happens all over the world, where seniors who are part of the school’s varsity team are celebrated and honored by their fellow teammates and the overall student body. The younger players from JV and varsity prepare a surprise for the seniors, usually consisting of a personalized poster as well as beautiful flowers that make the event a truly memorable one.
Varsity Girls team with posters
This year’s senior night was a tad different, as it happened in our rival’s court – YIS. That, however, did not make it any less special. Cheers and screams in favor of our varsity team could be heard from all corners of the gym. Parents, teachers, and other students all came together to celebrate and cheer on our wonderful seniors who brought nothing but Cougar pride for us this year. Even the boys, who had a game at Saint Maur right before the night came to cheer on.
After a nerve-wracking game with many close calls and beautiful plays that went up to five sets, our varsity team was able to defeat the Dragons, finishing the game at 3-2 sets. The much-deserved victory was incredibly celebrated by the team and the school. A fantastic ending to close an impressive volleyball season.
Being part of the team these past two years has been an unforgettable experience and I’ll definitely take this team and the lessons I learned from it with me for years to come. As the season and the seniors’ High School volleyball careers come to an end, I would like to thank our coaches, who worked so hard and gave so many hours into making us better players, everyone who cheered and supported us during the games, the people and parents who connected to the live games online to see us during our tournament, the team managers who helped out every day and gave as much as the players, the volleyball mothers who moved mountains to make sure we were well fed, our younger teammates who also made this team so special and everyone involved in making these varsity years so special for all our seniors. On behalf of the whole team, thank you!!
Now, it is up to the soon-to-be seniors and JV players to keep up our school’s legacy, continue to achieve great things, and well represent the true Cougar spirit. We hope you have as much fun as we did and have no doubt you will be brilliant.
Varsity Girls team
Maria Carolina Martins