Price of water

 

Weve been to a lot of high school football games over the last seven years, and a lot of volleyball and softball etc. and the one thing we have noticed is that the price of a bottle of water

is not the same at the concession stands of most high schools. And that goes for the price of candy as well. I know for a fact that we have paid $1, $2 and $2.50 depending on where we are. Now why would a bottle of water cost a different price at different schools?

Maybe it’s to pay for the new LED lights on the field or the gym, we love the new lights and noticed that Geneva had some great lights on the football field, reminded us of Aurora where they can change color and blink. It will be great when all the high schools get new LED lights in their gyms as well. They are much brighter and the color balance is better for photography.

So what is this post really about? It’s about going to a lot of different schools and seeing a lot of different ways of doing things. Now some schools have the introductions where the players come out of a tunnel of other players and some schools skip that part altogether. I noticed that I think it was Beatrice where I noticed the players ran out onto the field but they didn’t run out individually as they called their names. Fairbury does that, and other schools do as well.

Beatrice is the only school I recall that has a half time marching band although Schuyler had a dance performance at half time. Didn’t the Black Diamond Dancers used to do a dance at half time? I don’t recall that this year. A lot of schools keep their bands in the stands and some have flag corps. I do want to make note that Beatrice marching band uniforms look very sharp. Good job guys.

To wrap this up we’d like to see the price of water be a bit more consistant, I think more than $2 is a bit much and $1.25 for a Snickers just makes me have change in my pocket that I don’t want to keep track of. And I want to finish with the cheeseburgers at the Fillmore Central football game, my only regret was not getting a second. Very nice.

Jeff Kezeor

 Beatrice-There are two things I need to say about Orangemen head football coach Jeff Kezeor and the first is he is a nervous bird and a bit jittery because it took me a long time to get this shot, and I planned this shot out in advance so it would look cool with the lights behind him.

The second thing is that he is the kind of coach you want coaching your kids. I watched him on the sidelines talking to the players, giving them encouragement, and telling them to have a good time. I was impressed as well with his assistant coaches, all professional, all there to do the best with a game that was not going their way.

Anessa Baines

Fairbury-Anessa Baines is a fourteen-year-old freshman from Thayer Central high school who plays the middle on her volleyball team. “My team is full of a bunch of great girls who are all supportive who know how to cheer you up when you’re down. They are all helpful on and off the court. Besides volleyball I wrestle, play basketball and throw shot and run hurdles in track. “