During my “gap year,” I realized that I was missing out on the opportunity of being on a college sports media team. Instead of feeling bad about myself, I decided to make my own high school media team! We hosted two media days during the 2022-2023 school year and the photos turned out amazing. Here is what I did to contribute: I planned and organized the entire event, took the main pictures, created content for the ICSD Athletics socials, and edited all of the photos.
“There is always going to be a reason why you can’t do something; your job is to constantly look for the reasons why you can achieve your dreams.” —Shannon Miller
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