By Morgan C. and Mia D.
The ultimate basketball competition, March Miracles, is here! On the 23 of March, over a hundred people played a series of three-on-three basketball games against their fellow classmates. Our authors took on the task of interviewing the workers and players. In total, we interviewed 8 teams and 6 workers. Many teams from 6th to 8th grade competed, but only 6 teams could win in the highly-anticipated finals. The finals had guests, including CASA dancers, CASA's Encore, Norup’s school mascot, and the U of D mascot, Tommy Titan.
We asked the teams six questions: How they came up with their team name, how they expect to play, who their biggest competition will be, who they believe will win, the skill level of the team members, and if they would rather watch or play basketball. We found that Norup’s 3 on 3 basketball has a large variety of skill levels. On one girls team, The Pixie 6, only one of the six members has played on a basketball team, where the Sponge Ballers had three of five members with basketball experience. Many teams had low expectations for themselves, but ended up surpassing their expectations. The French Toast Mafia, an 8th grade girls team, hardly expected that they would make it to the finals; in fact, they originally planned to name their team The Losers. A majority of teams remained modest, but others were certain they would win. Hoops We Did It Again thought they would take victory, but they sadly did not make it to the finals. As for the boys game, there was high expectation for The Bape Ballers, because according to 5 Guys and a Fry, “They have Cody.” Unfortunately, The Bape Ballers suffered a fate similar to Hoops We Did It Again, and did not play in the finals.
We asked the workers only five questions: Why they chose choose to be a worker, why in that specific area of work, if they like to watch basketball, what sports they play and if they are just working to get out of class. From this set of questions, we concluded that many people were working because it was something they liked to do. The majority also do like watching basketball. One of the Hawk Headlines staff, Emily D, did photography of the players. She told us that she “likes to take pictures and it’s a good chance to help out the school.” Many of the six people we interviewed also played sports that were not only basketball. These include sports like archery, martial arts, figure skating, track, and soccer. These were all played by one very eccentric photographer, Brandon M. The last question we asked the workers, "Are you doing this just to get out of school?" drew out many laughs and "no" responses, but also some proud "yes"es.
In the end, all involved in March Miracles-the teams, the staff, and even the people watching-had a great time. However, in the end, the true importance of this event is not the fun and games. The profits of this event go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Jack's Place for Autism, and over the years, March Miracles has raised tens of thousands of dollars for these wonderful organizations. Congratulations to all the winners from every grade and team, and thank you to everyone who made this event possible!
The ultimate basketball competition, March Miracles, is here! On the 23 of March, over a hundred people played a series of three-on-three basketball games against their fellow classmates. Our authors took on the task of interviewing the workers and players. In total, we interviewed 8 teams and 6 workers. Many teams from 6th to 8th grade competed, but only 6 teams could win in the highly-anticipated finals. The finals had guests, including CASA dancers, CASA's Encore, Norup’s school mascot, and the U of D mascot, Tommy Titan.
We asked the teams six questions: How they came up with their team name, how they expect to play, who their biggest competition will be, who they believe will win, the skill level of the team members, and if they would rather watch or play basketball. We found that Norup’s 3 on 3 basketball has a large variety of skill levels. On one girls team, The Pixie 6, only one of the six members has played on a basketball team, where the Sponge Ballers had three of five members with basketball experience. Many teams had low expectations for themselves, but ended up surpassing their expectations. The French Toast Mafia, an 8th grade girls team, hardly expected that they would make it to the finals; in fact, they originally planned to name their team The Losers. A majority of teams remained modest, but others were certain they would win. Hoops We Did It Again thought they would take victory, but they sadly did not make it to the finals. As for the boys game, there was high expectation for The Bape Ballers, because according to 5 Guys and a Fry, “They have Cody.” Unfortunately, The Bape Ballers suffered a fate similar to Hoops We Did It Again, and did not play in the finals.
We asked the workers only five questions: Why they chose choose to be a worker, why in that specific area of work, if they like to watch basketball, what sports they play and if they are just working to get out of class. From this set of questions, we concluded that many people were working because it was something they liked to do. The majority also do like watching basketball. One of the Hawk Headlines staff, Emily D, did photography of the players. She told us that she “likes to take pictures and it’s a good chance to help out the school.” Many of the six people we interviewed also played sports that were not only basketball. These include sports like archery, martial arts, figure skating, track, and soccer. These were all played by one very eccentric photographer, Brandon M. The last question we asked the workers, "Are you doing this just to get out of school?" drew out many laughs and "no" responses, but also some proud "yes"es.
In the end, all involved in March Miracles-the teams, the staff, and even the people watching-had a great time. However, in the end, the true importance of this event is not the fun and games. The profits of this event go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Jack's Place for Autism, and over the years, March Miracles has raised tens of thousands of dollars for these wonderful organizations. Congratulations to all the winners from every grade and team, and thank you to everyone who made this event possible!
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