newsworthy: wesley farnam race
In the four years that I’ve been at Roberson, I have experienced a lot of inspiring moments. Students coming together to remember friends who had died, supporting ill faculty members, and working tirelessly to better our community. I have watched the classes ahead of me make their mark, each attempting to do all in their power to positively change our school by willingly sacrificing their own limited time and energy to visibly aid those who needed a helping hand.
But looking at my current peers, I am ashamed to say that we have failed to live up to the expectations of those before us. While we have the potential, we lack the initiative to go forth and take action.
Next weekend is the Wesley Farnam 5K race, organized by the National Honor Society to raise money and awareness for Cystic Fibrosis research. This annual event has become increasingly smaller over the years, as fewer and fewer students are willing to participate. Last year, barely 30 people showed up to race, a pathetic sampling of the Roberson student body.
This year, the race is being held in honor of Everardo Garcia, a senior here at Roberson who has been hospitalized for much of the school year due to his case of Cystic Fibrosis. And as I am writing this, there are only 12 students signed up to run the 5K race in his honor.
I know not everyone in the school is a runner, but a lack of athleticism is not a deterrent from supporting a friend in a time of need. At a time when the world is bursting with horrific stories of murders, bombings, and outrageous violations of human rights, taking an hour out of your day to run a race for one of our own is a simple act that can make a world of difference.
In a few short weeks, the class of 2016 will be gone, scattered across the country to embark on the next chapter of our lives. And come August, the school year will begin once more, bringing about a new class of students to follow in our footsteps: footsteps of apathy and indifference, self-centeredness and complacency.
The choice is ours -- do we want to be forever remembered as the class who could have been great, but were too callous to care? Or do we want to seize the next two weeks, and embody a class with dedication and drive, with purpose and ambition, who cares about others and acts accordingly? For me, the choice is clear.
On June 3rd, lace up your tennis shoes and run the Wesley Farnam 5K, if for no other reason than to show that you care about a cause larger than yourself. To prove to those whom look to us for inspiration that the Roberson student body will come together in times of need, in times of sorrow, in times of celebration, and that together, we can make a difference in the world.
But looking at my current peers, I am ashamed to say that we have failed to live up to the expectations of those before us. While we have the potential, we lack the initiative to go forth and take action.
Next weekend is the Wesley Farnam 5K race, organized by the National Honor Society to raise money and awareness for Cystic Fibrosis research. This annual event has become increasingly smaller over the years, as fewer and fewer students are willing to participate. Last year, barely 30 people showed up to race, a pathetic sampling of the Roberson student body.
This year, the race is being held in honor of Everardo Garcia, a senior here at Roberson who has been hospitalized for much of the school year due to his case of Cystic Fibrosis. And as I am writing this, there are only 12 students signed up to run the 5K race in his honor.
I know not everyone in the school is a runner, but a lack of athleticism is not a deterrent from supporting a friend in a time of need. At a time when the world is bursting with horrific stories of murders, bombings, and outrageous violations of human rights, taking an hour out of your day to run a race for one of our own is a simple act that can make a world of difference.
In a few short weeks, the class of 2016 will be gone, scattered across the country to embark on the next chapter of our lives. And come August, the school year will begin once more, bringing about a new class of students to follow in our footsteps: footsteps of apathy and indifference, self-centeredness and complacency.
The choice is ours -- do we want to be forever remembered as the class who could have been great, but were too callous to care? Or do we want to seize the next two weeks, and embody a class with dedication and drive, with purpose and ambition, who cares about others and acts accordingly? For me, the choice is clear.
On June 3rd, lace up your tennis shoes and run the Wesley Farnam 5K, if for no other reason than to show that you care about a cause larger than yourself. To prove to those whom look to us for inspiration that the Roberson student body will come together in times of need, in times of sorrow, in times of celebration, and that together, we can make a difference in the world.