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Page 16 High Life
Sports
Up close with
senior athletes
/ oifiay photo
Carey Goodman
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with Martiiieau.
Favorite band/artist: Any
type of country. Kenny
Chesney.
Favorite Disney inos ie: 1 he
I .ittle Mermaid
Cookout or Steak and
Shake: fookout bceausc
Steak .and Shake is too slow.
I .AM Cookout runs are
the best!
“Lord of the Rings’’ or
“llarrj Potter": Haiiy
Potter!
f.'okeor Pepsi: I ither
Where do you see yourself
in ten years? Marrie.1 ssitli
four kids and ;i good job.
Greatest fear: Snakes and
two lane roads.
Quality you admire:
Honesty.
If you could have one
superpower, what would it
be? To lly!
Flow' svoiiid you spend a
million dollars? 1 would give
some to eliarity. then
go buy a car.
What three lhiiig.s stould
you bring to a deserted
island? Bible. iPod. Cliad
Michael Murray.
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would change about
yourself: 1 oscran.ilyze tilings
way loo much
One task you hate to do:
Talk to Niek Dantonio, the
Italian, and clean m\ tooin
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Mike James
Sports played: Taciosse
Sports accoinplishmeiits:
All-t (inteieiice
Age began to play: Iti
Best aspect of sjioi'l:
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laeros.se la.si year.
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from years liack.
Worst habit: I’ve got a few.
Hardest class: AP I’reneh V
or Mriiine.
ravorite hund/artist: 'Pliird
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F'asorite Disney mosie: I
think “Rcmcmbci theTitan.s’’
i.sa Disney movie.
Cookout or Steak and
ShakeiCookoiii.
“Imrd of the Rings" or
“Harry Potter”: “I.oidofihe
Rings" ftu movies. ‘‘Haiiy
Potter" for hooks.
C'oke or Pepsi: I’cpsi
Where do you see yourself
in ten years? Suceessful and
happy.
Greatest fear: 1 osingoneof
my friends or family
iiiembei s.
Qualify you admire: Honesty
If you eould have one
superpower, what would it
be? Dunking like
\ mee ( arler.
Hoss would you spend a
million dollars? invest it the
best way po.ssiblc.
What three things would
you bring to a deserted
island? Satellite plume. (jJ’S
.system, and a m.igie lamp w iili
a genie.
One charaeteristie you
would change about
yourself: fleitei work ethic.
One task you hate to do:
F'asorite place you have
been: Windy (i.ip oi the
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February 28,2007
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Above: Senior John Morris
poses with his sister at a
cheerleading competition.
Morris became interested in
cheerleading through his
sister’s participation.
Left: Running back John
Morris evades defenders in a
win over North Forsyth.
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Renaissance Man
dabbles in arts, sports
John Morris cheers,
scores touchdowns,
reports for WHRL, and
still makes time for
singing and writing.
BYBROOKEBLOOMQUBT
Business Manager
Students are often in
volved in more than one
sport and more than one ex
tracurricular activity, but it is
highly uncommon to find
one male student who plays
football in the fall and then
transforms into a cheerleader
during basketball season.
Additionally, this young
man anchors for the news
show on WHRL.
Senior running back John
Morris fits this mold; he
is an ambitious athlete
on the gridiron, a high-spir
ited cheerleader on the
squad, and a student of
broadcast journalism.
Morris started playing
football seven years ago.
Ladanian Thomlinson, the
well-known running back
for the San Diego Chargers,
is one of his favorite role
models. Morris claims the
drive of competition and the
adrenaline rush motivated
him to play the game
for so long.
"Running a 30-yard
touchdown against Dudley,"
said Morris, was his most
memorable and outstanding
play while wearing the
Whirlie uniform.
Even so, Morris wanted to
explore other options avail
able to him as a high
school student.
"My little sister wanted
to cheer at a professional
gym called G.A.C., but she
didn't want to cheer by her
self, so I decided to cheer
with her," said Morris.
Some people may assume
the athleticism required for
cheering is less demanding
than that of football,
but John disagrees.
"My abs would be hurt
ing so bad after some prac
tices. It's easy to run on a flat-
surface [like a] football field,
but being able to control your
body while flying [through]
the air is much more chal
lenging," said Morris.
He also cheered for
Greensboro Allstar
Cheerleading for one year.
"My favorite aspect of
cheerleading is meeting lit
erally hundreds of new
people at the competihons,"
said Morris.
Naturally, he was an easy
target for football teammates
and other friends because
of his avid interest
in cheerleading.
"Just about every day,
someone mocked me, but we
all ended up laughing at each
other more often than not.
It's okay now. Everybody's
cool," said Morris.
Morris has often dreamed
of being a news anchor on
CNN, so it makes sense that
he enrolled in music teacher
Marshall Johnson's Media
Performance class. He has
learned about camera eti
quette, voice tonality, dic
tion, film editing, sounding
board operation, and
video switchers, all vital in
formation for producing a
successful broadcast.
Determination and disci
pline are attributes that en
able Morris to juggle a busy
schedule. Along with foot
ball and cheerleading, he at
tends tutoring sessions,
maintains a job at Coldstone
Creamery, sings, writes
children's books, and finds
time to socialize with friends
and his significant other.
Being involved in so
many activities has paid off
for Morris; he will attend
Campbell University next
fall. Whether he will cheer or
play football is yet to be de
termined, but he will cer
tainly explore his options
until he chooses the venues
that please him and provide
him with opportunities for
self-expression.
"Students should take
part in school activities as
much as they can. Other
wise, they're missing chances
to meet new people and
learn new things. School
participation has rriade me
more tolerant, patient,
andlearn new things. School
participation has made me
more tolerant,patient and
ambitous," said Morris.