LEAP COMMITTEE BLOG
Every year students on the LEAP Committee will create a blog post detailing something unique from their community or a personal experience from their involvement in athletics.
For more information see the WIAA LEAP Committee Program page.
LEAP BLOG ARCHIVE
- SPORTS: HOW DO THEY AFFECT US? – By Kaiyah Sandridge, Onalaska (’26)
- WHAT NOW? SEPARATING MY IDENTITY FROM ATHLETICS – By Kara Ma, The Bush School (’25)
- WHY DO YOU PLAY/COACH SPORTS – By Jazlyn Sosa, Zillah (’26)
- MORE THAN AN ATHLETE: WHAT I LEARNED ABOUT IDENTITY, FAITH, AND FALLING FORWARD – By Justyce Zuniga, Toppenish (’26)
- THE NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE AND ATHLETICS OF CHIEF LESCHI – By Joey Earl, Chief Leschi (’25)
- BUS CHANTS: ELLENSBURG SOFTBALL – By Cheyenne Shewell, Ellensburg (’25)
- UNIFIED BASKETBALL AT HERMISTON HIGH – By Cate Doherty, Hermiston (’26)
- BALENCING LIFED, SPORTS, AND SCHOOL: A KEY TO SUCCESS– By Abel Garcia, Royal (’26)
- DON’T FORGET THE HYPE– By Bryn Beckman, Rainier (’25)
- GIRL’S FLAG FOOTBALL AT RENTON HIGH SCHOOL– By Madison Hull, Renton (’25)
- THE POSITIVE EFFECT OF HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS ON BLACK ATHLETES– By Bernie Anderson, Holy Names Academy (’26)
- STANWOOD SPARTANS GIRLS SWIM TEAM’S JOURNEY TO EXCELLENCE– By Taylor Almanza, Stanwood (’26)
- HIGH SCHOOL BURNOUTS – By Gracie Pham, Davis (’24)
- MENTAL HEALTH IMPORTANCE: ATHLETES – By Joseph Earl, Chief Leschi (’25)
- STARTING SOMEWHERE – By Cheyenne Shewell, Ellensburg (’25)
- REFLECTIONS OF A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETE – By Turner Van Slyke, Walla Walla (’24)
- IMPORTANCE OF HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS FOR TEENAGERS – By Joey Lurie, Mercer Island (’24)
- EATING DISORDERS IN ATHLETES – By Luka Kawahara, Juanita (’24)
- EMBRACING YOUR WHY – By Mya Morales, Sunnyside (’25)
- THE IMPACT OF CLUB SPORTS ON YOUNG ATHLETES – By Kara Ma, The Bush School (’25)
- WHY SPORTS? – By Bryn Beckman, Rainier (’25)
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