Gratitude

Hamber Debate's Year End Party

My failure at regionals has shown me a side I am very thankful for. So many people have worked incredibly hard for me to have been given this chance just to compete. I would like to take this opportunity to thank a couple of those many people. I know I'm missing a lot, and I will express my gratitude personally. I will be replacing some of the names with *  for I don't have their permission yet.

The first person I would like to thank is my wonderful coach *! I was recently judging some beginners when I started to feel frustrated and that maybe my time was not put at best use. Then I thought back to when I first started in grade 8. I was too scared to say a word for the first couple months. If I where her, I would have given up and focused on someone with more potential, maybe someone who naturally spoke their mind a lot. * did not give up on me for all three years and has help me all the way though. If it wasn't for her, I would have no passion or life, and who knows what how I would have ended up! I own her very very very much, and will always remember my gratefulness for her.

*, my other coach is the coolest person on the planet! Always came to practices to help and never missed a single one. That's what I call dedication and care. Gave up her weekend to judge for us. She is just awesome! 

* is the most best sponsor teacher ever. Her dedication for her students is honestly surpasses the majority of teachers. She with no experience in debate, volunteered her own time, and isn't even the main sponsor. She said she maybe couldn't make it because she was out of town but came to watch us. She is exceptionally busy too. I spotted her marking student's work, while she was eating dinner at the tournament, while helping out one of the debaters brainstorm a prepared topic, all at the same time. She works so hard! I feel as my character is slowly improving just by knowing her. She will be leaving Hamber soon, and I wish her the very best where ever she goes next.