Caption: Athlete workshop led by speaker Keith Hawkins encourages MVHS to value sportsmanship _______ Story and photos by Alina Abidi
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Caption: Students checked in and filed in to the gym right after first period on Sept. 29.
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Caption: Every member of field hockey attended, a fact coach Bonnie Belshe prided herself on. Water polo and football also had a large number of students present.
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Caption: Dean of Students Nico Flores "Hopefully athletes will get a positive message out of today and share it with friends and teammates."
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Caption: Juniors Sarah Lim and Uma Kirloskar were the only present members of girls tennis.
Caption: "I feel like this going to be a Challenge Day but I don't know what Challenge Day is like." - junior Sarah Lim
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Caption: Flores introduces speaker Keith Hawkins.
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Caption: Keith Hawkins and Flores Speaker Keith Hawkins left his home at 4:30 a.m. to ensure that he was on time.
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Caption: According to Flores, assistant principal Mike White was an integral part in selecting Hawkins.
Caption: White met Hawkins at an event for activity directors and felt that his speaking skills combined with his athletic background would be a good fit for this event.
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Caption: Hawkins pulled junior Nicole Stuart on stage and role played a father-daughter relationship.
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Caption: Hawkins empathized the benefits of a support system.
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Caption: Hawkins encouraged students to write down or type up thoughts they found important.
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Caption: Hawkins spoke about responsibilities.
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Caption: Hawkins asked girls to step aside and boys to leave spaces in between to mix up the room and create new partners for ice-breaking games.
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Caption: Senior Sam Nastari and juniors Amelia de Leon and Julia Lu remained standing after a spirited round of Simon Says.
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Caption: Hawkins wrapped up the event by splitting students into groups of four and asking them to share difficult times in their lives.
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