my proudest moment

My proudest moment was the night of my high school's athletic award night for soccer. It was my senior year; captain of the varsity squad and determined to have a successful year. It was not what I had expected considering we won only two games, however, individually I still had a successful year. As i stood up in front of my school's freshmen, junior varsity, and varsity teams, their coaches, and various employee of Lakeview High School, my heart pounded in my chest. As my coach announced various awards that regarded the whole team, certificates were placed in my hands. One read: All Academic. My face turned red as it usually does when attention is drawn on me or I try to hide an emotion. This piece of paper showed everyone in that ballroom how hard I had worked in school, graduating with a 3.75 that I was extremely proud of. The other certificate I was awarded was division team. This meant coaches and spectators of the division we were placed on met together and picked the best eleven girls from each of the eight teams. I had the honor of being placed on this team. Again, my heart raced and my it shown on my face. Lastly, the awards chosen by our team were handed out. These consisted of Best Offensive Player, Best Defensive Player, Most Improved, and Give It Your All. As each girl was named and awarded with a plaque of her effort I crossed my fingers until the last one- Give It Your All. Out of my four years as a Huskie I worked my ass off to get to that point. I spent hours working with other players on my team getting them to a content level or performance, ordering t-shirts and contacting the team about any news my coach needed to tell. Not only was this a complementary honor but it means a hell of a lot more when your teammates who are working along side you, just as hard as you are, shine the light on your effort. My thoughts raced as my coach described what the award meant and when I heard "Kyra Elston" and the room exploded with applause, my heart and eyes and body almost did the same. I accepted the plaque with a brilliant smile and would forever remember that night and that moment where i felt the most proud