Commentary: End of year wrap-up

My last assignment of high school has arrived. This specific assignment is tough to write because I must simply talk about my experiences at Fresno Christian. I have written countless sport articles, played in so many sport games, and have spent my whole life at this school.

Fresno Christian has been my home for 13 long years, which means I am a ‘lifer.’ A ‘lifer’ simply means you have been at FC since kindergarten. My fellow peers that have been at the school their entire academic career tend to go in two different directions.

One set of students makes the school their baby and are over involved, filled with school spirit. The other set of students often filled with apathy, despising the school and only in attendance because their parents forced them. This unfortunate set of students talk poorly on the school and bash it all the time.

I have been active with the younger classes, making friends and looking out for the younger kids. If I had any advice for the upcoming seniors, I would tell them to take senior year one day at a time. I did not realize how fast the year would go by for me. Also, I would tell them to stick to your true friends because you might only have a two or three really close friends at the end of the year. I have a few close friends myself and could tell you almost every little detail about them. These close friends have taught me a lot about who I am as a person.

High school is a scary time for most and people tend to get shy. I have had great opportunity to get out of my comfort zone and meet new people and talk to new students. Playing sports has helped me immensely with my leadership skills and also my social skills. Being with a team for so long teaches you patience and commitment.

I have played a sport every season but my freshman year in the fall. I have played 10 varsity sports and 11 sports in total at my high school. I loved every minute of each sport and there is only a few specific moment I wish I could go back and change. My junior year I was playing in the valley championship football game and we were winning by more than 30 points, sadly the other team came back in the fourth quarter. I ended up getting hurt and we lost the game.

My senior year in the Valley championship basketball game, I had the great opportunity to shoot the last shot of the game to tie it up and send it to overtime. The ball was within three inches of going in the hoop but I didn’t put enough strength in the shot. Sadly, I watched the ball bounce off the rim ending our unlikely playoff run.

I have learned lessons all throughout my life here at Fresno Christian, whether that’s missing the game winner, getting good and sometimes not so good grades, or discipline. I would not be the person I am today had I not attended FC. This school has given me so much, and I can’t wait to use it later on in life.

This is my first and last year on the Feather staff. I honestly joined just to get the chance to go to New York. I put in the work first semester writing football sport shorts and doing podcasts. My adviser, Greg Stobbe, is a crazy guy to say the least.

Whether he is yelling at the top of his voice in the lab or giving motivational speeches, he has taught me how to write much better. Stobbe has given me so many life skills and working for him on staff has taught me to be a responsible member of a professional website. Publications was my favorite and the most helpful class.

Throughout my four years of high school, I have gotten the chance to witness three graduating classes before me. I thought to myself, that will be a long time away. Well, now my time has come and I get to walk up to the stage of the big auditorium in front of my family, friends, and classmates.

In 2nd Timothy 4:7,  the writers says, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” This verse reminds me that throughout my years at FC I have kept the faith and I know have finished the race.

Tyler Breedlove will be attending Clovis Community College in the fall.

For another senior reflection read: Senior reflection: Joshua Carter.