Rednecks, by Lindsey

 I think people think the wrong thing about rednecks. Not all of us are loud and obnoxious. I hate it when people judge us because of how we dress. With our cowboy boots, our rebel flag t-shirts, and our big belt buckles. I’m not racist, I’m just proud of where I came from. 

 I hate it when people think that the Rebel Flag is racist. I mean it’s history. Just because there’s a few people in the world who use it to mean something else doesn’t mean that everyone does. What’s the difference in other cultures wearing the flags they came from on their shirts and pants and everything else, and rednecks wearing them on their shirt?

Shooting Team, by Lindsey

                Shooting team is one of the only things I have ever cared about. My whole life I’ve always been kind of a tough girl. I’ve liked the outdoors and getting dirty. So my 8^th grade year when I was at Stanford I started the Orange High School Shooting Team. It’s pretty much a guy’s thing but there are a couple of girls that can do it, like me.

                Shooting Team is something that the FFA (Future Farmers of America) do every year. It starts at the end of hunting season and goes all the way to the beginning of April. There are three possible competitions that you can go to. Regional’s are the first stage if competition, State’s are the second, and if your team does excellent in both of these then you might get to go to Nationals.

                This year I made the number three team to go to Regional’s. My team consists of myself and four other people. We will have to shoot Shotgun, Rifle, and Bow’s. Also we have to take a wildlife test and do a Compass Course. This is one of the only reasons that I even try to keep my grades up or come to school.