Sports are known to be time consuming, but many students at Ventura High School participate in school sports for a number of reasons. What are those reasons and why do students play sports? In the end was the experience worth it?
Although some students end up quitting their sport, the experience of the sport is still positive. Senior Hailey Cox who played soccer for three years, then ended up quitting, commented, “Playing sports was fun for me and it was a good experience, but I ended up quitting because I wanted to work more and I had been playing sports for awhile so I was kind [of] over it.”
Participating in sports can be a lot of hard work and can also be a distraction from school work but as we have learned, many students believe it is worth it because of the experience. Being involved in sports is not the only way students can participate because there are a number of other extracurriculars that VHS offers.
![Tobias Raymond 23 (lower-left) said, My favorite memory is throwing Sawyer Cline 24 [#17] in the air after a touchdown. Photo by: Felix Cortez](https://thecougarpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/KG-SS-AR-COVER-football-recap--900x591.jpg)
![[left to right] George Lopez, a campus supervisor at VHS, said, “I don’t have any plans, whatever comes up because plans never work, but I might go to Texas.” Damian De La Fuente ‘24 said, “I’m going to hang out with friends and perform at parties.” Viviana Rodriguez, a campus supervisor at VHS, said, “I’m going to see my family in Santa Barbara and do some deep cleaning.” Photo by: Meray Touma](https://thecougarpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Photo-6-1-e1710961880419-900x1200.jpg)
