Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2010, Page 140

Description:	-eyi It- 4r yAtYIYH Senior Erik Fromm comments on his fullJL JL XV J.X VyXJIxXXJL schol arship to Butler to play basketballQ: Why did you choose Butler?A: I chose Butler because it was the best fit for me. It has a great basketball program and I like thecoaches there,Q: What other schools were you considering?A: William and Mary, Miami of Ohio, and Rice University.Q: How long have you played basketball?A: Ive played seriously since I was in fourth grade. I used to be a big soccer and tennis guy butsince I had a size 12 in the sixth grade, it was hard to find cleats big enough for me.Q: What advice would you give to players wanting to continue on playing in college?A: Be serious about the sport and out work everyone. I always think to myself whenever Im notworking, someone else could be working harder. This makes me want to push myself even more.thats theThe 2009-2010 Bloomington Southboys basketball season broughtan energized student section toevery game. Seniors throughfreshmen all came together tosupport the team. The energy andexcitement during each gamecreated a competitive atmospherefor both athletes and fans alike.Senior Carson Otter took it uponhimself to organize the studentsection. We thought that having atheme for each home game madeour student section look more likea unified group, said Otter.For each home game, atheme was assigned. Otterencouraged fans to dress up inwild costumes according to theouths student section steppedp to support the boysasketball team.specmc tneme for a certain game.There were a variety of themes.Fellow senior Andrew Wolin said,Toga Night, Revenge of theNerds, Tacky Christmas Sweaters,Retro Night, Thanksgiving, TwinNight, and Redneck Night weresome of the few themes held. Myfavorite theme was theThanksgiving Pilgrims and Indiansbecause it was the first game andit was very high energy and I gotto dress up like a pilgrim. Otteradded that his favorite was Toganight. Toga Night was a classic. Inever thought Id get to see thatmany people in togas before Iwent to college in one place, butwe did it,Otter created a Facebookgroup online for the season andsent out messages tocommunicate with everyone.These events let everyone knowthe date, time, and theme for theupcoming game. Many studentsfound this method very helpfulwhen it came to getting theinformation about future themes.Otter had help creating thethemes for each game. Iconsulted with players and otherseniors on the themes to try andfind the best themes that peoplewould like,This tradition had beenpresent in past basketballseasons, Ever since Ive been atSenior Erik Fromm goes up for a shot, PHOTOBY RAN CAOJunior Joseph Forney drives to the basket in the Edgewood game. PHOTO BY RAN CAO1
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