Undefeated
Undefeated
By: Amaya Howard
There has been a discussion over the idea of the Nashville School of the Arts having sports. I did an interview with the majority of the students of the school, including faculty (randomly). I asked a few questions concerning how they felt about NSA not having sports. The general question was, “If we had a sports team of any category, would you support the NSA Mustangs?” A band student responded with a thoughtful answer. Their response was…
“I would support because I love this school and it would be great to be known and seen for more than just kids with a talent. Even though I don’t play a sport it would still be cool to get the traditional high school feeling for once. NSA is very different and I expected that because we have always been different but there are ups and downs to that. When I thought about going to high school I thought about pep rallies almost every week and football games every Friday. I could get the true experience but instead we just have our dance and choir conservatory do performances during lunch. Don’t get me wrong it’s cool feeling like we're in high school musical but I would want to have more exciting memories and maybe even a high school rivalry like Martin Luther King high school and Hume Fogg high school.”
There were some students who believed that we already have sports. Honestly, I was confused on what they meant. I was very intrigued about their inner thoughts/feelings about the connections between sports and the arts. I decided to create a question based off of my curiosity, “Do you think that having an art or talent is a sport and why?” This was the response of a fellow dance student at NSA…
“Most definitely I believe that dance is something that is very hard to master. You have to spend years of dancing to even get close to being perfect. A lot of people try to say that football, or any other sports, and dance are two different things but in reality if you put a football player on the stage to dance like a professional it would be as hard as it is to be out on the field trying to help your team score a touchdown. I’ve been dancing since I was five and I’m still not where I want to be in dance. So my point is that you have to give credit to the arts to.”
I went to some of the known athletes in the school and asked them if they felt like an outcast in this unique/diverse environment. These athletes play soccer, football, basketball, volleyball, softball, and etc. The majority said that they do feel like outcasts because it’s not every day where you can relate and have a good conversation with a peer in class about the Superbowl or the beach volleyball championship for example.
The different opinions and ideas collide in so many ways but the question remains, should we fight for having sports here at NSA or should we stick to the norms?... Will it ever be answered?
By: Amaya Howard
There has been a discussion over the idea of the Nashville School of the Arts having sports. I did an interview with the majority of the students of the school, including faculty (randomly). I asked a few questions concerning how they felt about NSA not having sports. The general question was, “If we had a sports team of any category, would you support the NSA Mustangs?” A band student responded with a thoughtful answer. Their response was…
“I would support because I love this school and it would be great to be known and seen for more than just kids with a talent. Even though I don’t play a sport it would still be cool to get the traditional high school feeling for once. NSA is very different and I expected that because we have always been different but there are ups and downs to that. When I thought about going to high school I thought about pep rallies almost every week and football games every Friday. I could get the true experience but instead we just have our dance and choir conservatory do performances during lunch. Don’t get me wrong it’s cool feeling like we're in high school musical but I would want to have more exciting memories and maybe even a high school rivalry like Martin Luther King high school and Hume Fogg high school.”
There were some students who believed that we already have sports. Honestly, I was confused on what they meant. I was very intrigued about their inner thoughts/feelings about the connections between sports and the arts. I decided to create a question based off of my curiosity, “Do you think that having an art or talent is a sport and why?” This was the response of a fellow dance student at NSA…
“Most definitely I believe that dance is something that is very hard to master. You have to spend years of dancing to even get close to being perfect. A lot of people try to say that football, or any other sports, and dance are two different things but in reality if you put a football player on the stage to dance like a professional it would be as hard as it is to be out on the field trying to help your team score a touchdown. I’ve been dancing since I was five and I’m still not where I want to be in dance. So my point is that you have to give credit to the arts to.”
I went to some of the known athletes in the school and asked them if they felt like an outcast in this unique/diverse environment. These athletes play soccer, football, basketball, volleyball, softball, and etc. The majority said that they do feel like outcasts because it’s not every day where you can relate and have a good conversation with a peer in class about the Superbowl or the beach volleyball championship for example.
The different opinions and ideas collide in so many ways but the question remains, should we fight for having sports here at NSA or should we stick to the norms?... Will it ever be answered?