![As part of the Lafayette community, local youth soccer club Rockwood United SC took part in the annual Homecoming Parade. The club was created by former LHS soccer coaches, Saverio Traversa and Craig Wideman, to provide better quality soccer coaching. We want to make sure that [soccer] is taught right, because when learned correctly its the best sport in the world, Wideman said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_4632-e1714576359118.jpg)
![Although being only one of the two oboe players in the school, freshman Elise Morton said she will continue playing the instrument throughout high school. “[Playing the oboe] makes me feel special because I know Im playing a rare instrument and I love having a challenge because there’s something to improve on and get even better,” Morton said.](https://lancerfeed.press/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Elise-Morton-Featured-Photo.jpg)
![To determine the Undefined team for next year, junior team captains Evan Sommer and Payton Skipton, along with drama teacher Michael Swindle, hold after school auditions.
“One of the biggest things we look at during auditions is how well they can work with each other,” Skipton said.
Undefined put up flyers with QR codes for interested students, as well as Lafayette’s show choir group, Mic Drop.
With a dance and vocal component for the audition, Mic Drop held mandatory dance clinics after school.
“The actual audition is just a submission,” music teacher Christy Shaffer said.
Mic Drop holds auditions and dance clinics for three consecutive days, according to Shaffer.
“[The dance clinics are held] so they could see it in-person and break down. Then they can take that home to practice and do their recordings.” Shaffer said.
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One the easiest things in sports and even has the word free in it can sometimes drive even the best basketball player crazy. The average free throw percentage for a professional basketball player is 73 percent according to NBA.com. Following these tips can help any player improve on your percentage and you ever know even can win a game for the team.
- Put your feet shoulder width apart, if you are right handed put your right foot slightly head of your left foot and if you are left headed vise versa.
- Receive the ball from the referee and get in to BEEF technique.
- BALANCE you body put your body in comfortable but equally balanced position.
- Have routine whether it is dribbling the ball around spinning it on your finger this part is something consistent you always do to stay relaxed.
- Keep your EYES on the rim choose a spot on the rim on where you want to shoot the ball whether it is the front middle or back of the rim visualizes where you are shooting the basketball.
- Place your shooting ELBOW in a 90 degree angle under the ball and your non shooting hand on the side a guide for the ball.
- Take a deep breath and stay relaxed and bend your knees.
- Release the ball, keep your arm straight and FOLLOW through with your hand straight at the basketball rim.
- Walk back and get on defense because after making the free throw it is time to play some defense.
