Attitude is Everything…If you Say that You Can Do it, Then you Can!

On Friday night we attended the Varsity boys basketball game at West Shore Junior/Senior High School.  Wildcats were playing the Astronaut War Eagles.  This was truly a night to be remembered! West Shore played with all their hearts, as if it were the last game they would ever play.

The West Shore Wildcats were phenomenal. They played their hearts out.  It was like watching a fine oiled machine.  The teamwork was to be commended.  Every player pulled their weight.  They successfully executed many layup shots, coming up the center of the court, between the other team’s players to make some absolutely beautiful shots, right up, under the basket.

It was standing room only!

The crowd was electrified! 

The excitement was infectious! 

We were cheering our hearts out!

I felt privileged to be a party to such a supportive, positive, upbeat community event! 

Everyone we knew was there!  We felt a sense of true living and belonging!

The other team fought a hard fight.  They played well.

But this night, West Shore Varsity boys had it all figured out, great offense, great defense. I have never seen anything like it!  The crowd cheered them on to a 70-46 point victory!

Every West Shore Wildcat Varsity boys basketball player walked onto that court with an ‘I can do it attitude’! 

And they did just that!

We’re watching these young boys grow, mature and learn before our very eyes! WOW!

As the final scores were announced, a player on the West Shore Wildcat Junior Varsity team walked past us. 

The back of his shirt read

“If you want to achieve things you never have…

You have to do things you’ve never done!”

I think we can all learn a lesson here from these phenomenal ball players.

Congratulations to the Boys Varisty West Shore Wildcat Players!

This article is authored by Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL Realtor, Brevard County Florida’s Space Coast.

Back to School, Time to Get Back into Our Regular Routines

 

Brevard County Florida students reported back to school yesterday.  Hooray for all!

My teenagers have been climbing the walls, particularly the last couple of days. They were tickled to be going back.

A new semester starts in a couple of days.

The holidays were a great time to reconnect with our families, which we did.

Today, it’s time for the entire family to get back into the regular routine of things. 

Sometimes it’s hard to get back into a regular routine.  But be careful, don’t fall into the same old rut you were in.

Routines are good, they keep you focused, on track, on task. They give you some semblance of order in your life.

Our goals are written down and posted where we can see them everyday. Routine helps you check your goals and helps you gauge your progress.

Over the holiday, we cleaned the house top to bottom, including all the closets, and got rid of any clutter.

We started an exercise program a month ago and are still going strong.

We have been eating right, and have cut out 90% of the junk food for the past couple of months. (Uh oh, were these resolutions that I made, and didn’t even realize it? I’m the one that isn’t big on resolutions, remember?)

Last night, I went through everything on my desk, prioritized it, and made my lists.

I found my eyes pop open at 4:00 this morning, and my mind was racing.  Now, for anyone that knows me, they know that I am NOT a morning person…never have been. So, this was unusual for me.  I was making more lists of what I needed to do this week, this month.  I had to turn my light on and pull out the notebook next to my bed.

So it’s time to say good bye to the vacation time, as there is so much to look forward to, and so little time!

This article is authored by Sandy Shores, Melbourne FL REALTOR.

South Brevard County, Florida Space Coast.

 

Four Brevard County Florida Schools are Top Rated in the US

According to a Newsweek Magazine poll, 4 of Brevard County Florida schools are in the top 1300 of the country’s public high school rankings.

Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School ranked at 101. Last year they ranked 68.

West Shore Junior/Senior High School in Melbourne ranked at 200. Last year they ranked 320.

Satellite Beach High School ranked 812, up from last year at 842.

Merritt Island High School ranked at 929. Last year they ranked at 908.

The rankings are determined by the ratio of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and Cambridge tests taken divided by the number of graduating seniors. They do not use the test scores in figuring rankings. They concentrate on AP and IB course taken, which give students a chance to do college level work in high school.

Visit the school page of my website at www.SandyShoresMelbourne.com for additional school rankings