Leaves are falling and changing colors, hoodies are flooding the school halls and the volleyball nets are resting in the back closet. Fall is winding down, but the spirit in Northtown’s volleyball team is vibrant.

This season, the volleyball ladies were in sync with the changing of the season’s colors.

They welcomed the new head coach, Michelle Strack, with open arms waiting to flourish into a team strong like the large green leaves hanging from trees..The season started with a few rather harsh injuries, but they never gave up. They never fell..

Senior Alayha Grahm broke her foot mid-season. Complementing the difficult change, senior Sierra Walker took her place until she experienced an injury as well.

We could assume this to be the downfall of the team, yet they never fell. Instead, they gracefully maintained a positive attitude.

Rather than dwelling on the dramatic change, they laughed. Walker portrayed their progressing effort to welcome change as a joke.

“We joked a lot about how the jersey is cursed,” Walker said.

Progress is made, the ladies glow like shining yellow leaves.

Strack is pleased with the enormous progress our ladies have made this season.

The blooming progress has developed a “consistent positive attitude to win,” Strack said.

She is looking forward to the final game of the changing season, Senior Night. Senior Night wrapped up the season on Oct. 18 at Northtown. The night ended with a 24-26 score against St.Joe Central. But it does not end there.

With each win and loss these strong-willed ladies have grown together. As they end this season, they will be celebrating as they move onto districts. The positive energy will carry on with the team. We are promised the school spirit we all love and admire.