Personal Narrative: The Division 4 Soccer Provincials

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This past weekend, I had the marvelous chance to participate in the Division 4 Soccer Provincials. My team was by far not the strongest team at the tournament, however our determination to win the gold and come back with a banner was stronger than all of the other teams combined. We may not have had the best individual players, however we did not back down even until the final minute of every game. Our chemistry as a team was amazing, and it has taught me that you do not need perfect team members to achieve greatness - only drive. On October 27th, I attended a selective event - much like SHAD - known as the Big Data Congress where I was able to meet people such as Karen Casey, Dan Russell and Hilary Mason. The main event was about using collected

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