EAST PROVIDENCE â When the members of the Narragansett High School girls swim team dove into the pool for their first practice in January, the challenges of the last two years and the doubts surrounding whether this season would even happen faded away quickly.Â
âThe first practice, once we saw everybody in the pool, we knew,â senior Julia Highcove said. âWe started off doing sprints just to see where everyone was. Immediately we looked at each other and were like, âWow, this is going to be awesome.ââ
And it was.Â
In a realigned division with a newly stocked roster, the Mariners delivered an undefeated season and capped it off on Sunday with a 61-32 victory over Mt. Hope for the Division III championship at Pods Swimming.Â
NARRAGANSETT â Local students are organizing a community-driven, tree planting initiative in order to offset paper usage at Narragansett High School (NHS). The event, taking place on May 1, is a collaboration between students and the nonprofit organization Tree-Plenish.
âI think that it is important that our schoolâs paper consumption is replenished so that our school can be more environmentally conscious and efficient,â said Julia Highcove, an NHS Senior and member of the schoolâs eco club. âSince trees are such a crucial part of our ecosystem, it is important that we replace those that are cut down for man-made products like paper. By doing so we are working to keep the earth both beautiful and healthy.â