In May 2006 and May 2007, Zack was a member of the state championship Bel Canto choir. In May 2008, Courtney was a member of Bel Canto as it won its third straight state championship. This fall Jake was one of three freshmen boys selected to be a member of Bel Canto. This week was the fall concert for Bel Canto. Courtney was sick, so she could not sing, but Jake dressed in his new tux clothes and stood on the top row, far left corner -- exactly where Zack stood throughout his last couple of years in the choir. He looked and sounded great!
We had a great time carving pumpkins. Jake was excited to light them all.
Ghoulish glow.
Today was the Greater Oregon district cross country championship. It was held in Ontario. The course was fast and the weather great -- about 50 degrees. Jake is shown above in his Under Armour as the teams readied for the start of the race.
La Grande, in blue, had a stacked team with six seniors on the varsity team of seven. They didn't disappoint as they won the boys' district crown. The Baker girls won the girls' title.
Jake went out hard from the beginning . He and Mitch pushed each other and finished 4th and 5th for Baker's second place team. This place earned them a right to participate in the state championship next week in Eugene.
Jake didn't feel well before the race and threw up afterward. But he gave his all during the race. Here he is enjoying a smile with his good friend Ivan after the race.
The course was VERY fast. Jake was anxious to check the board to learn just how fast he and his teammates had run the race.
Jake crushed his personal record by two minutes as he ran 3.1 miles in 18 minutes and 25 seconds. His teammate, Trevor, won the district race with a time of 16 minutes and 29 seconds. Trevor was over 30 seconds faster than the next runner. Small wonder Jake didn't feel too well. He shaved almost 40 seconds off of each mile he ran. Way to go Jake!!!
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