HOW MANY MORE ??

16 days 'til crunch time. Don't be caught holding the bag!

FIRST DAY NOT SO GOOD!

It's hard to believe that the RST&FC has more than forty athletes in it's membership. Why is it hard? You shudda been at LVS this evening ( Monday December 15th 2008) to know what I am talking about. It was truly amazing that they didn't think it important to turn up to celebrate THEIR club.

Parents have to take some responsibilty as well because correspondence was sent and updates for everything being done this week were made known.

Again it should never have to be a case where it appears that we are asking for co-operation and that the only time parents seem interested in anything Rising Stars related is when it is competition time.

IT CANNOT AND WILL NOT WORK!!

THANKS!!

How do you begin to say thanks to all those parents who saw it necessary to bring their children to our church service yesterday? How do you tell the ones who missed it that they missed a great service??
I think that it is highly disrespectful that in an event such as this,it wasn't seen as either necessary or important.
Excuses will be made but at the end of the day this was a club event and should've been supported.

THANKS TO ALL WHO WAS THERE

TIME DRAWETH NIGH

Don't think that I had forgotten.There is now less than 20 days until year's end. Oh yeah, SUBS ARE DUE!

GRAND PRIX FINALISTS

If the rain falls tomorrow( Saturday 13th December 2008) and if the grass aint all wet,there's gonna be stars enough on the earth before the moon comes out. Here's what I am talking about!!


60m dash U-15 Girls

Sydney Jackson
Earla-Ashlee Massiah
Erin Corbin-Boyce
Tristan Evelyn
Halana Gittens


60m dash U-15 Boys


Shaquille Hollingsworth
Jesse Haynes
Tristan Alleyne
Jerrad Mason
Kevin McCaskie
Xavier Weekes


60m dash Women


Kenrisha Brathwaite
Jaleesia Harper
Kierre Beckles
Shaniece Barrow ( res)


60m dash Men


Elroy Agard
Everton Evelyn
Dario Alleyne
Tyrell Forde ( 2nd res)


200m dash U-15 Girls


Erin Corbin-Boyce
Sydney Jackson
Halana Gittens


200m dash U-15 Boys


Shakir Sandiford
Shaquille Hollingsworth
Jesse Haynes
Deondray Richards
Kevin McCaskie ( 2nd res)


200m dash Women


Jaleesia Harper
Kierre Beckles
Kenrisha Brathwaite
Rickyta Whitney


200m dash Men


Elroy Agard
Dario Alleyne
Dwayne Layne
Tyrell Forde


400m U-15 Boys


Dario Scantlebury
Shakir Sandiford
Tramaine Maloney


400m Men

Dwayne Layne


800m U-15 Girls

Lydia Nurse





800m U-15 Boys

Jerrad Mason
Dario Scantlebury


800m Men

Antoine Williams


1600 ( 1 mile) run U-15 Girls

Lydia Nurse


60mH U-15 Boys


Shakir Sandiford
Tramaine Maloney
Todd Lavine
Deondray Richards


60mH Women


Kierre Beckles
kenrisha Brathwaite
Rickyta Whitney


60mH Men

Tyrell Forde


High Jump Open


Tramaine Maloney
Dario Scantlebury
Todd Lavine
Rhys Phillips


HAHA!! Remember you saw and read it here first. Not only will Saturday be a full moon, it will also be the day when you looked up to the sky, most of the STARS were already on the ground.

FOUND THE RESULTS, YEAH !!!

Thanks to my blog supporter for being so understanding.As promised here are the results from Grand Prix 2 at the Lester Vaughan School on Saturday November 29th 2008. If it seems messy it is because I am posting them at 5.33 am.


Girls 60m dash U-15

2 - Sydney Jackson - 8.44
3 - Erin Corbin-Boyce -8.48
4 - Tristan Evelyn - 8.58
5 - Halana Gittens - 8.64
8 - Earla-Ashlee Massiah - 9.00


Boys 60m dash U-15

1 - Shaquille Hollingsworth - 7.49
2 - Jerrad Mason - 7.60
3 - Jesse Haynes - 7.79
4 - Kevin McCaskie - 7.89
5 - Tristan Alleyne - 8.02
9 - Alejandro Boxill - 8.64


Women 60m dash Over 15

1 - Kierre Beckles - 8.07
2 - Kenrisha Brathwaite - 8.09
3 - Jaleesia Harper - 8.26
8 - Shaniece Barrow - 8.89


Men 60m dash Over15

1 - Elroy Agard - 6.98
2 - Dario Alleyne - 7.08
3 - Everton Evelyn - 7.27
8 - Tyrell Forde - 7.56
10 - Chad Sandiford - 7.78
11 - Khai Lashley - 7.83


Girls 200m dash U-15

2 - Erin Corbin-Boyce - 30.05
3 - Sydney Jackson - 30.20
4 - Halana Gittens - 30.26
7 - Earla-Ashlee Massiah - 31.42


Boys 200m dash U-15

1 - Jerrad Mason - 25.59
2 - Shakir Sandiford - 25.73
3 - Shaquille Hollingsworth - 25.84
5 - Kevin McCaskie - 27.32
6 - Jesse Haynes - 27.50
8 - Tristan Alleyne - 28.51
16 - Alejandro Boxill - 32.08


Women 200m dash Over 15

1 - KenrishaBrathwaite - 28.33
3 - Jaleesia Harper - 29.05
6 - Rickyta Whitney - 29.88


Men 200m dash Over 15

2 - Elroy Agard - 24.87
3 - Dario Alleyne - 25.23
4 - Dwayne Layne - 25.35
10 - Rhys Phillips - 26.69
13 - Khai Lashley - 27.43


Boys 400m dash U-15

1 - Shakir Sandiford - 59.79
2 - Dario Scantlebury - 59.82
6 - Deondray Richards - 1:05.59


Men 400m dash Over15

3 - Dwayne Layne - 55.24
13 - Rhys Phillps - 59.23


Girls 800m run U-15

2 - Lydia Nurse - 3:11.15


Boys 800m run U-15

1 - Jerrad Mason - 2:14.80
2 - Dario Scantlebury - 2:30.28


Men 800m run Over 15

5 - Antoine Williams - 2:33.13


Boys 60m hurdles U-15

1 - Shakir Sandiford - 9.40


Men 60m hurdles Over 15

3 - Tyrell Forde - 8.42


Men Long Jump Open

3 - Jesse Haynes - 5.54m
8 - Tristan Alleyne - 4.87m


Men High Jump Open

2 - Rhys Phillips - 1.70m


At this time after carefully looking at the results from the first Grand Prix, comparing times and looking at points to be awarded, IT SHOULD BE STARS ENOUGH ON EARTH on Saturday December 13th 2008.

1 MORE DAY

The official countdown is now at 24 days remaining before the year's end. We all know what that means.RIGHT??

ANOTHER ATTEMPT

Guys & Gals,there are 25 more days to go before month end.Don't be caught holding a baton after the race has been run.

AND COUNTING!

Hey guys! There are 26 days remaining for club fees. Don't get spiked( pun intended!).

UPDATE

As promised this is the daily reminder about subs due before or on December 31st 2008. NO MONEY PAID will result in athletes not competing. 27 days to go.

NOT A NURSERY !!

It has always been said that the RST&FC isn't a nursery. True or false?? If it wasn't such,it sure looked that way today at Grand Prix 2. Imagine that with so many athletes in this club and so many parents,only three were on hand to operate the fund-raising effort.

That was ABSOLUTELY tragic. We understand that parents will want to see their children compete but after having met recently,I thought that was sorted out and that things would be different.

Kudos to the President,treasurer and the assistant treasurer. JOB WELL DONE!!

REMEMBER THIS AIN'T ANY NURSERY !

WHEN THE BOW BROKE!

By now those reading this would've and should've known that we had an accident on tTuesday November 25th at training. In case you didn't realise it,it was exactly one year ago that we lost one of our very own.

Imagine the horror then to not only have to relive all that but to experience a budding star literally fall out of the air. TM is a strong and driven guy, but that was a scray sight. The head coach and I took him to a medical clinic and after tests and an xray,he is fine.NO broken bones or internal damage.

A word of advice to all athletes. PLAY IT SAFE ALWAYS!! THE TREE WAS STEADY AND THE BOW STILL BROKE.

IT HAS STARTED !!

It is always good when people acknowledge talent. It is even better when that talent is showcased for all to see. What do I mean?? As if it aint obvious! Grand Prix 1 @ BCC on Saturday 22nd November 2008.

Those who were absent missed what was a meet which forced one spectator to ask me this question: " Waitttttttttttttttt( that was how long she held the "t'), dis is a Rising Stars meet?? Evah damn time I look around I seeing dem?'' Here is my answer : " Steupssssssss ( I held my "s"), unfortunately for u I WON"T ANSWER THAT question." The spectator was my friend.

It honestly was about orange, black and white and here are the results to show.

Girls 60m dash U-15

1- Sydney Jackson - 8.84
2- Earla-Ashlee Massiah - 9.07

Boys 60m dash U-15

1 - Shaquille Hollingsworth - 7.64
2- Jesse Haynes - 7.87
3- Tristan Alleyne - 8.24
4- Xavier Parris - 8.27
5-Todd Lavine - 8.92


Women 60m dash

1 - Kenrisha Brathwaite - 8.30
3- Jaleesia Harper- 8.54
5- Shaniece Barrow - 8.93

Men 60m dash

1 - Elroy Agard - 7.14
3 - Everton Evelyn - 7.46
7- Tyrell Forde -7.79
11- Chad Sandiford - 7.96
13- Khai Lashley - 8.13


Girls 200m dash U-15

1 - Sydney Jackson - 29.21
2- Erin Corbin-Boyce -29.71


Boys 200m dash U-15

1- Shakir Sandiford - 25.33
2- Jerrad Mason - 25.39
3- Shaquille Hollingsworth - 25.66
4 - Deondray Richards - 26.32
6- Jesse Haynes - 26.45
7- Tristan Alleyne - 28.15


Women 200m dash

1- Kierre Beckles - 27.49
2- Jaleesia Harper - 28.53
3- Rickyta Whitney - 29.07
5- Shaniece Barrow - 30.47


Men 200m dash

2- Elroy Agard - 24.19
4- Tyrell Forde - 25.67
9- Chad Sandiford - 27.07
8 - Khai Lashley - 27.42
9 - Adrian Howell - 28.59


Boys 400m run U-15

2 - Tramaine Maloney - 58.42
3 - Dario Scantlebury - 59.07


Men 400m run

1 - Dwayne Layne - 55.78
6 - Rhys Phillips - 59.26
9 - Adrian Howell - 1:03:53


Boys 800m run U-15

1 - Jerrad Mason - 2:12:48


Boys 60m Hurdles U-15

1- Tramaine Maloney - 9.06
2- Shakir Sandiford - 9.50
3 -Deondray Richards - 9.94
4 - Todd Lavine - 11.28


Women 60m Hurdles

1 - Kierre Beckles - 9.54
2 - Kenrisha Brathwaite - 9.88
3 - Rickyta Whitney - 9.96


Men 60m Hurdles

2 - Tyrell Forde - 8.70

The RST&FC were also represented in the Men's high and long jumps. The official results were not known when this report was posted.


Whew, that was a lot of writing. Congrats to all who did us proud and to those who encouraged these performances a big THANKS.

R WE THERE YET ??

In our daily life we encounter some of the most gut-wrenching situations and wonder if we were in the same situation,what we would do and how we would handle it.

Thursday November 13th 2008 was one such day for me. I travelled with a group of students to a track event which was almost deadly for a student of another school. Imagine a child running and then falling and then other students and human beings ignoring him.

This student had fallen and was apparently having a seizure which included his TONGUE hanging out of his mouth. Two of my students didn't hesitate in giving up top 50 places in that event to help another human being.

Readers may wonder why this information has been posted. Here's why. NO MATTER what the situation is, we can never forget that life is so short it can be taken away in a huff and puff.

My question now is this, R WE THERE YET where we will willingly put others before self ??

I KNOW WHY THE CAGE BIRD SINGS !!

Noted American novelist Maya Angelou wrote one of the most thought provoking novels of our time several years ago. The title of the book is also the title of this post.

Do I know anything about the book? A RESOUNDING NO!! NEVER READ IT but the title has always been catchy.

Now after saying all that,this blogger simply wants to say to athletes,parents,guardians et al,that life as we know it is too short for negatives.

We have a good ( maybe great) thing going and we can never be the best as we want if we hold each other to ransom.

Maya knew why the caged bird sang and I know why THE BARRIER IS IN YOUR MIND.

Grand Prix 1

It never happened. The heavenly showers prevented it. But were we ready mentally??? Sure we were physically.That has never been in doubt and kudos to the head coach and others.

God does work in mysterious ways his wonders to perform.

We have one(1) week to get it right before the next Grand Prix scheduled for the Barbados Community College ( BCC) on Saturday November 15th.

All hands on deck!!

2008 WEEK OF ACTIVITIES

For those who do not know, our week of activities begin on Sunday December 14th - Sunday December 21st.

Sunday December 14th- Church service - Berean Bible Baptist Church - 11:00 am
Freedom Striders 1 mile run - 4:00 pm

Monday December 15th - Training day- 4:00pm

Tuesday December 16th -Games evening - 5:00 pm

Wednesday Decemebr 17th - Human auction - 5:30 pm

Thursday December 18th - Training day - 4:00pm

Friday December 19th -FREE EVENING

Saturday December 20th -CONCERT - Singing with the STARS - 7:00pm

Sunday December 21st - 1st Annual Awards Ceremony - 6:00pm

TRAINING

History is made in different ways.There is good,bad and maybe indifferent. The history that we made last week was bad and we will now find a way to make it good.

In the three years that the RST&FC has been in existence, we have never cancelled a training day unless a natural disaster( hurricane,etc) prevented us. Last week we did and had no hurricane.

Some athletes and their parents may think that the postponement of training until Tuesday October 21st was too harsh but that was a decision that was made by the head coach and supported by me.

On the resumption of training and parents feel that their children should stay away,that is their call. Realise that when returning to training the child/children CANNOT restart without a doctor's certificate.

It has also been decided that instead of paying a dollar fine for not wearing the correct colour t-shirt on training day that the athlete(s) not be allowed to train or be given one(1) week's suspension.

GOOD and BAD

Congratulations to Kierre on winning a gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune,India. Not only did she win but she solidified the faith that was shown in her by the head coach especially.

After all the celebrations ended in India, we almost had a nerve racking tragedy which involved our head coach and other personnel from the Barbados team. Seems as though they were held for ransom while in a taxi in that country.

This only shows us that it is nice to be selecetd to be a representative of our country,but it can also be dangerous when visiting other countries where crime,violence and illiteracy are the norm.

Dirty already

Now it is a given that rain falls, sun shines or we get snow in Barbados athletes gotta train. So when the voice was echoed on Tuesday September 23rd @ 4.00pm, it meant TIME TO GET D FEET MOVING.

HAHA,not long after that tongues were literally wagging, yup I mean stretched out. Hills and cones and jumps and hurdles and lotta bad feelings. CUDDEAR !!

One senior athlete when he had dun ( pant pant) said to me " Write the next one nuh" Now that is a big LOL.

Talking to the head honcho and realising that no training is on Saturday, he said " I ain't know what to do to mek dem snort but I gine find something.Trust me".

So who will be the next to vomit after the Alexandra girl? Wait and See.

Who dun it?

So the fun has begun and already athletes are saying " dah workout da real hard ya". Whoever said that pain and gain not going togther was not telling the truth.
At one of the recent sessions ALL and yes ALL the seniors had to fight so hard to complete a workout that the head coach said to me, and I quote " If dem tink dat it dun dem real wrong.Imagine dem wanna mek national teams and complaining already?''

SO be prepared for lots of action as the belly burning continues. LOL.

Training begins.

At this time most if not all the members of the RST&FC would have begun training for the upcoming Grand Prix meets as well as the 2009 track season. A very hectic year is ahead for the athletes and with that in mind the coaches have been trying hard to find programmes that will help all members realize some potential.
It's gonna be a longgggggggggggggggg hard year for some.

STARS ALL OVER THE WORLD

It's really true that STARS shine all over the world and among those STARS are some from the RST&FC. Here are some of our world ranked. I have given the events when I can and the dates of the competitions.

MEN

RAMON GITTENS

100m - Toluca,Mexico ( 18/07/08)
NACAC U -23
10.33s

200m - Bridgetown,Barbados ( 22/06/08)
National Championships
20.83s


RYAN.M.BRATHWAITE

Olympic Games
Beijing,China ( 18/08/08)
110m H-13.38s
13.56s ( wind assisted) - Levelland,Texas ( 17/05/08)


LIANN KELLMAN

Levelland,Texas ( 17/05/08)
200m
23.48s



KIERRE BECKLES ( Junior)

Basseterre,St.Kitts ( 24/03/08)
Carifta Games
100mH
13.43s



KEISHA WALKES ( 14/06/08)

Des Moines,Iowa
Shot Putt
16.37m


The national junior record in the girls 4x100m relay includes our very own KIERRE . Other members are Tameka Rawlins ( TFA),Mara Weekes and Sade Greene (QL). This record was made at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz,Poland on 11/07/08.


CONGRATULAIONS TO RYAN BRATHWAITE ON HIS REMARKABLE RUN( 110MH) AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

Young Turks

If you bloggers thought that the 2008 track and field season was over for us, think again. At the recent Caribbean Union of Teachers ( CUT) championships in Tortola, the RST&FC was well represented.
The young turks namely Jerrad Mason, Shakir Sandiford,Tramaine Maloney,Shaquille Hollingsworth,Tristan Alleyne,Todd Lavine and the lone female,young sprint princess Tristan Evelyn were instrumental in helping Barbados to a second ( 2nd) place finish behind Caribbean powerhouse Jamaica.
Well done young ones, well done!

Some of the seniors also did well at meets on the international stage. In Poland Kierre was a commendable finalist making her one of the fastest in the world in the 100m hurdles for junior girls.

At the NACAC U-23 championships Ryan.M.Brathwaite was second ( 2nd) in 13.50 secs in the 110m hurdles which was .01 slower than the 13.49secs he ran at the CAC seniors. It must be noted that this time ( 13.49)will be the new national record in the 110m hurdles after it has been ratified by the Amateur Athletic Association ( AAA).

Also at the NACAC U-23 championships, Kiesha Walkes won a silver medal in the Shot Putt with a throw measuring over 15m.

Kudos to Head coach of the RST&FC for a job well done in Poland.

Another angle of the 4x4 team

Here we are again representing the home of future stars.

4x400m relay team

This is the 4x400m relay team for Nationals 2008. Ramon is next to me in the white headband,Weasel,Dwayne L and c0ach Babb. McCollin is kneeling down.

Buddy hug

Earla and Halana. Now isn't this cute?

AWWWWWWWWWWWW

Jaleesia and mom. This is what Rising Stars is all about. Great going gals!

Sisters

Sydney and Halana, always and forever.

More coming, don't fret.

The foursome who made us proud all year. All U-15 and marvelous. Erin C-B, Halana G, Earla-Ashlee M and Sydney J. Well done girls.

And more ......................

Earla getting ready for the first day of competition of Hampton 2008.

Jerrad Mason, one of the most promising junior athletes in Barbados for the past 5 years.He is still not yet 15. In the blue shirt is Shaquille"Shaq" Alleyne,ace quarter-miler and in the foreground is one of our half-milers, Robyn.

Pictures from Hampton 2008

Three of the U-15 4x100m relay team. Sydney,Earla and Erin. 

Another one

Where are the pics?

I have been asking all you Rising Stars athletes to send me any and all pictures that would've been taken from the numerous gatherings we had during the 2008 season. Come on guys and gals get a move on so we can show the good  times we've had.

WELL DONE !

Hey. I know that I had promised to update the blog sooner.I just couldn't. Since I made the last post here so much had happened. Rising Stars continued to be the most dominant club in Barbados and that was due to the overall commitment of all the coaches and athletes alike.

With the good comes the bad however and nothing worse than when you are dissed by the very people to whom assistance is given . By now most of the members will realise that one of our own ( could be former) has disrespected the RST&FC. After a management meeting, it was decided that a written apology was all that was required. An email stating such was sent and to date no reply has been made. We have also decided that we will not say anything publicly( in the media) unless it is necessary.

It has been very rewarding to us in RS land to know that this minor infraction didn't deter any of you athletes from making us proud at the 2008 National Championships. Congratulations are made to Kierre,Kenrisha,Liann,Ramon,Ryan,Shakir,Shaquille,Tramaine,Tyrell,Tristan A, little Tristan E and all those who certainly showed that THE BARRIER IS IN YOUR MIND!

Further congratulations to those who made any national teams. At the moment the head coach is in Poland at the 2008 World Junior Champioships with queen of the sticks ( baritone voiced) Kierre B.

A hearty thanks to all those athletes,parents and supporters who worshipped with us on Sunday June 29th at St.Thomas Parish Church. It was appreciated.

Athletes please remember that for the 2009 athletic season,several changes will be implemented. This is as a result of members wavering at the very end of 2008 in what we were trying to do. No monetary penalties will be incurred but false starters will be DQed.

To all those athletes who have pictures taken at the numerous gatherings of the RST&FC, email them to me so I can put them on this blog.

As 2008 limps( I had to use something related 2 track here) I wish to thank all those who have made valuable contributions to the club throughout the year. To our pageant winners - DwayneL and Halana, wear the title with pride as true representatives of all that we are. Thanks also to Miss Layne and Mr.Forde for a job well done. Andrea, St.Elmo,Edward,Trottie , you all did a fantastic job as well.

Babb and I are now taking a vacation after a rather chaotic year and we are hoping to restart where we have left off sometime in August 2008.

GIVE THANKS !!

April 4th was supposed to be a day of celebration for us in the land of the Rising Star. Unfortunately it was not to be. On that day our beloved president said " DE 2 OF UNNAH REAL FOOLISH !! and that was the last time I heard that voice.

Hours after while preparing for a fundraing event, my good friend left me for her home above our own here on earth. Has it been hard, U betcha. In less than a year my little short friend changed us from a 'group' of people with a few negatives into a club of POSITIVES. In our celebrations and disappointments, we must and will never,ever,ever forget M.Y.S.

Exactly one month later I had to say goodbye to that person who singlehandedly molded m einto the person I am to you. Yup again I had to endure the hardest thing one has to go through and that is to mourn a loved one. I am still trying as best as I can to deal with these passings and as the days go by I know that I will have to do so sometime again.

Maya Angelou ( American novelist) wrote a book, " I know why the caged bird sings" and daily that gets me through my inner pain.

After all the above let us give thanks for who we are, what we have and has accomplished and remember that in the midst of all our joys we will encounter sadness.

GOOD 2 B BACK!!

If any of you readers remembers correctly, the last blog was posted prior to the 2008 Carifta games. If any of you were following those games then you will know that history ( in this case HERstory) was written.

Yup that gnarly voiced girl with a penchant for the 'sticks' boomed her way into the annals ( that is a word too) of Carifta history by not only winning gold in the U-20 girls 100m hurdles, but she also broke a year old record and won the covete Austin Sealy award in the process. For those who don't know,this award is given to the single most dominant athlete at the annual Carifta games.

Also at the games our own Kenrisha won gold ( U-17 girls 100mH ) and a silver in the 300mH. Shane won gold in the U-20 boys multi-event and burly Tyrell got double silver in the U-17boys 100 and 400mh.

Those achievements and the ones that I haven't mentioned were some of the reasons peope clamour to be a RISING STAR.

STAY TUNED !!

I am back !!

Congratulations!!!!

Heartiest congratulations to the following members of the RST&FC who did us proud recently.

Tristan Evelyn - Victrix Ludorum @ Mount Tabor Primary
Halana Gittens - junior Victrix Ludorum@ Lodge School
Tristan Alleyne -junior Victor Ludorum@ Alexandra
Jerrad Mason - junior Victor Ludorum@ Harrison's College
Jesse Haynes -junior Victor Ludorum@ Deighton Griffith
Tramaine Maloney - junior Victor Ludorum@Lodge School
Shakir Sandiford- Victor Ludorum@ Queen's College
Tyrell Forde - senior Victor Ludorum@ Harrison's College
Xavier Roach - senior Victor Ludorum@ Alexandra
Earla-Ashlee Massiah - divisional winner@ Alexandra
Jaleesia Harper - divisional winner@ Ellerslie
Tre Hollingsworth - divisional winner@ Hillaby's/Turners Hall Primary
Aquan Bourne - divisional winner@ Luther Thorne Primary

More congratulations to Shane on winning the National Sports Council's SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR, the junior Male Sportsperson and on winning the Minister's award.

Ryan'Frenchie'Brathwaite on being crowned " EMERGING ATHLETE" and coach Babb as the COACH OF THE YEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS to all.

OOPS!!!

I almost forgot to further congratulate the 2008 Carifta selectees. Here they are :
Kierre Beckles
Kenrisha Brathwaite
Tyrell Forde
Shane Brathwaite.
More to come but can't put them right now. OH YEAH and Babb is the HEAD COACH !!

Life in Rising Stars land is really sweet.

Congratulations!!!!

I'm back!

Hello to all the readers of this blog. My sincerest apologies for not keeping you up-to-date on what has been happening in the land of the Rising Stars. That problem has been corrected and you can continue to look for more spiking news on our athletes.

A king, a queen and a THORN

In the end it came down to who wanted it the most. The 1st annual Mr&Ms Rising Stars was a tremendous success which showcased the talent some of the athletes possess.
Appearing in three categories, the three girls and four boys had the hall of the Lester Vaughan School for themselves and supporters alike. Faint heartedness caused two of the girls to withdraw.

TALENT

Now it was decided that one boy would be the first on stage. That honour fell to talk-a-lot Thorn. HAHA!! U wish!! When time for his performance,not only was he in the dressing room in a tizzy, but the boy was SWEATING like he was about to have a coronary. LOL!.
After all that and the wasting of time, my friend came on stage,forgot the track to the song he wanted and made a mockery( not the word i am thinking) of himself.
Oh well, it had to be someone.

The eventual winner Dwayne gave a comical view of a Bob Marley number with wig and all. People please, I don't know if Dwayne was trying to mask the fact that he is tone deaf with humour, but it was good in a bad way.Whatever that mean.

FORMAL WEAR

The clothes worn by all the contestants were remarkable. All that can be said.

Q&A

Now after giving the contestants( that word again) the questions to take home and learn,can you believe that one of them didn't know the answer? Imagine this. You are a member of a club with a motto no less and you are asked what that motto is. Wouldn't you be EMBARRASSED not knowing ? Go figure powerlifter!
Things got so dread that one of the guys ( Thorn no less), refused to appear in the Formal wear section. At least somebody had to be last and he apparently wanted that distinction.STEUPES!!!

Congratulations are therefore in order to our first Mr.Rising Star Dwayne Layne and Ms Rising Star Halana Gittens.

And to think that they both go to the Lodge School. Enjoy the reign !!!

College bound

Three of our most exciting athletes have left the island to attempt to fulfill the promise that they have shown over the past few years.

Dario Alleyne and Ryan"Frenchie"Brathwaite are now students at Barton Community College in the state of Kansas and Ramon Gittens is now at St.Augustine College in North Carolina.

The Rising Stars family wishes them all the best in their endeavours.

Twinklers and Twinklettes '08

The first Mr&Ms Rising Stars comes of at the Lester Vaughan School on Sunday January 27th.It will be held in conjunction with a fundraising luncheon which begins at 2p.m. Ten of the brightest( all pun intended)STARS glides onto the stage for the chance to be the first Mr&Ms Rising Stars.

TWINKLETTES :

Halana Gittens
Earla-Ashlee Massiah
Meisha Jackson
Arielle Stanford
Jaleesia Harper


TWINKLERS

Thorn Wood
Raphael Jordan
Dwayne Layne
Tyrell Forde
Brandon Inniss


These Challengers will compete against each other in four areas with the Fitness Challenge already completed.
Here are the questions they will have to choose from on the evening.

1 - How has your involvement in track and field affected you as an individual?

2 - What advice would you give to your peers who wish to be involved in track and field?

3 - Why would you say that taking performance enhancing drugs is cheating?

4 - Who is your role model in track and field and why?

5 -How would you link track and field and why?

6 - The club is called Rising Stars Track and Field Club.How significant is that to your approach to track and field?

7 - What is the motto of the club? How do you apply that to your daily life?

8 - Is it important for you to represent Barbados regionally and internationally? Why?

9 - What is/are your pet event(s)? How are you preparing yourself both mentally and physically for the event(s)?

10 - What expectations do you have of your parents and coaches as you prepare for success in track and field?


Come be a part of history !