W.E. B. Dubois and Ida B. Wells said that they are the boys and girls of tomorrow. I am referring to the gifted student athletes and the student athletic support staff that march down the path of difficulty to the beat of a different drum. They are the leaders, the achievers, the future. They are the student athletes who didn't stop when the cheering ended. These are the honorable few that blended sacrifices with determination to reach the success, making the most skeptical take a second look.
Tradition saturates their blood.
These information-age athletes find themselves giving service to humanity while balancing the rigorous demand of the athletic and academic worlds. They are the student athletes involved in service to the community, working as elementary tutors, and in after-school programs. With eyes aglow, Keemia Hurst, Tammy Brown, Jennifer Hardison, Bianca Ellis, Demarco Jeter, and other scholars pass on the path toward greatness. Their names will never appear in any record book. Perhaps, after graduation, we will forget them.