Senior Spotlight
Sports photos by Abby Wenger
Nate Raber
Senior Nate Raber races
against a Goshen player to reach
the ball first in the game against
Goshen on Tuesday, Aug. 21.
There are some students at Westview high school that love to speak
their minds. If these students were
required to wear clothing representing their willingness to say whatever
they feel, Raber would be required to
wear a crown. Luckily for the students
of Westview, Raber is a great guy that
aims to build his peers’ confidence.
During his time at Westview,
Raber, has done just about everything
you can do. He has been on the soccer
team for all four years and will be pole
vaulting for his fourth consecutive year
this spring as well. He has played on
the basketball team for the past three
years with his twin brother Nic. Nate
has been a part of the National Honor
Society for his entire high school
career. He has also been active in the
PLUS program for two years, the Spanish club, and is a part of the Future
Farmers of American (FFA).
Playing for the soccer team at
Westview isn’t easy. It starts out with
the two-a-days in the summer, continues with hard practices during the season, and finishes with post-season play
as tough as it gets. Raber however has
stuck with it for obvious reasons according to him. “I like to wreck people.
Playing physical is my game. Soccer is a
fun team sport where everyone comes
together to be a family.”
The Westview sports experience
is very different than what you would
go through at any other high school.
Raber is very much aware of this. “The
tradition at Westview is awesome.
When you know that the teams before
you have succeeded, you are trying to
live up to them.”
Shanti Etchason
spikes the ball as her
teammates Sierra
Kimmell, Hailey Cramer,
and Taylor Eash look on
ready to assist in the
8th grade
game against
Lakeland
Christian
Academy on
Tuesday,
Aug. 28.
His favorite high school sports
moments have been making it to state
twice for his pole vaulting, as well as
scoring the winning goal last season
against Lakeland. “I’m really going to
miss bonding with my teammates,”
he said.
Raber has not always been excited
to get up in the morning for school,
but he wouldn’t trade his favorite
teacher for the world. Mrs. Cowley or
“C-Dogg” as he so endearingly calls her,
has made high school a very enjoyable
time for him. Another thing, besides
an alarm clock, which Raber wakes up
to in the morning, is the chance that
one of his close friends, Austin Borg,
may be hit with another flying trash
can. His favorite high school memory
will forever be the day when a fight
broke out in the hallway, and the only
damage done was to Austin Borg’s
pride as his leg was struck by a trash
can mid-flight.
Westview 7th grade
Junior High soccer
player Michael
Hostetler prepares
to kick the ball
down the field to
his teammates in
the game against
Hamilton on
Friday, Aug. 24.
Raber is going to miss many things
about high school such as his friends
and all of his cool teachers, but no
one more than another fellow senior
Brooke Schwartz. Raber was very
adamant during the interview that
Schwartz’s name get mentioned in
his story.
After high school, Raber plans on
attending Indiana Wesleyan University
where he hopes to pole vault. He wants
to study education or business management. After college, getting married
and starting a family with his “smoking hot wife” are in his sights.
Raber wanted to give advice that
he believes his fellow underclassmen
should live by; “Don’t take high school
too seriously. You’re only here for four
years so do what you want.” If underclassmen take his advice to heart,
Raber will be remembered at Westview
for years to come.
The Hometown Treasure · September ‘12 · pg 7