Treasure Coast Sports Journal Spring 2014 Spring 2014 | Page 25

Central’s Athletic Director, Jay Stewart, has been perhaps zona State, University of South Carolina, Alabama or Tennessee – all schools with well-known Twirling programs. one of the biggest supporters of his new found “Golden Girl”, and he was the driving force behind the use of perShelby’s friends, classmates, teammates and teachers deformances with fire at live open air events. scribe her as a well-rounded young lady who is full of “Mr. Stewart and Mr. Boswell have been huge supporters sportsmanship, a team player and a leader. of Twirling” says Shelby. “Without them there would be And for her part, Shelby admires her father more than no way that I could perform in front of my classmates anyone. and fans.” “My dad is a very hard worker and he takes good care of It’s because of those performances that Twirling is now a his family”, she says. “He has taught me to be truthful mainstay for St. Lucie County Marching Bands as Fort and respectful to others”. Pierce Westwood, Port St. Lucie and Treasure Coast all have Twirlers as part of their band programs. “Mr. Stewart and Mr. Boswell opened the door for Twirlers from all over the county to participate at the high school level”, Shelby says with a huge smile on her face. “It’s hard to balance school and Twirling and still find time for a social life and family” Shelby says, as she practice’s her craft for 20 hours per week. Yet she maintains near perfect grades in Centrals demanding Microsoft Academy where she is pursuing her education in Information Technology and Networking. On top of that she has completed over 150 volunteer hours that have been turned into her school. The awards she was earned have been plentiful including State Titles in Solo, 2-Baton, X-Strut and 3-Baton. But Shelby knows that her practice time and community involvement will pay off down the road and currently has her sights set on attending college at Florida State, Ari- NTED P WA HEL Treasure Coast Sports Journal is the leading provider of youth and student athletic information on the Treasure Coast. We are looking for bright motivated folks to fill a number of spots including: Student Interns at Schools (11th grade and up) Outside Sales Writers Photographers Interested? Forward your resume and brief cover letter to Ned Schuster, Publisher [email protected]