wrestling

 

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/feb/27/female-wrestler-wins-state-title-high-school-heaven-fitch?fbclid=IwAR18s4EL5C61NqTBmoiozIFa1jxxF8N6JVzcUajfAVRhiU5mLivlYpkKmOA

Heaven Fitch has won a state High School Wrestling Championship in North Carolina. She has made history by being the first girl to win a state wrestling championship. She had a 54-4 record for the season and won most outstanding wrestler in her division. Last year she came fourth.

Heaven says she started wrestling because she watched her older brothers take part in the sport and wanted to join in, but they would not let her and she had to convince her parents. "I nagged my parents basically because I wanted to do what my brothers did. They didn't want me to wrestle. I'm pretty sure it was because they didn't want me to get hurt. But I would just be like, "Well, if they can do it, then I should be able to do it."

Interviewed about the championship, Heaven said, "I just wrestled by best, and I kind of just dominated the match, if I'm being honest."

what do you see in the picture?
where are they?
what do you think it's about?

- what is wrestling?
- what do you notice about the people in the photo; how are they similar and how are they different?
- three of the people have very different facial expressions to one; why do you think that is?
- Heaven is the first girl to win a wrestling state championship in America. Why do think a girl has not won before?
- How do you think Heaven's parents felt when their daughter told them she wanted to start wrestling?
- how do you think her parents feel now about their daughter wrestling?
- last year Heaven came fourth. Do you think her parents said, "Well done! You can stop now!"
- "If they can do it, then I should be able to do it" what is Heaven's message?
- what can we learn from Heaven?
- why is this about No Outsiders?

No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com

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