Liv Peters
Hello. My name is Liv Peters and I am 17, the second oldest and the only girl in my family. I am a swimmer on the Darien JV/Varsity Swim team. My most memorable race was the final 500 that I swam in the JV FCIACs. I hoped to make the state cutoff, but was 10 seconds off. As I dove in I thought, I will make the time for my team, for my coach and for myself — I had much to prove. I started with an all out sprint, matching my fastest 100 yard time, and then maintained a shocking pace. When I finished, I was too exhausted to look at the time. The girl in the next lane, someone I had raced all season yet still didn’t know by name, pulled me into a hug. The next thing I knew, my coach and team pulled me out of the water. I had never felt such a sense of Team. It felt like everyone knew my time, my goal. I realize now that it is my turn to step up, just like that race, in order to help the people in the lanes next to me who are not as fortunate during this time.
Jackson Peters
My name is Jackson Peters. I was a cornerback and wide receiver on the varsity football team and am a captain of the lacrosse team. Having my senior year cut short and lacrosse season cancelled came as a shock but what I soon realized was that there are more important things. Now I am finished with plebe summer at the Naval Academy, before I left I was helping jump start One Team but now I cheer from the sidelines. Whether a family member is in the hospital or they have lost their job, many have been put in very tough situations. I cant wait to jump back into the fray and do as much as I can to give back to my community. https://therudenreport.com/senior-moments-dariens-jackson-peters/
Teddy Peters
Hello, my name is Teddy Peters, I am 15 years old. In our town of Darien, instead of a regular Emergency Medical Service (EMS) we have a program run by High Schoolers. It is a teen run ambulance program that operates with the same professionalism and skill as one run by adults. I am so grateful to be part of this community. We are one big family. We go through an intensive process of cleaning ambulances, training, and tests before being allowed to go into the “field". The experiences that come with being a first responder allows you to see outside of the bubble that we grow up in. Through my experiences I’ve learned that looking beyond my life, stepping into someone else’s shoes, is one of the most important things to be able to have. With this pandemic ravaging our lives we need to be able to do just this. I can see that while my family eats three meals every day, so many people might just get one. Or if someone gets sick and can’t afford healthcare, they suffer. One Team was designed to help families who have to deal with these problems every day during this outbreak, and for months after. I think that even if only one kid goes to sleep with a full stomach we will have done something right.
Charlie Peters
Hello, my name is Charlie Peters, I am 11 years old. I interview Darien’s football players and our opponents for the Blue Wave Booster Club Instagram. Every game is a great memory, but one game really stood out to me. Darien was playing Bridgeport. The memory was not really about the game itself, the memory was in the players. After the game both Bridgeport and Darien ate pizza in the Darien High School cafeteria, sitting shoulder to shoulder. It was amazing to see two teams come together and form one. I realized that I wanted to be a part of that team.