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What s funny is that when we first built our weight room I was concerned we had ordered too much equipment in terms of weight. By the end of the year our athletes had become so strong that I had to ask the superintendent to order another 1,000 pounds of weights---and it looks like every year I m going to need another barbell and more weights. <br><br>Safety in Small Numbers <br><br>One of the appealing aspects of attending Ubly High School is safety, and it s said locally that crime is so low that if a teenager gets a speeding ticket it will make the paper. Says Becker,  What people don t understand is that when you go into the hallways of most high schools you ll see padlocks on the lockers---we don t padlock anything here. We don t have the problem of people taking other people s things. We feel safe---that says a lot! <br>Another plus about living in Ubly is a sense of community.  You ve heard the phrase  In a small town everybody knows everybody ? In Ulby it s true. We ve got a blinking traffic light in this town and that s it. Ubly is a farming community, and a lot of the people in this town went to school here---some of the coaches have been around long enough to have coached some of the kids parents. So whether it s football, basketball or baseball, our stands are always packed. And as for education, whenever you get the community involved with the school and the kids believing in themselves, that s when learning is best. That s when good things happen. long enough, you are going to get caught. I will never do it. I want to surround myself with good people and, thankfully, I have been in a good environment. <br>Whenever an athlete like Tom has extraordinary strength, the question of steroids invariably comes up.  Steroids have never been an option, says Tom.  I never even think about it. If you think you need steroids, you are thinking and training wrong. Nothing could ever make me take steroids. <br> The Be An Eleven concept is important here at Park High School . . . to be a great individual in all areas like athletics, school, family and community, says Tom.  To me, it is going the extra step to stand out. Spiritual values are also important. It also became known to me that Tom prays every day.<br>Tom tries to be an example, and he is very much aware that the younger athletes and students are looking to him for leadership. He tells others,  Have fortitude. Have courage and strength of mind. Make your family important. If I couldn t play football again, I would still consider myself fortunate. <br>I want to mention two other amazing facts about Tom s life. First, Tom does not have a driver s license and does not drive. His driver education class conflicted with his workouts and the start of football practice, so he chose football.<br>Second, Tom was elected homecoming king last fall. At the presentation ceremony, he gave his crown to his little brother Joey, who has Down syndrome. Joey was all smiles and so was everyone else as he stood as king at the homecoming assembly. <br>Tom is a true Eleven, and we at BFS wish him well as he embarks on the next chapter of his life at the University of Iowa. Our thanks go to Tom, his parents and Coach Ekmark for this inspiring story. <br><br><br><br>GgR1A FB1PO|Tu4flic/I4Osu7Ēr/kѴ aO#4m}jeWSm7b$Sq-K<~U-~}?eXcFUpTeY*.x [~⋍bFm. mn[ x, : *BEP1J}VB>xɓT ׎'&]RNz3Ҽ%-*2"3jnjm=0P1+vbNdmQfܾ,ѥ~ѐ?A@ᰳ8:J/?D_νCOK :?KyBl7AD'%('!u61+M#WRF"F*FA(aMGK?3ǮJsbjG7 53#E2}1OԖ{3-VK/ze#@=^ky?wgǗ9sQg&8T+8Sqw)i(vm jw:[IjJMV7T$i%DUc]|'?ځ#PStV<nWMI5Ȓ7'|#Z#wY[,Q'T` QDhmʚNkgSi9y[Տ((((k#A \3j9'ej?בEkGAr;_SN7 :1n?q g.ڵ28#Wy3x^{A]Fg#Gm\^Vu}C (0uh$|q<+ǿ\蘝3UD(F?^IMI