Come one, come all, to In-depth Night 2021. Don’t let the presence of an international pandemic fool you, us TALONS kids still have quite a line up of projects, this one being no exception. Especially in my partner in volleyball, Gyu Min Jang, and I’s case, we really put a lot of time and effort into this years project, and got some really solid results. Without further ado, my final In-depth Blog post of… well, ever.

Now, who am I? Well, if you are (tragically) unaware, my name is Devon Brooks and I am a Grade 10 TALONS learner this year! I chose to do Volleyball for In-depth with my friend Gyu Min Jang. I hope you enjoy the fruits of our labours.

Picture this. It’s the middle of Quarantine, and you literally can’t do anything. The world feels like it’s on standby, and me, a 15 year old boy at the time, is stuck to his own devices. Spending the days going from one new hobby to the next, I was yearning for, believe it or not, something to do besides be a couch potato. As it turns out, I happened to be watching a popular anime during quarantine, among doing many other activities, that my good friend Gyu Min Jang also happened to watch, called “Haikyuu!!”.

With my mother already pressuring me to join volleyball for nearly my entire life, plus this really cool show, and the school volleyball club opening up once school started, I saw my chance and took it. I will never regret taking the opportunity, because I had an absolute blast with some really cool people. Volleyball Club ran until winter break, where it sadly had to end. Determined not to let his Volleyball experience die with the end of the club, Gyu Min proposed that we continue in the form of In-depth 2021, in a joint In-depth project with him and our mentor/math teacher/volleyball coach, Mr. Salisbury, how could I say no?

After around 5 months of hard work and practices, this is the fruits of our labours.

 

Thank you for watching!! If you have any questions, or, well, comments, drop them in the comments section below and I’ll respond to them as soon as I can! Also, please check out Gyu Min’s Blog post as well:

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also please check out our wonderful volunteer helpers, Indah Del Bianco and Myung Joon Cho’s blog posts!

And while you’re here, you might as well check out everyone else’s posts!

Have a lovely night!!