School Attendance with State Tournaments

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Brett Blakemore
Sports Editor
Going to state tournaments has almost become an annual tradition for many students here. Almost every year, there is talk about 'why isn't this ram-planned?”, and most students miss school anyway.
There are many students that truly care about the tournament and the games or matches, but are there some students that just use it to get out of school? It's one thing to have school spirit and want to be there, and even when people don't know what's going on, the student section can be reason alone to attend. However with any system, there will be people trying to cheat it.
This past weekend many students attended the state wrestling tournament, where the Rams won another pair of State Championships.
"You could tell a lot of people cared about it," senior Grant Morse said. "Both the students and the fans were really into it the whole way." But the question still is do people abuse this event for themselves? Do people just use this as an excuse to avoid class?
"I'm sure some people do," Morse said. "I don't know anyone that does so it might not be that common."
The support for the wrestlers was overwhelming to say the least. Now the girls state tournament is in sights, and if they can pull out a victory tomorrow night against Linn Mar, they'll be in 'The Well' for the 4th straight year. Students and fans are more than likely to follow them there, no matter what day it is.
          Stay tuned for the full wrestling story here on the Online Rampage and the full issue of the Rampage on Friday, February 27th. 

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