Starting in the 2022-2023 school year the school will be adding a new sport to its collection. Water polo will be coached by swim coach Christopher Day and swim coach Christine Rojas.

Students who are interested can put their names and grades on the list in the main cafeteria or by the lockers in the commons. Water polo will take place in the fall, and will overlap with the swimming season.

“The biggest part of tryouts is that you have to be able to swim,” Rojas said. “If you are not water safe, then it isn’t going to be a good sport for you.”

Water polo is a full contact sport, in which six players and one goalkeeper compete against the opposing team to score as many points as possible before the time runs out. Water polo works similar to land-based sports like volleyball, soccer, and basketball. The game is separated into four quarters each lasting about six to eight minutes each.

“It does seem pretty interesting and I hope they do well.” junior Kegan Richardson said.

Since water polo will start in August and run through October it will clash with swim meets. Though to make sure athletes who wish to compete in both meets will be held on separate days. 

“I do want everyone to understand that they are two totally separate sports, so you don’t have to do both,” Rojas said. “If they want to do water polo and not swim, that is perfectly okay.”

Since this is a brand new sport to work with both Rojas and Day have no previous experience coaching water polo, they both are willing to learn from the help of the other district coaches who are willing to help.

“I think this will definitely be a learning experience for everyone,” Rojas said. “I think that the more they practice the game, the easier it will be to pick up on all the skills.”