Every Senior at MICDS is required to finish their high school career with a project during the final days of May. Some shadow important figures, others volunteer, I decided to make a documentary. We have a large group of seniors on our lacrosse team, and we were all very excited about the upcoming season. We had watched previous documentaries in the past, most notably Drew Innis's "Road to the Championship", and "The Men of Harvard Lacrosse". Once I considered making a documentary myself, I couldn't shake the idea. My coach became my sponsor and the school approved my project. Unlike most of the seniors, I began my project in February, filming our tryouts and early games. It wasn't easy to film; I had to find time in between our games, practices and school itself. Much of the game film you see here is from outside sources, most notably Dirty Dog Digital, to whom I owe a great deal of thanks for providing. I presented the first 5 minutes of my documentary and successfully graduated high school in June, our season already over. I no longer had any responsibilities to finish this documentary. But at that point, this became something far more important than my graduation. This documentary represents the people I have grown up with. Who I've run countless miles with, took countless hits with, and achieved unquantifiable achievements with. It represents the coach who has mentored us all the way through high school, constantly reminding us that Family is something that lives far ...

• published: 19 Jul 2012
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• author: Austin Gais