WFISD is home to award-winning bands, stellar soccer teams and a plethora of UIL teams. It is a thriving environment for the academically strong as well as one for traditional sports such as soccer, volleyball and football. However, to put itself over the top and prove to the state that WFISD is truly number one, it needs one final element: a field hockey team. Field hockey is not a sport that pops into mind when one thinks of high school athletics. But the demand for a team is beginning to build with rapid velocity. If a student were to talk to their friends about starting a team, chances are that the student would talk to their friends about it and so on. Students seem to embrace the idea of a team because it is a way to stay active and relieve pent-up frustrations. Since girls are not extended the chance to play football, they should have a contact sport that they can play without having to jump through hoops to make the team. Another reason WFISD needs a field hockey team is that it would be a great learning experience for the students from the three high schools. Although the swimming team is already merging the three schools, a minuscule number of students participate in it. A field hockey team, however, would spur the interest of many more girls. By merging Rider, Hirschi, and Old High into one supreme team, WFISD would show Texas that it is superb in the athletic arena which in turn would generate more interest in the district. The aspect of having the sport catch on across Texas is also an inspiration to start a team. Field hockey is a highly active sport that involves about as much running as soccer. This would keep the participating girls active in a fun way that doesn’t seem like exercise. Once other school districts catch on to this idea, the credit for bringing this orphaned sport back would be bestowed upon WFISD. This could result in publicity for the district, which could in turn bring in revenue. Those against the team would argue that it is a contact sport, therefore dangerous. However, there is no more contact than in football, and there is no actual tackling. They could argue that injured students could attack WFISD with a lawsuit, but waivers would stop this possibility before a student would even hit the field. All in all, WFISD needs a field hockey team because girls don’t have a contact sport, to show Texas that they are more talented than they appear, and to bring extra attention to WFISD.