Zayde Hickman trains hard to reach goals

Imagine training, sweating, and working hard week after week to reach your dreams of going D1 in football. Well student-athlete and junior Zayde Hickman, goes to the gym seven times a week and trains on the weekend with coaches to reach his goal of going to the University of Oregon.

A lot of Hickman’s perseverance has led him to great successes such as earning the “All League” second team in football.

Although he has already won an award this year, Hickman claims with the determination that, “Next year I’m coming for the first team.”

Along with being on the football team, the wide receiver also manages to keep his grades up while already having a tight schedule.

“I love my sport because of the competitiveness, I love it because it gives me an escape from whenever I’m dealing with any hard times,” said Hickman passionately.

From being a new student at CVHS to being one of the star football players, Hickman has made a big impact on the school.