Open Letter To The 2015 Gilmer Buckeyes From Your #FAMILY

Dear 2015 Gilmer Buckeyes-

Since before you can remember, you have been preparing for this opportunity. Now it is here, and it is right in front of you. Together with your brothers, you stand on the threshold of the realization of your dreams, and the conclusive reward for all the hours, all the reps, all the sweat, all the blood and all the pain that has forged you together as FAMILY. Despite overwhelming odds, you are the undefeated defending State Champions, carrying a record-breaking 30 game winning streak into this week’s State Semi-Final game, with a chance to do what no other Buckeye Team in history has ever done… win BACK2BACK State Championships! We want to say CONGRATULATIONSand THANK YOUfor allowing us the privilege of being here to cheer you on! But we know you. We know you are not done amazing us just yet. We have seen your championship character, and we know what you are made of. But we also know the history that forged you. And this week, it is only appropriate that we remind you.

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Tickets are now available to purchase online for our home game against Pine Tree this Friday. Go to gilmerisd.org and scroll down to “Box Office”. General Admission tickets are $8. Student tickets are available until noon on Friday for $5. Tickets will be sold at the gate (cash only) for $8. No student tickets will be sold at gate. Orange cards will be honored! Come out and support our Gilmer BUCKEYES!!!

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