: About Me

My name is Rich Briggs and I work in the education field as a substitute teacher at a junior/senior high school in southwestern Pennsylvania. I just finished my sixth full year in the field and enjoy what I do. Among other things, I coach junior high girls basketball, I announce home football and basketball games, I sponsor our prom, and now our plays, and I am active in other school activities. I am working on the final touches for my permanent teaching certification. I substitute teach in grade levels 7 - 12, but I have also been in the elementary level and have substituted at grade levels K, 1, 3, 4, and 6.

However, I am a writer by trade and I write two columns for a weekly newspaper owned by a friend of my mine. I write a general column and a sports column. Another project I plan on getting restarted this summer is my goal of writing a young adult novel. That has been a lifetime goal of mine. Writing a book is a major accomplisment and I want to accomplish this.

I am a subscriber to the theory that it is best to know a little bit about everything than a whole lot about one thing. I plan on posting to different categories in Helium because I feel I have a lot of knowledge to share, and I also enjoy reading others' postings. I am looking forward to joining the Helium community.

My passion is ...

sports, reading, writing, music, golf, life

I know too much about ...

sports

My parents always told me ...

Be yourself, be honest, reliable, dependable, and trustworthy

My childhood ambition ...

Be a sportswriter and sportscaster

My favorite memory ...

growing up in the 1970s

Why I write ...

I love to write. It is the gift I was born with

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

sports, books, magazines, newspapers, news, movies

My first job ...

working for my uncle at a feed mill

My best moment ...

having a student telling me he/she looks up to me

My inspiration ...

my late father

Sports & Recreation > Football (Other) A look at what's so special about high school football

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While I work in education and have since the spring of 2002, I began following high school football on a regular basis back in 1994. I live in southwestern Pennsylvania, which is a hotbed for football on all levels. Some of the best players in football history began their careers in the Pittsburgh region. They all got their starts on the football fields in their neighborhoods and moved their way up to their high school football teams. The ritual that is high school football on Friday nights in the fall is a right of passage for players and fans alike. I have been fortunate enough to be a p...

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