| Caleb Suggs

Caleb Suggs

Hartselle Enquirer

Leadership is defined as the action of leading a group or organization through guidance and direction. As Danville senior Jada Harris signed to play volleyball at Snead State Community College, it was made clear by players and coaches alike that this was her best attribute.

A reception was given in her honor on Mon., Nov. 23, in the library at Danville High School. Friends and family alike were in attendance as well as former, current and even future coaches. Before the signing, both Spencer Cole and Knambi Jarrett spoke highly of Harris. Cole coached Harris from her freshmen through junior year and was the coach when the Hawks won their state championship in 2014. Jarrett coached Harris in her senior year this year when the Hawks were one match away from competing for a second straight state title. “I didn’t get the opportunity to coach her for very long,” Jarrett said “but there is no doubt of the leadership she exhibits and we are really going to miss her next season.” Spencer Cole also tacked on to Jarrett’s statement. “The difference is the biggest thing to me,” Cole said “from freshmen to senior year, to see how she has matured and the leader that she has become is just amazing.”

Harris would then go on to sign her scholarship to Snead before posing for pictures with family and friends. “I chose Snead State because I really like the small environment of the school” Harris said, “I also really like the coaches and I think they were the biggest impact on my decision.” The assistant Snead volleyball coach Meagan Johnson was also in attendance at the signing and was thrilled to be having a player of Harris’ caliber coming aboard their team. “We are really excited about having her on our squad because just like everyone said she has great leadership,” Johnson said.  “We will be graduating 11 sophomores so a lot of freshmen are going to get the opportunity to play so having a player with her kind of skill and experience will really help us out.”

College scholarships are not easy to come by these days, so it was definitely a bittersweet moment for Jada’s parents. It’s hard to let a child go off but it’s great at the same time to see them accomplish such a feat at the same time and dad Jamie Harris knows this all too well. “She works hard at every thing she does and we are extremely proud of her,” Harris said “We also get a big plus because she will only be an hour and half away so we will be able to watch her play a good bit.” Harris will begin her college volleyball career next fall.