Whenever a high school athlete steps out on the field or court for competition, they know that they are playing for more than themselves. They are also competing for their team, school, and community. Frontier High School’s Avery Butler says that he is proud to be able to do so.
“What it means to represent Frontier when I play is more than just a name, I believe having frontier across my chest is a privilege and I hold it to a high standard,” he said. “What it means to represent my community is that I want to inspire the younger kids and that they can believe it doesn’t matter where you come from, if you put in the work and dedicate yourself to it you will be successful.”
A junior, Butler runs cross country and track and also plays basketball for the Mustangs. Outside of sports, he is also a member of the National Honor Society, serves as the secretary of his class, and is also a representative for his class.
Throughout his life, Butler has had a few people that have made lasting impressions on his life and helped shape him into the person that he is today.
“My role models are my parents,” Butler said. “They inspire me to do good and to do my best at anything I do and that goes in sports, the classroom and in life. I’ve seen them overcome problems and knowing they did it I know I can do it. The teachers who had the biggest impact on my life were Coach Weckstein and Coach Collins. They’ve both pushed me to be the best I can be in both basketball, track, and cross country. My dad is also one of the teachers who had the biggest impact on me because he’s pushed me to be the best since I started sports in kindergarten, not only that he’s pushed me to be better in every other way of life, not only sports, and I thank all of these teachers for believing in me.”
In his downtime, Avery enjoys being on his social media and following various athletes.
“My favorite person to follow is Lebron James,” he said. “He’s been my favorite basketball player since I started watching basketball and I believe he is the greatest of all time.”
