Langworthy loves life above the masses
Photo courtesy Stone Langworthy
Junior Stone Langworthy swings above the crowd displaying his skills as a trapeze artist.
October 31, 2013
Langworthy’s older sister did many acts including contortion and triple trapeze. Her involvement is what interested Langworthy in the first place.
“My sister did the circus years before I did and I decided to try it out,” said Langworthy.
As Langworthy’s older sister, Morgan Langworthy is pretty proud that her little brother would follow her footsteps into the circus.
Morgan said, “I’m such a cliché proud big sister. Circus was a huge part of my life and I love that I can share it with Stone. I brag about him to everyone and you cannot understand the circus world until you have been a part of it’s successes and failures.”
Circus isn’t very common but it isn’t difficult to get information about joining. There are many camps and organizations that can help kids train to be in the circus.
This isn’t the first time that Langworthy has gotten attention on a wide scale because of his circus involvement. There was an article written about him in the Stillwater Gazette this summer.
While being in the circus can get you lots of interesting and exciting attention, it can also be time demanding and a bit stressful.
“Practices get more demanding as shows get closer, in the two weeks leading up to opening night practice can be as often as twice a day and go later than midnight,” said Langworthy when asked about how demanding the circus can really get.
Is the circus a possibility for a future career? According to Langworthy it’s not out of the question.
“I haven’t decided yet. I know people who have gone that route and they really enjoy it, but it is very hard on your body which can be difficult over an extended period of time,” he explained.
The wear and tear on the human body is definitely something to take in consideration when decided a career path but there are things to consider even before you pick a career path. Things like the colleges that even offer an opportunity to follow the circus into a professional status.
When asked about how the circus affects college choices, Langworthy commented, “I know there’s only two colleges in the US that offer a circus program, Florida State and the University of Chicago. But there are many schools outside the US such as the Cirque du Soleil school in Montreal but I still haven’t decided.”
Few people have to make a decision quite like that but some do.
All in all, it would be pretty difficult to say that Langworthy isn’t a unique high school student. He chose an interesting sport to excel in and he has taken it seriously.
Maddy Boettner • Nov 27, 2013 at 3:37 am
What a catchy headline! The quotes were tied in nicely, and everything was in a logical order. There were one or two spots the kind of interrupted the flow of the article and could be revised but everything else was great! It kept my attention, and was written well.
Ayden Delaney • Nov 27, 2013 at 3:28 am
Attention grabbing title, creative lead, and great organization. I liked how the lead didn’t go straight to the obvious. I also liked the structure of the article; it keeps the reader interested throughout.
Brinna Dochniak • Nov 26, 2013 at 8:25 pm
The article caught my eye right away. The title and picture drew me in instantly. I thought you wrote the article well and I definitely learned a lot about Stone just by reading it. The only thing I would say is there was some grammatical things I think could have been better like using “a lot” instead of “lots”. Really great article and really enjoyable to read!
Lucien Lemanski • Nov 26, 2013 at 4:11 pm
This article fascinated me because I have always wondered about trapeze artists and how they do it. The headline really engages the reader instantly. I always like telling a story with my lead but the lead worked with this article. Then I loved how you involved the links into the story because they related really well.
Emily Lodahl • Nov 26, 2013 at 4:20 am
The headline of this article caught my attention and made me want to find out more. You did a nice job on using a variety of sentence structures. I like this article because it explains a lot about Stone Langworthy that not a lot of people would know. I think an interesting fact that you have is that Stone may consider being in the circus for a future career. Your article explains what Stone does in the circus very well. Nice job!
Rose Bruchu • Nov 26, 2013 at 1:20 am
The headline caught my attention right away along with the cool picture! I really like the way you wrote the article and all the quotes you incorporated were really informative.
Cora Sutherland • Nov 25, 2013 at 8:08 pm
The title really hooked me into reading the article. The lead was not what I was expecting, but it got (and held) my attention. The flow and order of the story was logical and kept me reading, but there were a couple of paragraphs that seemed in kind of a weird spot. Overall it was great; I really enjoyed it.