As a teenager, I lived in Pierce County. That means that I went to the single high school in the county, which I didn’t think was unusual until I moved 5 hours away from home for college. Who knew a county could have more than one high school?! During my freshman year of high school, our team got very close to going to the football State Championship playoffs. It was incredibly exciting!

The agricultural area was energized seasonally… not with crops, but with sports. The...