At Flour Bluff High School,

there is a family of four brothers

and a sister who are pretty

well known, and very much

liked. Rueben, Ryan, Rashon,

and Ramon Flowers have all

either been or are still students

at Flour Bluff High

School. It would seem like

growing up in a household

with four brothers would be

a blast and probably even a

bit of an adventure, however,

one thing is sure, it has made

these brothers very well

known at Flour Bluff High

School.

Rueben Flowers is 19 years

old and graduated in 2005.

Ryan Flowers is a senior and

is 18 years old. Rashon Flowers

is a junior and is 17 years

old, and last but not least Ramon

Flowers is a freshman

and is 15 years old. They have

a three year old sister named

Jade who they take turns

babysitting.

First of all, having the last

name of Flowers is a bit eye

opening, but having four

brothers, all with the first

name beginning with the letter

“R” would be even a bit

more eye opening, and maybe

even confusing to some

people.

“Yeah, [people get our names

mixed up] all the time, except

mine because I’m the youngest.

But my older brothers

have their names mixed up all

the time. And I wear glasses,

which I think helps,” Ramon

said.

The second youngest brother,

Rashon, thinks it’s important

to have brothers growing

up.

“It’s crucial for brothers to

have brothers because you

never get bored. You always

have someone to beat up on.

You know, we be clownin’, “

Rashon said.

Growing up with four brothers

would also probably include

a lot of shooting the

basketball around, passing

the football, and pretty much

a lot to do with sports. These

brothers all play(ed) football,

all do track, and all play basketball

except for the youngest,

Ramon.

“Yeah, we all play sports and

we push each other. A lot of

people and coaches underestimate

us, since my older

brother [Rueben] was so

good, they expect us to all be

really good. Rueben played

defense and I play [as of now]

offense and so they (automatically)

tried to make me

defense, because he played

defense. It’s like all the coaches

expect one brother to be

just like the other brother,

but we all have our different

skills that we are really good

at,” Ryan said.

Having a lot of brothers

around gives them the opportunity

to practice at any

time.

“All of us play football, we

all do track, and they all play

basketball but I don’t. We kinda

throw the football around

together. I shoot around the

basketball with them, but

don’t play for a team [unlike

the others],” Ramon said.

It would take ones own opinion

of liking growing up with

a bunch of siblings, but to

these brothers, they have

mostly enjoyed it.