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Superintendent presents athletics, health and PE report; district honors students, teachers and a therapy dog
Summary
District athletics director reported participation and achievement figures for 2024–25: 723 athletes districtwide, strong participation rates, scholar-athlete recognitions and sectional/state qualifiers. The board also heard teacher, student and pet-of-the-month presentations and welcomed retirees and honorees.
The board received a detailed athletics, health and physical education report that highlighted participation, academic achievement among student athletes, competitive results and community engagement for the year.
An athletics presenter told the board the district had 723 athletes across grades 7–12 this year. Participation rates at the high school were reported as 55% overall (freshmen 54%, sophomores 62%, juniors 52%, seniors 51%) and middle school participation totaled 57% (seventh grade 51%, eighth grade 63%). The presenter reported 28 student athletes played three or more sports, 269 played two sports and 308 played one sport. Among academic recognitions, 29 of 31 varsity programs met the “scholar athlete” threshold (roster average 90 or above) and staff awarded more than 200 individual scholar-athlete recognitions across seasons.
The report highlighted team and individual competitive achievements: cross country division champions, girls tennis doubles winners advancing to state, the district’s first individual golf sectional champion, sectional and state qualifiers in track, wrestling and other sports, and a baseball Class A championship game victory. The presenter said roughly 15 athletes were eligible for state competition in upcoming events and several athletes earned section-level and Western New York honors.
The district also noted its unified special-education athletics program received recognition: Amherst was named a National Unified Champion School by Special Olympics New York and the Special Olympics national organization, the eleventh school in New York State to earn that designation.
During the superintendent’s report the board recognized teacher and student honorees: multiple teachers and students of the month were introduced by Pathfinders presenter Mr. Pigeon, and the district honored Benny, a therapy dog participating in a Paws for Love program. The board also announced retirements and thanked educators recognized in the presentations.
No formal board action was taken on the athletics report; it was received for information.
