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Board and coach highlight state champion Paige Harding, large track roster and other student achievements
Summary
Coach Pete and board members recognized the track-and-field team's season (75 rostered athletes), Paige Harding’s Division II state pole-vault championship and senior Connor’s sectional/state track accomplishments. Administrators also recapped spring events and student recognitions.
Coach Pete addressed the board to thank the district for support and to highlight the outdoor track-and-field season, noting the program had 75 finishers (82 originally rostered) — the largest roster the program has fielded — and the boys’ team won its sixth consecutive sectional championship. He singled out junior Paige Harding as the Division II state pole-vault champion and described her records and past state appearances.
"Paige became our fourth ever state champion," Pete said, adding context about the program’s history and other past champions. He also described senior distance runner Connor’s multiple sectional wins, school records and his academic plans to attend the University at Buffalo. Board members and administrators offered congratulations and thanked coaches and staff for transportation, uniforms and logistical support.
Why it matters: these recognitions spotlight student achievement and the role of school athletics and related community support. Administrators also used the meeting to preview end-of-year events — regents, ceremonies, prom and graduation — and to thank staff and local first responders for a DWI-simulation program tied to prom-night education.
What’s next: Board members encouraged continued support for athletics and look forward to summer programming; the coach and students will represent the district at collegiate and early-season events, and staff will finalize summer schedules and related logistics.
