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Council members honor Renew Molton Lakefront Middle School27s football and basketball champions
Summary
Council members recognized Renew Molton Lakefront Middle School27s football and basketball teams for recent championships, reading player rosters and thanking school leadership, coaches and staff; school leaders called the wins a community effort and coaches said they will build on the success.
During opening remarks at a council meeting, a council member representing District E announced a proclamation honoring Renew Molton Lakefront Middle School27s football and basketball teams for recent championships, praising the students and the school27s leadership.
"We are proud to have Renew Molton Lakefront Middle School honoring two of their champion teams," the council member said, naming the football team27s NOR championship and multiple middle-school basketball titles. The council member read rosters of the honored players and singled out school leader Troy White and the coaching staff for recognition.
Council Member Eugene Green thanked students, administrators and coaches for their work and urged the young athletes to value education alongside sports. "I am just so pleased to be here this morning to be in your presence to recognize you and to say thank you," Green said, adding that athletics teach teamwork, dedication and integrity.
Troy White, identified in the remarks as head of the school, accepted the proclamation on behalf of the community. "We're honored to receive this proclamation. This was a group effort," White said, crediting coaches, teachers, parents and the Renew turnaround network for the teams27 success and describing the students as resilient.
Coaches who spoke expressed appreciation and emphasized classroom accountability and continued development. "Our boys worked hard for this; they were called in the classroom, they put in full effort and we27re going to build off this," one coach said.
The council member thanked staff members Willie Morgan and Lena Craig Stewart for organizing the recognition and said the teams would remain for the opening of the council meeting for photographs. The session closed the ceremonial portion with directions to line up the students for a group photo.
Names of players, as read into the record, included 29 football players and 12 basketball players (rosters were read aloud during the recognition). The proclamation and remarks were ceremonial; no policy actions or votes were recorded in the transcript.
Next steps: the teams were scheduled to participate in the council meeting opening and a group photograph following the recognition.
