Congratulations are in order for a big group of student-athletes from East and West who recently signed to play sports in college. As some of you may know, I had the opportunity to be a student-athlete at Alma College (football). I call it an opportunity because that’s exactly what it is.
Students like West’s Maddison Smith, who signed this week to play soccer for Saginaw Valley State University, are blessed with the opportunity to compete in the classroom and on the field. Even beyond that, there’s really nothing quite like the experience of being on a team. It’s something that will stick with you the rest of your life.
A point of pride for our District continues to be the track record of success our student-athletes have in the classroom and in their sports of choice. Their success is just more evidence that the relationship between academics and athletics is mutually beneficial.
Kudos to our District’s most recent crop of student-athletes:
- Justin Henderson, (East soccer, Carthage College)
- Madison Kobylik, (East soccer, Schoolcraft College)
- Andrew Gonda, (East soccer, Lawrence Technical University
- Alex Henson, (East soccer, Lawrence Technical University)
- Zachary Whatcott, (East soccer, Lawrence Technical University)
- Marisa Liburdi, (West basketball, Tiffin University)
- Maddison Smith (West soccer, SVSU)
- Kyle Swailes (West football, SVSU)
- David Price (West football, Missouri University of Science & Technology)
Your hard work paid off. Great job!














