Distinguished Service Awards Jan

January 2009 Volume 22 Number 2 UPDATE Academics + Activities = Curriculum Partners

Coming Events Distinguished Service Awards Jan. 14: Basketball Rosters & Photos Due Jan. 24: Deadline for Drill Team Entries Jan. 30: Deadline for 3A, 4A Swimmingimming EEntriesntries Feb 2: Deadline for Region Diving Results Feb. 6: Deadline for 5A Swimming Entries Feb. 7: Deadline for Wrestling Entries Feb. 7: ACT Test Mar. 2: Softball, G. Golf, Baseball, 1A B. Golf, B. Soccer, B. Tennis Start Date Mar. 2: Deadline for 3A, 4A, 5A Forensic Entries Mar. 9: First Contests for Softball,ball, GG.. GGolf,olf, Baseball, 1A B. Golf,lf, BB.. TTennis,ennis, BB.. SSoccer,occer, TTrackrack Mar. 9: Deadline for 1A, 2A Forensic Entries nce a year, the UHSAA takes special pleasure in recognizing Mar. 20: Deadline for Jazz Festival Entries O outstanding educators, coaches, ofﬁ cials and individuals Mar. 27: Deadline for Drama Entries throughout Utah who have made a signiﬁ cant contribution to high school activities in a number of different areas. The UHSAA announced the Distinguished Service Award recipients for 2008 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS in conjunction with the National High School Activities Week. Jan. 30-31: Drill (UVU) Each recipient was chosen because of the standards of excellence they exemplify through their service, professional responsibilities, Feb. 6-7: 3A, 4A Swimming (BYU) leadership and sportsmanship. Award recipients were recognized at Feb. 11-14: Wrestling (UVU)(UVU) a luncheon held in their honor on November 5, 2008 at the Willow Feb. 12: Diving (BYU) Creek Country Club. The UHSAA Executive Committee enjoyed the Feb. 13-14: 5A Swimming (BYU) opportunity to honor these deserving individuals at the luncheon and would like to express appreciation for all that they do. A listing Feb. 18-21: 1A Girls Basketball (SVC) of each honoree follows on page 2 of this UPDATE. Feb. 23-28: 4A, 5A Girls Basketball (SLCC) c ontinued on page 2 Feb. 26-28: 3A Boys & Girls Basketball (E Ctr) Feb. 26-28: 2A Boys & Girls Basketball (SUU) Mar. 2-7: 4A, 5A Boys Basketball (E Ctr) Academic All-State Deadlines Mar. 4-7: 1A Boys Basketball (SVC) Jan. 6: Drill Mar. 6-7: 3A, 4A,A, 5A5A ForensicForensic MeetsMeets ((WSU)WSU) Jan. 13: Swimming & Diving Mar. 13-14: 1A, 2A2A FForensicorensic MMeetseets ((Dixie)Dixie) Jan. 13: Wrestling Apr. 3-4: Jazz Festival (Murray HS) Jan. 20: Girls & Boys Basketball DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS , c o n t i n u e d from page 1

UTAH HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION 2008 Distinguished SERVICE AWARDS Congratulations to the recipients!

Scott Applegate, Layton High School Brian Bentley, Hillcrest High School 5A Coach of the Year Music Educator of the Year

Molly Brenchley, Payson High School Scott Bagley, Piute High School 4A Coach of the Year Speech Educator of the Year

Jimmy Jones, Emery High School George Felt 3A Coach of the Year Distinguished Contributor

Bucky Orton, Kanab High School Bob Herlin 2A Coach of the Year Distinguished Contributor

Bill Bedford, Wasatch Academy Jed Neilson 1A Coach of the Year Distinguished Contributor

Alana Benson, Parowan High School Beky Beaton, Provo Daily Herald Athletic Director of the Year Distinguished Media Contributor

Terri Lewis Jared Lloyd, Provo Daily Herald Female Ofﬁ cial of the Year Distinguished Media Contributor

Kelly Critchﬁ eld Male Ofﬁ cial of the Year The UHSAA appreciates the dedicated service and exemplary leadership these individuals have provided to our youth.2 John Miller Receives NFHS Award Softball, Baseball, Soccer Clinics

ongratulations to John L. Miller. ll head coaches and offi cials must complete CMiller, Utah’s candidate for an NFHS Aa rules clinic every year for certifi cation. Outstanding Music Educator Award, was selected Arrangements should be made to attend a live by the NFHS Music Committee to receive a rules clinic or complete the UHSAA on-line rules section award representing Arizona, California, clinic and quiz located at www.uhsaa.org. Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah. He will The UHSAA On-line BASEBALL, SOFTBALL be presented with and SOCCER Rules Clinics will be available for a commemorative viewing from FEBRUARY 12 to March 23, 2009. plaque in February The live clinics for these sports are listed below. during the UMEA SOFTBALL: Feb. 2: 6:00 pm, UHSAA Offi ce Music Conference BASEBALL: in St. George. Feb. 7: 11:00 am, TBD - Check UHSAA.org for info. Feb. 9: 6:00 pm, UHSAA Offi ce The National SOCCER: On-line Clinic only Federation of State High School Attendance at the clinic or viewing of the UHSAA Associations on-line clinic exempts the head coach from having recognition of high to take the written test. If a head coach does not school or college attend or view the clinic, a test for that sport will band, choral or be sent to your school for your head coach to take. orchestral directors, A score of 70% or higher is necessary to pass the supervisors and adjudicators is awarded to test. Failure to attend or view a clinic or complete individuals whose contributions have impacted and pass the test by the dead line will result in a high school activities programs. Nominees $50.00 fi ne to your school. exemplify the highest standards of ethical conduct, and carry the endorsement of their respective state The UHSAA Offi ce is located at 199 E. 7200 So. high school association. NFHS Recognizes Brenda Searle John Miller has been the Director of Bands at Congratulations to Brenda Searle, who recently received American Fork High School for the past twenty- the Section 7 Spirit Coach award by the National Federa- three years. Prior to coming to American Fork, he tion of State High School’s Spirit Association. Brenda has taught for two years at Highland H.S. in Pocatello, been the head drill coach at Hillcrest High School for the Idaho and for fi ve years at Blackfoot H.S., also past 18 years. Under her direction, Hillcrest has become in Idaho. As Director of Bands at American Fork one of the top programs in the state, winning fi ve national H.S., his responsibilities include direction of the championships, four state championships, runner-up seven Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic times, and eight region championships. She has been active Band, Concert Band, two Jazz bands, in the growth and development of drill serving as a Brass Ensembles and Orchestra Winds. coach, choreographer, mentor, clinician, UHSAA Drill He received his BME in Music Education Committee member, region representative, and President from Idaho State University and a MME of UDDA (‘05-07). from Brigham Young University. He has attended several Bands of America Summer “To the world you may be just one person. But to one Symposiums and several Mid-West Band person you are the work.” This quote is an example of and Orchestra Clinics in Chicago. He how Brenda feels about coaching. Through her passion, performed with the Utah Premier Brass for commitment and example she has made the difference in six years and was on call as utility trumpet the lives of her students and athletes. for the Utah Valley Symphony for seven years. 3 Motivating Athletes coach an individual come out for your program for the same reason Isport but they keep but all come out for some reason. Find out what a team score. YYouou may that reason is and make sure that there are ample coach a team sport but opportunities for that purpose to come to fruition. they keep individual This way every member of your team can fi nd stats. Either way,way, the success. There is no better way for a person to bottom line is that our become motivated than through success. programs are about individuals. The hopes It is important to create a culture of achievement. No and aspirations of each coach can guarantee results, but when a pattern has of these individuals is of been set it is reasonable to believe that similar actions paramount importance will culminate in similar results. The earlier any no matter if it is a team person learns that to sport or not. The reasons a largelarge degree life is any athlete chooses to participate in a particular what we make it the sport are as varied as the kids themselves. What better.better. Hard work any team member gets out of a sport is going to be is almost always in a direct proportion to the effort expended. rewarded. Make sure there are plenty There are more than 60 kids on our wrestling team of opportunities to this year, but there are only 14 weights which work hard. When means that three-fourths of them will not be on young people see varsity. There are six other schools in our region their effortsefforts leading and only the top four wrestlers in each weight will them towards qualify for state. This means that a vast majority of whatever goals or our team members will not participate in the state reasons they have for tournament. Only the top six in each weight will participating, they become state placers and only one in each weight become motivated can be an individual state champion. These kids to continue. Teach them that every person has a are not dumb. They know the odds against being a responsibility for his own happiness. champion are great. They participate in wrestling for many reasons. If the only reason to wrestle One person can encourage and inspire another, but no was to become a champion one can motivate another person. Motivation only a few would be in comes from within. Sometimes we put the room. But the room is our own goals and expectations on others full because we believe only to become disillusioned and dismayed there are many reasons by what we see as a lack of commitment to participate. All of these and motivation. Coaches should always reasons are valid. If a team remember that these programs are for member has an expectation the kids. The adage of “My way or the that his goals for being on highway!” is old and should be dead and the team can be met, he will buried. Let these kids set their own goals become motivated. It is my and help them achieve them. responsibility as a coach to these kids to validate WrittenWritten by Davie Swensen Mountain Crest High School WrestlingWrestling Coach each specifi c reasons for National H.S. WWrestlingrestling Coach of the YYearear 06-07 participating and to make Photos by Mark Asper, Salina Sun sure those reasons can be realized. Remember, not all 4 Participation in HS Sports Congratulations Reaches All-time Highs to the Fall Sports Winners or the 19th consecutive year, the number BASEBALL Fof student participants in high school 1A: Wayne athletics increased in 2007-08, according to the National Federation of State High School BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Associations (NFHS). 1A: Piute 2A: Richfi eld Based on fi gures from the 50 state high 3A: Park City school athletic/activity associations, plus 4A: Timpview the District of Columbia, that are members 5A: Alta of the NFHS, participation for the 2007-08 UHSAA Executive Director, school year set an all-time high of 7,429,381, GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Dave Wilkey according to the 2007-08 High School 1A: St. Joseph Athletics Participation Survey conducted by the NFHS. In addition, boys 2A: San Juan and girls participation fi gures reached all-time highs, with 3,057,266 3A: Park City girls and 4,372,115 boys participating in 2007-08. The girls fi gure 4A: Mountain Crest surpassed the total of 3,021,807 set last year, while the boys fi gure 5A: Davis eclipsed the former record of 4,367,442 set in 1977-78. GIRLS SOCCER Through the survey, it was also determined that 54.8 percent of students 1A/2A: St. Joseph’s enrolled in high schools participate in athletics. The participation survey 3A: Waterford has been compiled since 1971 by the NFHS through numbers it receives 4A: Bonneville from its member associations. 5A: Alta New Online NFHS Education Programs BOYS GOLF 2A: Rowland Hall The Fundamentals of Coaching Soccer course, developed by the 3A: Park City National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), is now 4A: Dixie available at www.nfhslearn.com. This course will help coaches 5A: Lone Peak teach soccer skills in an education-based setting. The Fundamentals of Coaching Wrestling course, developed by GIRLS TENNIS the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA), will be 2A: Rowland Hall available in late November. The fi rst learning module, “Effectively 3A: Desert Hills Engaging with Parents,” will be launched in early December, and 4A: Orem will train coaches in the skills of communication. The module will 5A: Alta contain two teachable moment videos and many usable resources that will aid coaches as they deal with parents, students and VOLLEYBALL issues of confl ict. All courses will be available at nfhslearn.com. 1A: Rich 2A: Richfi eld The fi rst offering of the new NFHS Offi cials Education Program 3A: Hurricane Website is now ready for viewing at http://www.nfhs.org/ 4A: Snow Canyon web/2006/08/offi cials_education.aspx. You can also access the 5A: Lone Peak program by going to the Offi cials Education link on the NFHS home page. The fi rst sport to be launched is basketball, but the FOOTBALL NFHS anticipates several others will follow soon. The site is 1A: North Sevier open to the general public and can be accessed by all offi cials, 2A: North Summit coaches, and administrators throughout the country through the 3A: Juan Diego NFHS website. 4A: Timpview 5 5A: Alta What Lies Within ccording to Ralph Waldo Emerson, “What addition, approximately seventy percent of the Alies behind us and what lies before us are student-athletes are enrolled in an Advanced tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.” Placement or Concurrent Enrollment course. Six Applying Emerson’s theory to athletics we could of these student-athletes are seniors who have a conclude that the most important aspect of a 4.0 and have been Academic All-state recipients. student’s athletic experience would be measuring Football alone had thirteen seniors with over a the distinctive qualities, or character, and heart 3.75 GPA who made application for that honor. which lies within each athlete. The dictionary defines character as “distinctive Alta High School has been fortunate this fall qualities: the set of qualities that make somebody to achieve four State Championships. These or something distinctive.” Many of our student- championships have some historic meaning to athletes show “character” and our school. Girls’ tennis and do something distinctive in football made school history non-athletic arenas. Forty- by repeating with back-to-back two Alta football players championships, boys’ cross are Eagle Scouts, and over country earned the first cross ninety percent of them are country title in school history, in a school, community, or and girls’ soccer made history church leadership position. by becoming Utah’s first 5A Nine of these athletes from three-peat champions. the four championship team are members of Alta’s Peer I have been asked to share a Leadership Team and will human-interest story associated provide no less than eighty with a student-athlete from hours of community service one of these teams. Instead this year. Each year these of focusing on one student, four championship teams, I would like to show the along with other teams and impact academics and other clubs, are involved in a major non-athletic activities have service project for Primary made in the lives of all these Children’s Hospital. Every champions. Alta High School year the girls’ soccer team has no corner on the market on also does a major walk-a- the information I present, and thon fund-raiser. by no means do I present it in a boasting manner. I am fully aware that any school in the state could The great John Wooden taught that there are provide similar facts about their athletes. But, I do five important principles which constitute the believe there is a direct correlation to what “lies cornerstones and the heart of success (Wooden within” these student-athletes and their success in 1966). Key to these championship teams is his fifth sports. principle, “the development of team spirit.” Each of these four championship teams developed their Every coach enjoys having athletes on the team own unique team spirit, but they all believed in who excel in the classroom. We are lucky to have the team concept. They were loyal to their team, wonderful coaches whose teams work hard to and cheered for one another. They worked hard achieve in athletics and academics. The following together to achieve team goals, and believed in are the combined GPA’s of each championship one another. They were also reliable and exhibited team: Girls’ Soccer - 3.51, Football - 3.49, Girls’ integrity. Most importantly they bonded, and cared Tennis - 3.78, and Cross Country - 3.78. In about each other. As one coach said, “you won 6 c ontinued on page 7 W HAT LIES WITHIN , c o n t i n u e d from page 6 As they talked, Anderson said something like, this championship tonight because you love each “Hey man, you made a great catch over me,” and other.” Webster thanked him with genuine appreciation in his voice and acknowledged Anderson’s effort These four championships are now in the past. as well. They continued to talk for a couple of What awaits our champion athletes in the future minutes and it seemed they were deciding where is yet to be written. If we are measuring the to go for burgers. quality and character lying within, our student- athletes, and all the great student-athletes in the Despite one player’s euphoria over winning a state who combine athletics, academics, and state title and the other’s disappointment about other cornerstones of success, should be very well losing the championship game in the last minute, prepared for tomorrow’s world. these two put the game in perspective, realizing it and the season were over and that respect and Written by Mont Widerberg, Alta High School, Principal Photo by Barry Wallace, Wallace Photography friendship run deeper and are what really matter, after all. That brief conversation epitomized what prep football, and all sports, should be. In the Spirit of Sportsmanship: Written by George B. Felt Players Demonstrate Respect Author of A Century of Utah High School Football (1893- ver the past few years, the Alta Hawks and 1993) and Utah High School Football 1883-1998 O Bingham Miners have developed an intense rivalry on the gridiron. Before this year, Bingham Share Your Sportsmanship Stories had won six of the past nine contests against Alta. The Hawks have lost only three times in their last If you have witnessed or been part of an experi- 40 games, twice to Bingham and at Grant, CA. ence that demonstrates the Spirit of Sportsmanship Going back to 2005, the Miners have handed the UHSAA would like to hear from you. Please the Hawks three of their last five losses. They’ve email your stories to [email protected] clashed in the both the regular season and the playoffs for three straight years. In the ’06 title game, Bingham defeated Alta 21-19, and in the Thank You, Coaches! ’07 semifinals, Alta ousted Bingham, 21-17. t the end of December, my six years of service on the UHSAA Board of Trustees will come So when these two battled for the 2008 A to a close. I have enjoyed my association with championship, emotions ran high. The Miners many great people that care about the high school were out to avenge a 29-17, regular-season setback activities for our student athletes. I have come to Alta and reclaim the title, while the Hawks were to appreciate the many coaches in our state and going for a second-straight Class 5A crown. would like to pay tribute to them. My father was the football coach at the high school I attended. One of the most important plays of the He also taught PE and health. I thought he had championship game occurred when Alta’s #10, the best job in the world. Over the years, I’ve had Parker Webster, snared a 41-yard pass over the his former players tell me how much my father outstretched arms of Bingham’s #9, Braden influenced them. Anderson, at the 2-yard line, leading to the winning touchdown on the next play with just 34 The youngest of my four children is currently seconds left. a senior in high school. I’ve calculated that my four children have been influenced by at least Following the game, after the congratulatory 70 coaches throughout their four years each handshakes, the teams separated to opposite ends of high school. I am happy to say that 95% of of the field. Except for two players, #10 and #9, their experiences with these coaches has been standing toe-to-toe, well away from everyone else. positive. At this time of year one experience 7

c ontinued on page 8 THANK YOU, C OACHES! , c o n t i n u e d from page 7 beds, filling cupboards and even setting up an especially comes to mind. After an emotionally X-Box. The young wrestler was able to come back difficult incident in a sport, my sophomore son to practice and the team members had a life- was approached by a few wrestlers and the changing experience. wrestling coach who had become aware of his discouragement; inviting him to join the wrestling This type of service and experiences are happening team. Practices had been going for over a month throughout our state. We have coaches that know and my son hadn’t wrestled since the third grade. there is more to learn in life than take downs, My dad was a wrestling coach when I was young, touchdowns or home runs. I would like to pay and since I loved the sport, I encouraged my son tribute to the coaches who have affected my to wrestle. Two days after the joining the team he children’s lives and the lives of students in Utah. won his first two JV matches with “grade school A few weeks ago, my father was invited to attend pins.” A week later, he found out about “Real a banquet honoring one of his former players who Wrestling in Utah” while competing in the Juab had become the CEO of a large company. During Tournament, losing most of his matches. Since that his remarks, this former athlete paid tribute to time he has become more experienced and still his high school football coach. How grateful we enjoys wrestling, mostly because of a great coach. should be for caring coaches that not only teach our student athletes how to compete on the field, court, mat, or track, but also teach morals and values that will benefit them the rest of their lives.

Written by Teresa Theurer, USBOE, UHSAA BOT

5A Pilots “Kick” Routine Drill his school year, the 5A Drill Teams across Tthe state have piloted a new category “kick” in place of “prop or novelty.” The overall sense is that the pilot is going very well, and coaches, administration, parents and “pocket books” are happy. Invitational Competitions have been ending hours sooner than usual and would improve even Last winter, this coach noticed that one of his more so if all classiﬁcations were running with freshman wrestlers had quit coming to practice. “kick” as their third primary State Qualifying He made a visit to the family’s home and found routine. There has been a decline in penalties, that the father had unexpectedly passed away a damage to facilities and injuries in 5A this year. few days earlier, and the conditions of the home were desperate. The young wrestler was missing Although the 5A schools are used to doing a “kick” practice in order to work to help support his routine each year; “kick” has proved to be a challenge family. A few days, later the wrestling team paid a for all of us in 5A since it is much more important visit to the family delivering notes of condolences now that it is not an auxillary routine. This year has and encouragement. These boys were shocked at been full of many teams across the state in 5A raising their teammate’s living conditions. A few emails the bar even more and all of the coaches and dancers between the coach and parents things got moving. should be applauded for their success and amazing run Enough money was donated to pay rent on a more at this pilot program. suitable apartment until the end of the school year. Bedding, food, clothing, household supplies and Following the 2009 State Drill Competitions, a survey toys were also donated. A week or so after the ﬁrst will be sent to 5A schools regarding “Kick.” visit, the entire wrestling team helped move the family after practice to their new home; making Written by Chandra Thompson, UDDA President 8 Jordan High School, Drill Coach Integrity? Ask J.P. Hayes

ver heard of J.P. Coaches often say they coach, “For the love for the EHayes? He is a game,” which implies a standard of integrity that is only journeyman golfer who understood by those who have become fully invested was trying to get his PGA in the “value of the game.” Therefore, loving the game Tour card by competing at means teaching the values of the game. We cannot qualifying school. After allow the desire to win to compromise our “love for the one of his qualifying game.” As stated in the UHSAA handbook, “We expect rounds, he discovered that the very highest, especially from our coaches. In order he had a non-conforming to expect the best from our kids, we have to model the golf ball (a ball that is not listed as legal) in his bag. He best. We’re teaching kids.” The honorable purposes of promptly informed a PGA rules offi cial and disqualifi ed school athletics are founded in the “values” of the game himself, ultimately costing himself an opportunity to be a not simply the “love” for it. full-time member of the PGA Tour. When asked why he chose to turn himself in, he replied: Some would say “if you ain’t cheatin’, you ain’t tryin’.” Others would say, “It’s not about me, it’s about the I didn’t need anyone to tell me that [I had violated the game.” What would Barry Bonds, Tim Donaghy, or rule] It is important for the players to be policing them- Marion Jones say? What would John Wooden, Tony selves, to play by the rules… It is up to us to call the Dungy, or J.P. Hayes say? What do people say about penalties on ourselves. It ultimately helps [our sport] as you? a whole. — JP Hayes, golfer who disqualifi ed himself, costing him a 2009 PGA Tour Card. Written by Mae Miya, Bonneville High Athletic Director Mae Miya has been an athletic director for ten years, ADAC Imagine putting the integrity of the game ahead of your for fi ve years, was the UIAAA AD of the year in 2005 and own personal needs--what a novel concept. Imagine has been the head girls basketball coach for 16 years. the impact this example could have when implemented into our own athletic programs. We often complain about upper management or our opponents. Instead, “In all leadership, whether you be a coach, a the initial focus should be within our own programs CEO, or a parent, there are four words that, (the only focus we can truly control). when said, can bring out the best in your team, your employees, and your family. These words The UHSAA is not responsible for the problems that are, I BELIEVE IN YOU.” currently exist in our state’s athletic programs. Contro- versial subjects such as recruiting, illegal transfers, and Coach “K,” Duke University Basketball Coach academic eligibility should be addressed at the local levels (coaching staffs, athletic departments, school districts and regions) and seldom need to be addressed at the state level. When these bodies refuse to take responsibility for their actions and place it on an outside entity, we lose ownership. We lose integrity. We must keep our own houses in order before we can worry about someone else’s.

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9 “Swing for Life” Continues to Grow

n the fall of 2002, lucky we are to have this facility in our backyard! IRowland Hall softball coach Kathy Colleges have also joined the effort. Salt Lake’s Howa, was diagnosed Westminster College and Mesa State College in Grand with breast cancer. Junction, Colorado held “Dig Deep” games, as well, Athletic Director earning over $5,000 total. On January 31, 2009, Kendra Tomsic and Westminster’s men and women will host the first “Pink Howa’s softball team in the Paint” basketball event as part of the Swing for decided to show their Life fund raising efforts. support of Coach Howa by organizing a This spring, Swing for Life will host its seventh annual fund-raising hit-a-thon softball tournament, team sleepover, and hit-a-thon on that included teams April 24-25, 2009 at the Cottonwood Complex. Joining from three local schools. From this modest start, never the over 45 Utah high school softball and baseball did they dream this event would rise to nationwide teams who notoriety and success, or that it would grow into a non- participate profit organization called “Swing for Life.” in this event, softball From three teams in 2002-2003, the number has teams at the climbed to over 50 in 2009. A total of $260,000 has University of been raised through the efforts of high school and Utah, SLCC, college students and their coaches for the Huntsman UVSU, Dixie Cancer Foundation’s research efforts. State, Texas A & M, LSU, San During the 2008-2009 school year, other sports have Diego State, joined in the action by hosting “pink games” for Mesa State, Swing for Life. Several Utah high schools held their Baylor, Southern Nevada and Houston Baptist will host first “Dig Deep” Swing for Life volleyball fund- raiser fund-raisers for Swing for Life. event, including Rowland Hall vs. Waterford, Hunter vs. Copper Hills, South Summit vs. North Summit, It’s great to see all the support for this cause and there’s Riverton vs. Kearns, Kearns vs. Hunter, Grand County no telling where it will go! CNN Nightly News will air vs. Manti, and Lehi vs. Lone Peak, with total funds a tribute to Jon Huntsman and the Huntsman Cancer submitted so far hitting the $15,000 plus mark. Some Hospital which will include an appearance by Swing of the teams wrote journal entries sharing their personal for Life co-founder, Kathy Howa. experiences, followed by a tour of the Huntsman Cancer Hospital and research labs to see where the Written by Kathy Howa, Rowland Hall Athletic Director money they raised went. It was incredible to see how