03-08-2009, 09:42 PM
Snoopy:
On behalf of the team, SGM Grace, and myself:Thank you for the high praise. The student-athletes and their parents deserve all the credit. The athletes are the ones that put the time into training, kept their grades up, and performed well at the match. Parents sacrifice the time to pick kids up late or drop them at practice and hopefully challenging them to feep grades up. I would mention names, but don't feel it would be proper without their knowledge. I will add a couple of more things the team achieved this year:
Qualified for the CMP National Match @Camp Perry, OH
2 Individuals qualified for the National Jr Olympic Championships @ US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO
2 Individuals named All-State, including the individual State Champion
These accomplishments resulted from hard work, great team leadership, and the support of WHS. We have made a number of changes to our program over the last two seasons and have more planned. Many were very difficult, but we are moving forward.
A few minor things:
Every coach wants more money for his/her program. We are not out of pellets (we are low, but should be near the end of the season), and we are fine on targets. Unfortunately, Rifle is not an IHSA sport. We compete in the IHSRL and a tournaments sanctioned by the Civilian Marksmanship Program, USA Shooting, and the National Rifle Association. We will be competing in summer events, but will do so by fund-raising, DONATIONS, and at student expense. This policy is similar to other sports @WHS.
Thank you for your support and kind words,
David Schrank
Rifle Coach
Waukegan High School
847 302 6457
On behalf of the team, SGM Grace, and myself:Thank you for the high praise. The student-athletes and their parents deserve all the credit. The athletes are the ones that put the time into training, kept their grades up, and performed well at the match. Parents sacrifice the time to pick kids up late or drop them at practice and hopefully challenging them to feep grades up. I would mention names, but don't feel it would be proper without their knowledge. I will add a couple of more things the team achieved this year:
Qualified for the CMP National Match @Camp Perry, OH
2 Individuals qualified for the National Jr Olympic Championships @ US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO
2 Individuals named All-State, including the individual State Champion
These accomplishments resulted from hard work, great team leadership, and the support of WHS. We have made a number of changes to our program over the last two seasons and have more planned. Many were very difficult, but we are moving forward.
A few minor things:
Every coach wants more money for his/her program. We are not out of pellets (we are low, but should be near the end of the season), and we are fine on targets. Unfortunately, Rifle is not an IHSA sport. We compete in the IHSRL and a tournaments sanctioned by the Civilian Marksmanship Program, USA Shooting, and the National Rifle Association. We will be competing in summer events, but will do so by fund-raising, DONATIONS, and at student expense. This policy is similar to other sports @WHS.
Thank you for your support and kind words,
David Schrank
Rifle Coach
Waukegan High School
847 302 6457