Noteworthy Compliments ~ Dean Bowen

As the Lady Harts wrap up their volleyball season this week, and prepare for the League Championship Tournament this Saturday, I want to take a moment to recognize them and all of our student athletes.  

I recently spoke with the Head Referee who schedules the officials for our home games.  He told me that all of the refs want to work our volleyball games because of the way our ladies conduct themselves on the court and also because of how respectful and nice our coaches are.  This is a noteworthy compliment, and I am very proud of our ladies and coaches!  Mrs. Schocke and Mrs. Vito do an excellent job with their respective teams!

I ran the clock/scoreboard for several games this season, and I had a front row seat to all of the calls made by the referees. Not once did I see our girls or coaches complain or make a scene.  Rather, our players and coaches simply took those calls in stride and kept right on playing.  I love this quality, and I am grateful that our girls and coaches display it constantly.  

But this quality doesn’t stop with the girls.  I received an email from a Christian School north of us who we have never played in any athletics.  The athletic director asked if we would schedule them for our upcoming basketball season.  He stated that he contacted another school to ask for suggestions of who they could play, and their first suggestion was Waterbrook because they really enjoyed playing athletics with our school.

Again, this is another noteworthy compliment!

When referees are requesting to be scheduled for our games, and when other schools are recommending us to other teams because of the way our coaches and players conduct themselves, it makes me smile! I am proud of our players and coaches, and I am filled with joy that they are taking that step to represent themselves well.

We talk a lot about the Harts Code around here: Honest, Attentive, Respectful, Thankful, Selfless, Courageous, Obedient, Diligent, and Encouraging. It’s rewarding when others outside of the building notice these attributes in our students and staff.  We really do have a great group of students, and an equally great group of staff members that pour into our students everyday!

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