Athletic Council Formation

Recently, Activities and Athletics Director Mr. Kydd created the Athletic Council with junior Paoping Y. and senior Candy L. The purpose of having an athletic council is to raise awareness to the athletic program and make it a more natural part of the community to support the sports culture.

The newly formed athletic council is still gathering ideas in improving the school spirit towards the athletics program, so currently, it is not certain about how or whether they will implement their ideas right now.

Junior Paoping Y. strongly believes that the Athletic Council will be able to help improve the athletic culture in the school community. She commented that “if we are able to successfully involve students just one time, it will slowly become more natural for students to participate and support the sports culture because the system we are trying to implement is long term.” Additionally, as a student who participates in three different sports, Paoping Y. commented that “students supporting the teams during home games can definitely benefit them because it helps create a positive atmosphere.”

On the other hand, senior Candy L. commented that “as a student-athlete, I really appreciate people who come and support our game. Tri-cities basketball in my junior year was the best tournament ever, due to the support from our entire community,” therefore, “as part of the athletic council, we wish to encourage as many people as possible to come to every important sports tournament.”

Lastly, the athletic council strongly encourages students to come to games if possible to support the different sports teams, building a strong, positive environment. They hope students will respond to their efforts so they can help build a foundation for a stronger athletics program for our school.