Grade 5 Sports Fair In Port Jefferson School District

Port Jefferson NY

31 January, 2022

11:46 AM

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Press release from the Port Jefferson School District: Jan. 31, 2022 Teamwork was the name of the game when the Port Jefferson School District hosted its second sports fair this year for Edna Louise Spear Elementary School fifth graders. Welcomed by Adam Sherrard, director of health, physical education, athletics and nursing, the younger students worked with Earl L. Vandermeulen High School student-athletes from the varsity winter basketball, track and wrestling teams. The high school gymnasium was set up for drills and activities so the younger students could experience the winter sports offered in the Port Jefferson School District. The fifth graders rotated throughout the high school gymnasium to practice wrestling takedown moves, basketball footwork, dribbling and proper form for shooting, and foundational skills in winter track events. "The school district thanks all of the high school student-athletes for sharing their expertise and passion for their particular sport," Mr. Sherrard said. "It was a perfect showing of camaraderie and connection among the students to highlight our athletic program." A special thanks to Stephen Bayer, Santiago Burgos-Fallon, Gray Joyner, Peter Murphy, Michael Scannell, Chris Scotto, John Sheils and Michael Tesser (boys basketball); Maitreya Driscoll-Stremich, Lola Idir, Annie Maier, Abby Rolfe, Cam Spiller and Amy Whitman (girls basketball); Justin Garcia, Hugo Onghai, Andrew Patterson, Arik Sen, Stefano Rabeno and Hunter Volpi (boys track); Lucy DeWitt, Jenna Jacobs, Maggie Johnston and Mia O'Connell (girls track) and Frankie D'Elia, Anthony Evangelista, Anthony Pipia and Liam Rogers (wrestling). Coaches Keith Buehler (girls basketball), Andrew Cosci and Dannie Holland (boys track), Brian Snow (girls track), Jake Horton (wrestling) and Pete Meehan (boys basketball) were also in attendance to cheer for future athletic stars who will join Port Jefferson's storied athletic program. This press release was produced by the Port Jefferson School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.