Coaches and Athletes Praised at Blue Devil Dinner
It’s been another banner year for the Huntington athletic program, with championship teams, dozens of scholar athlete award winners and an impressive list of new school records and individual honors.
Director of Athletics Georgia D. McCarthy paid tribute to members of the Blue Devil coaching staff and the athletes themselves at the 41st Senior Athletic Awards Banquet in Louis D. Giani Gymnasium.
Mrs. McCarthy saluted coaches, telling the group “Your leadership, guidance and genuine concern continue to bring out the best in our student-athletes. I truly enjoy and appreciate working with all of you everyday. Your time commitment in season and out of season does not go unrecognized. I hope you will continue to work with me in order to move all of our programs to the next level.”
The student-athletes, who make the program possible, were also cited for their remarkable efforts. “Athletics has played an important role in your life at Huntington,” Mrs. McCarthy told the 108 seniors who were honored at the annual dinner. “You have learned many life skills and lessons through your participation and it is now up to you to continue to develop these life skills and implement them as you enter the next phase of your life. Huntington has a very fine tradition in athletics and over the years you have played a very important role by contributing to this tradition.”
With a half-dozen family members in the crowd, Mrs. McCarthy also offered warm words them. “I would like to thank my family for their support throughout the school year and for the times that I am here with my second family,” she said. “I want to thank my dad for giving me the strength and knowledge to perform this job.” Her father, Ray Deren was a longtime director of physical education and athletics for the Huntington School District. He passed away in 1999.
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