Watkins Mill High School athletic coordinator, Lisa Magness, provided new school principal Vilma Najera with an encouraging update following an analysis of the Fall sports teams at the Montgomery Village school. The full letter can be seen below.
“Dear Ms. Najera: I have completed the academic analysis of the Fall sports’ teams at Watkins Mill High School. Using the data from the 1″ marking period report cards, I found some terrific information:
- 259 student-athletes participated in Fall sports.
- The Fall sports’ teams GPA was a 3.1 overall for all 16 teams.
- 115 student-athletes received “Minds in Motion” awards for having at least a 3.25 GPA while playing a sport. That is 44.4% of the total students who participated in Fall sports.
- 25 student-athletes had a 4.0 GPA during marking period 1.
- 92.6% of our student-athletes remained eligible, however, 19 student-athletes did become ineligible this Fall sports season.
- Overall, the Fall sports’ teams did well as 6 teams had a team GPA of 3.25 or higher and an additional 4 teams had a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Also, the following teams had no athletes become ineligible during the Fall season: Pickleball, Golf, Boys Cross Country, Girls Cross Country, Varsity Field Hockey, JV Cheerleading, JV Girls Soccer, JV Girls Volleyball.
As you can see, our coaches and athletes work very hard to maintain the “STUDENT” first and then the “ATHLETE!!” I am very proud of this fabulous accomplishment! As always, we will continue to work hard at encouraging our student-athletes to excel in the classroom.
Respectfully,
Lisa Magness, CMAA” Featured photo courtesy of Google Maps.
Fantastic academic stats from our Fall sport student-athletes. So proud of them! We will continue to strive STUDENT 1st & ATHLETE 2nd. Congrats to a job well done!! Thank you coaches & staff for your support of our student-athletes! pic.twitter.com/mTILD1AtWQ
— Watkins Mill Athletics (@WMRinesSports) November 8, 2023