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Blue Hills Regional Technical School in Canton Wins Prestigious MIAA District D Sportsmanship Award By Judy Bass

Blue Hills Regional
Technical School in Canton has won the prestigious Massachusetts
Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) District D Sportsmanship Award for
2012-13.

Last spring, the
Mayflower Athletic Conference (MAC), which includes 16 teams, among them Blue
Hills, voted Blue Hills the Mayflower Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Award
for the 2012-13 school year.  Upon receiving
this recognition, Blue Hills moved on as a representative of the MAC to the
MIAA’s District D, consisting of 45 schools.

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According
to the MIAA web site, “These [district sportsmanship]
awards are presented annually at the MIAA Sportsmanship Summit to one school in
each of the eight athletic districts within the MIAA structure. District
sportsmanship awards are chosen by the athletic directors from the member
schools in each district.”

On Sept. 11, 2013, Blue
Hills sent a delegation including Athletic Director / Head Football Coach Ed
Catabia, outstanding multi-sport student-athletes Meg Delaporta of Canton and
Marcus Donahue of Braintree, both of whom are student ambassadors to the MIAA representing
Blue Hills, and Communications Specialist Judy Bass to discuss the school’s numerous
successful sportsmanship initiatives in front of a distinguished panel of
experts at Old Rochester Regional High School in Mattapoisett to win this
award.   Assistant Superintendent /
Principal Michael J. Barrett accompanied the group.

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“Meg and Marcus, along
with Communications Specialist Judy Bass, did a great job and we all should be
proud of what they did,” said Catabia. “Congratulations to all the coaches. You
truly are great to work with and deserve a lot of credit for instituting
integrity, discipline and sportsmanship in our student athletes. Keep up the
great work.”

“The District D
Sportsmanship Award is simply a reflection on the type of student athlete and
coaches at Blue Hills,” noted Principal Barrett.  “Our student athletes
come from nine towns and most do not know each other before they get to Blue
Hills.  Yet our coaches are able to bring these student athletes together
as a team.  We are fortunate to have coaches who bring out the best in
their student athletes, but also support one another.  Our student
athletes follow this lead and it shows in how they approach the game.  Our
students and coaches are committed to Blue Hills and everything we stand
for.  I applaud all of you on this great achievement. Congratulations to
each and every one of our coaches and student athletes.  This award is
well-deserved.”

The school will receive
the award during the 2013 Sportsmanship Summit at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro
on Friday, Nov. 22, 2013.

 



 



 



  



 






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