Well, today's blog showcases Ron and the wonderful job he's doing coaching the varsity wrestling team. I know I'm always complaining about his time away but he really is doing a wonderful thing for these kids. Here's an article from our local newspaper and he may even be on tv!
On Wednesday, January 16, the Ossining wrestling teamhas invited veterans from the Montrose VA hospital to watch their matchagainst Sleepy Hollow and, win or lose, the guests are invited to stayfor dinner afterward. Ossining wrestling coach Ron Whitehead, artteacher at Claremont School, has enlisted parents in the OssiningBooster Club to prepare and serve the meal. Mr. Whitehead, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), hasencouraged his players to give back to the community. “As a team thisyear, we have been trying to build a community feeling,” he says, “andhave worked on such projects as collecting items for Toys for Tots,collecting coats to support the OHS National Honor Society’s MidnightRun, and selling shirts to help future wrestlers go to camp.”The Ossining vs. Sleeping Hollow match begins in the OHS gym at 4:15p.m. Dinner will be served at approximately 6:30 p.m. in the OHScafeteria. The Ossining Union Free School District, nationally recognized for itsmission to further the success of all children, serves approximately4,200 pupils in six schools: Roosevelt School for newborn tofour-year-olds, Park Early Childhood Center for kindergarten throughfirst grade, Brookside School for grades two and three, Claremont Schoolfor grades four and five, Anne M. Dorner Middle School for grades sixthrough eight, and Ossining High School for grades nine through 12.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
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