Game on!
Starr’s Mill teachers find fellowship in annual street hockey game
Two days before the new year, several Starr’s Mill teachers played street hockey. Genovese organized this event and it has been a tradition for six years.
January 10, 2018
To close out 2017, several Starr’s Mill teachers played street hockey on Dec. 30 at the Kedron hockey rink. Having the memory of playing hockey in middle school, Shad Genovese, an English teacher came up with the idea and organized the event.
One of the social studies teachers, Mark DeCourcy, participated in this event. “We grew up playing hockey when we were kids. It’s just boys out having fun,” DeCourcy said. “It’s reliving old stuff. It’s just a lot of fun.”
Many teachers have been coming out on the Saturday before New Year’s Day to play street hockey. The tradition started on the tennis courts at the neighborhood where Genovese lives. However, for the past two years, the annual game has been played at the Kedron facility.
This year, Principal Allen Leonard took part in the event for the first time.
“We get a chance to run around, get exercise and [have] fellowship with people that we work with outside of school,” Leonard said.
The tradition of Starr’s Mill teachers playing street hockey has been around for six years now, and Genovese plans to continue this event next year.
“I remember the first time I played,” Genovese said. “I thought it would be fun, but then when you’re there, it’s more fun. You just can’t describe it.”
![Principal Allen Leonard poses for a photo in his office on the day of the “Great American Eclipse.” “Safety is number one,” Leonard said. “Number two is making sure that [students] have the proper environment... and the time to be able to accomplish what needs to be done.”](https://www.theprowlernews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/6241716800_IMG_3417-475x317.jpg)
![Principal Allen Leonard poses for a photo in his office on the day of the “Great American Eclipse.” “Safety is number one,” Leonard said. “Number two is making sure that [students] have the proper environment... and the time to be able to accomplish what needs to be done.”](https://www.theprowlernews.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/6241716800_IMG_3417-300x200.jpg)
Yvonne Decos • Jan 10, 2018 at 8:53 pm
This is Awesome!!!