Sports
Etowah High School Wins Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award
The school is the Region 5AAAAAA winner for 2015-16.
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WOODSTOCK, GA -- Etowah High School has been named the winner of the Region 5AAAAAA GEMC Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award for 2015-16!
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The prestigious Georgia High School Association honor is sponsored by Georgia Electric Membership Corporation, and awards are presented annually to one GHSA-member high school in each region in all classifications.
Introduced in 2006, the awards promote sportsmanship and reinforce GHSA’s philosophy: “Student athletes, coaches, spectators, and all others associated with high school activities programs should adhere to the fundamental values of respect, fairness, honesty and responsibility.”
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According to GHSA, the program honors student-athletes along with fellow students, school staff, parents and game spectators, making the award not only a school honor, but also a community honor.
The award will be presented to the school’s Principal Keith Ball and Athletic Director/Assistant Principal Bob Van Alstyne.
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