NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR ACADEMICS AND SPORTS
NORTHEAST REGIONAL OFFICE

1999

MASSACHUSETTS

STUDENT-ATHLETE

CITIZENSHIP AWARDS

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
Healthy Lifestyles, Sportsmanship, and Citizenship
BOSTON, MA –
As the country celebrated National STUDENT-Athlete Day on April 6 with events across the U.S., Sport in Society planned its own celebration to honor the accomplishments of student-athletes in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The third-annual Massachusetts Student-Athlete Citizenship Awards were held at Northeastern University's Matthews Arena on May 27, 1999. The event was co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA)

The event featured three interactive panels on issues relating to the lifestyle of high school and college student-athletes.

Each panel featured two high school students, one NU student-athlete, and one professional expert. The first panel, Wellness / Healthy Lifestyles, discussed training and substance abuse. It featured candid comments on performance enhancing drugs like "Creatine" and steroids.

The panelists included:

  • Judy Phalen (Northeastern University's Program Director for Alcohol and Other Drug Education)
  • Jamie Sims-Bello (former University Women�s track athlete and graduate student at NU)
  • Karen Ching (Natick H.S.)
  • Alexander Mulvey (Framingham H.S.)

The second panel, Sportsmanship, created an open forum on the relationship between players, officials, and coaches.

The panelists included:

  • Bob Bigelow (former NBA first round draft pick and current anti-tobacco consultant for the MIAA)
  • Adrianna DiGregorio (Northeastern University sophomore volleyball student-athlete majoring in History)
  • Mary Ellen Bingham (Boston Latin H.S.)
  • Mark M. Rocca (Andover H.S.).

The third panel, titled Citizenship/ Community Service, sought to motivate other student-athletes to become involved in their communities.

The panelists included:

  • Jeff O�Brien (Director of Sport in Society's Mentors in Violence Prevention Program, MVP)
  • Ruben Claudio (Northeastern University engineering major and member of the soccer team)
  • Lisa Andruskiewicz (Beverly H.S.)
  • Kara Keating (Framingham H.S.)

The program was moderated by Liane L. Young, a junior at the Windsor School and news anchor, host, and reporter for the award-winning weekly New England Cable News TV program, "Kids Talk Sports."

The format of a moderator who is a peer to many in the audience was very successful. Former Sport in Society C.O.O. Jose Masso led questions and answers from the crowd on relevent issues.

The presenting sponsor was Reebok International Ltd., with the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) and Sport in Society as co-sponsors of the event.

The citizenship awards certificates were presented on stage to all participating students by William N. Gaine, Jr., Deputy Director, MIAA; and Zoe Aponte, Associate Director, The Reebok Foundation.

PRESENTING SPONSORS
MASS. CITIZENSHIP AWARDS