To current (2020-2021) Hancock Middle-Senior High school students,
We are sure that you have seen the community petition to name the H.M.S.H. basketball gymnasium after Coach Spielman. In order for this to happen, we need 75% (or more) of the current student body to sign this petition. Please list your name and then your grade level (in the messages) for the 2020-2021 school year.
On Monday, June 22, 2020, our community lost a beacon. Coach Jeff Spielman began his teaching career in 1970 as our elementary P.E. teacher. By the time he retired in 2012, he had left a path that countless students and athletes had followed. Coach Spielman's desire for his students to always give their best guided his teaching, whether in his classroom, on a track, a football field, or a basketball court. During his notable coaching career, he accrued the records for the best record for a season (at 21 wins), the most wins (at over 250), the most playoff victories, and the most titles. Coach Spielman's distinguished accomplishments culminated with an induction to the Washington County Sports Hall of Fame in 2016. Coach Spielman was a mentor to many over the years, and we remember him for his compassion, motivation, and dedication.
To honor the legacy of Coach Jeff Spielman, we ask that you support our petition to Washington County Public School to rename the Hancock Middle-Senior High School basketball gymnasium, the Jeff Spielman Memorial Gymnasium.
Updates
July 9, 2020
The momentum we have built makes it impossible for the school board to keep ignoring Coach Spielman's legacy. They are clearly hoping we just lose interest but this surge proves we are not going anywhere until the gymnasium is renamed.
19 Comments
I will be a Freshman at HMSHS this 2020-21 school year. While Mr. Spielman was only my teacher for one year (my first grade year), he was the best role model and teacher I've had during my school years.
i had him as a PE teacher in kindergarten and first grade. he was the best part of our day because he let us have fun. he’d encourage to push our boundaries. and he’s make us laugh. he was such a good man all around. when i sold girl scout cookies up until he moved a couple years ago, he bought lots of girl scout cookies from me.
im a sophomore this year and i still remember coach spielman from elementary gym. he was a legend honestly. rename the gym for him already!!
Coach Spielman was the absolute best. He made school actually fun and we all loved him so much. It would be awesome to see his name in the gym.
This shouldn't even be a petition should just happen this man touched so many lives
Grade 7
He was a awesome teacher and person.
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To current (2020-2021) Hancock Middle-Senior High school students,
We are sure that you have seen the community petition to name the H.M.S.H. basketball gymnasium after Coach Spielman. In order for this to happen, we need 75% (or more) of the current student body to sign this petition. Please list your name and then your grade level (in the messages) for the 2020-2021 school year.
On Monday, June 22, 2020, our community lost a beacon. Coach Jeff Spielman began his teaching career in 1970 as our elementary P.E. teacher. By the time he retired in 2012, he had left a path that countless students and athletes had followed. Coach Spielman's desire for his students to always give their best guided his teaching, whether in his classroom, on a track, a football field, or a basketball court. During his notable coaching career, he accrued the records for the best record for a season (at 21 wins), the most wins (at over 250), the most playoff victories, and the most titles. Coach Spielman's distinguished accomplishments culminated with an induction to the Washington County Sports Hall of Fame in 2016. Coach Spielman was a mentor to many over the years, and we remember him for his compassion, motivation, and dedication.
To honor the legacy of Coach Jeff Spielman, we ask that you support our petition to Washington County Public School to rename the Hancock Middle-Senior High School basketball gymnasium, the Jeff Spielman Memorial Gymnasium.
Updates
July 9, 2020
The momentum we have built makes it impossible for the school board to keep ignoring Coach Spielman's legacy. They are clearly hoping we just lose interest but this surge proves we are not going anywhere until the gymnasium is renamed.
19 Comments
mr.speilman was my favorite gym coach when i was in elementary school, i remember he used to throw out tootsie rolls & watch all of us go crazy !
I will be a Freshman at HMSHS this 2020-21 school year. While Mr. Spielman was only my teacher for one year (my first grade year), he was the best role model and teacher I've had during my school years.
i had him as a PE teacher in kindergarten and first grade. he was the best part of our day because he let us have fun. he’d encourage to push our boundaries. and he’s make us laugh. he was such a good man all around. when i sold girl scout cookies up until he moved a couple years ago, he bought lots of girl scout cookies from me.
im a sophomore this year and i still remember coach spielman from elementary gym. he was a legend honestly. rename the gym for him already!!
Coach Spielman was the absolute best. He made school actually fun and we all loved him so much. It would be awesome to see his name in the gym.
This shouldn't even be a petition should just happen this man touched so many lives
Grade 7
He was a awesome teacher and person.
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mr.speilman was my favorite gym coach when i was in elementary school, i remember he used to throw out tootsie rolls & watch all of us go crazy !