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Keep The Athletic Director Position

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Spencer Herman
6 years ago

The AD position is essential not just to sports but future generations of Lakers. Would hinder the growth of the entire town.

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Brendan R ODonnell
6 years ago Featured

The school I coach lacrosse at in Georgia has an Athletic Director AND 2 Assistant Athletic directors. The school is about the same size as MLHS. Why you would want to get rid of 1 is a crazy idea with all of the duties that need to be performed. You should adding assistants under the director, not removing the director.

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Gordon Galloway
6 years ago

Cutting the AD position would be detrimental to a fantastic overall athletic department...

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Bill Winter
6 years ago

Keep Athletic Director!!

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Matt Hipenbecker
6 years ago

Proud Mountain Lakes Alum

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Jean Galloway Phelps
6 years ago

MLHS ‘56

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Judy kern
6 years ago

The athletic director is a necessary position for the high d hool

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Stephanie Harris
6 years ago

Such an important role in the school. Can’t imagine not having one.

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Cliff Wilson
6 years ago

What a tough and difficult position. The items this person has to juggle and problems they must fix at an instant, so our children can have a wonderful athletic experience, are enormous. DON’T DO IT!

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Laurie Collins
6 years ago

Why is this even being considered? Are they trying to destroy MLHS? The curriculum and current staff have enough problems already (ethics complaints, budgets being scrutinized by NJ AG, subpoenas being served and outdated curriculum and textbooks) and now they want to cause more problems by doing away with the AD position? What has happened to ML?

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Alexa Krause
6 years ago

He is a great person and a great athletic director. He makes strong bonds with the student we wouldn’t want any one else.

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Tomi Prvulovic
6 years ago

The director has done so much for the athletes and the school. He has been such a positive force for the school. We should keep him on.

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Bill Cronin
6 years ago Featured

As a 1983 graduate, Doug Wilkins was our AD. Doug, as anyyone who was part of that school knows, had as big an impact on just about every student athlete at MLHS as he did on his football players. Depriving future student athletes of the opportunity to be mentored and guided by an AD would be just another step backwards for everyone.

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Leanne B Libertelli
6 years ago Featured

An athletic program without a director is like running a ship without a captain. Our tradition of excellence in sports needs continued full-time leadership and these responsibilities cannot be spread among several staff members who already have other duties besides coaching. This is a necessary position at our high school.

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Pete Shults
6 years ago

Yet another downgrade to our proud Laker Heritage if this is allowed to occur. Pete Shults, Class of 76’.....

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Kevin Smith
6 years ago

The athletic programs would be in complete disarray if it were not for the diligent work of our athletic director

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Clint McDonough
6 years ago

The Athletic Director’s position is irreplaceable.

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Greg Dunn
6 years ago

I understand our current situation but I believe there are other avenues to budget reduction that would have less impact on our students high school experience than elimination of the AD as a full time position. I believe there will be too many gaps in coverage if this goes to a part time position and/or is split duties between people. The academic/athletic balance is why we chose to move to Mountain Lakes four years ago, and I just don’t want people to underestimate the value this position holds.

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Colton smith
6 years ago

Spring sports would be in disarray without an athletic director

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Connie Hernando
6 years ago

Keep our Athletic Director