January 7, 2014
School Board Members and Superintendent of SAUSD,
We, the undersigned Valley faculty and staff (including
other SAUSD staff) want Larry Mohr to be reinstated as head football coach of
the Valley Varsity Football team for the following reasons:
1.
Coach Mohr supports our students in their
academics
a)
Coach Mohr understands that our student Football
players are not just athletes but academic students as well, and he pushes them
to do their best in their academics through mandatory study hall and after school tutoring.
b)
“Whenever I was confronted with a student who
was a part of Coach Mohr’s football program, I could always rely on Coach Mohr
making sure that academic and behavior priorities came first.” (Former Valley
High School Faculty)
c)
Coach Mohr requires the players to attend after
school tutoring if their grades drop.
d)
Coach Mohr has helped build a culture of
scholarly athletes at Valley High School.
e)
The overall GPA of the football players is 2.84 (exceeds
the overall GPA of the Valley High).
f)
Coach Mohr consistently talks to students about
the need to prepare and attend college.
g)
Since Larry Mohr has been the coach at Valley,
four players have received the prestigious National Football Foundation
Scholarship. Previously, no players at
Valley High had received the award.
2.
Coach Mohr builds character and discipline in
our students. He inspires them to do the
right thing, to make good decisions, and to work hard to achieve their highest
potential.
a)
Coach Mohr talks to the football players
everyday about character building – his favorite motto is “a man’s character is
judged by what he does when no one is looking.” “As an example, if a $100 bill flies out of someone’s
purse, what do you do?”
b)
“I would be a gangster right now if it wasn’t
for coach Mohr.” (Former 2011 Valley High graduate)
c)
Coach Mohr also demonstrates his philosophy of
scholarship, integrity and character through his own sons. His two sons, James and Joe, attended Valley
High School and achieved scholar athlete status:
i)
James Mohr won the California Lutheran
University National Football Foundation Scholarship in 2009.
ii)
Joe Mohr was awarded Orange County Athlete of
the year 2012 and is now attending George Fox University in Oregon.
3.
When our school teams win championships, our
school pride goes up, when school pride goes up, grades go up, and detentions
and suspensions go down.
4.
Coach Mohr is an outstanding inspiration to our
students and to us.
5.
Coach Mohr is an outstanding coach who won him
the 2013 Coach of the Year Award, from his peers, one of the highest
recognition a coach can receive.
6.
Coach Mohr was recognized at the School Board
Meeting on December 10th, for being the coach of the League Champions
2013. Patrick Yrarrazaval, Valley High
Principal stated, “Coach, you made us proud to be Valley Falcons.”
7.
Overall, Coach Mohr has the incredible ability
to build team spirit and pride with his players, and in the school.
8.
FALCONS WON THE 2013 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Coach Mohr’s commitment and dedication to the students of
Valley should be commended and embraced, not thwarted and ousted. Please reinstate Larry Mohr as Valley High
School’s head football coach.
Coach Mohr needs to be commended for his work with these young men and instead he is fired. Coach Mohr has taught these young men that hard work pays off, he has taught them what you can do when you are part of a team, he has taught them to believe in themselves....he has taught them that they are part of the FALCON FAMILY! Reinstate Coach Mohr if you really mean what you preach...that it is all about the kids!