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I wanted to provide an update to my communication from 9/10/20 regarding the status of high school Girls Swimming and modified fall sports for the 2020-21 school year.
I regret to inform you that on Wednesday, September 23rd, the Executive Committee of Section One, Inc., of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association made the decision to postpone high school Girls Swimming to Fall Season II, beginning on March 1, 2021. Driving the decision to move the Girls Swimming & Diving season to Fall Season II was the uncertainty surrounding the availability of pool facilities throughout the region.
In addition, the Section One Executive Committee accepted and approved the Athletic Council’s recommendation to cancel the Fall Season I modified sports season. This impacts the modified sports of soccer, field hockey, volleyball and cross country for our school district.
On a positive note, it was an absolute pleasure to see students back in school this week, and we are very much looking forward to starting our high school Fall Sports Season I next week!
To read the official press release from last evening, please click here.
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Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the contributions and importance of the Hispanics and Latinos to the United States and those American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
The Hispanic Heritage observance began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988, on the approval of Public Law 100-402. To learn more about the month, click here.