SPARTAN PHYSICAL EDUCATION!!!!!
First off, MANY THANKS to Coach Dvorak and Miss Nyhlen for their classroom help during my days of absences last week. It is comforting to know that your classes will flow smoothly during your absences!! I am feeling better!!
After a brief unit in GOLF, as well as successful field trips for both grade levels, FLAG FOOTBALL is next on the agenda for the 7th and 8th graders. Skill work will be followed by rules coverage, then regular games! ....... Boys will compete against Boys, as well as Girls vs. Girls!!!!! Good Luck!!!!!!!
6th graders will continue their three unit rotate featuring Flag Football, Field Hockey, and Track and Field!
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Athletics have always been a part of school life in District 66, with many 66 graduates going on to compete at higher levels.......high school....college. Having been a part of the staff at Downers Grove South, I have seen many of ours succeed in many sports, both boys and girls. Their levels of success have varied. There are always a couple that jump out at you as you look back at their years from kindergarten through high school. I would like to recognize one of these individuals who fits into this category.....................ANTHONY ZAFFINO (Lakeview "05)
Anthony participated in many youth sports as a young man, and always gave his best! As a freshmen, he signed up for football, never missed a practice, and as always worked hard! Much of his playing time came on the "C" team on Monday afternoon in front of a small crowd. Anthony continued to work during the off-season with running and weight-training, while still being the "good team player!" As other players "retired" from the game, Anthony kept working at something he apparently loved!!!
As the 2008 D.G.S. Mustangs varsity football squad moves into the sixth week of their season (3-2; 2-0), Anthony has played a big part in the successes of the squad. His hard work during the off-season has turned into more speed and muscle allowing for DGS to effectively run the football with Anthony as the lead blocker!! If you get to a South game, and #40 comes off the field after a first down or a touchdown, you would think he has done this all his life....there is no "show" or "look at me"!! He acts like he has done it before!!!! He is a credit to not only his mom and dad, but also to 66!!! Congratulations, and ....... HIT HARD!!!
Have a great week, and Good Luck to all our athletes at Lakeview, as well as the White Sox and Cubs!! (Yes, I did say that!!!) Spring Training is only 145 days away for the Cardinals (Feb. 22)!!
Coach Dodd
