Somehow I have failed to mention that West Catholic is the Pennslyvania AA High School Football State Championship game on Saturday. It is a really big deal obviously and yet I have completely forgetten to post about it.
Today we had our pep rally at school and there were four news stations at school recording the assembly and interviewing the students. I am going to try and find the footage online tonight after the news and send some links so you can see my school and the students I work with at West Catholic. The game is on Saturday at 1pm and of course we are hoping for a win.
This game is especially important because this year is the first year West Catholic or any of the Catholic schools in Philadelphia for that matter can compete for a State Title in any sport. Before this year, there was a seperate Public League and Catholic League. The Public League teams have always been able to compete for the state championship but the Catholic League teams would just compete for City Titles and then be done....no state competition. I thought it was strange when I moved here but at the time the Catholic League and West Catholic were in the process of becoming part of the PIAA (high school sports association) so we could compete on a state level.
This is our first year as a part of the PIAA and as a result the first year we can compete for a state title...and wouldn't you know it we find ourselves in the state championship game. It is almost unreal and the students here are very excited.
Once I find the link to the news stories I will send them your way and maybe you will see me in the background of some of the shots...you never know.
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