Photo courtesy of Deer Park School District
Cody Ciolino, who will take over as Deer Park High School’s new varsity football coach this August, held the first ever Commitment Day on April 8 for Robert Frost Middle School eighth graders who plan to play football in high school. During the event, held in the Frost cafeteria, the incoming athletes were introduced to the varsity and JV staff, received varsity jerseys for the day, learned about team expectations and rules, and signed commitment letters to the Falcons football program.
“Getting the title of head coach is something I take great pride in, and I am looking forward to working with the kids here in building the program,” said Ciolino, a seventh-grade special education teacher at Frost and past varsity football assistant. “We are going to build it from the middle school up, and we are going to make this program a community property. We are going to be focused on each step of the process. You’ll never hear my coaching staff or myself talk about wins and losses. It’s not important right now. What’s important is laying the foundation the right way, so when Sept. 12 comes, we’re in a situation that we win a football game.”
“This is your first introduction to Deer Park High School from both an academic and an athletic standpoint,” Principal Charlie Cobb told the eighth graders. “Tonight really begins your journey as student-athletes. There are three things I want to talk to you about that are going to propel you from middle school to Deer Park High School: hard work, perseverance and dedication. These three characteristics will allow you to be successful in whatever you do in life. If you can hone in on those things right now, as young eighth graders who are going to be ninth graders next year, you are going to be successful, not only athletically on the playing field, but academically as well.”
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