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 North Hills Garners Seventh PIAA Sportsmanship Award

North Hills Recipient of PIAA Sportsmanship Award Ceremony 2009

• North Hills has been awarded the PIAA Sportsmanship Award for 2008-2009
• This is the seventh time in the last eight years North Hills has been so recognized
• The award was presented at the WPIAL football championships at Heinz Field/Nov. 27th
• Representing North Hills in 2009 are Dan Cardone/Emily Winkler/Elajah David/Patrick Mannarino

2008 Award Ceremony

Representing North Hills in 2008 were Pat Mannarino, Principal, Student Athletes Zack Gall and Kristen Gumpf, and Athletic Director Dan Cardone 

North Hills Athletes Attend First

WPIAL Sportsmanship Summit

North Hills Named 2006 All-American Sportsmanship School

North Hills Has Earned Pennyslvania Statewide Sportsmanship Award 7 Times

2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2007, 2008

North Hills Senior High School was selected as a 2006 All-American Sportsmanship School. North Hills was one of eight high schools in the country chosen for their outstanding sportsmanship program. All of the selected schools participated in the International Sportsmanship Day Program.

8 Schools Selected in the United States

• Chaminade-Julienne Catholic HS -Dayton, Ohio

• Cocoa High School - Cocoa, Florida

• Jefferson Township HS - Oak Ridge, New Jersey

• North Hills HS - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Northrop HS - Fort Wayne, Indiana

• Our Lady of Mt. Carmel - Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

• South Brunswick HS - Monmouth Junction, New Jersey

• William Penn HS - New Castle, Delaware

North Hills is a strong believer in the fundamentals of Sportsmanship.

We commend our coaches, players, fans, and support personnel for adhering to the motto -

"sportsmanship is everyone's business."

Our goal in challenging everyone to do their part is as follows:

• Exercise Representative Behavior at All Times

• Exhibit Respect for Contest Officials

• Display Respect for the Opponent

Role of Parents in Sportsmanship is An Important One

• Encourage your son or daughter to do their best - be supportive of their effort. What you say to them after the game may have a bearing on your relationship with them. How you handle a win or loss may be different from how they do.

• Respect the effort of the sons and daughters of the opposing team.

• Realize that contest officials represent authority and act accordingly by respecting their decisions.

• Support the coaches of both teams who have undertaken the responsibility of preparing the student athlete for competition.

• Refrain from outbursts that can be deemed derogatory in nature. Refrain from use of profanity or trash talk as a parent.

• Serve as a good example as a parent to those around you, including children.

• Realize that entrance to the game is a privilege and not a right - it can be forfeited for the remainder of the contest, future contests, or the remainder of the season. This can be an embarrassment for a family and for the host school.

• Support the effort on everyone involved by congratulating them after the contest - players on both teams, parents from both teams, coaches from both teams, and the officials

Accomplishments

• 2001-2002 PIAA Sportsmanship Award Winner

• 2002-2003 PIAA Sportsmanship Award Winner

• 2003-2004 PIAA Sportsmanship Award Winner

• 2004-2005 PIAA Sportsmanship Award Winner

• 2005-2006 PIAA Sportsmanship Award Winner

• 2006 All-American Sportsmanship School

• 2007-2008 PIAA Sportsmanship Award Winner

• 2008-2009 PIAA Sportmanship Award Winner