PE Suffolk Zone Award Winners

(November 2007) CONGRATULATIONS to this year’s recipients of the prestigious New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance – Suffolk Zone Award, Ashley Bell and John Andrejack, both seniors at Riverhead High School. The winners will be honored at a dinner at East Wind in Wading River on December 5, 2007.

Ashley Bell maintains an A+ average in Physical Education and a B+ average overall. She has received the Presidential Award for Fitness every year since ninth grade. She earned All Division honors in Field Hockey and All State status in Track and Field. She has been a team captain in Field Hockey, Track and Basketball.

Off the fields of play, Ashley Bell has been a member of the Foreign Language Honor Society, Athletic Leaders Club, Yearbook Club and French Club. She plans to study mathematics but is still undecided on a college.

John Andrejack maintains a 100 average in Physical Education and has a 99.34 average overall. He ranks 13th in the Class of 2008.

John Andrejack played Football and Lacrosse and is on the Wrestling team. He was also a captain of the Wrestling team.

Off the field, he is a member of the National Honor Society and the Foreign Language Honor Society.

At Riverhead High School John Andrejack has become a positive leader and role model for all to emulate. His most memorable moment at Riverhead was coaching and mentoring his younger brother, Mark, in the Kid Wrestling Program. John plans to attend Wagner College and study biology.

The Suffolk Zone Award criteria demand a high level of physical fitness, strong participation in school and community activities, evidence of leadership roles, community involvement and academic excellence.

Congratulations to these outstanding scholar/athletes!