At the Tekonsha Honors Night, the Tekonsha Athletic Department awarded the first ever recipients of the Tim Jenkins Sportsmanship Award to Barric Groholske and Angel Veenkant!
Mr. Tim Jenkins served as Athletic Director for 30 years. During that time, he also coached boys basketball, softball, football at various levels, taught PE, and a variety of social studies courses. Throughout his career, Mr. Jenkins recognized that his role as athletic director, coach, and teacher extended beyond the classroom and playing field. He understood that he was helping shape young people into future men and women who would carry the values of sportsmanship, integrity, perseverance, humility, hard work, and respect into their adult lives. That legacy remains an important priority within every Tekonsha athletic program today.
To honor Mr. Jenkins’ dedicated service to our district, and student-athletes who exemplify these qualities, the Tekonsha Athletic Department created the Tim Jenkins Sportsmanship Award. Recipients of this award were nominated by their varsity coach, and had to consistently demonstrate outstanding sportsmanship, positive interactions with coaches, teammates, opponents, and officials, as well as strong leadership both on and off the field of play. Congratulations to Barric and Angel on this honor!