I am proud to announce the Shelton High School Spring SCC Scholar Athletes of the Month for Spring 2014 — Laurel Bailey and Michael Lynders.
Name: Laurel Bailey
Sports: Girls Soccer, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track & Field
Class Rank: 34 out of 382
GPA: 95
Sports and Activities: Girls Soccer Captain, Indoor Track Captain, Outdoor Track Captain, SCC All Housatonic Division Soccer team, All SCC Outdoor Track 2nd team, CAPT Scholar, World Language Honor Society, French Club, Make-A-Difference Club President, New Haven Register Soccer Blog reporter, SHS Honor Roll, Volunteer Penguin Plunge, Volunteer Vacation Bible School, Huntington Congregational Church Senior Youth Group, US Army Reserves Scholar Athlete.
Praise: “Laurel has proven to be an excellent captain and leader in our program this year. She sets high standards for herself, both in the classroom, on the soccer field and on the track. Her consistently strong success in each of these areas reflects her hard work, dedication to task and to achieve her very best.” — SHS Girls Soccer Coach Marvin Miller
Name: Michael Lynders
Sport: Cross Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track & Field
Class Rank: 4 out of 382
GPA: 99.48
Sports and Activities: SHS Robotics Team Captain, SCC All-Academic Team, CAPT Scholar, Spanish Honor Society, AP Scholar, National Merit Scholar commended, Barton Weller Finalist, Yale Physics Olympics team, FIRST Robotics Dean’s List nominee, RIT Computing medal, SHS Honor Roll, SHS Student of the Month.
Praise: “Mike is a great example of the true meaning of a student athlete. He has done an awesome job at balancing the demands of a high academic load and athletics.” — SHS Boys Cross Country Coach Mike Gambardella
The SCC Scholar Athlete of the Month program is sponsored by the Sports Center of Connecticut and recognizes student athletes who have a minimum of a B (3.0) overall and earn a varsity letter. Student athletes also demonstrate leadership qualities by being a positive role model both on and off the field and show commitment to self-improvement and put their team before themselves.
For more information please contact the Shelton Athletic Department.
