Connect, February 2023
Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2023 - 9:15 AM
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February 2023 | Issue 33
A compilation of news from The Minnesota State High School League this month.
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Officials Spotlight:Emmett Keenan
Emmett Keenan is the Activities Director at St. Cloud Cathedral High School. He also is a League-registered official and has served as an officials' assignor and observer. In addition to serving on the League's Board of Directors, he is active in many state tournament leadership roles.
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Emmett Keenan, Activities Director at St. Cloud Cathedral High School and MSHSL Official
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2023 ExCel Award Winners
Congratulations to this year's ExCEL Award recipients.
The ExCEL Award – Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership honors high school juniors who are active in school activities, leaders in their schools, and who demonstrate a strong commitment to community service
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Champlin Park/Coon Rapids girls hockey raises awareness for mental health issues
Compliments of the Sun Post
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Dr. Bill Roberts
Staff Reflection: Dr. Bill Roberts
Dr. Bill Roberts, the chair of the League's Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, shares a reflection on what we have learned following the COVID-19 outbreak and what we can do moving forward as the virus continues to lurk. Roberts was inducted into the League's Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Krissy Wendell
Krissy Wendell
Meet Park Center's Krissy Wendell, Minnesota's most accomplished girls hockey player.
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