This year, MVHS is focusing on community building, starting with its athletes. On Sept. 29, speaker Keith Hawkins spoke to fall athletes about being leaders on and off the field. The presentation will occur again for winter and spring athletes, and Dean of Students Nico Flores explained that although only 150 out of a targeted 300 students attended, he hopes that those present will spread the positive messages they learned to friends and teammates.
“We’re trying to hit every single athlete on campus,” Flores said, “but we have to start somewhere and we’re going to keep building it.”
Flores said that the day before the presentation, he watched a video of an inspirational high school football player and was struck by how relevant it was to the workshop and administration’s goals for the MVHS community.
“It’s all about attitude,” Flores said. “It’s about choosing your mindset.”
