PEORIA, Ariz.—The Arizona Senior Fall Classic kicked off Thursday, bringing hundreds of scouts and college coaches to the spring training complex of the Padres and Mariners. The four-day event features 61 travel and scout teams, primarily from the West.
While coaches and scouts intermingle throughout the 12 fields, there is one event at the tournament geared more for the college coaches: the All Academic Game. The game shines a spotlight on the players with the best grades and test scores, and about 75 college recruiting coordinators showed up to the game Thursday night.
“For a school like us, academics is an important piece,” Duke recruiting coordinator Edwin Thompson said. “So having them be able to get the best of the best that are here in one spot helps us out for the rest of the weekend.”
Thompson said this All Academic Game is one-of-a-kind.
“Its a benefit for us because instead of looking through all the rosters, you know all these guys have the grades to be able to get into Ivy League or other high academic schools,” he said.
A handful of players stood out at the event. The
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The Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music in Syracuse Universitys College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) has announced that Joshua Dekaney has been named interim director of the Setnor Schools new Center for Live Music in the 21st Century.
The Center for Live Music in the 21st Century is a unique entity that is a combination of a research center and arts business incubator. It conducts research on live music in 21st-century society, develops successful business models, disseminates research, serves as a clearing house for best practices and provides the services of a business incubator to a variety of arts organizations. Through the center, students gain real-world experience, providing products and services aligned with their studies.
Dekaney is responsible for leading the center until a permanent director is hired.
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Federal officials say 40 Connecticut schools have won special recognition for promoting good nutrition and physical activity, putting them among only 1 percent of schools nationwide receiving the honors.
- Link: Full list of schools from USDA
Six of the highest-ranking schools are in New London, which has been recognized for special nutrition efforts such as providing food to students in the district’s after-school programs.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture designated the six schools with its silver awards, the only schools in Connecticut receiving that honor. The other 34 were given bronze designation for its food choices, physical activities and other efforts.
Sixteen of those schools are in West Hartford and 12 are in Stamford. The others are in Norwalk, Weston, Wilton and Stonington.
The USDA says only 1,504 schools nationwide have qualified for the awards so far.
