Last week I received an email from the Westford Academy hockey coach. He wanted to convey his experiences with one of our seniors and a member of the hockey team. It is always nice when others recognize the outstanding qualities we see in our students on a daily basis. Nick Fantasia has consistently exhibited the pillars that BMHS holds dear: perseverance, respect, individuality, community, and enrichment. Nick is an honor student that captured the individual MVC title in golf this past fall. He also coordinates with his peers to support all teams at BMHS through his Twitter feed @BillericaFans (The Tribe). Nick is one of 16 student-athletes elected to represent their, approximately 200,000, peers across the Commonwealth as a member of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Student Advisory Committee. In short, Nick exemplifies our beliefs, serves as a role model for his peers while welcoming the newest members of the BMHS community.
Jim
I wanted to compliment your player Nick Fantasia. As I was leaving the rink yesterday after our game, Nick was up in the stands with his teammates. Its been a tough year and I must have looked a little down. I did not see the Billerica players but I heard a "Hey, Coach". I looked up and it was Nick. He complemented my team on a great game and wished me the best of luck on Friday. It was a very classy move by a guy that has always been very respectful in my dealings with him. I remember at the end of last years game, I said to him in line after the game that I thought he had had a great year. He stopped for a minute and then said "Coach, Thank you very much, I really appreciate that". The Billerica - Westford games have always been hard fought, competitive games and Nick is certainly a competitor. The way he handles himself with such poise and sincerity right after a hard fought game is very impressive and I wanted to make sure that I recognized his actions, not just yesterday but over the past few years.
Please pass along to Nick how much I appreciated his words yesterday I . Again, it was a very classy, sincere thing for him to do
Bob
Bob Carpenter
Head Hockey Coach
Westford Academy
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| Nick Fantasia with the MIAA Student Advisory Committee (and Rene Rancourt) |
