New Church Life Nov/Dec 2014 | Page 59

  ensure that each student gets what he or she needs. This experience has been incredibly humbling and I am so grateful for the opportunity to give back to a school I love! Andrew Dexter The past six weeks working for Matt Kennedy and the Bryn Athyn College Athletic Department has shown me that they run their organization at an elite level. They handle themselves with class and have shown me what it takes to work in a professional setting. Serving as an intern under Mr. Kennedy I have placed numerous phone calls to make arrangements for teams that travel. I have participated and helped run game-day operations, including the first cross country meet held at Bryn Athyn College – a huge stepping stone for the Athletic Department. I also had the pleasure of helping with the field ceremony, and was able to see the tree that was planted in honor of the family who donated money for the field and the growth of the Athletic Department. Terrence Johnson, Ben Silvers and Ray Norfo For our service work we have been working with the Academy of the New Church boys hockey program. Being able to skate with the team has been a privilege. We show them different drills to help them develop their skills personally and as a team. We have been skating with them for a few weeks, showing them different systems and running them through drills. We also coach them off the ice with stick-handling and shooting drills, and improving 549