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After the move was approved at the May 14 Loudoun County school board meeting, a release was issued by the Frederick County Public Schools:
James Wood High School boys’ basketball and golf coach Al Smith has resigned in order to teach at Tuscarora High School in Loudoun County and to coach that school’s boys’ basketball team. The Loudoun County School Board approved Smith’s hiring during its meeting yesterday.
Smith says, “I would like to thank Principal Joe Salyer, Coordinator of Student Activities Craig Wosher and the entire James Wood High School administrative team for providing me with the opportunity to teach and coach at James Wood. They have provided unwavering support during my five-year tenure as boys’ basketball coach and my seven years as the coach of the golf team.” Smith adds, “I believe I’m leaving both the basketball and golf programs in positions of strength and I think both teams will have the opportunity to compete for Northwestern District championships next season. I’m leaving James Wood with many great memories, but am looking forward to the new challenges and opportunities that await me as a teacher and coach at Tuscarora High School.”
During Smith’s five years as boys’ basketball coach at James Wood, his teams accumulated a record of 43-78, played in three Northwestern District championship games and advanced to the Region II tournament three times (2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13). Under Smith’s leadership, the James Wood High School golf team won two Northwestern District titles (2009 and 2012). Smith was named the Northwestern District Golf Coach of the Year in both 2009 and 2012 and was The Winchester Star’s Golf Coach of the Year in 2012.
James Wood High School Principal Joe Salyer says, “Coach Smith has been an asset to our school community as both a teacher and as a coach. He is committed to helping students become successful whether he’s working with them in the classroom, on the basketball court, or on a golf course. I wish him well as he pursues new opportunities.”
James Wood High School’s Coordinator of Student Activities Craig Woshner says, “Coach Smith has been a great asset to James Wood High School over the past decade. He began serving as an off-campus assistant coach and worked hard to gain his endorsement as a business teacher while progressing through the coaching ranks. Although we are sorry to see him leave, we wish him well in his new position.”
Smith has served as business teacher at James Wood High School for nine years. The search for a new boys’ basketball and a new golf coach at James Wood will begin in the coming days.
Other coaching news from the May 18 school board meeting included
- Annamika Hacikyan moving from assistant to head cross country coach at Briar Woods
- Matthew Swattz as Heritage golf coach
- Brittany Robey as Loudoun County cheer coach
- Emily Pifer as Park View cheer coach
- Mark Mjoness as Stone Bridge golf coach
All the actions taken:
ACTIONS CONCERNING COACHING PERSONNEL EMPLOYED FOR THE 2013 –
2014 SCHOOL YEAR
BRIAR WOODS HIGH SCHOOL
Joseph W. Babick – Football, J.V. Head CoachMatthew
S. Brown – Football, Freshman Assistant Coach
Jared G. Develli – Football, Varsity Assistant Coach
Michael J. Groves – Football, Freshman Head Coach
Annamika A. Hacikyan – Cross Country, Head Coach
Travis M. Huff – Football, Varsity Assistant Coach
Charles L. Pierce Jr. – Football, Varsity Head Coach
Thomas D. Slack – Football, Freshman Assistant Coach
DOMINION HIGH SCHOOL
Laura A. Rogers – Cheerleading, Freshman Head Coach
FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL
Justin M. Powers – Basketball, Boys’ Varsity Head Coach
Jarrell E. Warthen – Cross Country, Assistant Coach
HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
Allison M. Smith – Volleyball, Varsity Head Coach
Matthew S. Swartz – Golf, Head Coach
LOUDOUN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Jared W. Brown – Volleyball, Varsity Assistant Coach
Jenica S. Brown – Volleyball, Varsity Head Coach
Courtney W. Campbell – Cross Country, Head Coach
Brian A. Carnes – Cross Country, Assistant Coach
Byron T. Cross – Football, Freshman Head Coach
Sherrilyn A. Hanna – Volleyball, J.V. Head Coach
Earl T. Hill III – Football, Varsity Head Coach
Aaron S. Huber – Football, J.V. Assistant Coach
John R. Jackson III – Football, Freshman Assistant Coach
Thomas D. Lucero – Football, J.V. Head Coach
Amber L. Poniatowski – Cross Country, Assistant Coach
Brittany N. Robey – Cheerleading, Varsity Head Coach
Jon Signorrelli – Golf, Head Coach
Cary M. Vipond – Football, Varsity Assistant Coach
Billy T. Wymer – Volleyball, Freshman Head Coach
PARK VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Emily Ruths Pifer – Cheerleading, Varsity Head Coach
POTOMAC FALLS HIGH SCHOOL
Kenneth G. Johnson Jr. – Golf, Head Coach
Linda Lachey-Helms – Volleyball, Varsity Head Coach
John R. Norman – Volleyball, J.V. Head Coach
Charles A. Null Jr. – Cross Country, Head Coach
Laura B. Null – Cross Country, Assistant Coach
Nicholas F. Puszert – Volleyball, Freshman Head Coach
Jacob C. Smith – Volleyball, Varsity Assistant Coach
STONE BRDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Mark L. Mjoness – Golf, Head Coach
TUSCARORA HIGH SCHOOL
Andrew T. Bango – Wrestling, Varsity Head Coach
Shavone N. Ferguson – Basketball, Girls’ J.V. Head Coach
Margaret K. Hodges – Basketball, Girls’ Freshman Head Coach
Stefanie Z. Lane – Basketball, Girls’ Varsity Assistant Coach
Michael L. Newkirk – Basketball, Girls’ Varsity Head Coach
Allen D. Smith – Basketball, Boys’ Varsity Head Coach
WOODGROVE HIGH SCHOOL
Leonard Markland – Football, Freshman Assistant Coach
Kevin R. Pearson – Football, Freshman Assistant Coach
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