On the Cardin Web page, in the Athletics section, you will
find a short blurb describing the athletics program. Athletics is an integral part of the overall
education process, and the rest of the blurb does accurately convey what we try
to provide here at the Cardin School to our students. But if someone were to ask me what the most
important thing I want each student/athlete to obtain during their time here, I
would say “remember when’s”, and not of just victories or championships,
although those events do provide their own types of memories.
When I am with my high school buddies, if we reminisce on
our days at our alma mater, it is not “remember when we beat ….. It is more
likely to be, “remember when we gave Coach a lemon meringue pie facial at the
end of the season for all the suicides he made us run?”, or, “remember when we
were allowed to spend the night sleeping on the infield of the newly resurfaced
track to keep off foot tracks from walkers and runners before it dried?” How
about, “remember when Glen took his outfield position but left his glove on the
bench, and Coach made him play out there without it for the rest of the
inning?” (Fortunately no balls were hit to him).
This year so far, our athletes have been working hard, and
have experienced individual and collective success, as well as learned the
lessons developed in defeat. Their skills and knowledge have improved, fitness
and stamina increased, and a respect for their teammates, coaches, and
opponents gained. Important things all, in any athletic program. But if I hear
one student say, “remember when…”, that will make me smile the most.
Dan Conway, Athletic Director
