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The SBISD Sports Medicine Department held its annual workshop for district athletic training students on March 20. The workshop was held in conjunction with National Athletic Training Month. Approximately 70 high school students attended.

Workshop and student athletic trainer highlights include:

• Academic All-District student trainers were recognized for high personal achievement, while 13 program students also received at total of $7,000 in educational scholarships. 
• Memorial Hermann’s Ironman Sports Medicine Institute awarded five Post-Secondary Educational Scholarships to graduating seniors; Additional scholarships will help other athletic trainers attend a college athletic training summer camp.
• Methodist West Sports Medicine and two UT Physicians doctors, E. Peter Sabonghy and Stephen Simonich, each awarded one summer camp scholarship to SBISD students for a college athletic training summer camp.
• Seniors earning Post-Secondary Educational Scholarships of $500 were Spring Woods High student athletic trainers Anyelin Ayala and Sarah Toj, and Stratford High student athletic trainers Jordan Johnson and Sophia Galloway. In addition, Stratford athletic trainer Makayla Rodriguez received a senior scholarship of $850.
• Receiving summer camp scholarships of $500 were Hailey Lopez and Antonio Quiroz, both of Memorial High; Gabriella Carballo of Northbrook High; Bea Jeon and Brittany Echeverria, both of Stratford High; and Maria Rivas, Angelina Castelli and Viviann Camacho, all of Spring Woods High.
• Academic All-District recognition was awarded to varsity student-athletic trainers who maintained a weighted cumulative grade-point average of 90 or above during their fall semester. 
• Academic All-District honors were issued to 25 student athletic trainers. They are Gabriella Carballo, Izabela Leano, Gina Perez, Thanh Tran, Marc Hildalgo, Yamileth Martinez, Crystal Gonzalez, Luz Granados, Jennifer Maravilla, MacKenzie Jump, Maria Mendoza, Jordan Johnson, Ola Hamdi, Bea Jeon, Makayla Rodriguez, Lauren Kmiecik, Viviann Camacho, Anyelin Ayala, Angelina Castelli, Sarah Toj, Jasmine Lopez, Brittany Echeverria, Ally Reichel, Maegan McCall, and Ubakum Mere.

The local medical community makes possible this annual event. Year after year, event support is provided by the following organizations and individuals: Memorial Hermann Ironman Sports Medicine Institute; Methodist West Houston Sports Medicine; The Orthopedic Sports Clinic; and Drs. E. Peter Sabonghy and Stephen Simonich, both with UT Physicians.

Drs. Sabonghy and Simonich not only gave their own time, but donated to the scholarship effort, and helped with food, T-shirts and other promotional items. “These are quality local physicians and extraordinary companies that believe in a quality education and community involvement,” the SBISD Sports Medicine Dept. stated in special event remarks.  

As a part of the recent workshop, students as well as district athletics department and grounds crew members participated in the Stop the Bleed Course. This call-to-action course encourages bystanders to become trained, equipped and empowered in the event of a bleeding emergency before professional help and first responders arrive on the scene. 

All athletic training student participants became Stop the Bleed certified, participated in team building exercises, and reviewed human anatomy and emergency action procedures.

“We are extremely proud of our students and very thankful to all that helped us make this event a success,” stated SBISD Sports Medicine. “We would like to give a special thanks to our SBISD community, including Executive Director Paige Hershey, SBISD Athletic Department, and high school campus athletic directors and administrators. We appreciate everyone’s continued support.”

View and learn more about the recent Don Coleman Coliseum workshop:
 

SBISD Student Athletic Trainer Workshop 2019 from Sarah Sturm on Vimeo.