WPHS Has New Coach
Daugherty selected to replace NardoneBy SHELLEY HANSON
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WHEELING - It was 20 years ago that Christopher Daugherty hustled to get some playing time as a Wheeling Park Patriots football team member.
Now, 18 years after graduating from Park, he will stand on those same sidelines - but this time it's right where he wants to be.
On Monday, during an Ohio County Board of Education meeting, Daugherty was named the football team's new head coach, replacing Mark Nardone.
"I just knew that I wanted to be a Wheeling Park Patriot. It's mind boggling - as a kid I just wanted to get on the field," he said during the meeting. "Now I'm in charge. ..."
A 1990 graduate of WPHS, Daugherty began working as a substitute teacher for the school system in 1996. He is now a physical education teacher at the high school.
Daugherty was an assistant football coach for 15 years at Park. In addition to also being the offensive coordinator for the football team, he also coached basketball and track. He has helped his teams bring home many awards, including a state track championship.
Daugherty told the audience he looked forward to his new job - so much so that he wished he could start immediately. He noted he hoped to also be a good role model for his players.
Nardone said in August that after 11 years of coaching the football team, he needed to quit the position so he could spend more time with his family.
In other matters, the board recognized four teachers for earning National Board Certification. Peggy Criswell, seventh-grade special education teacher at Triadelphia Middle School; Deborah Sgroi, an eighth-grade science teacher at the Warwood School; Sandra Wiseman, media specialist at Ritchie and Woodsdale elementary schools; and Lara Whorton, seventh-grade language arts teacher at Triadelphia Middle School all were honored for their efforts.
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards awards the certification. To receive it, teachers must submit four portfolios containing video recordings of them teaching, examples of student work and examples of accomplishments outside of the classroom. And during six exercises, teachers must show knowledge in the area they have chosen to be certified.
In other business, during the delegations portion of the meeting, Bob Morgenstern, American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia organizing director, talked about the need for increased teachers' salaries across the state. Citing a study conducted by Marshall University's Center for Business and Economic Research for the state Legislature's Education Subcommittee C, Morgenstern said West Virginia is 45th in the nation for teacher salaries. And when comparing salaries of teachers to occupations with the same degree standing, teacher salaries also are behind, he noted. Teacher starting salaries - $30,000 - have improved in West Virginia, but compensation for more experienced educators has not, Morgenstern said.
He also mentioned funding given back to school systems via state Senate Bill 541 should have been used to supplement school boards' efforts to give pay raises, not replace funds set aside for raises.
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01-13-09 8:43 PM
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Way to go Chris ~ make the Patriots proud!!
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