Hawken Project

Today Ethan and I had two very important meetings. One was with a Gatorade rep and the other was with Adam from Covington Catholic where he integrated a refuel station. Chris from Gatorade was very kind and helpful we were using him as a test rep in order to get an idea of what Gatorade could offer and how they may be able to offer it. he shared with us three different packages that are up for purchase on Gatorade website

Ethan and I are still in the research part of our project so these next few blog posts are going to consist of interviews and findings. We were able to set up and interview with Endsworth high school in Nashville Tennessee where we spoke to Megan Mitchell their assistants AD. To start off I want to give some background on Endsworth, they are a school in similar size with Hawken, and their tuition is about the same give or take a little bit. However, they are a football powerhouse and athletic run school where a lot of their money goes, have state of the art facilities which includes fields, pools, and multiple weight rooms. We found through your interview that they have 6 or 7 classes a day and integrated into those classes is HP so no matter the grade or time of year the students are always participating in HP. In addition, they also have different kinds of HP which includes lifting, boxing, self defense, yoga, and even meditation. They also have a refuel station, where after those he...

 Today Ethan and I set up an interview with Mike, the head strength coach at Hoban High School. We hopped on a zoom call with Mike and were accompanied by Coach Lew and Coach Devin, where we interviewed Mike on his program at Hoban. Hoban as a high school has one of the most impressive athletic facilities in Ohio, and even blows some colleges out of the water. In our interview, Ethan and I learned a lot about what we must do to push our fuel station. Mike has a deal with Muscle Milk as well he orders for each team if they want the drink for after workouts. We then used what he shared with us to reach out and contact another person, Christopher, who is a Gatorade rep so we are hoping that he will be able to supply us with knowledge on how companies give sponsorships and help out local high schools.  Overall, the interview with Mike was beneficial for our next steps in our project and how we may implement what Hoban has done in our athletic facilities. 

Hi my name is Josh Lombardo, and I am doing my Senior Project with Ethan Tecson, and we will be working with our strength and condition coaches. This project aims to broaden our knowledge of nutrition and staying healthy. In addition to helping coach Lew and coach Devin build/plan a refuel station for our athletic community. Ethan and I are staying within our bubble working with athletics, we receive a lot from the athletic community here at Hawken, and with the refuel station, we want to give back as much as we can. We will be staying on campus for the project that way we are close to our mentors, with the possibility of off-campus days. The main questions that we want to answer are, What does teen nutrition look like? Specifically with athletes? How can we implement that nutrition into everyday life for athletes?