Meadowcreek High to Kickstart Lacrosse Program

While the 2012-2013 year came to an end this week for Gwinnett County Public Schools, it's only the beginning for one sport at Meadowcreek High. 

The Norcross-area school is looking to start a lacrosse program, and it's one of the last schools in the county to do so.

The initiative to start a lacrosse team began with a student-led petition last school year. Nealy 90 students signed the petition saying they were interested in playing. Principal Tommy Welch became enthusiastic about the program, too, but it wasn't until 2013 when Meadowcreek's Athletic Director Don Einolf sought the staff for a coach to kickstart the program.

Einolf asked U.S. history teacher David Jaramillo if he wanted to take the challenge, and he accepted.

Jaramillo, who just started teaching this school year, comes from a triathlon and running background, but he also played lacrosse on the club level in his college days. He believes he can build a lacrosse team from scratch not only because he has a sports background, but because he comes from a military background and has organization and team-building skills.

The new coach is excited to get the ball rolling, and he hopes to establish both boys and girls teams before training officially begins in the fall.

"The lacrosse program would give Meadowcreek another opportunity for another sport," said Jaramillo. "For those students who don't want to play your traditional team sports, they can play something that's basically on the same level."

Read the full article on Norcross Patch.

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