Now the two Half Moon Bay High School seniors know.
The two are finalists for the Positive Coaching Alliance Triple-Impact Competitor Scholarship Program, sponsored by Deloitte Services LP.
 Frank Lima and Monica Tolar of Half Moon Bay High School are finalists for the Positive Coaching Alliance scholarship. |
The winners in each category receive $3,500 toward their college education. All the other finalists receive a certificate.
“I am very excited,” said Tolar, who’s a member of the water polo and swim teams. “There were so many people who could have gotten this.”
Stanford women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer and Cal-Hi Sports Bay Area host Robert Braunstein will be speaking at the breakfast.
The Positive Coaching Alliance was founded by its current director Jim Thompson 10 years ago, with a goal to make youth sports more enjoyable.
The group has worked with the Half Moon Bay Little League and Cunha Intermediate School.
Half Moon Bay High School is working with the group following three separate sportsmanship issues last year.
“I’m glad to help put Half Moon Bay’s reputation back where it was before last year,” said Lima, a track and field athlete.
The essay proved to be the hardest part of the application form. The essay dealt with how Tolar and Lima make themselves better, but also how they make their teammates and the sport they are playing better.
“I talked about swimming etiquette,” Tolar said. “I cheer on my friends, my teammates and members of the other team.”
“I talked about the positive attitude for my sport,” Lima said. “It was hard to write. But, I’m glad I did it.”
They also got 3-5 adults to write essays about each of them.
It’s the first year the Positive Coaching Alliance has offered the scholarship. It has hosted other events in the past, featuring top names in sports, including NBA basketball coach Phil Jackson.
The organization sent out letters and fliers to about 200 schools.
“The scholarship was greeted very enthusiastically by the schools,” said David Jacobson, marketing communications manager for Positive Coaching Alliance.
Half Moon Bay is one of 12 schools to have entries for both boys and girls.
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