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MILKEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS WINS CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION SHAKE FOR SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

Milken Community Schools has been selected to receive the 32nd annual Kenny Fagans CIF Southern Section “Shake for Sportsmanship” award for the Gold Coast League Delphic Division for the 2013-2014 school year.

Named after the late CIF-SS commissioner Kenny Fagans, the award recognizes schools for outstanding sportsman-like conduct throughout the year. Recipients are chosen by member schools in their league based on the criteria of participation, enthusiasm, behavior at home and away games, and treatment of opponents and contest officials.

Says Milken athletic director, Barbara Iversen, “Our athletic administration is so proud of our athletes, coaches, and parents for winning the CIF Sportsmanship award this year. We really stand by our mission statement to groom our student athletes to have sharp minds, kind hearts, and generous souls. They learn to win with humility and lose with grace.”

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Senior Sammy Lawrence will accept the award on behalf of Milken at a ceremony at Dodger Stadium during the Dodgers game against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, May 28.

“It is an honor and a privilege that the Gold Coast League is awarding Milken Community Schools the Gold Coast League sportsmanship award. We take our commitment to sportsmanship seriously, which is important as that carries over to each student's approach to life outside of sports,” says Lawrence.

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About Milken Community Schools

As a grades 7 – 12 college preparatory institution, Milken Community Schools is one of the largest Jewish, independent, co-educational schools in the country. We are a place of rigorous academic exploration and intellectual inquiry built on a foundation of spiritual and ethical practice. We develop students with sharp minds, generous hearts, and kind souls. Our picturesque 10-acre campus is located in the Santa Monica Mountains along the Mulholland Corridor. 

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