Sacred Heart Academy Student Named SCC Scholar Athlete of the Month

Sacred Heart Academy’s Kiana Rocco was among the 13 student-athletes from seven high schools to be named The SportsCenter of Connecticut/Southern Connecticut Conference Scholar Athletes of the Month for November.

Now in its ninth year, The SportsCenter of Connecticut/SCC Scholar Athlete of the Month program will honor outstanding young men and women each month during the 2014-15 academic year.

“Many thanks to the Sports Center of Connecticut for its support of the SCC and the Scholar Athlete of the Month program,” SCC Commissioner Al Carbone said. “This conference has been proud of its success for the last 20-plus years, and to be able to recognize outstanding young men and women who demonstrate the desire and ability to succeed solidifies what the SCC is all about.”

Each SCC member school gets two honorees per season (fall, winter and spring). The Conference announced the fall recipients in September, October and November.

Student athletes who are selected must be a varsity letter-winner and have a 3.0/B average while demonstrating leadership qualities such as: being a positive role model; helping teammates overcome adversity; showing a commitment to self-improvement; or putting the needs of the team before themselves.

Sports Center of CT/SCC Scholar Athlete of the Month recipients and receive a certificate, commemorative T-shirt and a SportsCenter of Connecticut activity pass.

Rocco, a standout on the Pacers’ soccer teams, has been outstanding in the classroom with a 4.0 grade-point average. Rocco was a four-year starter and earned SCC All-Oronoque Division honors in 2013 and 2014.

Also a member of the SHA indoor and outdoor track teams, Rocco will play soccer at Assumption College next fall.

“Kiana was an important factor in our team’s success, and has a bright future ahead of her,” Sacred Heart Academy athletic director and soccer coach George Bedocs said.