Deer Park Students 'Tough' It Out For Vets

A six-man team from Deer Park High School – students Calo Arena, Trevor Bernard, Jack Dillon, Phil Herbst and Nick Olsen, accompanied by the school’s band director, Jerry Cannarozzo – traveled to Vermont’s Mount Snow on June 7 to participate in the Tough Mudder obstacle course race.

A team-oriented, 10-mile race, Tough Mudder is designed to test physical strength and mental grit. Through competing, Deer Park’s Falcons team raised several hundred dollars for the Wounded Warrior Project, a charity that helps combat veterans wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

160322: (From left) Deer Park High School Falcons team members Jerry Cannarozzo, Trevor Bernard, Nick Olsen, Calo Arena, Phil Herbst and Jack Dillon raised money for the Wounded Warrior Project by competing in Vermont’s Tough Mudder obstacle course race.

Photo by Deer Park School District