positively Jax on Saturday revolt High
School will have its first ever Athletic
Hall of Fame ceremony inductees include
former coaches and students like
three-time US Olympic team member and
gold medalist Chandra cheese burrow
two-time Olympic medal and gold medalist
Annette young stone and so many more
joining us this morning
Ronnie G Johnson jr. the Athletic Hall
of Fame chairman dr. Gregory Bostick
principal of revolt hi they're gonna
tell us about the event we also have two
of our inductees here Bridgette Allen a
member of the 1988 girls state
championship basketball team I know
you're still reeling from that thirty
years later right and Marcus Wilkes the
son of one of the inductees so thank you
all for coming on this is exciting and
when I was reading the list it was
interesting to see you know how many
people from reboiled high school have
come out to be very successful and you
know in incredible members of our
community and athletes yeah we have a
extremely rich tradition of athletics at
Reebok
so it's it's it's an honor it's overdue
but it's an honor to actually finally be
able to put forth and honor these people
who have done so much for our school mhm
and dr. Bostic tell me about the
involvement I mean our students able to
be involved with this as well students
are able to be involved we're excited
about it this is the first thing I'm
sure that after is we many many to come
one thing I look at is the fact that for
our community our is we have some great
students in the in the community and
they represented all around and one
thing I'm looking forward to is more
more happen some of the kids that are
currently in the school I'm looking for
one day have them induct into the Hall
of Fame oh yeah let's make it more than
a hall let's make it a whole building of
fam right bridge you don't want to ask
you what was it like I mean back in 1988
and then how did that pave your future
because we know that you know high
school is such a critical time and if
you're an athlete a lot of times you
have to stay focused on school to write
so you can stay on that team yeah so we
had a great group of mentors or you know
around us and coaches that kept us
focused you know during the time that
in school so it definitely paved the way
for me in life to be you know more
responsible to follow my dreams so it's
just this it's been a great experience
for me
look at that who hit that right there
was that you I'm number 23 number 23
you can just say yeah that was me
[Laughter]
and Marcus let's talk about you you got
a family member that's being honored
yeah so my dad's first high school
coaching job was a tree bought in 1976
and for 30 years until his passing in
2006 he devoted his life his blood sweat
and tears to reball high school and so
it's an honor to be able to accept this
award on his behalf posthumously um so
my family's excited we're really proud
we're extremely grateful for the for
this honor from the Hall of Fame
Committee and from the Booster Club and
just being able to show our support for
the school over the years is
extraordinary and finally this goes out
to whoever what is your message to the
student athletes who are you know still
aspiring to be somebody my message to
all our students is to just keep pushing
and that you you know you have a support
system and we're here and you have
something to look forward to in addition
to you know graduating high school going
to college and and furthering your
career just just know that we're here
we're gonna always be here in Trojan
pride as always a lot all right right on
well thank you all for coming on
congratulations to you guys and and
thank you for your thank you all
pitching in I'm sure the students are
gonna enjoy having sight some you know
gold medalists on campus once again
right
well the ceremony is gonna be at the
school on Saturday at 5 p.m. tickets 15
dollars they can be purchased online or
after school hours all proceeds from
those ticket sales are gonna go to the
Booster Club for the school's athletic
department to hopefully foster some
future athletes