No Bystanders

What makes Benedictine Academy unique is that we are one sacred community, a family who cares about one another.  Whatever helps my sister helps me.... whatever hurts my sister hurts me.  At BA, we learn to listen with the ear of our heart and to lead the way with compassionate action.  There can be no bystanders. 

Yesterday's news article in the Star Ledger tells it all:

Benedictine girls XC team 

spells the very definition of sportsmanship

Today at Warinanco Park in Elizabeth, sportsmanship won out over split times. Compassion prevailed over competition. More than a mile-and-a-half into the two-mile freshman race at the Union County Championships, Benedictine's Tahjanaya Dorival noticed a Gov. Livingston girl (who will remain unidentified, per GL coach Chris Coughlin's wishes) face-down on the ground, not moving. Dorival didn't see her go down, but estimated that 10-15 runners passed the GL girl from the time Dorival saw her until the time she reached her. Unselfishly, Dorival made the decision to stop racing and offer whatever assistance she could for the GL girl. So did a handful of Benedictine teammates soon after Dorival arrived.
http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/girlscrosscountry/index.ssf/2011/10/benedictine_girls_xc_team_spells_the_very_definition_of_sportsmanship.htmlhttp://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/girlscrosscountry/index.ssf/2011/10/benedictine_girls_xc_team_spells_the_very_definition_of_sportsmanship.html

According to Robert Provost, the Marketing Director of the Star Ledger, the ten most important two letter words in the English language are: "If it is to be, it is up to me!"  And the most important two letter word in high school education is BA!

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