Conard senior goalie Lily Grose was awarded the annual scholarship.
Lily Grose received the 2024 West Hartford Youth Field Hockey Scholarship.Provided photo
Written by Ronnie Newton
Conard senior Lily Grose has played field hockey since elementary school and was a team captain all four years as a senior in high school, mentoring younger players, demonstrating leadership and community involvement, and currently playing field hockey. has been selected for West Hartford Youth. Annual scholarship for field hockey student-athletes.
Gross, who will attend Swarthmore College next year, received a $1,000 scholarship, West Hartford Youth Field Hockey President Kathy Callahan and Vice President Jen Smith announced.
West Hartford Youth Field Hockey began playing field hockey in the league when Gross was in the third grade and played all four years at Conard, the last three of which as a member of the varsity team, serving as captain as a senior. He pointed out that he had served. . “She helped coach our mini-sticklet program and assisted with goalie clinics,” Callahan and Smith said in announcing Grose's award.
Conard vs Cheshire field hockey. Lily Grose made a successful kick save as Cheshire attackers closed in. October 15, 2022. Photo credit: Paul Palmer (we-ha.com file photo)
In addition to his involvement in field hockey, Grose is also involved in the Conard community, serving as chairman of the Graduation Committee of the Senior Class Board, and is a member of the National Honor Society, French National Honor Society, and club. A letter to Rose. ” She has participated in Conard's “Day in the Life'' events, and outside of school, she participates in psychology research at Hartford Hospital and “Brain Games'' at Yale University.
“Lily describes many of the great things she accomplished with the Conard team in her essay about how she demonstrated sportsmanship, leadership, responsibility, and integrity on and off the field,” Callahan said. and Smith said.
According to them, what particularly stood out in the essay was Mr. Gross's statement:
- “To this day, the friendships I built on the team are something I will always treasure.”
- “Being a part of the Conard field hockey team also gave me the opportunity to help out in the community and helped me become the leader I am today.”
- “My growth as a leader and having the opportunity to show the youth league team what Conard Field Hockey is all about was further evidenced this year when I was selected as team captain. As captain, I organized summer camps, pasta parties, dress-up days, and helped organize fundraisers.”
The award was presented to Mr. Gross on Tuesday, March 19th.
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