SUN WEST SCHOOL DIVISION NO. 207
New Sun West Athletic Commissioner Appointed

Beechy Teacher Becky Dubasov is excited with her new role as Athletic Commissioner for Sun West School Division.

The Athletic Commissioner takes over several responsibilities that had previously been carried out by the volunteer executive of the West Central District Athletic Association, which includes all Sun West schools. "The role of the Athletic Commissioner is to coordinate and administer the wide range of sports and sports initiatives in the division, "explained Mrs. Dubasov, "there are so many people doing amazing work with our student athletes, and I hope to make it easier for them to focus on helping students benefit from the awesome sports programs in our division."

Among Mrs. Dubasov's duties are coordinating awards and years of service recognition, updating and revising West Central handbooks and other resources, completing grants for District funding, and compiling activity reports.

"The Athletic Commissioner is an important role," stated Blain Hilbig, the Sun West Superintendent of Operations responsible for School Athletics, "and Sun West is very lucky to have someone as dedicated and skilled as Becky to do this job. She is going to make a big difference for students and coaches throughout Sun West."

Mrs. Dubasov comes from a family where sports was a big part of life. She was a multi-sport athlete throughout high school and played Hockey with the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. When in university, Mrs.Dubasov also started coaching Hockey, Volleyball and Track and Field. "I fell in love with coaching," she said. "Coaching is what led me into my teaching career," she added. She has coached Golf, Volleyball, Badminton, and Track and Field in most age categories.

"Sports offers so much to young people," Mrs. Dubasov concluded, "students learn discipline, teamwork, communications skills, how to advocate for themselves, and have pride in themselves, their families, their schools, and communities. I am so happy to able to contribute to that throughout our division."