In the classroom, Cathyann has been teaching a wide range of classes from Advanced Placement to American Studies. Until her recent decision to step aside for family reasons, she also led the lady Cougars softball for 18 years, earning 350 career victories, 7 regional titles, and 4 conference championships. In 2017, Cathyann was inducted into the Illinois Coaches Hall of Fame.
Since retiring from coaching, Cathyann fuels her passion for mentoring athletes with her newest endeavor, Cougar Climb, an athletic leadership club and chapter of Illinois Human Performance Project.
In this episode, Cathyann discusses the life skills she wants to imparts on her English students, the unique challenges that coaching young, female athletes pose at times, and how the difficulty of balancing family life with her coaching responsibilities led her to newest endeavor: an athletic leadership club that is a chapter of the IL Human Performance Project.
As you’ll from this interview, Cathy is articulate, compassionate, driven, and someone who is making a lasting impression on so many students and athletes.
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Illinois Human Performance Project
James B. Conant High School
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