According to district spokesperson Maura Lamoreaux, Yonkers superintendent Bernard Pierorazio spoke with Section 1 executive director Jennifer Simmons today. Pierorazio requested more time to make a decision on the future of the districts athletics for the 2011-12 school year, and his request was granted.

Pierorazio will be out of the office tomorrow in Albany. He expects to render a decision later this week.

As you know, Yonkers will operate on an austerity budget. Perorazio has said since the spring that that budget will not include sports for the coming school year. However, there has been no final call on the status of athletics.

Will that decision come before Wednesday? It may have to. As I first reported last Friday, the Section 1 football committee plans to meet Wednesday to re-work the power rankings and schedules for the upcoming season.

Just a few more days until things get wonderfully crazy. If you are a blog reading person you should be following the the tag “SHOTime” on PSU blogs (or just click here). Our upperclass mentors are sharing about their favorite courses, the summer reading projects, and engagement opportunities at Penn State.

This morning our Leadership Jumpstart students and TAs have arrived and are off to Camp Blue Diamond for their retreat. Mentors arrive Tuesday and first year students get here on Wednesday! It should be a great three days and we are all geared up and ready!

If you have any questions be sure to take a look at the schedule and information online: SHO Time. See you soon!

And for our parents, it is going to be OK:

by Zyglis