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Princeton Day School Announces Sports for 6th Grade Students and New Coaches for the Spring

The Princeton Day School Athletics Department is pleased to announce that, beginning this spring, there will be a sports option for 6^th grade students. Team sport offerings for the spring will include: boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, baseball, softball, boys tennis, and track and field. Spring sports sign-ups for students in grades 6-8 will take place on Tuesday, February 21^st, during P.E. class, and spring seasons will begin on Thursday, March 1^st. Any 6^th grade student who does not choose to play on a team will continue with their P.E. class, as usual, during that time. “We expect this to have a positive impact on our overall athletic program at Princeton Day School, enhance our current middle school programs, and continue to help build enthusiasm for all of the activities that we offer,” remarked Tim Williams, Director of Athletics.

In addition, the Athletics Department announces that Paul Lano will serve as Head Varsity Softball Coach at Princeton Day School beginning in the spring. Coach Lano was the Head JV Softball Coach and Head Volleyball Coach here at PDS for several seasons, and most recently coached volleyball and softball at Rider University for the past six years. Serving as assistant coach will be Kristen Johnson, who has played softball for fourteen years, earning at letter at Rutgers, and who has served as Head JV Coach and Assistant Varsity Field Hockey Coach at PDS for the past two seasons. On the Middle School teams, MS Music teacher Stephanie Hancock will coach softball, and Math Department Chair A.J. Goldman will coach tennis.

Princeton Day School is an independent, coeducational school educating students from
Pre-Kindergarten – Grade 12.