On Wednesday, May 23, 2018, two student athletes from Arthur L. Johnson High School were designated as the recipients of the Union County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (UCIAC) Scholar Athlete Award.
The UCIAC is an organization run by Executive Director Tom Lewis, who has continued the great tradition of the Scholar Athlete Dinner from the late Frank J. Cicarell. Frank J. Cicarell was a teacher, coach, administrator, BOE member, and President of the Union County Athletic Conference. In spite of all of these positions, what he was most remembered for was his impact on the student athletes, as he was the driving force that made athletics in Union County what they are today. Our Union County Tournaments are still named after him to this day. Over the years the dinner, organized and run by Executive Director Tom Lewis, has grown in size and has given out hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarship money.
These awards, which are presented to a male and female athlete from each school in the county, celebrate not only the athletic successes of our high school athletes on the fields, courts, and mats, but honors the countless hours that they spend in the classroom as well.
ALJ Senior student athletes Joe Turek and Amy Wysocki were honored as the recipients from Clark. Joe Turek had a stellar career at ALJ participating in football and baseball. As a senior, Joe was named captain of both teams he played for and broke both the seasonal and career rushing records during his time on the gridiron. He recently captured his 100th hit on the baseball diamond as well. He will continue his education at the University of Delaware. Amy Wysocki participated in field hockey and basketball throughout her career at ALJ. She helped both Lady Crusaders’ programs compete for County and Sectional State titles throughout her years of participation with the programs.
Gus Kalikas, Athletic Director at ALJ, said of the recipients, “Joe and Amy have been an integral part of the success of our athletic programs at Arthur L. Johnson High School, allowing us to have success on the fields in multiple sports. More importantly, they have been model student athletes that did things the right way both on the fields and in the classroom. They are truly deserving of being named our recipients of the UCIAC’s Scholar Athlete Awards, and we wish them well as they embark on their college careers.”
(above) Amy Wysocki and Joe Turek were the Arthur L. Johnson High School’s recipients of the 2018 UCIAC Scholar Athlete Awards.
Photo by Clark Public Schools.
