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2016–17: Champions and Awards

Killian Mountford of South Bend St. Joseph was one of 42 IHSAA Mental Attitude Award
winners in 2016-17. Killian won this prestigious award for Class 3A Girls Basketball.

Attitude is Everything

Honoring the IHSAA Mental Attitude

Award Winners

Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister All IHSAA Mental Attitude Award winners
of Great Britain during one of the most during the 2016-17 school year were featured
challenging times in his country’s history, in full-page ads published in major newspa-
is quoted as saying, “Attitude is a little thing pers throughout the state. Congratulatory
that makes a big difference.” posters were sent to the high schools of each
winner and radio commercials were aired in
And most business leaders today would say every winner’s home community.
that attitude is the single most important
thing needed to be successful. This campaign has proved to be an effective
way of communicating to the general public
One of the ways the IHSAA encourages that education-based athletics are about so
attitude development is by publicly recog- much more than what happens on the field of
nizing those student-athletes who not only play. They’re about attitude.
have excelled on the field of play, but who
also have distinguished themselves in the Congratulations to this year’s 42 IHSAA
classroom and contributed in a meaningful Mental Attitude Award winners.
way to their community.

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