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RESCHEDULED - SportsCare Hosts 5th Annual Scholar Athlete Award Banquet
5/11/2009
The SportsCare Scholar Athlete Award Banquet Event from Friday has been rescheduled. It will be held Tuesday, May 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Butcher’s Block Banquet Center. Please contact Miranda Lewis, Media / Promotions Coordinator at 417.625.2260 with any questions.
The SportsCare’s Scholar Athlete Banquet scheduled for Friday, May 8th has been postponed due to the weather. Please check back to find out when it has been rescheduled.
Joplin, Mo. – St. John’s SportsCare will recognize the talents of local athletes from 27 area high schools at the 5th Annual St. John’s SPORTSCare Scholar Athlete Award Banquet. The event will be held on May 8 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at The Butchers Block, 499 W. Fountain Road, Joplin.
The event will recognize a male and female athlete from each high school. Schools represented include: Carthage, College Heights, Columbus, Commerce, Diamond, East Newton, Frontenac, Galena, Joplin, McAuley, McDonald County, Neosho, Northeast, Pittsburg, Quapaw, Riverton, Sarcoxie, Seneca, Southeast, St. Mary’s Colgan, Thomas Jefferson and Webb City, among others.
The students were nominated by a SPORTSCare panel and selected by their respective school officials. Students, parents, school athletic directors and principles are invited to attend.
Our featured speaker is Grant Wistrom, former Webb City, University of Nebraska, St. Louis Rams and Seattle Seahawks football player. He will speak about the importance of having a balance in your studies and athletic competition. Wistrom will speak at 12:30.
It is the mission of St. John’s SportsCare to provide the most comprehensive Sports Medicine program to the Four-State area. We strive to use creativity, innovation and integrity to continually support the already high quality of service provided by the staff of St. John’s Regional Medical Center.
St. John’s Regional Medical Center has been leading the way in healthcare throughout the four-state area for more than 100 years. We are a 367-bed facility, serving 19 counties in Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas. We provide state-of-the-art healthcare services, specializing in cardiology, orthopedics, neurosciences, and oncology. St. John’s has earned the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission. Additionally, we have been recognized by Thomson Healthcare with three 100 Top Hospital Awards (2006) and rated in the top 10% nationally by HealthGrades for critical care (2009).