Coupeville Sports

Christy Kellison, second from right, takes a brief moment of rest during her whirlwind work as one of the driving forces behind the Coupeville High School Booster Club.

I come not to annoy the publishers at other papers, but to honor one of Coupeville’s best.

And yes, there will probably be a few people miffed at me for putting this on my blog before they had the chance to put it in their Canadian-funded newspaper, but hey, you had two days and it’s public knowledge now and popping up all over Facebook. If I can write six articles in a day and your much-better-paid staff can’t do one, it is what it is.

But, as I said, this is not about me or the 12,432nd bridge I just burnt. This is about Christy Kellison.

Kellison, the heart and the soul of the Coupeville Booster Club, was recently honored with the Dave DuVall Award, which the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association gives out to honor individuals who are “over a long period of time, instrumental in serving a Northwest Interscholastic Activities Association school or school district.”

All one has to do is watch Kellison as she flies around Coupeville, helping to keep Wolf athletics and fan activities running as smoothly as they do, to see her impact. Or, you can read the nominating letter that was submitted in her honor.

“Coupeville High School would like to nominate Christy Kellison for this award. Christy has been the Coupeville Booster Club president for the past three years. Before that she served on the board and been an active member. She goes above and beyond with her service to the Coupeville athletic program. She organizes team dinners for football and soccer and “goody bag” stuffing for all athletes as they move into district tournaments. She takes charge of putting out spirit flags in front of the school prior to home games and was a key person in organizing our first annual homecoming parade through the town of Coupeville.

As the Booster President, she organizes all the fundraisers for the Booster Club, including an annual golf tournament as well as the annual Crab Feed and Auction. She also organizes an annual dinner for all Coupeville athletes and coaches every spring.

Christy is constantly thinking up ways to contribute to our athletic department and the school and is heavily involved in all of our sports programs. If there is a home game going on, you’ll always see Christy in the stands cheering the team on. Every year, with every team, she purchases roses for the senior night, so students can show appreciation to their parents for their support during their school years and athletic careers.

She is currently working on getting a wolf mural painted in our gymnasium and procuring a much needed new sound system for our stadium.

I can’t say enough about Christy and her involvement to our school and community and how she rallies the community around her to get involved. It is people like her who keep the spirit alive in our small town of Coupeville.”

To that, what can we add, but this — well done, Mrs. Kellison. Well done.