The following is a statement regarding Minneapolis Athletic Director John Washington from Superintendent of Schools Bernadeia H. Johnson, Ed.D.
"Please join me in congratulating Director of Athletics John Washington as he prepares to retire
from Minneapolis Public Schools.
An
alumnus of North High School, John has served the students and families
of MPS for since
1969 in both academic and athletic areas. Much of his career was spent
at Patrick Henry High School as physical education and health teacher,
basketball and baseball coach, assistant principal and athletics
director. He became MPS athletic director in 1996.
John serves as a National Interscholastic Athletics Administration
Association Delegate Member and Executive Committee Member, a member of
the Minnesota State High School League (MNHSL) Foundation Board and
MNHSL tournament manager for Region 5 Football and
Region 6 Basketball.
John’s
tenure as athletic director has included the successful consolidation
of MPS hockey teams,
the restructuring of MPS coaches’ pre- and post-season workshops into a
format now used by other school districts across the country and the
pursuit of the vision to provide every high school with artificial turf.
He was also inducted into the Patrick Henry
Hall of Fame.
In his retirement, John looks forward to spending time with his wife, Annamae, and their children
and grandchildren.
Jonh’s last day at MPS will be November 20, 2012. We thank him for his long service to our families,
staff and students."
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