TwiCongratulations to Burncoat High School’s Yoofi Abaka Amuah, Adwoa Boateng and Katherine Defosse for medaling at the All State Boys and Girls Track and Field Championship held in Norwell ,Mass on Saturday June 26th.
Yoofi competed in the shot put (51’4’’) earning 6th place. Adwoa competed in the triple jump (35’ 10 ¾’’) for 5th place, and Katharine 100 meter hurdles (15:00 ) 5th place . In addition to being top state finishers all 3 have broken school records in their events. Yoofi has also broken the school record in the discus ,Adwoa in the long jump and Katherine in the 100 meter dash in prior qualifying meets.
Coached by Ignacio Arguello and Jane McNamara in a pandemic shortened Outdoor Track season, these student athletes excelled in the classroom as well as on the track and field.
Instructional Focus
At Burncoat High School, all students will experience a rigor based curriculum taught through instructional strategies meant to improve students’ reading comprehension and ability to respond thoughtfully as measured by MAP, MCAS, PSAT, SAT, ACCESS and AP scores as well as other formative and summative assessments. View Plan to Improve Student Outcomes for more details about our school.