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An Open Letter to Michigan City


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BOYS VARSITY FOOTBALL · DEC 7Thank You For A Great Football Season, Michigan City!!


An Open Letter to Michigan City

THANK YOU!!!

The love and support for our football team has been incredible!  While we came up short in our semi-state playoff game, we must take a moment to thank the amazing people of Michigan City who have made this experience so special.  We have now made the IHSAA Semi-state game three times in five years!

We truly love the young people we work with, and we have dedicated our lives to helping them, but we could not do it without you! It was an awesome experience to see the whole town rally behind these young men and give them the support they needed.  We cannot say enough about how the town and its’ people turned out to get behind our effort.  We take pride in representing Michigan City, but we could not accomplish all we have accomplished without you behind us.

There are so many people to thank, and we hope we don’t leave anybody out.  Gratitude and thanks go to Dr. Barbara Eason-Watkins, Dr. Wendel McCollum, Kyle Dean, and Sarah Hendricks.  We must thank our football parents-Jenny Heath, Bill Buskirk, and crew, who worked as hard this season as anybody else! Thanks to our Booster Club, the Michigan City Police Department-including Chief Campbell, Officer Corley, and Officer Combs, the Michigan City Fire Department, and our teachers and staff at MCHS.  Special thanks to Beth Penfold and Abby Vittatoe and our awesome Cheer Squad who were with us for the whole journey.  Our Athletic Training staff-thank you! The incredible fans who made the drives to South Bend and Mishawaka to support us-thank you!  Our students who showed up in record numbers throughout the season and playoffs-thank you!!

There is a very long list of businesses in town that showed support with marquee displays, signs in windows, or print ads.  We think this list shows just how deep the community pride and spirit of Michigan City runs.  Thanks and gratitude go out to the American Legion Skwiat Post, Shula-Large Insurance Agency, Kabelins, Patricks Grille, Galveston Steakhouse, Lakeshore Coffee, Family Express, Centre for Contemporary Dentistry, MCAS Transportation, Brandt’s, Schoop’s, Uptown Auto Sales, Great Deals on Wheels, Flores Tax Service, Midas, Holly’s, Wright’s Flowers, Springfield Township Fire Department, St. Joe Club, Athletico, DAV, MCAS Administration, Michigan City Area Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Corporation Michigan City, MC Promise Scholarship, MC Park Department, General Insurance Services, South Bend Chocolate Company, Gymboree, Paris House, Franklin Street Barber Shop, Domino’s, Apex Muffler, Dough Boys, Hokkaido, Nest #4, Hoity Toity, SFC Gallery, Mucho Mas, Bubbles, The Beacher, Chris’ Car Care, Naturally Wood, Local Option, Hot Sun in the City Tanning, Magro’s Shoes, Platinum Design Barber, 2.1.9. Designs, Crowning Glory, Temerity Boutique, Janus Tax Accounting, Franciscan Health, NIPSCO, 3 Sheets Bar and Grill, Dolson Insurance Agency, Flanigan Tire, Root Funeral Home, The News Dispatch, Carpet Town, Snyder Insurance, and Horizon Bank!

Neither of us are originally from Michigan City, but this town has welcomed us with open arms, and we fully accept!  We are SO PROUD to say now that we are from Michigan City!  We pledge to continue to work with our students and young people every day to make them better people.  Thank you again for supporting us and the team and making Michigan City a great place to be!  We love you all!  GO WOLVES!

Sincerely,

Craig Shaman                                           Phil Mason
Athletic Director                                      Head Football Coach
Michigan City High School                    Michigan City High School


By Craig Shaman on Dec 7, 2021
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Great letter and City has shown up many times when teams were successful.  The fans that followed basketball under Doug Adams was unreal.  I was in City the night of the semi state game.  They paraded the team around the town prior to the game.  Yard signs were all over.  Business windows were decorated.  It was so nice to see a community rally behind a group of young men.  One high school towns do have an advantage to rally community support.

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