and to care. He states,“Everything is kind of centered around those core principles. It’s really what we do, it’s what we’re about, and it allows us to define our program beyond wins and losses.” However, the district is not without accomplishments, as Behrens touts,“I would put our athletic department up against any athletic department in the state. We’ve had 15 different teams go to state in the last four years.” The department itself was recently honored with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) Quality Program Assessment (QPA) Award at the exemplary level, making Pewaukee the first school in Wisconsin to receive this recognition. “It’s essentially the highest award that an athletic department can get in the country,” Behrens says. “The way I look at it is, this award really illustrates that we’re doing things well, not just accomplishing awards and accolades at the end of the season. It’s about how we do things and why we do things, not necessarily the outcome. So, we’re really proud of that.” 368 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 11
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