What is the name of your stadium? Why was it given that name? Here is a couple examples.
Don Muench Stadium, Francis Howell Central High School, Cottleville
Though not directly involved in school athletics, Don Muench recognized their value to students and greatly supported that aspect of high school education. An avid St. Louis Rams fan, Muench, was the founding principal when Howell Central opened in 1997 and contributed everywhere from its construction to the selection of teachers and staff. He died in 2001 of a heart attack.
Jim Rash Stadium/Jim Williams Field, St. Charles High School, St. Charles
First named for Jim Rash, who served as St. Charles' head football coach in the 1960s then as its principal from 1978-88, the field itself was later dedicated to Williams, who was the only coach to lead a St. Charles County high school to a state football championship. The Pirates accomplished the feat in 1982, and Williams served as head coach from 1979-95. The field was dedicated in 2008 and Williams, who suffered from a rare form of adrenal cancer, died Jan. 31, 2009.
Originally an assistant coach at St. Charles High, Steve Stahl made the move to St. Charles West once it opened its doors in 1976. He was the Warriors' head coach all the way until 1998, spanning 29 years of service in the school district before becoming the activities director for the then-newly opened Zumwalt West. The Stadium was dedicated in 1998 during Stahl's final year there as coach and recently has gotten a complete overhaul from the new artificial turf field to the pressbox.
Don Muench Stadium, Francis Howell Central High School, Cottleville
Though not directly involved in school athletics, Don Muench recognized their value to students and greatly supported that aspect of high school education. An avid St. Louis Rams fan, Muench, was the founding principal when Howell Central opened in 1997 and contributed everywhere from its construction to the selection of teachers and staff. He died in 2001 of a heart attack.
Jim Rash Stadium/Jim Williams Field, St. Charles High School, St. Charles
First named for Jim Rash, who served as St. Charles' head football coach in the 1960s then as its principal from 1978-88, the field itself was later dedicated to Williams, who was the only coach to lead a St. Charles County high school to a state football championship. The Pirates accomplished the feat in 1982, and Williams served as head coach from 1979-95. The field was dedicated in 2008 and Williams, who suffered from a rare form of adrenal cancer, died Jan. 31, 2009.
Originally an assistant coach at St. Charles High, Steve Stahl made the move to St. Charles West once it opened its doors in 1976. He was the Warriors' head coach all the way until 1998, spanning 29 years of service in the school district before becoming the activities director for the then-newly opened Zumwalt West. The Stadium was dedicated in 1998 during Stahl's final year there as coach and recently has gotten a complete overhaul from the new artificial turf field to the pressbox.
