On Dec. 19, Time magazine named President Barack Obama as their Person of the Year.
“For finding and forging a new majority, for turning weakness into opportunity and for seeking, amid great adversity, to create a more perfect union, Barack Obama is TIME's 2012 Person of the Year,” Time managing editor Richard Stengel explained in his note to readers.
The magazine invited votes on 40 candidates, including Obama, Gabby Douglas and Kim Jong Un. Other options included The Mars Rover and the Higgs Boson Particle.
But who cares about the same-old, same-old? Who is Monrovia’s Person of the Year—the man or woman who, in Timespeak, “most influenced the news this year for better or worse?”
Tell us your nomination in the comments section below!
Therefore, I would like to nominate Ryan Maddox, head football coach of the Monrovia High School Wildcats. This year, Ryan lead our boys to winning our third consecutive Mid-Valley Division CIF Championship. Our local football team was also invited to participate in and host the California CIF Division III State playoffs; a first ever honor bestowed to ANY school in the San Gabriel Valley. During the five years under Coach Maddox's leadership, the Wildcats have been in five CIF semi-final games and four consecutive CIF finals. The Monrovia players have played in 20 post season games in the last 5 years; that is equivalent to two full regular seasons! Our team is 25-0 in Rio Hondo League play over the past five years. Our Seniors, who wear three championship rings, have never lost a league game. (continued below)
Winning football games is a residual of Coach Maddox's focus on the complete young man. He stresses sound academics, strong work ethic, and high character standards in all of our boys. Monrovia High School Football has placed student athletes in higher education institutions such as UCLA, University of Utah, UC Davis, Chico State, Adams State College, Cal Lutheran, and many more, including numerous boys that serve our country in the military.. Coach Maddox is a devoted husband and proud father of two young children and lives by the creed of "Faith - Family - Football". Along with his efforts as an exemplary social studies teacher and his commitment to the families of Monrovia, I am very proud to nominate Coach Ryan Maddox as Monrovia's Person of the Year. He is the model that we want all our boys to follow.