Deborah Mahany This is Me

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1. 1. Lake Mary Life

   www.lakemarylifemagazine.com/v - [Cached]

   Published on: 10/31/2006   Last Visited: 2/2/2007

   Deborah Mahany, Lake Mary's director of guidance, explains why SAT scores and GPAs are just as important as points-per-game and yards-per-carry in college sports.
   
   "Because of the current political and social climates," she says, "the colleges are under a microscope. They are definitely looking for students who will complete the four year degrees that [the schools] are offering."
   
   The NCAA requires a certain combination of SAT/ACT scores and grade-point-average to qualify for athletic participation and scholarships. For example, a student with a 2.0 GPA must score a 1010 or better on the SAT and 86 or better on the ACT to play college sports at a Division I school. If the GPA is higher, test score requirements are lower. Deborah is proud to report all 20 student athletes not only met but exceeded those requirements.

2. 2. OrlandoSentinel.com: News

   www.orlandosentinel.com/news/e - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/26/2003   Last Visited: 5/26/2003

   Debbie Mahany, lead guidance counselor at Lake Mary High in Seminole County, worries that middle-of-the-road students could end up leaving school clueless about what they want to do in the real world.
   
   "Other than taking minimum-wage jobs, they wouldn't know what to do with themselves," Mahany said.