Taylor Breig Staff Writer
In the month of April, Assistant Principal Sonia Almanza was promoted to the District
Athletic Director.This job comes with the expectation of working with high school and middle school coaches to help student-athletes represent Northside and their schools.
As a former head coach, assistant coach in multiple sports, and as an assistant principal, Ms. Almanza showed all the attributes of a great Director for Northside’s athletic department.
“I get to tap into my passion for athletics and the positive affect athletics has on students’ lives,” Almanza said.
Almanza hopes that this position can be a more prominent role in student life.
“Hopefully working with coaches and strengthening our athletic programs and building positive characteristic traits and values in our student athletes that will carry into their academics,” Almanza said.
When it comes to her dedication for the position, Almanza under- stands that this position is more than just a job within the district itself, but a job that affects the entirety of Northside and how it represents itself to both San Antonio and Texas.
“[I’m] able to work with all coaches and students in the district, not just a specific school and/or sport.Also representing Northside athletics not just in San Antonio, but in the state of Texas,” Almanza said.
This job is not simply one where she directs the athletic department, this position reaches beyond coaches and effects students directly. “Coaching multiple sports and working at different schools has allowed me to see different strategies and techniques that can be applied at other schools,” Almanza said.
Showing that Almanza has experience that would provide extensive support to the athletic department across all schools in Northside gives way to more changes and developments into athletics that will benefit athletes, coaches, and parents of athletes alike in the coming school years.
“I hope to inspire and be a resource for all coaches and students in the district. Seeing our former athletes come back to Northside to instill the same values they learned in a new group of athletes,” Almanza said.
With this hope in mind, the athletic department for the district is in good hands for next year’s athletics.
Almanza promoted to Assistant Athletic Director