From staff reports
The Beaufort High School football team held its annual banquet on Dataw Island on Friday, May 26, to celebrate its state championship season and receive state championship rings.
Beaufort players, coaches, school administrators and parents gathered in the Carolina Ballroom for a banquet and dinner sponsored by Dataw Island members. The community and Beaufort High School athletics have a special connection – many members enjoy supporting the local student athletes, attending games, and offering their support to these students. Each year, the members pool resources to host the BHS Football Banquet.
Dataw Island member and football supporter Marilyn Peck congratulated the student athletes on an excellent season. At the banquet each year, Peck encourages players through a poem that was one of her husband’s favorites, “Invictus,” by William Ernest Henley.
Peck’s late husband, Jonathan Peck, was an avid football supporter. In his honor, the Jonathan Peck Skills for Life Award is given every year. The Award recognizes an outstanding student athlete who exemplifies the traits that Jon Peck held dear, on and off the field: a positive attitude, ability to get along with everyone, spirituality, appearance, communication skills, and having a plan for improving themselves in academics and in life.
Houston Wilson was recognized as this year’s recipient of the “Jonathan Peck Skills for Life” award. The award honors Wilson’s academic and social achievements, recognizing his positive attitude, perseverance and academic achievement.
This year, Dataw Island member Jack Freney sponsored the purchasing of the state championship rings for every single member of the team, including the coaches and their spouses, as well as the athletic trainers and their assistants. This act of generosity allowed each person involved in the success of the Beaufort High School Football team to have a precious momento to commemorate an incredible accomplishment.
