Coach Larry McWhorter leaving ZCHS – Recently, head football Coach Larry McWhorter announced he would be retiring from Zionsville Community High School after the 2013-2014 school year to become head football coach at Covenant Christian High School. Currently, Covenant does not have a football program so McWhorter will be starting it from the ground up with hopes to have a junior varsity team by the 2014 fall season and varsity team by 2015. “I really want to thank the school for the opportunity – 17 years going,” McWhorter said. “I came without head coaching experience, and I so appreciate that you gave me a chance. They (school) could have gone with someone with more experience or a bigger name but they took a chance and it made all the difference to me.”
Habitat Boone County 2012 Volunteer of the Year – The Boone County Habitat for Humanity named Tony Kaufmann, a Zionsville resident and a member of St Alphonsus’ Catholic Church, its 2012 Volunteer of the Year at its May board of directors meeting. He was recognized for his volunteer efforts from 2007 through 2012 and his leadership at every Apostles Build site since he started in 2007 as a Habitat for Humanity of Boone County volunteer. “A volunteer like Tony Kaufmann sets a great example of what Habitat for Humanity is all about and it is why our small affiliate can be successful each year in our efforts to build simple, affordable homes for those families in need in our Boone County communities,” Steve Furste, executive director for Boone County Habitat for Humanity, said.