High School Outreach

Our Schools

Aquinas HS - Kimberly Miller, ATC

Head Athletic Trainer: Aquinas High School
Assistant Athletic Trainer: Columbia County Recreation Department
Hometown: Tooele, UT
Education: B.S. Exercise Sciences: Athletic Training, 2007 Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

Burke County HS - Liz Morris, MAT, ATC

Head Athletic Trainer: Burke County High School
Hometown: Griffin, GA
Education: B.S. Health Education: Athletic Training, 2007 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA; M.A.T. Health and Physical Education, 2009 Columbus State University, Columbus, GA

Evans HS - John Ellis, MS, ATC

Sports Medicine Coordinator
Head Athletic Trainer: Evans High School
Hometown: Augusta, GA
Education: B.S. Health Education: Sports Medicine, 1999 Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA; M.S. Sports Health Science, 2001 Armstrong Atlantic State University; BPATS Internship: Atlanta Braves, Summer 1999

Grovetown HS - Jessica Kirby, MEd, ATC

Head Athletic Trainer: Grovetown High School; Columbia County Recreation Department; Georgia Bulls Soccer Club

Hometown:  New Market, TN

Education: M.Ed. Administration and Supervision of Higher Education, 2008 Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN; B.S. Athletic Training, 2006 Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

Westside HS - James Hildebrand, ATC/L

Head Athletic Trainer: Westside High School
Assistant Athletic Trainer: Columbia County Recreation Department
Hometown:  Marengo, OH
Education: B.S. Athletic Training, 2008 Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH 

Westside Patriots
Augusta, GA

Evans Knights
Evans, GA

Burke Co. Bears
Waynesboro, GA

Aquinas Fighting Irish
Augusta, GA

NATA Secondary School Athletic Trainers' Committee Official Statement

June 18, 1995
The National Athletic Trainers' Association, as a leader in health care for the physically active, believes that the prevention and treatment of injuries to student-athletes are a priority. The recognition and treatment of injuries to student-athletes must be immediate. The medical delivery system for injured student-athletes needs a coordinator within the local school community who will facilitate the prevention, recognition, treatment and reconditioning of sports related injuries. Therefore, it is the position of the National Athletic Trainers' Association that all secondary schools should provide the services of a full-time, on-site, certified athletic trainer (ATC) to student athletes.