DeVinney has served as the athletic director at Sheridan High School since July of 2018, and was recognized as a Certified Master For Beth DeVinney, sports have always been Athletic Administrator by the National a part of life. Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) this summer. With “Every lesson I learned in sports translates years of experience in the world of high over into real life - the way you communicate, school athletics, DeVinney most recently the way you deal with people, your worked as an assistant athletic director, competitive nature,” she says. “All those things teacher and varsity coach at Lebanon High are part of our everyday lives if you really look School before making the move to Sheridan at it, so it molded me into who I am.” High School. Writer / Seth Johnson Photography Provided
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Originally born in Pittsburgh, DeVinney and her family moved to small-town Indiana when she was in middle school, and she went on to become a three-sport athlete at Boone Grove High School. “I went to a small school, and it just gave me a lot of opportunities that I may or may not have had in other places,” says DeVinney of her time at Boone Grove. “I really just enjoyed my time at Boone Grove, and it obviously has a special place in my heart.”
