12/08/2024
At a past football game, our president ambassadors had the honour of meeting and conversing with Dianne and Lauren Cwik.
A little about their story, Jody Cwik ‘78, ‘86(Dianne’s husband and Lauren’s father) a PA football coach at Freedom High school was credited by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for changing his life for the better.
I had to go to the bathroom. Well, I said, “I’m not going to use the regular student bathroom because it smelled of smoke and it was just disgusting.” This is my first or second week in Freedom High School. I went to use the teachers’ lounge and their bathroom because, well, it’s super clean. I went in there and used the bathroom. In comes one of our teachers, who is also one of our football coaches. His name was Jody Cwik. He was a badass. He goes, “Hey! What are you doing in here?” I said, “I’m using the bathroom.” He said, “You can’t be in here. Get out of here.” I looked at him. Again, I’m 15 and new in the school. I’ve been in trouble. I said, “I’ll leave when I’m done.” I continued to wash my hands. He got so [ticked]. — The Rock
You can find the full newspaper article in the link in our Bio