By Coach Darwin Shaw,
Lord, you are worthy of all the praise. I would like to congratulate Christee Cuttino. Today at 3pm, Christee will be promoted to Colonel at the “National Museum of the United States Army” (1775 Liberty Dr., Fort Belvoir, Virginia). Christee is a graduate of New Britain High School, class of 1999. She was a great athlete while attending NBHS. Basketball Co-Captain, All CCC 1998 & 1999, CCC South team champions 1998 and 1999; Class “LL” State Champions 1998. Averaging 11 rebounds per game and around 9 points per game. She was the best defensive player on the team and Coach Piper called her the lunchpail player because Christee always showed up and worked hard.
Christee always did the little things on the court that never showed up in the box scores. She was also the hardest worker on the team according to Coach Piper. Track; Co-Captain All CCC 1997, 1998, and 1999. Class “LL” Championship, 5th in the 100 High Hurdles and 6th in the High Jump. In 1999 she broke and set a new school record in the High Jump. Attended West Point Military Academy in West Point, New York. Christee is currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army and she is in Command as a LTC (It’s the highest level of leadership for her rank and grade for her area of expertise) as a Product Manager leading the software development and deployment of the Army’s Next Generation Contract Writing System. Christee you have made your family/friends and the whole New Britain community proud for this outstanding achievement. Thank you for your service. Link in the comment’s to watch the ceremony. God is Love.
Editor’s note: Darwin Shaw is a longtime, widely admired coach at New Britain High School, and author “Becoming Coach Shaw, How I learned To Run My Own Race“.
