Oak Bay HighB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Maddie Secco need to get a letter to her principal because the Grade 12 student is going to miss a good chunk of school in Feburary.
Secco was named to the Canadian senior national field hockey team for the womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s 2012 Olympic Qualification Tournament in New Delhi, India, Feb. 18 to 26.
At midfield, Secco will be representing Victoria along with a pair of UVic Vikes: goalie Kaitlyn Williams and defender Danielle Hennig. Secco, still in Grade 12, got her first taste of senior play in July at the womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s 2011 Test Series against Japan, held in Vancouver.