JV Volleyball

Leiri Melendez is joining us here at Perkiomen as our new Head Volleyball Coach.

Coach Melendez joins us with coaching experience from South Elite Volleyball Academy as well as working with College Placement at Cumpliendo Suenos Volleyball. She is a graduate of Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. She played NCAA DI Volleyball for Savannah State University where she was the first Volleyball player to be named Player of the week as well as earning the 2017 Coach Award as well as being name All-Academic in 2017-2019.

Coach Melendez shares some inspiration for the upcoming season:

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”

Donte Gittens is the Head Coach of our Varsity Boys Basketball team here at Perkiomen as well as assisting with the Volleyball team.

Coach Gittens takes over the helm of our Varsity Boys Basketball team after a very exciting career. He has coached for 4+ years in charge of Player Development and Assistant coach on the National team. He was a Professional Basketball Player before Perkiomen and is a graduate of Franklin Pierce University where he majored in Mass Communications. He was a member of the basketball team during his time at Franklin Pierce and garnered many accolades during his time. He was a member of the All Freshman team, two time All Conference player, 1300+ points, 500+ rebounds, 450+ assists, second all-time in blocks, top 5 in assists, as well as helping lead the team to a NCAA DII National Tournament. Coach Gittens is the son of Dawne Gittens and has two younger brothers, Da’Shon and Damnic.

Coach Gittens shares his excitement fro the season:

“I'm very excited for my first year at the helm as a Head Coach. Looking forward to competing every single day, as well as getting these student athletes ready for the next level."