John Burdick sits on the stands in the gymnasium at Lake Placid Middle-High School. Burdick was recently hired as the new Lake Placid Central School District athletic director. (News photo — Griffin Kelly)

In the latest back-to-school story from the Lake Placid News, Staff Writer Griffin Kelly spoke with John Burdick, who recently took over as the Lake Placid Central School District’s athletic director for Donna Moody, who retired in June.