Announcements

HOMECOMING INVITATION

Please come and enjoy all the festivities of our 2008 Homecoming. With the tremendous support of everyone, especially the football boosters it will be an exciting day starting at about 1:15 with the introduction and senior ceremony. Kick off will be at 1:30 and at half time we will introduce the king and queen of Sleepy Hollow High School Homecoming for 2008, as well as introducing our future stars, our 2008 modified team as well as the youth football team in our community, the Wolfpack.

Come enjoy the afternoon with us - it is going to be a great day!
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Directions to Haindl Field for Eastchester Football game on Friday, September 19th at 7pm:

Take the Cross Westchester Expressway East (287) to Exit 9 Hutchinson River Parkway South to Exit 18W. Make a right turn off the exit onto Mill Road. Make a right at the light onto California Road. At the next light turn right onto White Plains Road. At the next light make a right turn into Lake Isle. All buses and cars are to park closest to the fence facing White Plains Road. Follow the signs to Haind Field (behind Old Navy).
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September 9, 2008
Welcome Modified Athletes and Parents

On behalf of the Athletic Department I would like to invite all 7th and 8th grade students to participate in our fall modified program. I have included some detailed information which should help you understand and give you some insight into each program in regards to time and transportation. I hope this information proves helpful.

• Modified Football - the modified football team will be practicing at the high school normally Monday thru Friday from approximately 3:30 to 5:30pm. Occasionally the practice will run later but they should be able to make a late bus from the high school gymnasium at approximately 5:30pm. This will not always be the case if the practice is extended.
• Modified Girls’ Soccer – the modified girls’ soccer team practices every day Monday thru Friday at Peabody Field. There will be a bus for our students, both modified and high school, going to Peabody at 3:30 and returning at approximately 5:30 to the high school.
• Modified Boys’ Soccer – the modified boys’ soccer team will be practicing at Washington Irving Elementary (upper field) from 3:30 to approximately 5:30 each day Monday thru Friday. There will be a bus provided from the John Paulding parking lot by the Administration Building each day at approximately 3:15pm. For approximately 8 years we have never had a return bus from WI and this procedure will continue for the fall 2008 season. Please make arrangements for pickup.
• Modified Volleyball – the modified volleyball team will be practicing at Washington Irving gymnasium from 3:30 to 5:30 every day Monday thru Friday. On occasion their practice will be switched to the high school gym when our varsity and jv teams have an away game. The same bus that takes the boys’ soccer team to WI will take the girls. If a second bus is necessary it will be assigned.
• Modified Field Hockey – the modified field hockey team practices right at the high school every day Monday thru Friday from 3:30 to 5:30pm. Since the girls are at the high school they can easily make a 5:30 late bus is they choose to do so.
• Modified Cross Country – the modified cross country team runs the trails adjacent to the high school. Their practices are usually shorter and should be over by about 5:15pm. On occasion we may transport the team to practice at our Cross Country course – the Rockefeller Estates – but even then they should be back on time to make the late bus.

I would like to inform everyone that every time a game is scheduled the game usually starts between 4:15 and 4:30 whether it is home or away. I would like to emphasize the fact that a home game should conclude about 5:45 to 6:00 and for an away game add additional time for travel back to the high school. It is the student’s responsibility to provide a way home because the bus will drop them off at the high school.

Looking forward to seeing you as you enjoy the Sleepy Hollow modified teams compete. Sleepy Hollow pride is certainly on the rise.
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SLEEPY HOLLOW ATHLETICS START IN A BIG WAY WITH 2 BIG WINS!!

The Sleepy Hollow Headless Horsemen played a tough football game to gets its first win in class A yesterday. After dealing with a rainout on Saturday the Horsemen had to refocus to play on Monday adding to the overall adversity they have faced since camp opened on August 20th. The Horsemen struck first on a td run by Kayzon Stovall after driving the ball down the field to take the lead 7-0. Spring Valley answered but missed the p.a.t. so the Horsemen still led 7-6. On the ensuing kickoff Bobby Small returned it for a touchdown adding to the Horsemen’s lead 13-6. In the third quarter Spring Valley scored on a tired Horsemen team putting them up 14-13. Sleepy Hollow showed great heart in not giving up and scoring again to take the lead 19-14. Spring Valley scored to take the lead 20-19 with about 4 min to go in the game. The Horsemen got the ball on the 40 and drove the ball to the 2. With 4 and 1 and 24 seconds left Coach Borys elected to go for it rather than kick a risky field goal from the right hash mark. The Horsemen got the first down by inches and Bobby Small ran in the winning touchdown on the next play. The victory came with class and lots of heart as the Horsemen hung in a close one.
“Both teams fought like lions,” Sleepy Hollow coach Steve Borys said. “It was really one of the best things I’ve ever been a part of.”

Girls’ Varsity Soccer won their season opener on Monday, September 8th against Keio Academy. The final sore was 0-2. Co-captain Jamie Bucci scored the first goal for the lady Horsemen midway through the second half. Several minutes later Co-captain Cathy Garro scored Sleepy’s second goal, assisted by Jamie Bucci. The girls’ soccer team has their second game on Wednesday, September 10th at home against Ardsley.

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INVITATION TO ALL

ON BEHALF OF ALL OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES AND THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND AN INVITATION TO OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO COME AND ENJOY OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES IN ACTION. OUR FIRST CONTEST WILL BE THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH - VARSITY FOOTBALL PLAYS HOST TO SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL AT 1:30PM.

ONCE AGAIN PLEASE COME AND ENJOY WATCHING ALL OUR OUTSTANDING ATHLETES COMPETE. WE HAVE A SPECIAL SCHOOL AND EXTRA SPECIAL STUDENTS WHO LOVE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY ENJOYING THEM COMPETE. SEE YOU AT THE GAMES.
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FALL SPORTS STARTING DATES:

FOOTBALL ————————WED., AUGUST 20TH WI - 8AM
ALL OTHER HS SPORTS ————MON., AUGUST 25TH
———-BOYS’ SOCCER - WI LOWER - 8:30AM
———-SWIMMING - TARRYCREST SWIM CLUB 8:30AM
———-GIRLS’ SOCCER - PEABODY 8:30AM
———-FIELD HOCKEY - HIGH SCHOOL FIELD 8:30AM
———-CROSS COUNTRY - HIGH SCHOOL 9:30AM
———-VOLLEYBALL - HIGH SCHOOL GYM 8:30AM
MODIFIED SPORTS —————-FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

THE LAST DATE FOR PHYSICALS WILL BE AUGUST 20TH AT 8:30AM IN THE HIGH SCHOOL NURSE’S OFFICE. ANYONE WHO IS TAKING A PHYSICAL MUST HAVE A BLUE PERMISSION FORM SIGNED BY THEIR PARENT/GUARDIAN. IF YOU HAVE HAD A PHYSICAL FROM AN OUTSIDE PHYSICIAN MAKE SURE YOU BRING THE PHYSICAL AND BLUE FORM TO THE NURSE. WITHOUT MEDICAL CLEARANCE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE OR TRY OUT FOR A FALL SPORT.

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The Varsity Sports Awards Dinner will be held on Thursday, June 5th at 6pm at the Abigail Kirsch Tappan Hill Mansion

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2008 Fall Sports
Starting Dates

FOOTBALL WED., AUGUST 20TH
ALL OTHER HS SPORTS MON., AUGUST 25TH
MODIFIED SPORTS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

PHYSICALS FOR THE FALL WILL BE MAY 28TH AND JUNE 4TH AT 8:30 IN THE NURSE’S OFFICE.

Sleepy Hollow Pride is on the Rise

ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PLAYING A FALL SPORT NEXT SCHOOL YEAR MUST START BY GOING TO THE NURSE’S OFFICE FOR PRE-PHYSICAL INFORMATION.

PLEASE COME DOWN TO THE NURSE’S OFFICE DURING LUNCH OR FREE PERIOD STARTING May 15th.

    IMPORTANT

MAKE SURE TO PICK UP YOUR BLUE PERMISSION FORM TO TAKE HOME FOR YOUR PARENTS’ SIGNATURE. IF YOU DON’T TURN IN YOUR BLUE FORM YOU CAN’T HAVE A PRE-PHYSICAL SCREENING BY THE NURSE. YOU MUST HAVE A PRE-PHYSICAL SCREENING TO RECEIVE A PHYSICAL BY THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN.

    VERY IMPORTANT

IF YOU GET A PRIVATE PHYSICAL, YOU STILL NEED TO HAND IN THE BLUE FORM WITH A COPY OF YOUR PHYSICAL TO THE NURSE.

ALL ATHLETES MUST HAVE A PHYSICAL BEFORE PARTICIPATING IN ANY SPORT IN THE 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR. (ALL PHYSICALS ARE ONLY GOOD FOR ONE SCHOOL YEAR)

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WOW — 16 STRIKEOUTS IN ONE GAME!!!

Congratulations to Matt Vallo on an outstanding performance in yesterday’s game. With Matt on the mound the Horsemen baseball team had a big win over Croton - 9-1. I believe this performance produced the most strikeouts in Sleepy Hollow school history. We have been checking to see if 16 strikeouts was the most ever recorded in a seven innng contest. I would appreciate it if any of the Horsemen alumni or anyone in the community would contact me at the Athletic Office on 631-3664 if you know of anyone who has ever had more strikeouts in one game. We believe this is a record for our school.

Record or not - what an outstanding performance by an outstanding student-athlete - Matt Vallo - 16 strikeouts is absolutely terrific. Great job Matt.

Chuck Scarpulla
Athletic Director
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The Sleepy Hollow Athletic Department is pleased to announce that we are using an interactive calendar to communicate all changes, additions and deletions in our athletic schedule. The calendar is available for public viewing by clicking on the School Calendars link on the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns home page (www.tufsd.org). One benefit of this new calendar is that you can subscribe to it, thereby receiving email notification of any changes, additions or deletions. To subscribe, please follow the steps below:

From the district’s website, click on the “school calendars” link on the left navigation bar
Click on Sleepy Hollow Athletics
When the Sleepy Hollow Athletics calendar is loaded, click on the “subscribe” icon (a finger with a thread around it) at the top left of the screen.
When the subscribe screen is loaded, type your email where indicated, and click in the box labeled “I would like to receive Add/Delete/Change email notifications.” If you would like to receive reminders of events, click in the box labeled “I would like to receive email reminders of events” and choose your preferred number of days, minutes or hours that you would like to receive notification prior to events.
Click “subscribe.”

The next screen informs you that your request was accepted and that a confirmation will be sent to your email address. Click “OK”, which closes that window. There is one step left, and that is to open your email and click on the link sent to you via an automated email message.

    Note: The subscription is not activated until you open the email notification you receive and click on the provided link. The directions are specific, but failure to click on the link means your subscription will not be activated.

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SPRING SPORTS STARTING DATES:

VARSITY AND JV — MARCH 10TH
MODIFIED — MARCH 25TH

SPORTS OFFERINGS:

VARSITY AND JV — BASEBALL, GOLF, BOYS’ LACROSSE, GIRLS’ LACROSSE, SOFTBALL, TENNIS, BOYS’ TRACK, GIRLS’ TRACK

MODIFIED — BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, TRACK & FIELD, BOYS’ LACROSSE, GIRLS’ LACROSSE

ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PLAYING A SPRING SPORT THIS YEAR MUST START BY GOING TO THE NURSE’S OFFICE FOR PRE-PHYSICAL INFORMATION.

PLEASE COME DOWN TO THE NURSE’S OFFICE DURING LUNCH OR FREE PERIOD.

IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE TO PICK UP YOUR BLUE PERMISSION FORM TO TAKE HOME FOR YOUR PARENTS’ SIGNATURE. IF YOU DON’T TURN IN YOUR BLUE FORM YOU CAN’T HAVE A PRE-PHYSICAL SCREENNG BY THE NURSE. YOU MUST HAVE A PRE-PHYSICAL SCREENNG TO RECEIVE A PHYSICAL BY THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN.

VERY IMPORTANT: IF YOU GET A PRIVATE PHYSICAL YOU STILL NEED TO HAND IN THE BLUE FORM WITH A COPY OF YOUR PHYSICAL TO THE NURSE.

SPRING PHYSICALS FOR MODIFIED WILL BE MARCH 12TH.

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winter-weekly-schedule-feb-11.pdf

Congratulations to junior, Genevieve Ruppel, for qualifying for the Class B meet at West Point this Sunday. Genevieve will be competing in the long jump and 55 meters. We wish her the best! We know she’ll make us proud.
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Due to a problem with the Albertus Magnus’ gym, the girls’ JV and Varsity basketball games have been rescheduled from Thursday, February 7 to Friday, February 8
Softball Clinic Info:

Softball Clinic for 3rd to 12th Grade - Free
Where - Sleepy Hollow High School’s Gym
Free for all present and future Sleep Hollow Softball Players,
and Free for all TNT Recreational League Players.

Subjects to be covered:
1 - Windmill Pitching      2 - Hitting 3 - Slap Hitting
4 - Bunting      5 - Drag Bunting        6 - Fielding
7 - Defense      8 - Rundowns
9 - Drills to improve the player’s skills 10 - Base running
11 - Rules     12 - Strategy & Coaching Tips

Windmill Pitching and Batting Drills will be covered on each date, subjects 3 through 12 will be covered periodically when time allows. All Rec. Lg. Coaches are welcome.

Dates & Times:
Saturday’s Feb 9, 16. 23 and March 1
1:30 PM to 3 PM - Third thru Sixth Grade
3PM to 4:30 PM - Seventh thru Twelfth Grade
Tuesday’s Feb 12, 19, 26 and March 4
5 PM to 6:30 PM - Third thru Sixth Grade
6:30 PM to 8 PM - Seventh thru Twelfth Grade

SPRING SPORTS MEDICAL CLEARANCES1) Spring sports physicals will be scheduled for the latter part of February and early March. Please remember that a student athlete that participated in a fall or winter sport must only return the blue medical form to the nurse. If you did not participate, you must, besides turning in a blue form, get a physical. Spring sports start Monday, March 10th.

FALL ATHLETICS STARTING DATE

2) The start date for the fall has been established. Football varsity and JV will start Wednesday, August 20th. All other teams will start Monday, August 25th with modified starting the first day of school with a meeting and actual practice on the second day. I hope this information is helpful to you so that you can make sure your summer plans will not conflict with the start of practice.