January 7, 2009

The first home wrestling match verses Somer High School has been cancelled due to inclement weather. Somers High School is closed today. The match has not yet been rescheduled.
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MODIFIED INFORMATION:
With the modified winter season recently beginning I would like to welcome you and invite you to watch our modified student-athletes compete. For your information the entire schedule is on our District calendar. Presently over 90 7th and 8th graders are enjoying participating in our winter sports programs.
Both the modified boys’ and girls’ basketball schedules will start the first week of January, after we return from the Holiday Recess. Most of our modified games will be played at WI and hopefully we will be able to bring them to the high school a few times. Modified basketball game time is normally 4:15pm and if there is a second game scheduled, it will be at 5:45pm. Presently they are rotating their practices, switching the girls’ and boys’ practices every two weeks from WI to the old high school gym. Practices will start at both sites at 3:30pm and go to approximately 5:30pm. When they are in the old high school gym they will usually end around 5pm.
The modified wrestling program is off and running and will be housed at Morse school each day from 3:30pm to 5:15pm. With a big turnout our student-athletes will have plenty of room to wrestle. This is a big improvement over last year when we had 35 wrestlers only able to practice until 4:30, so we could fit the varsity and jv in the high school wrestling room. Their matches will be held at the high school and we are anxiously awaiting the start of their competitions.
We are looking forward to seeing you after the holidays at our modified athletic events.
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Holiday Basketball Tournament - First game ever in the Sleepy Hollow High School brand new gymnasium will be at 5pm on Thursday, December 4th. The Lady Horsemen will host Our Lady of Victory, and the second game will be Hackley vs Monroe-Woodbury at 7pm. Come and support our team and help build Sleepy Hollow pride.

The rest of the tournament schedule is as follows:

Friday, December 5th
(Boys) Nyack vs. Hackley — 5:15pm
(Boys) Lincoln Hall vs. Sleepy Hollow— 7:00pm
Saturday, December 6th
(Girls) Consolation Game — 11:30am
(Boys) Consolation Game — 1:30pm
(Girls) Championship Game— 3:30pm
(Boys) Championship Game— 6:00pm

Admission will be charged with all proceeds going to the Sleepy Hollow Boosters to support athletic programs for our students – $1.00/students, $3.00/adults. This is the only time throughout the whole year that we charge admission to our games. Thank you for your continued support.
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Please see the following reminder regarding insurance:

All students are covered while engaged in school sponsored activities. It should be noted that the individual’s family insurance company is considered the primary source of insurance coverage. The school district’s insurance provides full coverage after the individual’s family insurance coverage has been utilized.
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ALL STUDENT ATHLETES AND PARENTS
GRADES 7-12
WINTER SPORTS MEDICAL CLEARANCE INFORMATION
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ALL VARSITY AND JUNIOR VARSITY SPORTS START
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH

MODIFIED 7TH AND 8TH GRADE SPORTS
START MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24TH

ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN PLAYING A WINTER SPORT MUST START BY GOING TO THE NURSE’S OFFICE OR ATHLETIC OFFICE OR YOUR COACH TO PICK UP A BLUE FORM. ALL ATHLETES MUST GET A NEW BLUE FORM FOR EACH SPORT IN WHICH THEY PARTICIPATE. IF YOU CLEARED FOR A FALL SPORT YOU DO NOT NEED A PHYSICAL BUT YOU MUST GET THE BLUE FORM SIGNED AND RETURNED TO THE NURSE’S OFFICE.

IMPORTANT

REMEMBER, YOU MUST TAKE YOUR BLUE PERMISSION FORM HOME FOR YOUR PARENTS TO SIGN AND IF YOU NEED A PHYSICAL, WHEN YOU RETURN IT TO THE NURSE’S OFFICE SHE WILL CONDUCT A PRE-PHYSICAL SCREENING. 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 ATTACHED TO IT AND RETURN IT TO THE NURSE.

ONCE AGAIN, ALL ATHLETES MUST HAVE A PHYSICAL BEFORE PARTICIPATING IN ANY SPORT IN THE 2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR. (YOUR PHYSICAL IS ONLY GOOD FOR ONE SCHOOL YEAR.) AGAIN, IF YOU PLAYED A FALL SPORT YOU JUST NEED TO TURN IN THE SIGNED BLUE FORM TO THE NURSE, IF YOU DID NOT PLAY A FALL SPORT YOU MUST HAVE A PHYSICAL BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF PRACTICE FOR YOU TO COMPETE.

HORSEMEN HOMECOMING BIG SUCCESS!

Starting with Friday night’s bonfire over 600 students enjoyed the pep rally and bonfire that helped start the Homecoming weekend off with a bang. Everyone who attended had a very enjoyable evening and it carried over to the entire day on Saturday. Our football team had a big victory over Pearl River 35 – 12. Our team looked very crisp and focused.

Thank you to all the parents for the tremendous support they give our teams. It was so prevalent on Saturday. With their help we had a headless horsemen lead our team into action. The senior ceremony was a wonderful way to say thank you to our seniors and their families for allowing us to coach their children. The football boosters, our cheerleaders and even our Field Hockey team did a great job decorating and showing Sleepy Hollow spirit and pride at its best.

Once again thank you to everyone for making this homecoming an enjoyable and very spirited activity for the student body and our community.
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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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