Junior Jaguars Kids Club Newsletter June 2014

Hi Junior Jaguars! I hope you’re having a great summer. We sure are! IUPUI is involved in lots of community activites during the summer. We will be part of the annual Indy BackPack Attack School Supply drive, which provides school supplies to kids so they can have a great school year. You can learn more about Indy BackPack Attack at www.indybackpackattack.org. We’ll also be in the Family Fun Zone presented by University during Indiana Black Expo’s 44th Summer Celebration. You can learn more at www.indianablackexpo.com/summer- celebration/. Make sure to have an adult help you when using the internet. We’re looking forward to enjoying our summer, and hope you all have a fun and safe break!

New Junior Jaguar Mascot Has a Name

Our new mascot will be called... Pawz!

Congratulations to Taryn Pappe who won our naming contest. We had some really great entries!

A little about our winner: Taryn just completed the fifth grade. She will turn 11 in July. She recently completed her first season playing soccer. Her hobbies include reading books, coloring and playing with neighborhood friends. Her favorite food is cheese pizza!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered, and congratulations Taryn! We can’t wait to have Pawz be our official Junior Jaguars Mascot!

Look for Pawz to be featured in a fun activity for our next newsletter. Kyle Hyland played with IUPUI from 2009-2012

Former IUPUI Jaguars Play for Indy Eleven

Former IUPUI Soccer standouts Kyle Hyland and Chris Wey continue to impress while playing for Indy Eleven, the North American Soccer League’s franchise in . After playing for a season with the Columbus Crew in the MLS, Hyland returned to Indianapolis to continue his professional career. Kyle has played in all nine games for the Indy Eleven, logging a total of 766 minutes, ranking fourth on the team in total minutes played. Wey meanwhile has put a hold on a young teaching career as a 5th Grade teacher at Garden City Elementary in Wayne Township to join the Eleven.

Hyland played at IUPUI from 2009-2012. In his final year with the Jags, Kyle was named to the Second Team All-Summit League as he finished the year tied for the conference lead in goals (8), shots (58) and game-winning goals (3) while tying for second in the league in points (18).

Wey represented the Jags from 2004-2007. He also was voted Second Team All-Summit League after contributing three goals and five assists in his final season. Chris helped lead his team to the conference championship tournament final game as he set up the game-winning goal in the Jags 2-0 victory over Oral Roberts.

Both Kyle and Chris were excellent students being named to multiple Academic Advisor’s Lists throughout their career.

Chris Wey talks to students while wearing an Indy Eleven scarf