Northfield High School Athletics Newsletter August 1, 2018
Welcome to the Northfiled High School Athletics Newsletter! Nighthawk Nation will be published bi-monthly during the school year. Welcome aboard!
An Introduction to NHS Athletics
Athletics at Northfield serve as a front porch to the International Baccalaureate experience for a thriving community of principled, open-minded, and reflective lifelong learners. The 2018-19 school year will serve as the finish line of secondary academic achievement for the inaugural graduating class of 2019. It will also serve as the first year in which all Nighthawk Athletic programs are eligible for varsity competition.
Nestled in one of the fastest growing communities in the country, Northfield sets out to become a powerhouse in academics, athletics, and activities. As the newest comprehensive high school in Denver, Northfield is quickly gaining ground on big school competitors while maintaining integrity, sportsmanship, diversity, and unwavering support for students in their quest for academic, athletic, and social excellence.
As Northfield embarks on the eve of varsity athletics, it will be important to foster a team effort that provides a first-class experience for student-athletes, coaches, fans, and officials alike. The effort will not be exclusive to the athletic experience of athletes and coaches. The collaborative effort must incorporate non-athletic opportunities that serve as a platform and introduction to the fields of medicine, journalism, and other college and career oriented traits and qualities that cultivate necessary post-secondary aptitude and character.
As Nighthawk Nation takes flight, it will be important that we do not allow our vision for athletic success to eclipse the activities associated with CHSAA that include music, speech, sportsmanship, and student leadership. There are gifted students in the community and they all deserve the opportunity to display their abilities and skill sets.
Winning is important, but winning the right way supersedes all formulas for success. Just as Northfield works hard to hire the best instructors, the same holds true for coaches and sponsors of athletics and activities. This will be paramount in developing championship programs. Students are expected to extend their efforts in the classroom to the arenas of competition. Regular attendance, appropriate behavior, volunteer hours, and the willingness to learn will be pillars for advancement and features that set Northfield apart from the competition.
The 2018-19 school year will be a year to remember in the yearbook and the record book. The offering of more than 20 Varsity programs will bring along a heightened level of expectation and will provide an extraordinary trickle-down effect that will raise the tides of academics, athletics, and community. Students, teachers, families, community partners, fasten your seatbelts, and prepare for take-off.
GO NIGHTHAWKS!
Polica Houston Assistant Principal & Athletic Director Northfield High School
TOGETHER WE SOAR Polica Houston, Assistant Principal & Athletic Director [email protected]
FAMILY ID IS OPEN!
You can register your student athlete easily and online through DPS Family ID. Please make sure your student athlete is registered by Friday, August 3rd in order to start practice on Monday, August 6th.
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NIGHTHAWK ATHLETICS CALENDAR
Please see this link for up-to-date athletics schedules.
Schedule
SUMMER IN REVIEW
With IB, AP and final exams in the rear-view mirror, Northfield Athletics made a pronounced impact in the community kicking off summer with a couple highly successful inagural events followed by sports camps and summer programs. Golf Tournament
Coach Meikle met the eagerness of summertime fun with the NHS Inagural Nighthawk Community Golf Tournament at Park Hill Golf course in Football Camp early June. Incoming and current On the same day, Coach Lowe and his families took part in the production of staff kicked off the inaugural an exciting and productive event that Nighthawk Football Camp on the included Northfield staff, community gridiron of the Northfield Nest. Young and business members. future Nighthawks received coaching from Northfield coaches and student- athletes. The day placed an emphasis on fun, technique, and safety.
Baseball & Softball Youth Soccer Camp Summer Programs
Tenured soccer coach, Jason Keever, Both softball and baseball competed hosted a camp during the second in the RBI program that provided week of July that welcomed the talents programs the opportunity to welcome of area boys and girls. Campers were incoming 9th grade students and able to engage with Nighthawk encourage veteran players to knock of coaches and student-athletes from the rust before the fall season. Both the Northfield soccer program. The programs competed with teams from weeklong camp offered focus on skills across the Denver metro area and and game simulation that fostered were also treated to an evening of unique learning opportunities from appreciation at a Colorado Rockies experts of the game. game.
2018 FALL SPORTS UPDATE
NHS Fall sports begin Monday, August 6th! For more information on each individual sport, please visit NHS Athletics or reach out the coach directly. Let's go NIGHTHAWKS!
CROSS COUNTRY - BOYS & GIRLS
The cross country team is looking to build off of a great year last year. They've been training hard all summer, running hills at Red Rocks every Saturday, in preparation for the season ahead! Cross country will be competing in 3A and look forward to sending a team to state!
Head Coach Patrick Thornton [email protected]
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FOOTBALL
We are excited for the inaugural Varsity Football season. We have a strong core of returning players and an exciting group of new players and incoming freshman. The team has been training hard all spring and summer in preparation for the 2018 football season.
The Nighthawk coaching staff has more than 100 years of coaching experience collectively and are looking forward to the challenge of the upcoming season and are looking forward to your support.
Fall Camp begins August 6th and the first game is August 24th at Aurora Public Schools Stadium vs Aurora Central High School at 6:30 PM.
Head Coach Ahmad Lowe [email protected]
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GOLF - BOYS
NHS Golf is about to take flight! Practice begins Monday, August 6th and both Varsity & JV teams will be compteing at the DPS Invitational at Kennedy Golf Course on Thursday, August 9.
For schedule, practice information, news and more, visit our team website at www.northfieldgolf.net.
Head Coach Krista Meikle [email protected]
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SOCCER - BOYS
For any questions regarding the upcoming boys soccer season, please reach out to Coach Keever!
Head Coach Jason Keever [email protected]
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SOFTBALL For any questions regarding the upcoming girls softball season, please reach out to Coach Adams!
Head Coach Wally Adams [email protected]
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VOLLEYBALL - GIRLS
Northfield Volleyball is getting ready to start this season with a bang! There will be 3 teams - Freshman, JV, and Varsity. All the staff is ecstatic to begin completing at the Varsity level.
The Nighthawk Volleyball Program will be running multiple fundraisers throughout the season and look forward to your participation and support. Go Nighthawks!
Head Coach Schakara Arrazola [email protected]
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by Future Nighthawk Reporter
Every two weeks, one of our very talented Nighthawk scholars will contribute a story about the world of athletics. Look for the first article later this month!
2018-2019 NHS SPORTS UPDATES http://northfield.dpsk12.org/athletics-activities/team-sports/
WINTER SPORTS Boys Basketball / Girls Basketball / Boys Swimming
SPRING SPORTS Girls Swimming / Boys Baseball / Girls & Boys Track Girls Golf / Girls Soccer / Girls & Boys Lacrosse For more information on winter and spring sports, please visit Northfield Athletics.
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