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Spring 2014 Jaguar Booster bulletin The Director of Student Activities What a Year for the Jaguars! the many Conference, Region and State track athletic achievements, and the academic achievements of As the 2013-2014 school year comes to an end, I many students. This year we have 9 Four Year Three cannot help but think of how many changes there Sport Senior Athletes and 36 Three Season Academic have been at Falls Church High School in terms of Achievement Award Winners (students who Student Activities: the addition of two beautiful new maintained a 3.5 for three sports seasons in 2013-14)! synthetic turf fields, the placement into a new The winners of the Athletic Boosters John Morris Conference (Capitol Conference 13), a new Region Scholarships will be announced and our dedicated (5A North) and a new State classification (5A), a new “graduating” Booster Board Parents will be principal - Mr. Mike Yohe, several new head coaches, recognized. Thank you to Lynn Petrazzuolo, Liz Nalle and a brand new Student Activities staff. and Charlie Quant for their incredible support to the Athletic Boosters Club for the past four years! With the new synthetic turf fields came a better practice and competition surface for many of our On a sad note, Falls Church High School lost a valued athletic programs and a wonderful sense of pride for member of our Jaguar Athletic Team this spring with all of our students, coaches, teachers, parents, and the unexpected passing of Head Swim Coach Clayton community members. The new Virginia High School Joyner. Coach Joyner had a passion for coaching and League classification system provided a more he inspired thousands of young athletes with his equitable competitive situation for the Jaguars. We enthusiasm and encouragement! He loved his family experienced a lot of success in 5A with several and friends and was a proud alumnus of FCHS. He Conference Championships and many achievements will truly be missed, but not forgotten. In his honor, the at the Region and State level. The administrative FCHS Record Boards will be re-done and named after support for the Jaguars, led by Mr. Yohe, continued to him: “The Clayton Joyner - Reach For The Wall - be outstanding. The new coaches this year brought Record Boards”. In addition, an Outstanding energy and excitement to our programs. I could not Swimmer/Diver Scholarship will be awarded each year have asked for a better combination of Student in his honor. This scholarship is possible due to the Activities assistants with Ms. Esther Rodriguez as our support of Mrs. Nancy Joyner, Coach Joyner’s Administrative Assistant, and Mr. Bobby Krause and mother, and many generous donors. Ms. Belinda Kim as Assistant Directors of Student Activities. Our amazingly dedicated Athletic Boosters Lastly, I want to thank our seniors for their leadership, Club, led by Mr. Reid Trautz, continued to provide athleticism, academic achievements, and school spirit. outstanding support to the Jaguars (financially as well The Class of 2014 represented FCHS well on and off as improving school spirit and community support). It the fields, courts, pools, and tracks. I wish them the was a wonderful year to be the Director of Student best and hope they will always support the Jaguars! Activities of FCHS! I hope everyone has a wonderful summer! Go Jags! There will be much to celebrate tonight – the accomplishments of our spring teams, especially the Jeanne Kelly 2014 Conference 13 Champion Boys Soccer Team, Director of Student Activities VHSL National District, Conference 13 and Region 5A North & South National District Conference 13 Region 5A North Region 5A South Thomas Edison Thomas Edison Conference 13: Conference 9: Falls Church Falls Church Thomas Edison Green Run Hayfield Thomas Jefferson Falls Church Kellam Mt. Vernon Robert E. Lee Thomas Jefferson Kempsville JEB Stuart George C. Marshall Robert E. Lee Princess Anne Wakefield Mt. Vernon George C. Marshall Salem Washington-Lee JEB Stuart Mt. Vernon Maury Yorktown Wakefield JEB Stuart Norview Wakefield Conference 10: Conference 14: Gloucester Freedom (LC) Hampton Stone Bridge Menchville Briar Woods Warwick Broad Run Great Bridge Potomac Falls Hickory Tuscarora Indian River Conference 15: Conference 11: Freedom (PW) Atlee Potomac Henrico North Stafford Highland Springs Brooke Point Lee-Davis Massaponax Deep Run Mountain View Douglas Freeman Conference 16: Mills Godwin Albemarle Hermitage Patrick Henry-A Conference 12: Orange Matoaca Halifax Meadowbrook Prince George L.C. Bird Clover Hill Manchester 2 The President’s Corner (Spring 2014) The Athletic Boosters have been busy this spring supporting our athletes, coaches and administrators. We have much to be thankful for and many people to thank! Thanks first to all of our concession volunteers who provide the manpower to run the concession stands at our four spring venues. Concessions are the biggest source of our annual fundraising, so even just a few two-hour shifts each season are a great help. A special thanks to Lisa Stewart who manages this large operation and Kelly Lesperance who organizes the volunteers. We had a good spring season, but we had to remain closed on too many nights because we did not have parent volunteers for the snack bars. Your time translates directly into money for our athletes, so please give your time generously! Thank you to all our parents who stepped up to be team reps this season. This is never the easiest job, but it is always rewarding. Without you, our athletes would not have had a positive sports experience. A special thanks to Geneen Roby, Lisa Stewart and Merrell Ashley for organizing our annual Falls Church Athletic Boosters Golf Classic. Due to their efforts, we had a great crowd which netted over $4,800 for our athletes! Thanks to Jane Roxbrough for organizing and administering the John Morris Scholarship—a program that is both a source of pride for the school and a benefit to two deserving student athletes each year. Thank you to every athlete and Falls Church family who helped promote our spring mattress sale— whether you put a sign in your yard, passed out flyers or dressed in a mattress costume on the day of the sale. Thanks to Kim Darling for coordinating the entire event. Thank you to all families who shopped and/or bought a mattress or two. Because of your efforts we sold 29 mattresses and raised over $3,000! Thank you to all parents and students who buy Falls Church spirit wear from the Boosters. A small amount from each purchase helps raise funds for our athletes. It all adds up! My personal thanks to the parents who presently comprise the Booster Board: Lynn Petrazzuolo, Lisa Stewart, Kelly Lesperance, Kathy Moore, Charlie Quandt, Liz Nalle, Butch and Beth Poplin, and Merrell and Allyson Ashley. The Board meets monthly, communicates by email numerous times each week and keeps all the balls rolling to ultimately help our student athletes. A special thanks to Lynn, Charlie and Liz, who are leaving the Board after many years of dedicated service. As others leave the Board, we need new parents to take their place. If you have one or more student athletes at Falls Church, now is the time to step up and be a part of this essential organization. We have jobs big and small for everyone. Our student-athletes stepped up their game this year by winning 3 Conference 13 Championships. Now it is our turn to step up our game! Contact me or talk to any Board member. Please know we welcome everyone to our monthly meetings. Subscribe to our Booster Blast newsletter at [email protected] to learn about the latest happenings including upcoming meetings. We also welcome new and better ideas, so feel free to contact any board member or me to talk about how we can all support our student athletes at Falls Church. Reid Trautz, President Falls Church Athletic Boosters [email protected] 3 Spring Sports Wrap-Up Softball Coach Jamie Harrison Baseball The softball program has an amazing group of student Coach Frank Werman -athletes. The team worked hard this season and had a positive attitude with a tremendous dedication to one another. We are so proud of them! The Falls Church baseball program continued to get better as the team recorded 6 wins, which was an The Varsity team is saying goodbye to Katy Hulette, improvement over last season. Adelaine Madison, Courtney Franklin, and Grace McGuire. Katy, shortstop and team captain, was The team had six players with All Conference selected to the All-Conference 1st team. Katy broke the recognition: junior Gary Bornholdt and senior Paul school record for highest batting average, number of Stewart were selected to the 1st Team. Senior David hits in a season and she holds the record for most Mathis was selected to the 2nd Team. Senior Nick doubles in a season. Katy will be continuing her softball Santos and juniors Jack Gutermuth and Kevin Moore career at Catholic University next year. Adelaine, team made Honorable Mention. captain and starting catcher, is a great leader who assisted any teammate who needed it. Addy always The coaching staff was pleased with the player’s has a positive and upbeat attitude. Courtney was the progress this spring and look forward to a very starting pitcher this year and did a great job staying productive team next season. The coaching staff would focused and working hard. We could always count on like to congratulate the graduating players: David Courtney for team spirit while keeping the team Mathis, Nick Santos, Paul Stewart, Damian Yupari, together. Courtney was named to the All-District Ryan Krepp, and Devin Barnes. We wish these players 2nd team.