Aswenearconclusionofthefallsportsseason,IwanttoextendNighhawkNationappreciationtoalloftheparents/guardiansandcommunitymemberswhoareloyalandcontinuouslyhelptomakeNighthawkathleticsagreatexperienceforstudent-athletes.IhavewitnessedamazingparentsupportandamcognizantofthefactthatwewouldnotbeturningthiscornerinNighthawkhistorywithoutyou.Together,wewillcontinuetoworkandmakethisagreatNighthawkathleticexperience.Wearegratefulforparentsupport.

WinterAthleticsAsweembarkonthewinterseason,itisimportanttoensurethatyourstudent-athleteisregisteredfortheseasonandsportinFamilyID.Inaddition,ifyourstudent-athletedoesnothaveaphysicalonfile,theywillneedtodosobeforeparticipatinginpractice.TheofficialstartdatefroWinterAthleticsisNovember12.

Thisyear,NorthfieldwillofferGirlsandBoysBasketballandSwimming.TherewillbeanoptionforwrestlingandthoseinterestedwillcompeteforandpracticeattheFarNortheast.CoachEzekielOcanseywillbereturningforhisfourthyearastheHeadCoachofBoysBasketball.AlsoenteringhisfourthyearastheHeadSwimCoachisRichLeduc.EnteringhisfirstyearasHeadCoachofGirlsBasketball,isErnestJones.Withtheexceptionofswimming,thiswillbethefirstyearofvarsitycompetitionandhomegameswillbeheldattheNorthfieldNest.QuicklinkstoFamilyIDandPhysicalform

GONIGHTHAWKS!

PolicaHoustonAssistantPrincipal&AthleticDirectorNorthfieldHighSchool

NorthfieldHighSchoolAthleticsNewsletterOctober27,2018

WelcometotheNorthfiledHighSchoolAthleticsNewsletter!NighthawkNationispublishedbi-monthlyduringtheschoolyear.

Welcomeaboard!

FinalHomeFootballGameTODAYAfteranimpressivewinagainstSkyviewlastweek,CoachLoweandfootballwillrecognizeseniorsduringtheirlasthomestandagainstHolyFamilytoday,Saturday,October27at4pm.SeniorswillincludeEarlWatkins,RichardSwanson,ElijahWatkins,JassieNguyen,JoseVasquez,JohnMedina,DarbreyJohnson,DevionHinton,AndreyThomas.

WatchNow

HaveYouSeenThis?Communitymemberandvideoextraordinaire,BeauBarkley,ofVeteranMoveMedia,infiltratedtheNorthfieldcampusandsportseventstheweekofhomecomingtocaptureNorthfiledatitsbest.Fromspiritweektotheschooldanceandeverythinginbetween,thistrulyembodieswhatNorthfieldisallabout.

Checkoutthevideoandsharetheexcitementwithyourfriendsandfamily!

TOGETHERWESOARPolicaHouston,AssistantPrincipal&AthleticDirector

polica.houston@dpsk12.org

TOGETHERWECELEBRATE

CrossCountryMakesHistory!Lastweek,PatrickThorntonandtheBoysCrossCountryteamplacedfourthplaceatRegionalsandwillbemovingontotheStateChampionshipsinColoradoSpringsonSaturdayOctober27.CompetingathletesincludeJonVogel,TylerImhof,IanKleinshcmidt,LoganSchubert,MicaiShoots,GradyEvans,ConnorSmithburger,andDylanGreher.BestofluckatState!

SoccerSeasonComesToAnEndCoachKeeverandBoysSoccerhaveworkedhardovertheseasonandhavebeeninvolvedinseveralclosematcheswithhighpower4Aand5Ateams.Thefutureisbrightforboyssoccer,astherewereseveralunderclassmenwhocontributedtobigwinsandexcitement.Asthecurtaincloses,wesaygoodbyetoourseniorswhopavedthewayacademicallyandathleticallyandprovidedvaluablementorshipovertheyear.SeniorsincludeDiarrassouba(Shaq)Hinzanchiek,CamronArgent,CarrsonKeller,AdamSnowden,ErnestoGutierrez-Vargas,GabeArreola,andEvanLiu.

VolleyballCelebratesSeniorsCoachSchakaraandvolleyballconcludedtheseasonwithapregamebreakfastfundraiserthatwashostedbytheparents,andalotofenthusiasmandanticipationfornextyear.TheseniorsfromthevolleyballprogramaccountforacombinedsevenAcademicAll-StateFirstTeammembers.SeniorsincludePeriCooper,SophiaNiquette,CarolineCarranza,AlizeaBarhona,EllieClifford,GiselleReinhardt,andHunterKeown.

FreshmansFlipsAllTheWayToRegionalsSpecialshoutouttoNighthawkgymnast,EllaSeward.EllawillcompetethisSaturdayintheRegionalGymnasticsmeet,andwewishherthebestofluck!NorthfieldisworkinghardtosupporttheprograminthenearfuturesothattheycansporttheNavy&Goldatcompetitions,andEllaisleadingtheway!

Despiteadelayedstarttopre-seasontraining,CoachLeducandstaffwilllaunchgirlsswimmingonMonday,October29.Takeadvantageoftheopportunitytogetaheadstarttotheswimseason.

GirlsSwimmingStartsMonday

NighthawkNationwillannouncetheHeadCoachesforBoysandGirlsLacrosseonTuesday,October30,5:30-7:00pm.UniversityofDenvergraduate

LacrossePressConference

NEWSYOUCANUSE

andColoradoOutlaw,EricLaw,willbethekeynotespeaker.Getinonthegroundlevelofgreatness!

IfyourstudenthasinterestincompetinginGirlstennisforNorthfieldthisSpring,pleasehavethemmeetwithMr.HoustonASAP.DPShasadvisedthatNorthfieldwillneedtocarry14ontheteamtobeabletooffertennisandnotrequirestudent-athletestoplayunderanotherschool.InterestwillbesharedwithDPSonNovember2.

IMPORTANT:GirlsTennis

Juniorsandseniorsinterestedinplayingfootballatthenextlevel,clickHEREtolearnaboutanupcomingeventtobeheldonWednesday,December5,6-8:30pm,atValorChrisitanHighSchool.Inaddition,ifyouwanttoregisterfortheeventpleaseclickHEREFORREGISTRATION.

WantToPlayCollegeFootball?

Northfield'sfirstdebateteamwillbeoutinforcethisweekendfortheveryfirsttime!TheDenverUrbanDebateLeagueseasonopenerisatAuroraCentralHighSchoolthisSaturday,October27.NHShasseventeams(fourteenstudents)competingindebate.Anyadultsinterestedinlearninghowtojudgeatdebatemeets(NOEXPERIENCENECESSARY)pleasejoinus.TheUrbanDebateLeaguewillbetrainingjudgesforallevents--debate,speech,Congress,anddramaticinterpretation--between7:30a.m.and9:00a.m.VolunteeringtojudgeforhighschooldebateisagreatservicetoNHSandtoallofDenver'shighschoolstudents.Debatemeetsdonotrunwithoutqualifiedjudges.Formoreinformation,contactCoachDonavan.

NorthfieldDebateWantsYou

TheDailyNighthawk.comisNorthfield’srecentlylaunchedstudentnewswebsite.PleasebookmarkthesportssectionforthelatestonNHSathletics,writtenbyNorthfieldstudentsandstudentathletes!

"NBATeamSeasonPreviews:Warriors,Thunder&Spurs"byRueEissa&XavierJudgeStudentspreviewthe2018-2019NBAseasonforthreeWesternConferencefavorites."SoftballCancerAwarenessGameRecap"byMarinRiceTeamleaderMarinRicerecapsherteam'semotionalgame.StaytunedformorestudentreportingundertheHawkTalksectioninfutureeditionsoftheNighthawkNationnewsletter.

FALLSPORTSBANQUETS!Severalprogramsarenearinganendtotheseasonorhavewrappedupandplanningbanquets.Pleasebesuretoprovidesupportforprograms,byvolunteeringtoassistwithplanning,set-up,andteardown.Seebelowforsportsspecificbanquetscurrentlyscheduled.

NorthfieldCrossCountrywillcelebratetheseason'sendonFriday,Novermber2ndatNHS.HeadCoachPatrickThorntonpatrick_thornton@dpsk12.org

CROSSCOUNTRY-BOYS&GIRLS

TheNorthfieldFootballTouchdownClubinvitesplayersandfamiliestocelebratethe2018season.

Thursday,November8at6:00pmTheCube-StapletonMCA

Dinner,drinksanddessertprovided.Nocosttoplayers,coachesandmanagers.Adults$10,Childrenover10yearsold$10,Children5-9$5,Children5andunderarefree.Payablebycashorcheckatdoordayofevent.HeadCoachAhmadLoweahmad_lowe@dpsk12.org

FOOTBALL

BoysSoccerwillcelebratetheseasonwithanendoftheyearbanquetonNovember13from6:30-9pmatDicksSportingGoodsPark.HeadCoachJasonKeeverjason_keever@dpsk12.org

SOCCER-BOYS

ThegirlsvolleyballprogramwillcelebrateasuccessfulseasononOctober29thatNHS.HeadCoachSchakaraArrazolaschakara_arrazola@dpsk12.org

VOLLEYBALL-GIRLS

2018FALLSPORTSBANQUETS

Formoreinformationoneachindividualsport,pleasevisitNHSAthleticsorreachoutthecoachdirectly.GONIGHTHAWKS!

WinterSportsBeginsNovember12th-RegisterToday!Pleaseensurethatyourstudent-athletehasacurrentphysical(goodforonecalendaryear)completedbythefirstdayofpractice.PhysicalsofferedtoNighthawkstudent-athletesoncampusbyCherryCreekWellnessCenterfor$25onWednesday,November7,3:30-5:30pm.PleaseregisterwiththedesignatedRemindAppbelow/emailtolearnaboutupcomingevents.

BoysBasketballCoachEzekielOcanseyEzekiel_ocansey@dpsk12.orgRemindApp:Enter81010andFreshmanTextinmessage“@northfield”,CTeam/JVTextinmessage“@eocans”,VarsityTextinmessage“@nhsboysva”

GirlsBasketballCoachErnestJonesErnest_jones@dpsk12.org

GirlsSwimmingContactRichLeducRichard_leduc@dpsk12.orgRemindApp:Enter81010andText“@rleduc”inmessage

Ifyoustillneedtoregisteryourstudentforfallsports,youcandosoeasilyandonlinethroughDPSFamilyID.

FamilyID

FAMILYIDISOPEN

SPRINGSPORTSGirlsSwimming/BoysBaseball/Girls&BoysTrack

WINTERSPORTSCOMINGSOON

NORTHFIELDSPORTSOFFERINGShttp://northfield.dpsk12.org/athletics-activities/team-sports/

GirlsGolf/GirlsSoccer/Girls&BoysLacrosse

FALLSPORTSCrossCountry/Football/BoysGolfBoysSoccer/Softball/Volleyball

Formoreinformationonwinterandspringsports,pleasevisitNorthfieldAthletics.

Generaladmission,$5.00StudentswithschoolID,$3.00

Seniorcitizens(65yearsandolder),$1.00Childrenunder12years,$1.00Childrenunder6years,free

StudentathletewithstickeronschoolID,freeStaffonlywithschoolID,freeAdultathleticpass,$60.00

ParticipationinONEFULLSportsSeason=5semesterhoursofPERequirementWAIVEDStudentMUSTbea9th-11thgradestudentStudentMUSTmaintainacademicallyeligibilityfortheENTIRESeasonandMUSTcompleteseasonStudentsMUSTrequestthewaiverthroughtheircounselorpriortothefirstgame.Iftherequestismadeafterthefirstgame,thewaiverwillbedenied.Pleaseseecounselorfordetails.

Acandidateforletteringinanysportmustmeetthefollowingrequirements:MeetallrequirementssetforthbytheDenverPublicSchoolsAthleticLeague.Meettheindividualrequirementsofthesport.Completetheseasoningoodstanding.Havetherecommendationofthecoachandtheprincipal.Forfeituresandbyesarenottocounttowardwinninganaward.Theprincipalandcoachoftheschoolconcernedmayawarda4-yearmeritoriousservicelettertoaseniorwhohasneverlettered.

Foracompletelistofletteringandawardguidelinesbysport,pleasevisitNorthieldAthletics.

NEWSYOUMAYHAVEMISSED

Cost/AdmissionToDPSAthleticCompetitions

PEWaivers

PEGeneralLettering&AwardGuidelines

FordetailsaboutthenewtransferrulesthatwentintoeffectonJune1,2018,pleasevisitTRANSFERRULES.

CHSAATRANSFERRULES

Despitethemorethan300daysofsunshine,Coloradoweathercanbeunpredictable.Pleaseknowthatstudentsafetyisofutmostimportance.TheWeatherBugAppwillinformdecisionstopostpone/cancelpracticebasedonlightningandtheNationalweatherserviceandlocalsirenswillbeusedforotherconditions.Coacheswillfollowproceduresaccordingtolocation-specificsafetyplansandprovidecommunicationthroughtheRemind.comApp.

SAFETYFIRST

Pleaseseethislinkforup-to-dateathleticsschedules.

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