Annual STAR Walk, Roll & Stroll on May 6th
February 17, 2012 by Editor ·
SHS News Flash
From: Laura Blair (sometimes known as the Wreckers #1 Fan)
To: SHS Sports Teams’ Coaches
I need your help by publicizing the Annual Star Walk, Roll & Stroll on May 6th. You can help by passing the information below on to your team’s Web Master:
Our own Laura Blair is at it again, working for a great cause, “STAR, INC.” The 7th Annual STAR Walk, Roll & Stroll will take place on Sunday, May 6th at Sherwood Island Park.
STAR serves more than 500 area families. Of those, more than 130 families receive early intervention services for their infants and young children. STAR supports 11 group homes and 16 apartments, assisting 87 individuals with independent living. STAR provides training and job placement to 236 adults.
For more information, visit the Star webpage.
To donate, please go to: Active.com
Last year, I raised $5,500 for this worthy cause. The SHS community led the charge with $4,000 in contributions! So, let’s get going Wreckers and support this worthy cause.
Water Polo Slideshow Now Online
November 30, 2011 by Editor ·
The 2011 Slideshow – which was shown at the team banquet – is now online. Click below to view it. Click here to go to the team’s Vimeo video site, where you can watch and download the slideshow.
Don’t forget: the photos used in the slideshow — plus hundreds more — can be viewed on the team’s SmugMug photo gallery, where you can download copies and order prints. SmugMug also sells photo items, which are great holiday gifts. (And no, neither I nor the team get a cut of the sale.)
See you next year.
- Ronald Wimer
Vote for Staples Alumna Swimmer Liz Fry
November 16, 2011 by Admin ·
Elizabeth Fry
Westport resident and record-shattering open water swimmer Elizabeth Fry has been nominated for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year.
The nomination recognizes Fry, 52, for “her dynamic spirit in helping others realize their open water dreams while she realizes her own potential in some of the most difficult swims in the world,” according to the sponsor of the World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) awards, Open Water Source. In particular, the nomination recognizes Fry for the two “double crossings” she swam in 2011.
Last June, she set the double crossing record and became the only person to complete the unprecedented 35-mile Ederle Swim, swimming from Manhattan Island to New Jersey, and back. Her time of 11 hours, 5 minutes set the standard for both men and women, young and old. She then became the oldest person to complete the 42-mile double crossing of the English Channel in 24 hours, 39 minutes, with her return journey faster than the outgoing swim from England to France. This was her third attempt to complete the two-way crossing of the iconic Channel, having previously accomplished five successful one-way crossings. She wrapped up her 2011 season with a 13 hour, 25 minute, 25-mile crossing from Vermont, U.S.A. to Québec, Canada.
In addition, Fry has served as the long-standing director of the 25K Swim Across the Sound, one of the nation’s largest open water swimming events, which has raised millions of dollars for the St. Vincent’s Medical Center Foundation.
Fry trains with the Westport Swim Club, a Connecticut Masters team, which is coached by Staples Girls Swim coach Michael Laux. She began her swimming career in Long Beach, New York and attended Camp Akomak, a swim camp in Canada. As a teen in Westport, she swam for the Westport Weston Family Y Water Rats and Staples High School swim teams. Fry attended college at the University of Connecticut, where she was awarded the John Squires Award for the most improved swimmer as a freshman while earning a degree in Chemistry, and earned graduate degrees at Fordham University.
About the WOWSA Award
According to Open Water Source, the WOWSA award is meant to honor not necessarily the best athlete, but the individual who best embodies the spirit of open water swimming; possesses the sense of adventure, tenacity and perseverance for which open water swimmers are known; and has most positively influenced the world of open water swimming in 2011. This year’s award nominees include twelve women from nine countries. Awards also are given for Man of the Year and Performance of the Year.
Voting takes place online at Open Water Swimming from November 1 to December 31. The winner will be announced and honored on January 1 at the Global Open Water Swimming Conference.
For more information on Elizabeth Fry, visit here.
Click to cast your vote.
Hopkins Game Now Online
October 17, 2011 by Editor ·
Photos from Saturday’s game are now in the team’s photo gallery. Click to view them.
The team’s dramatic win in overtime was also covered in Monday’s edition of The Daily Westport.
Congratulations!
WEEK OF OCTOBER 17th and UPCOMING GAMES
October 16, 2011 by Gloria Nussbaum ·
Wednesday, October 19th
Home game for varsity and jv vs. Horace Mann, 4 pm warm up, 4:30 pm start for the first game.
We will have a concession stand at the game.
Friday, October 21st
Away game for varsity and jv at Loomis Chafee, 1:45 early dismissal, 2:00 pm bus.
NEWS ON UPCOMING GAMES
Greenwich High School Tournament October 28th, 29th and 30th – Varsity and JV
While we don’t have the exact schedule, the tournament games will run on Friday night, Saturday starting at noon and ending at 9pm, and Sunday morning with the last game starting at noon. We will likely be playing some games on Friday and Sunday because Saturday is Staples Homecoming and, as a result, we have requested not to play before 3 pm on Saturday.
More details to follow as soon as they are set.
New Game/Rescheduled – Saturday, November 12th
Varsity away game vs. Hudson Valley, Saturday, November 12th, 8 am warm up. Bus details to follow
This is the last game of the season.
Whose Game Is It, Anyway?
October 5, 2011 by Editor ·
The Westport PTA Council and the Westport Weston Family Y are hosting a community conversation about youth sports with Dr. Richard Ginsburg at Bedford Middle School at 7:00 pm on Thursday, October 20, 2011.
Dr. Richard Ginsburg is a faculty member at the Harvard Medical School and the co-director of the PACES (Performance and Character Excellence Institute of Sports Psychology) program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Ginsburg provides talks and consultations nationally to youth, high school and collegiate athletic programs. He is the co-author of Whose Game Is It, Anyway?, a comprehensive guide that helps parents ensure a positive sports experience for their children.
“Travel teams, early specialization, daily practices and competitive tryouts are dominating our recreational and school sports programs across the country at all levels,” says Dr. Ginsburg. “While there is much attention given to the pressures our sporting culture places on athletes, parents are in need of support to guide their young athletes through these challenging times and endeavors, particularly as athletes move from one developmental stage to the next.”
In this presentation to parents of young athletes, volunteer parent-coaches and professional teacher-coaches, Dr. Ginsburg will review what he terms “The Three-Step-Approach” (Know Your Child, Know Yourself and Know Your Child’s Environment) as a means to help parents navigate this unpredictable and demanding sports environment in the service of helping their children achieve to their best ability while developing strong and lasting character.
The one-hour presentation will be followed by a 30-minute open Q&A session. Space is limited, so please click to reserve a seat.
For further information about Dr. Ginsburg, please visit his website whosegameisitanyway.com.
Brunswick Photos Online
September 30, 2011 by Editor ·
Photos from the varsity and JV games against Brunswick are now online. Click to see them.
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 26TH
September 25, 2011 by Gloria Nussbaum ·
Monday, September 26th –Pasta Dinner at Robert and Michael DeLuca’s home, 28 Long Lots Lane. Thanks to the DeLuca family for hosting!
Tuesday, September 27th –Away Game vs. Brunswick, at the Greenwich Y, 4:00pm Bus
5:30 warm up, 6 pm Varsity game and JV game to follow.
Thursday, September 29th — No school, no practice due to Rosh Hashanah.
BUS TIMES FOR THIS WEEKEND AND PARKING
September 15, 2011 by Gloria Nussbaum ·
Bus times for the tournament this weekend will be:
4:00pm on Friday, departing Greenwich High School to come home after the last game ends at approximately 9 pm
9:15 am on Saturday, departing Greenwich High School after the last game ends at approximately 3:00 pm
Having said that, last night we received an email from the Greenwich Coach about parking restrictions and closures at Greenwich High School. In light of that, we may leave a bit earlier but this is what has been arranged at this point. The Athletic Office will confirm if there is any change.
Parents and spectators may be the most affected by the parking constraints, per below.
From: terrylowe@aol.com [mailto:terrylowe@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 7:21 PM
To: terrylowe@aol.com; glorianuss@optonline.net;
Subject: Re: Building Access
As most of you know access to the GHS pool is rather difficult because of the EPA’s ‘locked door’ requirements for the doors in the rear area of the building. Allegedly, this is because of the toxic waste that was found in some of the dirt that is being removed to enlarge the rear parking lot. To add to potential parking problems on Friday, there is a night football game in the stadium … the teams and team buses will almost certainly be there well before parking becomes a problem.
Please alert your coaches, players, bus drivers, team members’ parents and any other likely spectators to the following:
Friday access to the pool: The best place to drop off the players is on the front circle and have all team members enter the building by the glass corridor, turn right and come down to the lower lobby and enter the pool through the locker rooms. Spectators should park and enter through the glass corridor, turn right and come down to the lower lobby and follow the blue tape through a set of interior doors to a back corridor between the boys’ locker room and the team rooms. This will take you to the corner door of the pool. Go behind the participating team’s aluminum bleachers to the bleachers along the far pool wall.
The only difference on Saturday is that you should also be able to park in the lot adjacent to the gym & science wings and enter through the doors between the gym and the old music wing. The glass corridor should also be open if that is more convenient.
Please do not drive around the back of the building and please do not try to enter through any of the back doors of the building or the exterior corner doors of the pool. These doors must be kept closed.
Terry Lowe
Reminder: Team Meeting and Try Outs/First Practice, Saturday, August 27
August 26, 2011 by Gloria Nussbaum ·
The Boys Water Polo team meeting is in the Staples cafeteria tomorrow, Saturday, August 27 at 11:30 am. It is for players and parents. Please bring your check book for apparel and suit orders. Click to download the form.
The try outs/first practice will follow from 12:30 to 2:30.
All athletic forms are now due. If you have not handed in these forms (there are 3 including the Code of Conduct and they can be found on the Staples website) please bring them to the Coach tomorrow. Players will not be able to participate in the tryouts with out them.
