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Thank You Track Participants 2010! Over 55 Kindergarten through 8th Grade students participated in Track & Field this year. Students from every grade represented St. John the Baptist Catholic School in the Twilight and CSL Track meets. This year's team ran more and longer distances than in previous years. The Fourth Grade team fielded a 4x400 relay at the Twilight Track Meet and many Fourth through Eighth Graders ran the 800m during the CSL Meet. Congratulations to each Track & Field athlete: Great Job at 2010 Track Meet For those of you who were not at assembly on Monday, May 17, we called up all of our track participants and I also told the crowd how awesome it was that we (St Johns) got to be at the finish line congratulating all of the runners. I thought it was a great exhibition of sportsmanship for the other school parents to witness. It was the heart of St Johns supporting all of the kids who crossed the finish line and it was great to be a part of. It was sort of like "going to church on the track". Volleyball Registration And the cycle continues.....it is time for Volleyball registration! Registration papers will be going home tomorrow. Please fill out and return by June 4th. If any boys would like to play, please let me know. I will encourage their participation during my PE classes. They may form combined teams of 5th/6th graders and 7th/8th graders. Also, St. John's is looking for Volleyball Coaches for the upcoming season! Anyone interested? We are looking for Coaches to help the younger teams. Thanks for all your support of our student athletes - Ms. Di Marco
Track & Field 2010 Track & Field Parent Meeting - Monday, May 3rd - 2pm Thank you to the many parents helping with Track & Field Practices. We are accomplishing a great deal in a short amount of time thanks to the moms and dads pitching in each Friday! See attached. Track families: In addition to team and individual photo portraits, photographer Sean McDonaugh took some amazing action photos during our 5th and 6th grade basketball games. They really capture the spirit of competition. Check them out! You can purchase them directly from his website at http://www.smcdphoto.com/St-Johns/ The Password (case sensitive) is: Aspen Thanks Sean - the pictures are terrific! Michele Di Marco and Terri Duban--Orona
Register Now for Track & Field Day SUNDAY MAY 16, 2010 AT JUSTIN-SIENA HIGH SCHOOL Wow! What a game! The 8th grade girls really make it fun to watch!!! And all the support from the family and friend spectators is so awesome-our girls never miss a chance to make us proud and I can't wait to watch on Friday evening. The girls kept the score close and the game exciting which made our loss somewhat difficult. A BIG thank you to Coach Green who has made the best of a very short window of practice time and even less gym availability - and the presence of Coaches Maria and Noelle is priceless to our girls' morale. St. John the Baptist plays again on Friday night at 4:00 pm at Justin's NORTH gym - we NEED to be there at 3:30. Please call with any questions, thanks -Molly Check out the full brackets as our 8th Grade Boys and Girls compete in the Justin Siena Tournament. http://www.justin-siena.org/s/353/justinsiena.aspx?sid=353&gid=1&pgid=1709 Michele Di Marco and Terri Duban--Orona REGISTER NOW FOR Track & Field DAY Sunday may 16, 2010 at Justin-Siena High School Please see the attached forms for student registration and parent volunteers. · Forms and fees are due in one week – Wednesday, March 17th in the School Office. · First practice will be Friday, March 19th at St. John’s Lutheran School: 3521 Linda Vista Avenue, Napa · To make sure you are on the track email list, please email Paula Vlaming. · SAVE the DATE: May 7th at 7pm – an evening track meet is being organized to take place at Justin-Siena High School. Thank you to all who are signing up to help with Track & Field. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Paula Vlaming, 707-363-1046 or paula@focus501.com, for more information. Thank you! Wednesday March 3, 2010 We are very proud of all of our student athletes who continue to show sportsmanship, teamwork and discipline through their game. This past season ALL four of our basketball teams made it to the second round of the playoffs....that is quite an accomplishment! Not only do our teams work hard but they play fair and that is another reason we are proud. Congratulations to coaches, teams and St. John's!! " I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game-winning shot and I missed. I have failed over and over again in my life - and that's precisely why I succeed." Michael Jordan Coach's Game Notes: The 5th Grade Boys basketball team had a good season posting a 4-2 regular season record and advancing to the 2nd round of the year-end Tourney. I am proud of each and everyone of my players and I have been blessed this year to have 2 great coaches in Mike and Ivo. I thank the parents for their gracious and enthusiastic support of the team. The staff and I look forward to next year's season with great anticipation as we know we have the ability to become the best team in our Division - Coach John Our 5th Grade Girls started the tournament on a roll, beating St. Rose in the first round by a score of 28-12. All the girls played well together as a team in all areas of the game - defense, rebounding, passing, shooting and ball handling. Belle and Natalia had a season high 12 points each, Gabby had 2 points and Maggie also scored 2 points. In the second round, the girls continued to play well and led at the end of the first quarter by 3 points against top-seeded St. Eugene's. In the end, St. Eugene's superior height and squad size (17 girls) was the difference. Our girls played hard and with tremendous spirit, even diving for loose balls right to the end. Belle scored 8 points. No coaches could ask for greater effort from their players all season long. Thanks to Belle, Erin, Gabby, Lori, Maggie, Maycie, Natalia, Olivia and all the parents for a terrific season. Go Gaels. Michele Di Marco and Terri Duban--Orona Monday, February 22, 2010 To all Student Athletes - We are so proud of all your efforts and your hard work! We have seen great improvements over the course of the season. Stay strong and focused this week as you fight hard in the playoffs. "A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That's how I want you to play." Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University Basketball Head Coach and Coach of the USA Olympic Basketball Team Upcoming Events this week: Tournament Round 1: Monday 2/22: 6th Boys, 6:30 pm, vs SF, at St. Rose 6th Girls, 6:30 pm, vs SF, at St. Apollinaris 5th Boys, 5:30 pm, vs SF, at St. Rose Tuesday 2/23: 5th Girls, 5 pm, vs SR, at Tournament Round 2: Tuesday 2/23 5th Boys, 4:30 pm, vs TBD, at St. Rose Wednesday 2/24 6th Boys, 5:30 pm, vs TBD, at St. Rose 6th Girls, 6:30 pm, vs SJH, at 5th Girls, 5:30 pm, vs SE, at Tournament Final Championship @ St. Apollinaris: Saturday 2/27 5th Girls at 9:00 am; 5th Boys at 10:15 am 6th Girls at 11:30 am; 6th Boys at 12:45 pm Coach's Game Notes: Trailing by one point with 40 seconds left in the game on Saturday, Dan hit an 18 foot shot to put our 5th Grade Boys ahead against St. John's Healdsburg giving them a 19-18 well played win. The closely played game saw terrific effort from the entire team. Dan had 17 points and Charlie had 2 points. The team finished the season with a winning record and looks forward to the tournament. Our 5th Grade Girls lost a close game to second place St. John's Healdsburg by 2 points on Saturday, falling 10-12 despite another terrific showing of team defense and 10 points from Natalia. All game, the Lady Gaels (Gabby, Lori, Olivia, Macie, Erin and Natalia) showed the value of team work and maximum effort. The team enters the tournament with the fourth place seed. Go Gaels. Michele Di Marco and Terri Duban--Orona TRACK & FIELD DAY Thank you to all parents who emailed or attended the Track & Field Meeting. If you missed it, please see the attached flier for more photos and information. We have many enthusiastic students this year and look forward to parent support to help make this a fun experience for all. Will you be available to help with practices if they are Fridays from 3:30-4:30 March - May? Contact Paula Vlaming, 707-363-1046 or paula@focus501.com, for more information or to let her know your availability. Thank you! Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Kids who play sports have an opportunity to learn both team work and leadership skills, valuable skills that become important as they transition to high school sports where determination and discipline become important. This week's alumni note is about Ben, a favorite both in the classroom and on the court. Ben learned these lessons well and exhibits terrific leadership not only in basketball but school life at Vintage. My son, Gianni, who plays with Ben on the basketball team, says -Ben ALWAYS plays through any adversity and never gives up. He is awesome.- As you can see, sports is not the most important aspect of a high school student-athlete, Hard work is. Alumni News: In explaining his success, Ben doesn't point to his obvious and numerous individual talents, but to: Upcoming Events this week: Saturday 2/13: Coach's Game Notes: Our 5th Grade Girls won their second straight game on Saturday with a 9-8 win over St. John's Healdsburg. A free throw by Natalia in the 4th quarter was the point difference in this game which was, once again, won by the girls' stellar team defense. The team notched many steals while forcing a multitude of jump balls and doing a terrific job of rebounding. On offense, the girls' passing and movement continues to improve and several terrific plays led to scoring opportunities. Just wait until those lay-ups start falling�.. Natalia finished with 7 points and Belle added 2 points while leading the offense with point guard flair. On Monday, our 5th Grade Boys lost a well fought game to St. Francis 20-26. Everyone displayed great effort and defense. Dan and Oscar scored 6 points each while Charlie, Efrain, Jake and Justin added 2 points each. Go Gaels. Michele Di Marco and Terri Duban--Orona Wednesday, February 3, 2010 Upcoming Events this week: Saturday 2/6: Monday 2/8: Coach's Game Notes: Our 5th Grade Boys defeated St. A's 27-25. It was nip and tuck for 4 quarters, but Oscar G. made a clutch shot with less than a minute to go to put SJBC up by 2, he finished with 7 total points. Dan Clark had a season high of 17 points and Ky Kehl 2 and Justin Della had 1. Everybody contributed defensively to hold them to 25 points. On Saturday, our 5th grade girls played a terrific game but tired and lost a close game in the last minutes to St. A's. Natalia Adriance scored 7 points and Belle Calforda had 2 points. But, on Monday night, the girls returned and turned the tables on St. A's winning 6-4 in an intense and hard fought contest. At times inspired on defense, the lady Gaels displayed incredible teamwork and effort to stifle St. A's at every turn. Teamwork and defense was the key to this game. Erin McClure scored an important basket late in the game to preserve the win. Belle scored 3 points and Natalia added 1 point. Gabby Picard, Olivia O-Brien, Lori Kunst and Maycie Welch all made significant contributions and plays in the game. It was a terrific total team effort. Go Gaels. Michele Di Marco and Terri Duban--Orona Track & Field Day 2010 SAVE THE DATE! St. John's Athletic teams each week benefit from the selfless service of all of our coaches. But it is the mentoring of our students by our Alumni that uniquely enriches our program at St. Johns. These high school students, while carrying a full load of their own responsibilities in High School, still want to give back and have an impact as a mentor to the players now playing basketball for St. John's. Justin Siena Senior, Cody Orona, is just such an Alum who provides a wonderful example of mentoring and service. Without hesitation Cody agreed to partner with 6B's head coach Derek Krupa this season and work toward teaching the team a solid foundation for basketball success. The valuable skills he teaches the boys on the court come from years of playing basketball himself, but it is his commitment to the team that has made the biggest impression. Anytime St. John's athletes can see a member of their community offer help and guidance not for a big payoff or fanfare, but merely to help and give back is a priceless gift that all of the players benefit and grow from. Thanks to Alumni like Cody, our St. John's Athletics program has layers uniquely our own that give our student athletes wonderful opportunities to learn about what it means to give back to your community. Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and never succeed. (Proverbs 12:24) Upcoming Events this week: Monday 2/1: Coaches' Game Notes: Our 6th grade girls pulled off their first win of the season. Kimmy Fernandez had 8 of her 16 points with break away lay-ups and outside shots to spark a 10 - 4 first quarter lead. St Francis came back to tie the game, but thanks to a handful of steals and good defense from Jaycie Valine, St John's was able to hang close. The game was tied with 40 seconds left in the game when Kimmy Fernandez put up a shot and Jaycie Valine grabbed 2 offensive rebounds to keep it alive until Caroline Stiver came in to clean up the final rebound and put back the game winning shot with only seconds left on the clock for a 22 - 20 victory. It was an all-around team effort, with each player playing many positions - even guard Kathleen Schafle held her own at Center. This shows that all the good practice and hard work is paying off. Congrats to the 6th grade girls on a very big win. Let's keep it up! Our 5th Grade Boys lost in a very tight defensive game to St. Rose by a score of 23-19. High scorers were Dan Clark 12, Oscar Guiterriez 3, Justin Della 2, and Jeffrey Gibbs 2. It was a tremendous defensive effort by the whole team. Leading most of the game, our 5th Grade Girls lost their lead in the final minutes of the game to lose to St. Rose 19-14. The girls displayed total effort throughout, playing their hardest even when they had to play with only 4 players in the last quarter. Everyone on the team contributed during the game with high scorers being Natalia Adriance 10, Belle Calforda 2, and Maggie Prittie 2. Go Gaels. Michele Di Marco and Terri Duban-Orona Ms. DiMarco's P.E. homework page Friday, January 22, 2010 Our school is filled with student-athletes who not only train hard but also extend kindness to other athletes as they are competing. Anyone who has ever been on my team has known that my number one rule of the game is to help another player up. On this opening day of 5th/6th season our teams played hard and never gave up - that is the true St John's spirit. Some of the athletes were met with a win while others were not, but most importantly, our athletes played with dignity. I was able to watch the 5th and 6th grade boys play as well as the 5th grade girls (6th girls played in Healdsburg) Not only was I proud of how hard we played but I was more than proud when I got to witness Aaron, Jose, Natalia and Daniel help a player from the other team up during their games. Don't ever underestimate the power of kindness to one another because in that one simple act, you can make the world a better place. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Luke 6:35 Upcoming Events this week: Alumni News: Gael Basketball Pride is on display during every Napa High School girl's basketball game as St. John's Graduates, Tatum Souza and Maggie Wessell, are primary contributors to the Indian's 16-2 start to the season. Both ex-Gaels are also stars in the classroom with 4.0 plus averages that rank them towards the top of their academic class. Tatum's response to the question: What lessons in life has basketball taught you? -To be truly successful you have to all get along.- Sounds like a good philosophy. Go Gaels. Michele Di Marco and Terri Duban-Orona Volleyball/Basketball Conditioning Basketball Conditioning Practice begins for Boys this Thursday! Tuesday, January 25, 2010 Track and Field Day Information Track and Field Day Student Registration Track and Field Day Coaching Form The 8th Grade Boys Basketball team finished their season Sunday night with the Justin-Siena Dan Clark Tournament. This tournament finishes a six-month season of basketball and tournaments. Peter Hauscarriague and Gary Hercules were recognized as all-tournament players, and Peter also advanced to the finals of the hot shot shootout from a field of 14 shooters. All of the eleven boys contributed actively to a heart-breaking overtime loss to St. Dominic's, which also included Henry Calforda, Nick Dehzad, David Laird, Brandon Lew, Justin McClure, Sam Oberting, Blaine Olguin, Manet Yazidi and Zach Zeller. Note: Player Pablo Avelar contributed to the team earlier this season. The St. John's Lutheran Tournament earlier this year landed the consolation championship for the 8th Grade boys. The regular season ended with second-place in the Catholic Schools League under the leadership of Coaches Mike McClure and Dominique Hauscarriague. "I've coached several teams over the years, and these boys are the best players I've ever coached", said Hauscarriague about the 8th Grade boys team. "We've tried our best to prepare the boys for high school play, and it's my sincere hope that the boys continue playing. There's some serious talent here." Most of the boys on the team plan on attending Justin-Siena High School next year - watch out Braves, the Gaels are coming! |
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