Newtown High School Blog

The pay to participate fees for the 2010-2011 school year are listed below.  There is a $450 per year per family cap on these fees.

FALL SPORTS

CHEERLEADING	$150
DANCE	$150
X-COUNTRY	$150
FIELD HOCKEY	$200
VOLLEYBALL	$200
SOCCER	$200
SWIMMING	$200
FOOTBALL	$200

WINTER SPORTS

INDOOR TRACK	$200
BASKETBALL	$200
CHEERLEADING	$150
WRESTLING	$200
SWIMMING	$200
DANCE	$150

SPRING SPORTS

LACROSSE	$200
TENNIS	$150
BASEBALL	$200
SOFTBALL	$200
TRACK	$150
GOLF	$150

Installation of the turf has begun and will take approximately twelve work days to complete. Each five yard wide strip is sewn to its neighbor, stretched out, and rolled in the installation process.

Dr. Michael Brand, from Danbury Orthopedic will be speaking at Newtown High School on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 6:30pm in the Auditorium. He will be speaking about Concussions and Concussion Management.  All are invited to attend.

If you are planning on trying out for a fall sport (Field Hockey, Football, Boys Soccer, Girls Soccer) whose tryouts will be held at Newtown High School, site modifications have temporarily restricted vehicular and pedestrian traffic through the back parking lot.  Student-athletes will have to be dropped off at the Oakview entrance to the back practice fields. Please make every attempt to carpool to tryouts because parking on Oakview is extremely limited. Driveway paving is scheduled to be completed sometime next week so please check back to the blog for updates.

The Newtown High School Football team ended their strength and conditioning program with a strong man competition.

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NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL FALL 2010 SPORTS TRYOUTS

THIS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  PLEASE CHECK THE SCHEDULE AGAIN LATER IN THE SUMMER.

All students who are trying out for a sports team at Newtown High School must bring the following items on the first day of practice.  No student will be allowed to try out without a  physical form and a parent permission form. Read the rest of this entry »

Congratulations to Newtown High School lacrosse standouts Kyle O’Connor, Meghan Bridges, Kaitlyn Brophy, and Annie Fletcher for being named Academic All-Americans by US Lacrosse. The criteria for this award states “A US Lacrosse Academic All-American is a player who exhibits exemplary lacrosse skills and good sportsmanship on the field and represents high standards of academic achievement in the classroom. This player should also have left her mark beyond the lacrosse field and the classroom by making significant contributions of service to the school and/or community.”

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Congratulations to Newtown High School Senior lacrosse standout Lisa Vendel who was named All-American earlier this week. This is an incredible honor for Lisa who helped the Nighthawks win Southwest Conference championships in all four years of her stellar career.

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Congratulations to Newtown High School varsity softball coach Robert Guerrera.  He has been selected as this year’s Softball Class LL Coach of the Year!

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The Newtown High School softball team will play Simsbury tonight in the Class LL Semi-Finals at 7:00 at Deluca Field in Stratford.  If you can not attend, you can listen to the game on your computer at espnradio1300.com.

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The Newtown Boys and Girls Track teams each captured the Southwest Conference Sportsmanship awards given out at the championship meets held on May 24, 2010 and May 25,2010. Congratulations to both teams for this outstanding accomplishment.

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Congratulations to the Boys Tennis team who captured the S.W.C. Boys Tennis Championship on Monday, May 24, 2010 when they defeated Weston High School 4-3 at Treadwell Town Park. It is the second S.W.C. championship for the boys tennis program and the first since 1998.

Congratulations to sophomore Abby Doski who won her second consecutive S.W.C. Girls Golf Championship at Orange Hills Country Club on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.

Tags: Golf, Tennis

The Newtown Girls Track and Field team finished 8th overall yesterday at the SWC Track & Field Championships at Pomperaug High School. The Girls on the 4×800 relay team were SWC Champions in their race and set a new school record (8 years old) with a time of 9:55.46. The Girls team was also selected as co-winners, along with New Milford, of the Sportsmanship Award. Congratulations to all the girls on this year’s team.

The Newtown High School Girls Lacrosse team held a fundraiser for Special Olympics on Friday, May 14, 2010 at Blue and Gold Stadium. The team raised over $800 and also defeated New Fairfield 16-5 in front of a large and generous crowd.

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Newtown High School athletics are making the news!

The Newtown High School Girls’ Lacrosse team will be hosting New Fairfield High School in a game to raise awareness and donations for Connecticut Special Olympics. The fundraising event is scheduled to begin promptly at 7 p.m. Friday, May 14, 2010, at Blue & Gold Stadium. There will be a raffle and refreshments will be available for purchase. Admission is FREE and donations will be accepted. All proceeds will benefit the Special Olympic athletes from this area.

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Follow Newtown high School Athletics with the other more than 100 fans! Newtown High School Athletics news is now available on Twitter.  For up-to-the-minute updates, follow us – http://twitter.com/nhsathletics Get varsity game results, game cancellations, game postponements, and many other important pieces of information as they happen!

Congratulations to Abigail Lee. She recently qualified to be considered by the US Eventing Association selection committee for the Junior / Young Rider’s team. She is currently ranked 9th in the nation in her division and completed two of the most difficult international competitions offered at this level. She hopes to compete in the national championships in July in Lexington, KY.

Watch the Newtown High School Varsity Baseball team take on Weston High School at Harbor Yard, Home of the Bridgeport Bluefish.  The game is Friday, April 30, 2010, 7pm.  Admission is $5.

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Senior Lisa Vendel recently signed her National Letter of Intent to play lacrosse at Division I Bryant University in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Lisa is seated with her mother Mary Jane and her father Larry while Newtown High School Girls Lacrosse Coach Maura Fletcher looks on.

A temporary wall has been constructed to separate the gym and related areas from the main lobby.

Debbie McQuilkin, Program Director for the Southern CT Storm Special Hockey team, accepted a donation check of $505 from three of the Nighthawks varsity hockey players on behalf of the entire team – NHS sophomore and Storm volunteer mentor Ted Benoit, and NHS senior captains Rob Norling and Sean Kennedy. The hockey team decided to take the money normally spent on player gifts this year and donate it to the Storm team to help with player needs. CT Storm is an all volunteer program that provides the hockey experience to developmentally disabled youth from all over CT. This took place at Storm’s annual end of season party on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at the Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport.

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The Connecticut High School Coaches Association has selected Kyle O’Connor as one of six students to receive their annual scholar-athlete scholarship.  Exemplary seniors  who have earned at least one varsity letter and demonstrate outstanding citizenship and leadership are nominated by principals from across the state.  A committee of non-coaching professionals from throughout the state select the recipients from this pool.  Congratulations Kyle!

Congratulations to Kelly Stendahl for being named Connecticut State Cheerleader of the Year. She was chosen from more than 600 cheerleaders throughout the state. Way to go, Kelly!

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The locker rooms will be INACCESSIBLE from approximately April 1, 2010 to October 1, 2010.  All students are advised to remove any and all personal belongings from the locker rooms at this time.

Junior John Wlasuk of the Newtown High School Indoor Track & Field team participated at the 27th Annual National Scholastic Indoor Championships on Saturday and Sunday March 13-14th, 2010, at the New Balance Track & Field Center (The Armory) in New York City, NY. John Wlasuk placed twenty-fifth out of fifty competitors in the shot put with a distance of 47-07.25 ft (14.51m). John also placed thirtieth out of fifty two competitors in the weight throw with a distance of 51-05.00 ft (15.67m). In addition, freshman Jake Feinstein competed at the Nike Indoor Nationals on Friday March 12th, 2010, at the Reggie Lewis Track & Field Center in Boston, MA. Jake placed seventh out of thirty five competitors in the freshman one mile with a time of 4:35.78. Congratulations to John, Jake, and the entire Indoor Track Team on a successful season!

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Congratulations to Meghan Bridges and Daniel Lynch for being selected as Newtown High School’s South-West Conference Scholar Athletes for 2009-2010.  The Scholar Athlete award represents outstanding athletic, academic, and leadership qualities.  Great job Meghan and Daniel!

Newtown High School Athletes took 5th place at the state weight lifting competition this past weekend. We finished in the best position since we started participating in this competition. Doug Brede won the Power Clean competition with 295lbs, Max Nacewicz took 3rd in the Bench press with 275lbs. Overall, we were 5th out of 27 schools who participated.

Junior John Wlasuk of the Newtown High School Indoor Track & Field team participated at the Annual New England Interscholastic Boys’ and Girls’ Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday, March 5, 2010, at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center, Roxbury Community College, MA. John Wlasuk placed eighth in the shot put with a distance of 50-08.25 ft (15.44m). John Wlasuk will continue his record breaking indoor track season this weekend March 12 – 14, 2010 at the 27th Annual National Scholastic Indoor Championship at the New Balance Track & Field Center.  Congratulations John!

Newtown High School Boys’ Basketball beat Kolbe Cathedral Tuesday night to earn a spot in the South West Conference Championship game on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 7:30 at Masuk High School. Newtown will play undefeated Stratford.  Come out and support the team. Let’s fill the gym with Nighthawk fans.

Read about the game in the News Times.

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The Newtown High School Swim and Dive Team recognized the Senior class members at the last home meet of the season against New Milford. They finished their regular season with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses. Left to right Capt. Kyle O’Connor, Capt. Matt Iassogna, Capt. Alex Kron, Tom Mascher, Capt. Luke Fiore, Nate Crevier, Dan Greenwood, Zach Bennett, Andrew LaMarche, April Gaddis, Caanan Brown

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There will be an informational meeting for all spring sport athletes on Friday, February 26, 2010 in the gym immediately after school. Newtown High School Athletic Director Gregg Simon will explain the basic requirements for playing a high school sport and then individual meetings will be held with each of the spring sport coaches.

Newtown High School’s Girls’ and Boys’ Indoor Track teams participated in the State Open Championships at New Haven Athletic Center on February 20, 2010. The boys finished 24th of 47 with 6 points behind the efforts of John Wlasuk’s third-place shot put throw. His throw of 53-01.50 broke the Newtown High School school record, previously set by Wlasuk. The girls had a great show with Lauren Pettinelli’s run in the 55 Hurdles (time: 9.12) and Reagan Cerney’s run in the 300 meters (time: 43.35). New Britain (57 points) won the boys’ competition and Danbury (52) captured the girls’ title.

John Wlasuk will compete on March 5th in Massachusetts at the New England Indoor Track Championship.

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Newtown High School Hockey Senior Night is Saturday, February 20, 2010: (in front) Goalie Dylan Deselin; (back row) Assistant Coach Mike Jones, Captain Rob Norling, Head Coach Paul Esposito, Captain Sean Kennedy, Assistant Coach Tim Hanley.

Tags: Hockey, Seniors

From February 1, 2010 to February 12, 2010 the Newtown High School Boys’ Basketball team is selling raffle tickets for a chance to win one of three great prizes. You can buy raffle tickets for $5 each or 3 for $10 at the next two boys’ basketball home games on February 2, 2010 and February 12, 2010 or by emailing Tracey Tenney at traceyt4@aol.com. Read the rest of this entry »

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There will be a meeting for all interested baseball players and their parents on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 7:00 pm in the Newtown High School Lecture Hall.

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ALL lockers in the team rooms in the boys locker room must be cleaned out by Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Even winter sport athletes must clean out their lockers. Contents not removed will be discarded.

The Newtown High School Boys’ Basketball team won the Southwest Conference Boys’ Basketball Tip-Off Tournament by defeating Kaynor Tech 71-50 last Friday night at Bunnell High School. Senior Dan Lynch led the Nighthawks with 20 points in the championship game and was named the tournament’s M.V.P. Andy Lapple was named to the All-Tournament team. The boys basketball team is off to a 2-0 start and will play Pomperaug at home on December 22, 2009.

Tags: Basketball