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ANNOUNCEMENTS/TODAY'S EVENTS
Don't just count Wednesdays, make them count, Eagle Nation! Winter sports wrapped up last night as our Girls Varsity Basketball team fell in the opening round of Sectionals. It was an exciting game that came down to the last seconds. Congratulations on a great season!!!! Welp, Winter weather needs to come to an end soon. Hopefully, warm temperatures and green grass are in our near future.
Spring Sports Registration is open for Modified, JV, and Varsity Sports. See the link below.
Tickets for the Coaches vs. DJ's game are now on Sale. Please see Christine Adams for tickets.
Remember, keep it classy, Eagle Nation!
Link for Spring Sports Sign-ups is Open
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JV & Varsity Sign-ups Open:
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Modified Sign-ups Open:
If you need a Sports Physical for the Spring, please reach out to Nurse Horne ASAP
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Congratulations to Kiera Allen for becoming the first Women's 1,000-point scorer in Basketball. Congrats, Kiera, on a great accomplishment.
Galway Softball Remind sign-up for Information & Open-Gyms
***Some Reminders!!!!***
- 03/03 - Jr/Sr. High Choral Concert
- 03/04 - Jr/Sr. High Band Concert
- 03/06 - Jr/Sr. High End of Third Interim
- 03/08 - Daylight Saving Time - Spring Forward
- 03/09 - JV & Varsity Spring Sports Start
- 03/10 - Spring Sports Meet the Coaches @ 6:30 p.m. - Auditorium
- 03/12 - BOE Workshop at 6:30 p.m.
- 03/13 - Superintendent's Day - No Classes
- 03/17 - St. Patrick's Day
- 03/20 - First Day of Spring
- 03/23 - Modified Spring Sports Start
- 03/26 - BOE Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
- 03/27-28 -Jr/Sr. High Drama Production
- 03/29 - Palm Sunday
- 04/01 - Passover Begins
- 04/01 - April Fool's Day
- 04/02 - Jr/Sr. High End of Third Marking Period
- 04/03 - 04/12 - Spring Recess - No Classes
- 04/13 - Jr/Sr. High Start of Fourth Marking Period
- 04/15 - Tax Day
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| HIGHLIGHTS |
Girls Basketball Highlights
Last night, the Varsity Girls Basketball team's season came to an end as the Galway, the 8th seed, fell to OESJ, the 9th seed. In a rematch of last week's game at FMCC, OESJ took the win 43-39 in a close matchup all game. Keira Allen led Galway with 17, and Norah Schaperjahn 14 for the Eagles. The girls finished the season 14-7. Thank you, Eagle Nation, for the support! |
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Spring Sports Events
Cows have different personalities. The cows grazing in a field might all look the same, but once you get to know them, they each have their own individual personalities. Some are bold and like to explore, while others are shy and prefer to let others take the lead.
Countdown Clock
- 11 Days till Daylight Saving Time - Spring Forward
- 12 Days till JV & Varsity Spring Sports
- 20 Days till St. Patrick's Day
- 23 Days till Spring
- 26 Days till Modified Spring Sports
- 28 Days till Opening Day
- 39 Days till Easter
- 43 Days till the Masters
- 57 Class Days till Graduation
- 89 Days till Memorial Day
- 106 Days till the World Cup
- 115 Days till Summer
- 129 Days till 4th of July (250th Anniversary)
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Fun fact of the day: Earth's rotation is changing speed. It's actually slowing, and this means that, on average, the length of a day increases by around 1.8 seconds per century.
Did you know? Colored volleyballs were introduced in tournaments in 1998. This was so it was easier for spectators and people watching on TV to follow the ball.
On this date in sports:
- In 1924, Marie Boyd scored 156 points in a Maryland HS basketball game (163-3).
- In 1933, the NFL rule changes (hash mark 10 yds in, posts on the goal line).
- In 1933, New York industrialist Thomas Yawkey purchased the Boston Red Sox for $1.25 million
- In 1940, the first televised ice hockey game in the US was the New York Rangers defeating the visiting Montreal Canadiens 6-2 at Madison Square Garden; W2XBS broadcast to up to 300 receivers in NYC
- In 1957, the US Supreme Court decided 6-3 that baseball is the only antitrust-exempt pro sport.
- In 1964, American boxer Muhammad Ali, known at the time as Cassius Clay, became the world heavyweight champion by knocking out Sonny Liston in seven rounds.
- In 2018, the XXIII Winter Olympic Games closed in PyeongChang, Korea; Norway won a record 39 medals, with 14 of them gold.
Today is National Clam Chowder Day!!!!
On this date in history:
- In 21948, the communists seized control of the government of Czechoslovakia.
- In 1913, the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which permitted a federal income tax, went into effect.
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In 1870, American clergyman, educator, and politician Hiram Rhodes Revels was sworn in to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress.
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SCOREBOARD
Girls Basketball
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