Our Tenth Annual Newport Harbor Field Hockey Alumni Game is Saturday, August 1. Join us at Harper at 10 a.m. to warm up and game time will be around 10:30 a.m. Families are welcome!
If you would like more information or to RSVP, check out the event on our facebook page: www.facebook.com/nhhsfieldhockey.
The first Alumni Game – 2006!
The 9th Annual Alumni Game – 2014
Dear Parents, Coaches, and Board Members:
It’s hard to believe the end of our season is here! Congratulations to JV and Frosh Soph on an outstanding season! Varsity moves on to compete in the Tournament of Champions beginning Monday at Glendora High School. All JV and Frosh Soph players are welcome to come on the bus to cheer on Varsity if they want to! Thank you to the coaches, parents and team moms who worked hard all season with team dinners, carpools, signs, food for tournaments, extra waters and Gatorades, snacks, Carwash, Play for a Cure Day, Senior Day and mostly your overall support for the Field Hockey program! This is one of the best athletic programs at Newport Harbor because of the amazing players, coaches and families who are dedicated to this sport!
Just wanted to let you know, it is not too late to make your donation to our Finish Strong Campaign. Your donation allows us to get extra training, state of the art equipment, additional coaching support for in-season, post season and off-season, summer camp coaches, tournament fees, lodging and food for tournaments, team bonding events, and much more. There are two other important reasons we hope you will consider participating in our “Finish Strong” campaign. First, 100% participation is a strong indicator to our coaches that we value them and their outstanding commitment to our children and the program. Second, your contribution allows us to draw on a matching donation previously given to the program, resulting in your support being doubled! I’ve listed the different donation levels below that include spirit gear and banquet tickets, but any amount is appreciated and supports the continuation of this great program. Thank you to the families who have generously donated to our campaign thus far!
$2500 – 4 tickets to Banquet, 1 hat or visor, 2 FH apparel and 1 yard sign
$1500 – 3 tickets to Banquet, 1 hat or visor, 2 FH apparel
$1000 – 2 tickets to Banquet, 1 hat or visor, 1 FH apparel
$500 – 2 tickets to Banquet, 1 hat or visor
$100 – supporter
Any Amount – 100% Participator
Your donation check can be made out to NHHS Field Hockey Boosters. It is also possible to donate to the Newport Harbor Educational Foundation, in order to receive your tax deduction. You simply indicate how much of your donation is restricted to Field Hockey and make your check out to Newport Harbor Educational Foundation (or NHEF). The Tax ID# is 33-0676878.
You may give your donation to Nancy Vaughan or mail to: Nancy Vaughan, NHHS Field Hockey Boosters, 1315 Antigua Way, Newport Beach, CA 92660.
If you have any questions or suggestions please reach out to your coaches and/or Board Members.
Go Sailors!
Jennifer Blanchfield
Newport Harbor Field Hockey Booster President
Dear Parents, Coaches, and Board Members:
Our season has started off with a bang, 9-1-1, and this week our Varsity kicks-off league play with Westminister at home on Wednesday, and away at Fountain Valley on Thursday! These games count so please support all the teams with lots of cheers!
Our NO WASH CAR WASH was a great success – even without water! There was a steady line of cars throughout the day and the girls did a great job (with much assistance from the coaches)! Thank you to the Booster members, Gels, Kalatschans, Hendrixs, Dewans, Lukowskys, Blandas, Hubbards, Warmingtons, and many others who gave of their time to help organize and support this event, including food, supplies, EZ ups, setup, cleanup, etc. This is our biggest and only true fundraiser so every dollar helps us reach our goal.
As we mentioned at the parent meeting and parent party, one of the main reasons the Field Hockey program is so amazing for our girls is that we have great support from our player families, in addition to our great coaches. As you know, our fundraising goals for our 2014 “Finish Strong” campaign is $25,000. To date, we are at 15% of our goal! Your donations allow us to get extra training, state of the art equipment, additional coaching support for in-season and off-season, tournament fees, lodging and food for tournaments, team bonding events, and much more. This year ALL players also received brand new dry-fit polo jerseys in both navy and white that the girls are most thankful for! We would like to thank those of you who have generously donated to our campaign thus far!
You may give your donation to Nancy Vaughan made out to NHHS Field Hockey Boosters, and any amount is very much appreciated. We are hopeful for 100% participation from our field hockey families this year! If you would like you could also donate to the Newport Harbor Educational Foundation, in order to receive your tax deduction. You simply indicate how much of your donation is restricted to Field Hockey.
If you have any questions or suggestions please reach out to your coaches and/or Board Members. We look forward to a great season!
Go Sailors!
Jennifer Blanchfield
Newport Harbor Field Hockey Booster President
Thanks to our Finish Strong campaign, all of our goalies had three training sessions with goalkeeper specialist, Jill Dedman. Jill was an All-American, Big East Goalkeeper of the Year (twice) at Boston College and was a goalkeeper on the US National Team from 2001- 2004, a member or the USA Indoor Team from 2005-2006, then on the outdoor team again from 2006-2008. Jill coached at the collegiate level for University at Albany, Indiana University, and University of California in Berkeley, CA. She now runs Blockstar Field Hockey and consults with collegiate and high school teams as a goalkeeper specialist. Thanks for the trainings, Jill!
And while we are on the subject of goalkeepers: Newport Harbor Field Hockey Alum Sydney King (Class of 2011) is a redshirt junior goalkeeper for the University of Louisville Division 1 Field Hockey Team. The No. 14 University of Louisville field hockey team had a huge 3-2 win over No. 1 North Carolina on Saturday. Great work, Syd!
The ‘No Wash’ Car Wash was a huge success! Thank you to the many families who helped out by bringing ez-ups, selling the spirit gear, car-wash supplies, food items, and so much more.
We apologize for the late notice on details, but here is the invitation and please rsvp right away! We hope to see you on Friday night.
On behalf of the NHHS Field Hockey Boosters, I would like to welcome everyone to the 2013 hockey season. The FH Booster Board and Head Coach Amanda Boyer have been meeting and planning over the off-season to make this year another memorable one for the girls.
Our Varsity and JV will be playing their home games at Davidson Field on the NHHS campus. This will be the third year in a row that we will be playing our home games at Davidson Field, so we can continue to generate field hockey excitement on campus, with more students able to see our girls play this great game.
This year’s schedule is on the website under “Schedule”. All three teams will be participating in San Diego tournaments again. We will be returning to San Diego for more competition and variety of play, so it should be an exciting part of the year.
We are proud to announce that Taylor Cordeiro is the new Frosh/Soph coach. She is an alumni of NHHS and we are very excited to have her on our coaching staff this year. Our JV Coach, Kerrie is now ‘Kerrie Rowe’ since she got married in May…..so congratulations to Kerrie. As many of you know, Amanda Boyer, our Head Coach, had an addition to her family with the birth of her son, Jayden last year. Amanda and her husband are expecting Baby Boyer #2 and are due in December, so we appreciate Amanda’s timing and waiting to have their next addition to the Boyer family after the season ends.
Key dates to note are:
As usual your support and participation in these events is what helps the program remain so successful. We always need volunteers for various roles in these events, including team dinners, game days, etc. so whatever time you can donate to assist and support the team and program is much needed and greatly appreciated.
Each season presents various challenges, but one that is always present is generating enough funds for the program, so we can continue the high level of excellence provided by our coaches during the summer and fall for the team building events, attending various tournaments, plus the annual equipment and uniform upgrades. An exciting development has been the generosity of David Pyle, whose daughters graduated from the program 2 years ago and in 2010. David has made a significant donation to the Girls NHHS Field Hockey program with a $100,000 commitment over the next five years. David Pyle’s significant donation is intended to be a matching program, so every dollar that we raise this year will be matched by his endowment.
This means that the funds that you donate as parents will be matched by David’s endowment, helping the program meet its financial goals and allowing us to take the program to another level of excellence. We are holding only two fund raising events this season. One is our annual car wash at St. Andrews and the other is our “Finish Strong” campaign. Please contact me if you are interested in joining our campaign and/or making a donation. More information regarding our fund raising campaign and how you can participate will be provided at the Parent Meeting and remain active throughout the season.
I want to thank the NHHS FH Board for all their efforts heading into this season. Sara Muenchow is out new treasurer with Nancy Rohan’s retirement, and has our financials so organized that she makes all of our jobs easy. Jennifer Blanchfield will be taking over the Secretary duties with Kathy Hancock’s retirement and will be responsible for helping us organize our many events throughout the year, Jen has stepped right in without missing a beat. Jim Palmer, returns to the Board for his final year as Field Coordinator. It takes a tremendous effort to make sure our fields are in tip top shape and marked properly to make it enjoyable for our girls to play. Jim does a tremendous job and is always looking for parents who would be willing to volunteer their time and assistance.
As this year’s Board President and in charge of fundraising, I look forward to continuing the excellence of this program. Our girls truly take pride in continuing the traditions of one of the most successful programs at NHHS. We will continue to try to live up to the excellence of this program, so we can continue to “Finish Strong.” The girls and coaching staff work very hard, have tremendous passion for the sport, and have a lot of fun. The rewards and memories for our daughters is something they will carry with them for a lifetime. This is evident by the incredible participation and enthusiasm generated by our annual Alumni game, which took place with a great turnout about a month ago.
Lastly, I want to thank all of you parents who give so generously of your time, support, and financial contributions. The continued excellence of this program starts with your generosity and commitment to your daughters and the program’s success!
Please feel free to contact any of us with questions about whom, what, where and why details regarding the program for the upcoming season. Our contact information, like a lot of other great info, is on the NHHS FH website.
We look forward to another great season……Go Newport!
John Nulty
NHHS Girls Field Hockey Board President