8th Annual Alumni Game

Thank you to all who came out for the Newport Harbor Field Hockey’s 8th Annual Alumni Game! It was a great turnout for Newport Harbor Field Hockey!

The Boosters hosted a great BBQ lunch – thank you to the Nultys, Palmers, Muenchows, and Rohans!! We are also grateful for all who helped with clean up!

Also, a big thank you to Judy & Debbie for umpiring the game.

Thank you to the Rohans, an alum family, for a fabulous BBQ!

Thankful

We hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful for this past season and for the wonderful banquet that was held to celebrate it!

A huge thank you to our Banquet Chairman, Jen Blanchfield, and the Banquet Committee:

Jill Frei – Centerpieces, Balloons, setup & cleanup

Nancy Rohan Invitation RSVPs and Check-in

Kathy Hancock – Senior photos, team pictures, setup & cleanup

Lisa Gels  Pictures of Seniors with parents

Karen Stump Invitations, Candy for player tables, setup & cleanup

Christian Whitney, Raylene Groves, Kristin Dexter Coaches gifts and Candid pictures

Lisa Albert Reserved signs for Varsity parent tables & Coaches table

Cassie Conant Drink tubs, Check-in, setup & cleanup

Sue Dewan Ice, flowers, tear down

It was a fabulous celebration, thank you for all of your time!

Finish Strong Program

Dear Parents and Boosters,

Thank you for your participation in the Parent Party.  We had 58 parents attend and it was a great opportunity for families of all grades to meet and get to know one another.  Your continued support of the program both through your time and donations is one of the reasons that our Girls Field Hockey program continues to be recognized as one of the best programs at NHHS.

As you know, we rely on Booster donations to help us fund the Field Hockey Program.  As you know this money help us cover the costs of Coach’s salaries, supplies, equipment, uniforms and other operating expenses including travel and tournaments.  To date we have collected $4,550 toward our annual Fund Raising Goal of $11,000.  Special thanks to the following families for their generous contributions:

·         Jeff and Heather Newman

·         Steve and Sue Dewan

·         Raylene Groves

·         Richard and Donna Newman

·         Jeff and Sandra Salai

·         John and Carol Nulty

·         Scott and Carol Singer

·         David and Cassie Conant

·         Tom and Jennifer Blanchfield

Outside of the car wash as our primary fund raiser, we depend on the generosity of Parents/Boosters to help us finance the Field Hockey program and keep the successful tradition that NHHS has built strong and alive.  Please contribute what you can, any and all donations are greatly appreciated.  Many of you may have heard of David Pyle’s generous endowment toward the NHHS Girls Field Hockey and Boys Lacrosse programs.  These funds were donated with the intent of being matching funds.  In other words, the more money we generate through our Booster Program donations, David Pyle’s endowment fund will match these funds.

We have started the year strong, so we are asking your help to enable us to ‘Finish Strong.’

Click here for a document which outlines the Donation Program, the different levels of contributions that you can achieve, and contact information to send your donations to.

Thank you,

John Nulty

NHHS Field Hockey President

A Letter from the President

On behalf of the NHHS Field Hockey Boosters, I would like to welcome everyone to the 2012 hockey season. The FH 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. We have kept many of the Harbor traditions in place while trying to improve the program from the smallest details that may not be noticed by all but makes a difference for our daughters. Again this season our girls on Varsity and JV will be playing their home games at Davidson Field on the NHHS campus. This will be the second 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, and more students can see our girls play this great game.

We will continue to enhance the stadium a bit so it has some field hockey feel for the girls and the spectators. For the second year, all three teams will be participating in San Diego tournaments. The varsity will be continuing our participation in the Otay-Ranch tournament. The JV will be present at the Helix JV tournament, as well as the F/S team. San Diego is a hot bed of high school field hockey with over 35 schools with programs. The competition is tough, however Newport has held its own in the past and is set to play hard again this year.

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 from the coaching in the summer and fall to 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 last year 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 to meet its financial goals and help take the program to another level of excellence. We are establishing only two fund raising events this season. One is our annual car wash at St. Andrews and the other is our “Finish Strong” campaign headed by me.  More information to follow regarding your ability to donate and 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. Nancy Rohan, our treasurer, has our financials so organized that she makes all of our jobs easy, and provides an incredible reconciliation of our budget and balance sheet keeping us all on track. Kathy Hancock has been an incredible asset as our secretary who’s energy, knowledge, and commitment to the program is astounding.  Both of these ladies are in their last year n the Board.  While they have both picked their successors and will be training them this year, we all owe an incredible amount of gratitude for the incredible job they have both done over the past two years.  The newest member to our Board this year is Jim Palmer, who is heading up the newly appointed position on the Board as Field Coordinator.  It takes a tremendous effort to make sure our fields and in the kind of shape that makes it enjoyable for our girls to play.  I am sure Jim would appreciate any parents who would be willing to volunteer their time and assistance since this job requires a lot of work.

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.  I am honored and feel privileged to be able to continue to support this program and our daughter’s memories.

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 about 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
949.632.9130

7th Annual Alumni Game

Thank you to all who came out for the Newport Harbor Field Hockey’s 7th Annual Alumni Game! It was a beautiful day for hockey!

The Boosters hosted a great BBQ lunch – thank you to the Nultys, Rohans, and Jim Palmer!! We are also grateful for all who helped with clean up!

Sisters: Alumni vs. Current Players