Dear Parents, Players and Coaches -
Amazingly, the end of the soccer season is at hand. Three of our four teams wind up this weekend, and our four-team Soccer Celebration is a little more than a week away.
Please read this message carefully. It contains a number of items which will help us conclude and celebrate the season productively.
All four teams will gather at The Pasture Thursday to train for the games ahead this weekend. It will be the last time for the Varsity and JV, who head to Dover on Friday. The bus leaves at 12:30. Be sure to check in with your teachers on Thursday.
The Reserves and Freshmen will play at Cardigan Mountain School on Saturday. Both teams will wear white uniforms. Players must travel to the game on the bus, which leaves at 1:15 p.m. They may return home with their parents, but must bring a note to the Athletic Office on Friday to receive permission to do this. Cardigan is in their midst of their annual food drive for local food pantries. It would be wonderful if each player can bring a few non-perishable food items with them, and help them reach their goal. It's Parents' Weekend at Cardigan, and we are invited every year because we honor the game when we play.
The Freshmen have been invited to play the Varsity Girls on Monday at 4:00 on the turf as the girls prepare for the state tournament.
The JV will travel to Nashua early on Saturday morning for the JV Tournament at Nashua North and South High Schools. Tentative departure time is at 5:30, depending on our draw, which will be announced later this week. Again, players may return home with parents if they bring a note to school on Friday.
This next one is important: All Freshman, Reserve and JV players are asked to return their uniforms to school on Monday during activity period, bringing them to the gym. This includes home and away shirts, shorts and socks, and freshman practice jerseys. The uniforms should be laundered, bagged, and clearly labeled with the player's name.. Freshmen should return all uniforms, and provide their own soccer gear for the afternoon scrimmage. They should wear orange shirts if possible.
On Friday, October 30, all four teams will be invited to celebrate the season in the HHS Gym, beginning at 6:00 p.m. We will assume that you have had the chance to eat a little supper at home, and begin our event with the Notorious Potluck Dessert Buffet. Please bring some sort of dessert to share (label it if it has nuts), and enjoy. Following dessert, we will the World's Fastest Awards. Every coach is allowed a total of ten minutes to speak. It goes quickly. Finally, we will invite everyone to the Auditorium for the Annual Music Recital and Talent Show. All players who are musical (instrumental, vocal) are invited to play a short piece. Please contact Coach Grabill if you would like to perform. Brush up your audition/recital pieces! This event is for players, parents and siblings. We'll have you back on the streets by 8:00 p.m.
The Varsity will be hosting a state tournament game on Wednesday, Oct. 28. We will not know the opponent until this weekend, and thus cannot set the game time, but we are hoping for a 6:00 p.m. start. No matter the time, we will be celebrating Senior Day, and honoring our 11 seniors and their parents. We'd love to have you join us to support the team and help honor the Varsity seniors.
If Hanover wins on Wednesday, we will host a home Quarterfinal game on Saturday, Oct. 31. at 2:00 p.m. There will be a costume contest for spectators, and a number of great prizes. We're also hoping to have an exhibition game for youth players at halftime. We'd love to have you keep this date open, just in case.
Finally, we'd like to invite you to participate in our final fundraiser of the year for Friends of Hanover Soccer. We are selling raffle tickets for 4 tickets to the New England Patriots game on Monday, November 23 at 8:30 against the Buffalo Bills. In addition to the tickets, we are offering a $100 gift card for food at the game. Tickets are $50, and we are only selling 50 of them, greatly increasing the chances of winning. You may reserve tickets by contacting Coach Grabill (robert.grabill@valley.net). Tickets will be on sale next Wednesday at the HHS Tournament game. The drawing is scheduled for the Soccer Celebration on October 30. We are grateful to the Cross Insurance Company for donating the tickets and the gift card.
We are grateful for the support of all of the HHS soccer families. It's been a wonderful season, and we look forward to finishing on a high note, and celebrating with you!
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