News and Notes: March 9, 2020

News and Notes from the Activities Department:  March 9, 2020


HSS PTSA NEWS:

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR INTERNATIONAL NIGHT
The HSS Student Government Association is looking for Parent Volunteers to assist with International Night on Thursday, March 12th beginning at 5:00PM.  There are several shifts throughout this evening event to fit all schedules. Visit the link below for more information… Please consider helping with this wonderful school event!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3fAtD0QEPLo78-oWYW9jqJZ9FaXEPEJoqqp5aBc5OjS27NA/viewform

 

Hamilton Ticket Raffle:

Do you want to be in the room where it happens? If so, the DramaHawk Boosters are raffling off 2 tickets to the June 24th performance of Hamilton at the Kennedy Center. Raffle tickets are $5 for one, or $20 for 5. Tickets can be purchased at any of the DramaHawk's Matilda performances (April 30-May 9), or online at http://www.pay4schoolstuff.com.  Winner will be selected following the last Matilda performance.  Do not throw away your shot at seeing either of these blockbuster shows!


Games and Events:

Monday March 9th:
Varsity Softball @ Edison (Scrimmage) 6:30 pm
Junior Varsity Softball vs. Edison (Scrimmage) 6:30 pm
Varsity Baseball vs. Jefferson (Scrimmage) 6:00 pm
Junior Varsity Baseball @ Jefferson (Scrimmage) 6:00 pm

Tuesday March 10th:
Spring Meet the Coaches 6:00 pm in the Auditorium

Wednesday March 11th:
Boys Soccer @ Washington-Liberty (Scrimmage) 5:45/7:15 pm
Junior Varsity Softball @ Washington-Liberty (Scrimmage) 6:30 pm.

Thursday March 12th:
International Night 5:45 pm

Friday March 13th:
Boys Lacrosse @ Justice (Scrimmage) 5:45/7:15 pm
Girls Lacrosse vs. Justice (Scrimmage) 6:00/7:30 pm
Boys Tennis vs. Justice (Scrimmage) 4:00 pm
Girls Tennis @ Justice (Mason District Park/Scrimmage) 4:00 pm
Girls Soccer @ Falls Church (Scrimmage) 5:45/7:15 pm
Varsity Baseball @ Edison (Scrimmage) 4:30 pm
Junior Varsity Baseball vs. Edison (Scrimmage) 4:30 pm


After School Tutoring Available every other Wednesday:

After school tutoring is available every other Wednesday on late bus days from 3pm-4:15pm in the high school cafeteria.  Honor society students and teachers are available to assist students in the core subject areas of math, English, social studies and science.  It is recommended that students use this service before requesting one on one tutoring from their counselors. The next date for this program is Wednesday February 19th. For more information, please contact Julie Riley, AP Coordinator, at jsriley@fcps.edu.


Hawks Athletic Booster Club Passes:

The Hawks Athletic Booster passes are now on sale!  We have six different levels of membership available.  The passes will allow you to enter everyone home regular season event for FREE!  All proceeds from these passes benefit Student Activities which uses these funds to assist all of our athletic teams.  Membership forms can be downloaded at https://hawksathletics.org/main/membership or paid online at www.pay4schoolstuff.com


Hawks Athletic Booster Club/Student Activities Fundraiser:

A few discount coupon cards remain from our community sponsor Craftsman Auto Care. 
For $20.00 The Craftsman Auto Care discount card gives each person a FREE Oil Change, FREE Car Care Inspection, FREE Tire Rotation, FREE Break Inspection, FREE Charging System Check & Battery Test, FREE Wheel Alignment Check, FREE Road Trip Safety Inspection, FREE Cooling System Pressure Test, FREE Tire Repair and many other discounts.
These cards DO NOT expire, and they are valued at over $250.00.
Craftsman Auto Care is located at 7001 Manchester Blvd., Alexandria, VA 22310 only 1.5 miles from Hayfield Secondary School.

If you are interested in purchasing a discount card for only $20.00 please stop by the Student Activities Office or call (703) 924-7472.  Cash and checks are accepted.  All checks must be made out to:  Hawks Athletic Booster Club Inc.

All monies raised will go directly to support all our athletic teams at Hayfield Secondary School.


PTSA NEWS:

The PTSA is now accepting Scholarship applications from graduating seniors. Students continuing their education at 2-year, 4-year college/university or an accredited Professional/Technical School may visit our website at www.hssptsa.org for information or download the application at https://tinyurl.com/w5lu6gx. 

 

Coaches Needed:

From Victor O’Neill Studios:

Parents:

Underclassmen portraits from all sessions are now available to view and order online for the rest of the school year (orders placed online will ship home) at vosphoto.com/ucreorders. Please use your student’s ID as the online code.
 
In case you should have questions about your student's underclass portraits (grades K-11) or should you have any concerns regarding the items above, please contact underclass@vosphoto.com.


Lacrosse Spring Break Clinic:

LaxHawks Want You! We are hosting our first Annual Lacrosse Spring Break Clinic on
April 6 – 8, 2020 at Hayfield Secondary.  Come join one of the fastest growing sports in the USA!  The Clinic is for Girls and Boys, 5th grade through 11th grade who:
• Want to learn a new sport!
• Youth Club looking to make Travel
• Travel looking to make Junior Varsity
• Junior Varsity looking to make Varsity

LaxHawks Spring Break Clinic is the one stop shop!  Skills, Games, and Competitions to help grow your passion for the “Fastest Game on Two Feet”!

Please click on this FLYER for contact, pricing, and registration!


Boys Lacrosse Buy One Get One Free Paisano’s Card:

Hayfield, are you looking for a great holiday or birthday gift? How about some delicious hot pizza?! Hayfield Boys Lacrosse are selling the Buy One Get One Free Paisano's Pizza Cards, which is the perfect gift for you, a friend, or a loved one. Contact your favorite Boys Lax player, or Coach Mercer (jwmercer@fcps.edu) to buy the card for $20, and get a FREE delicious hot XL pizza for every XL pizza purchased from now until next December 31, 2020! This card can save you at least $16.00 each visit/delivery! All proceeds go to support the Hayfield Boys Lacrosse team for the upcoming 2020 Spring season.

 

2019/2020 Hayfield Yearbooks:
Yearbooks are available to purchase online by visiting www.yearbookordercenter.com and entering code 5417.

 

All Night Grad Party Update:
Next Meeting:   Tuesday 17 March at 6:30pm in the Library. Meeting is opened to all Hayfield Parents, Teachers, Class Sponsors and Students. Special invitation goes out to students and parents of seniors and juniors. Please save the date and looking forward to seeing you at the meeting as we discuss and plan for our biggest event, COUNTDOWN TO GRADUATION!

BLANKETS: Still accepting orders: Class of 2020 Blankets with logo. $50 each.  Please place your order now. Order Form: https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A8c8664cf-105e-467b-8d72-dd6a99526169
You can also pay at www.pay4schoolstuff.com and complete an order form there.

TICKETS: Early Bird Special:  The All-Night Graduation Party is a drug free, alcohol free, and smoke free event after graduation where seniors will celebrate their accomplishments with their classmates. This will be held at Adventure Park USA in Maryland. Tickets are now on sale and must be purchased in advanced by May 31st.  The Early Bird special is $80 until March 31st, then 1 April – 31 May, tickets will cost $110. Students who are receiving free and reduced priced lunch, please check-in at High School Student Services for registration information and information on price.  PLEASE SIGN UP NOW!!
You can purchase your tickets with a check or cash. Please visit the PTSA/ANGP website https://hayfieldss.fcps.edu/student-life-activities/all-night-grad-party-angp and click on the ANGP external google site https://sites.google.com/view/2020angp for details and to download the registration form/commitment contract. Students may also pick up a registration commitment contract from the Career Center.

MAGNETS:  We still have a few class of 2020 class year magnets. Please get your magnets before they are all gone. Cost of class year magnet is $8.00 so please reach out to ANGP to get your class of 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 magnet before they are sold out. You can view magnets on our website at https://sites.google.com/view/2020angp/home/fundraising and make your purchase at www.pay4school.com, Venmo-@HSS-ANGP or email hayfield2020angp@gmail.com 

DONATIONS:  We are still accepting monetary donation. Please click https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwUXq78AJWpuSXBkaDNTbWotY3NOc1JSdExEa2lsYm9QWlNJ/view?usp=sharing to donate to help cover the cost of the class of 2020 ANGP event. ANGP needs your generous donation to fund the class of 2020 all night graduation party on 5 Jun 2020. You may donate as little as $5.00. Any and all monetary donations are appreciated! Please remember to fill out the attached form so we can mail you a TAX receipt for your donation.  Donations can be made using the following:
Venmo-@HSS-ANGP
www.pay4schoolstuff.com
Check made out to HSS PTSA/ANGP

SHUTTERFLY:  Visit our Shutterfly Storefront at: http://hayfield2020angp.ShutterflyStorefront.com
Click through to create personalized gifts, upload and order pictures plus other options.
For every purchase made, Shutterfly will donate 8% to Hayfield class of 2020 ANGP.
Please feel free to share this link http://hayfield2020angp.ShutterflyStorefront.com with your friends and family—the more orders we receive through our Storefront, the closer we will get to raising the funds we need.

PARENT T-SHIRTS:  Please order your class of 2020 Proud Parent T-Shirt at the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0545adae2da5fd0-proud

How to contact US:  Please join our email list and to receive the most timely updates and information on countdown to graduation, and ways to help, please email us at hayfield2020angp@gmail.com Co-Chairs: Dahlia Graham and Juliana Henderson
Please Follow us on Twitter (@hayfieldangp2020) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ANGP2020/)
Check out our website at  https://sites.google.com/view/2020angp

Attention Senior Parents:

Ordering for the official Hayfield SS graduation announcements is now open.  Our vendor for graduation products is Balfour.  You can order the announcements on their website- www.balfour.com, or complete the attached order form and return it to Balfour.  Below is a link to their brochure for their full products offering.  Please contact Balfour with any questions 703-941-1436 or balfournova@yahoo.com.
https://issuu.com/balfour/docs/g100-0419_sy20_grad_products_brochu?e=0


Flocking Fundraiser:

Order a flock of flamingos to land in a yard (yours, your neighbor's or friends, etc.) to celebrate a special occasion or just to show you care. Your special person will awaken to a front yard filled with a dozen brightly colored birds along with a card announcing who sent the flock.  The birds will be picked up the following evening.  Click on this link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cVb-m6268luN5XFy5khE-QcAjYvJiBnIcb7SnFz94ys/viewform?edit_requested=true for details and order information.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION:

Please clip Box Top labels from your favorite products and send them to school (main office). NEW!:  Download the BoxTop App and scan the new Box Tops directly to Hayfield's account! Go to https://www.boxtops4education.com to the get the APP.  Our school earns 10 cents for every Box Top submitted. If you have any questions, please contact Alisa Biache, alisa.biache@gmail.com or Lisa Cardinale, alisandejj@gmail.com.

LOVE SHOPPING AMAZON OR THE AMAZON PRIME with 1hour delivery.
Be ready to ROCK the ORANGE!!!   Check out the Boosters’ SPIRIT WEAR collection!  Stop by the Spirit Store, purchase items at home Varsity football games, or go to our facebook page:   Hayfield Secondary Spirit Wear Store. Leave your mark on Hayfield Secondary!  Alumni Bricks are available for purchase.  Complete the form on the Boosters website or pick one up from the lobby table. 

Tom Kinder photographs many Hayfield activities, including many athletic contests.  He posts his pictures at: http://www.hayfieldpictures.com/     Most of the galleries are recent, but some show students and games from more than 10 years ago.

For information regarding Hayfield Activities, please log on to www.HawksAthletics.org or call the Activities Hotline (703) 924-2255.
Follow us on Twitter @hayfieldsports

Go Hawks!

E. W. Nowland III, CMAA
Director of Student Activities