Atoms Athletics & Activities
Atom Nation,
We are coming to the end of the winter season with many programs competing in their National District Championship Tournaments! We've had several individual champions so far who now move on to compete in the Occoquan Regional Tournaments. Our basketball season are in their last week of the regular and get their postseasons underway, February 14. We hope that our winter seasons are like Punxsutawney Phil continue for six more week! This would mean our winter teams are having successful postseasons, so stay tuned for more!
Our spring teams are gearing up for their season so make sure to check out our athletics website for our spring sports schedules!
Our athletic teams and performing arts continue their hard work and dedication to making the Annandale community proud! As we begin to wrap up our winter season and look forward to our spring seasons, we encourage our community to come out and show their support!
Go Atoms!
Annandale Activities Office
Atoms Athletics Highlights
Boys basketball got back on the winning track vs Justice and ended the week vs TJ (results to be posted online).
Girls basketball came away with an upset win over Justice Tuesday evening! They finish their week off by celebrating senior night vs TJ on Friday (results to be posted online).
Wrestling came away with some hardware during the National District Wrestling Championships on Thursday. The Grappling Atoms had one National District Champion and three third place finishers
Gymnastics wrapped up their season at the National District Meet on Monday. The gymnasts improved each match and have a positive future ahead of them.
Indoor Track got their District Championship Meet started Friday evening and continue it into Saturday afternoon at George Mason University.
Swim/Dive had a successful National District Meet last weekend with Colin McGee winning the Breaststroke! Many swimmers qualified for the Occoquan Region Meet Friday and into Saturday.
We have officially finished our fall seasons with many of our Atoms student-athletes earning postseason All-District and All-Region recognition. These student-athletes worked hard and their achievements should be acknowledged! Check out the recipients using the link below:
Annandale Atoms Fall All-District/Region/State Recognition
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We would like to recognize members from our Orchestra program who were selected for District Honor Orchestra this fall.
Shalini Vlcan - Viola
Jazzy Tang - Viola
Thein Phan - Viola
Jenna Saykhamphone - Bass
Melanie Lam - Violin
Spring Tryout Dates and Information
We a little over two weeks away from spring sports getting under way. The first three days of tryouts are posted below. Before a student-athlete is allowed to tryout they must have three completed items. A VHSL physical, completed activity registration, and insurance. You can find more information by clicking on the link below.
If you have questions, please contact the Annandale Activities Office (703)-642-4170
Gear up with Official Atoms Spiritwear
Gear up for another action-packed season with official Atoms gear. You can dress in team-spirited garb on game day and every day with the largest selection of Annandale Atoms apparel at the official Atoms Store. Cheer on your Atoms with t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and more.
Our online Atoms Shop has items for any occasion. Visit spiritwear.atomsboosters.org to see the latest Atoms gear.
From the Boosters
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There’s Still Time to Purchase Your Atoms All-Season Athletics Pass
The Atoms Booster Club’s All-Season pass provides you general admission access to all regular season home football, baseball, basketball, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, volleyball, and wrestling events. With more than nine sports showcased, you can save BIG with the all-season pass!
Visit membership.atomsboosters.org for more information or to purchase your all-season pass online.
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Atoms Athletics Booster Meeting
Looking to join the Atoms Athletics Booster Club and be a part of raising funds and supporting Atoms Athletics?! Then come out to our next booster meeting!
Monday, February 6
6:00pm
Driver's Education room (Enter through Door 10)
We need your help!
The Atoms Athletic Booster Club needs your help with concession stand coverage. When the concession stand is open the booster club makes money and anytime a parent represents a sports program, that program receives a percentage of the sales! Please consider helping out and signing up below for one of our home events.
Boys Basketball:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48AAA72FA6F5C61-ahsboys
Coaches Corner
Check out what our Atom's Coaches are saying about their programs! Each week our coaches will give a recap, provide a look ahead, or recognize a student-athlete.
BOYS BASKETBALL, Jerome McAvoy:
Boys Basketball opened Tuesday against Justice. Our freshman team lost a close game in overtime. They battled back from a 7 point deficit with 1:30 left to take it to OT before ultimately falling. Our JV team continues to dominate in district play. They beat Justice by more than 40 points with every JV player scored against Justice. The Varsity improved their district record to 5-6. They beat Justice 55-45. It was a community affair. We hosted Annandale Boys and Girls Club. The ABGC played at halftime of the varsity game and out on a show. We have huge triple header tonight against TJ at TJ.
GYMNASTICS, Madison Morella:
Gymnastics finished out their season at Districts on Monday. We had girls compete in all events. Kayla Hayes scored her highest on floor. Kaylee Rivera added new skills to her floor routine. Kate Hanlen scored her highest on vault. Congrats to Annandale Gymnastics on another great season!
WRESTLING, Josh Damico:
The Varsity Wrestling Team competed in the National District Championship on Thursday. A few wrestlers came away with some hardware! Marcelo Pozo took first place in the 120 lb weight class! Dominic Vejcik, Jordy Lopez Funes, and Junior Vera Pena all finished third in their respective weight classes! The grappling Atoms move on to the Occoquan Region Tournament next week.
INDOOR TRACK, Phil Harris:
This week the Indoor Track team competes at George Mason for the district championship. We expect some great performances from the team and a good number of athletes to advance to the regional championship
SWIM/DIVE, Carmen Lucas:
Swim/Dive competed in the Occoquan Region Championship Meet Friday and Saturday evening. Results to be posted online and in next weeks newsletter.
Director's Cut
Get a behind the scenes look at our Performing Arts as they share recaps, a preview to performances, or what is going on their classes!
PERFORMING ARTS
In the Spring, AHS Performing Arts will be embarking on their Spring Trip to Florida, getting the opportunity to work with two college performing arts departments along the way. Donate at tinyurl.com/SpringTripDonate to support students getting to go on this trip!
BAND, Director Tyron Barnes:
"Congratulations to the following band students for winning their audition to participate in the All-District Band for District 10:
Shane Gomez-Trumpet
Tyler Perez-Euphonium
Vincent Vuong-Bass Clarinet"
CHOIR, Director Pat Vaughn:
As the second quarter wraps up, the Choirs at Annandale are beginning preparations for our State Assessment in March, our District Chorus event to be held on February 9-10 and our Singing Valentines which will be delivered on Tuesday, February 14. Singing Valentines will go on sale the week of February 6 in all lunches.
ORCHESTRA, Director Annie Ray:
Orchestra Concert – Thursday, February 16
This is your reminder that we have our third Orchestra concert of the year on Thursday, February 16 at 7:00 pm.
All students are required to attend our concerts for a SUMMATIVE grade. Please note that students must have supplied written notification from a guardian of any absences a minimum of three weeks prior to the concert in order to receive an alternative assignment – this deadline is Monday, February 6.
A reminder that all playing tests can be retaken up to 100% score on Flip up until the concert day. All information for retakes can be found on Schoology in the blue retake folder. Make sure to submit the Mrs. Ray Change My Grade Google Form pinned to the top of Schoology to notify me that it is ready for grading!
Our dress code for the concert is concert black! We will be wearing our Orchestra polos. Please make sure your student has a pair of black dress pants (NOT leggings or jeans), black socks, and black dress shoes to go along with the uniform. If your student needs assistance with obtaining any of these items, we are more than happy to help!
The call time for Philharmonic is 6:00, and for everyone else 6:15. Boosters will be checking students into their rooms as they arrive. Unexcused tardiness will result in a grade reduction.
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Philharmonic - unpack in Orchestra room and go straight to stage – 6:00 on stage
- Symphony - unpack in Band room - 6:15 on stage
- Sinfonia – unpack in Band room - 6:30 on stage
- Classical – unpack in Guitar room - 6:45 on stage
Bake Sale – Thursday, February 16
Our Pre-Concert Bake Sale is back by popular demand! Last concert, we raised over $600 on delicious treats and that money is being put to great use with sectional coachings, classroom materials, food and fun for the students, as well as end of the year scholarships and awards. Support by signing up to bring items here so we know what holes to fill in our menu.
Orchestra Merchandise – Ongoing
Our long-anticipated Orchestra Merchandise store is LIVE and can be found at tinyurl.com/AHSOrchMerch . We have a ton of items ready to go (with more in the line-up!) with several items able to be personalized.
Pictures from the Orchestra Pizza and Pizzacoto events can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10RBlwD9OZZnubHMypmulD3FgpbO_Vztu
Supporting Orchestra - Benevity
PLEASE check your corporate policies, many companies filter donations for employees through an entity called Benevity. ANNANDALE HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA BOOSTERS is now registered with Benevity.
Benevity is a company that can help turn your volunteer hours into Donations for Orchestra!!! Please check with your corporate HR to see if your company uses Benevity. If your company does use Benevity, they may either match donations you make to the Orchestra Boosters, or you may simply need to record hours that you participate in orchestra events and your company may provide money to the Orchestra Boosters. (Some companies TRIPLE donations to charities made through Benevity and others offer a certain dollar amount of donation for time you're already spending participating in Orchestra events)
We know that Google, Visa, UPS, Starbucks, Booz Allen Hamilton, Microsoft and Netflix offer these options, but many mor in the area may as well.
THEATRE, Director Katie Brunberg:
Annandale Theatre Company is holding auditions for the Spring Musical, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, on February 6th. Crew signups are due February 9th. Our improv team will compete at Oakton HS on February 10th at 7pm. You can come support for just $5! Theatre 3 & 4 students take the stage at Fairfax HS on February 13th for our VHSL Regional One-Act competition. Break a leg, everyone!
Congratulations to One Acts on finishing second place!
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Theatre 3 & 4 students took 2nd place at the VHSL One-Act Sectional this past weekend with their play, Burglars, Bunglers & Neighborhood Thieves. They will be advancing to Regionals. Congratulations to Tim Hurd, Casey Visscher, Kaya Thomas, Sammetta Worzie, Hang Minh Nguyen, Sandy Rocha, Mars Crowley, Hárū Hernández, and Ms.Brunberg
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Athletic Training Wrap
Our Athletic Trainers, Ryan Hughes and Kathy Ayers, work really hard behind the scenes of our Athletic events and they would like to share some tips and advice they give the student-athletes at Annandale High School everyday.
TIP OF THE WEEK
Bundle up when leaving practice. Do not go outside after practice with long pants and long sleeves!
Skip The Line With ETIX
Order your gameday tickets ahead of time and skip the line at the gate. Use the link below to access the Annandale schedule and order your tickets. Game tickets go on sale the day before the event
ETix Calendar
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Live Streaming
Please note that for the last year and a half, Fairfax County Public Schools paid for a countywide subscription for all schools and their communities. Unfortunately, FCPS will no longer be paying these fee. All of our events that take place on our stadium field and in our gymnasium will continue to be streamed live on the NFHS Network, but will now have a pay wall that the consumer will need to pay for.
Prices - $11.99 per month or $79.99 for an annual subscription.
For more information...
NFHS Network - Sign Up
Live Stream
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Weekly Schedule
February 6-February 11
Tuesday, February 7
F/JV/V Boys vs Mount Vernon - 4:30/5:45/7:30pm
F/JV/V Girls @ Mount Vernon - 4:30/5:45/7:30pm
Wednesday, February 8
Occoquan Region Wrestling Tournament @ Robinson - 5:00pm
Thursday, February 9
Occoquan Region Wrestling Tournament @ Robinson - 12:30pm
Friday, February 10
F/JV/V Boys vs Edison - 4:30/5:45/7:30pm
F/JV/V Girls @ Edison - 4:30/5:45/7:30pm
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