A delicious dinner...

All players and parents are welcome to attend our fishing trip to Lake Taneycomo Nov. 20.

We will meet in the Grant Street parking lot at 11 AM and leave by 11:15 AM. Participants are encouraged to carpool; there will not be a bus. We should be on the water from 12:30-3:30 PM and return home by 4:30 PM or so.

I am pleased to announce that Lilley’s Landing Resort in Branson has very generously offered us use of their dock and three or four pontoon boats for our outing! We are asked only to cover the cost of fuel for the boats. They operate a full-service fly and tackle shop, so you will be able to purchase your license and tackle there when we arrive.

Here is a checklist of reminders to do before the trip:

• Obtain a valid Missouri state fishing license.
• Purchase appropriate bait and tackle. Night crawlers and Power Bait are good choices for bait fishermen. Small treble hooks with springs around the shanks are good for Power Bait.
• Bring money and food.
• Dress appropriately. It likely will be chilly.

Tight lines,

Nurnberg

Nike Rio II Warm-Up Jacket

1. Nike Rio II Warm-Up Jacket (see attached photo)
2. Cost: $38 (assuming at least 8 people participate)
3. Embroidering: available at J&K Soccer for an additional $15 or so.
4. Sizes: Youth Large, Adult Small, Adult Medium, Adult Large, Adult X-Large (note: youth XL not available)
5. Socks: cost is $10 per pair. Players need at least one pair of green and one pair of white for the season.
6. Money Due: by Thursday, Dec. 8, 2012. Make checks payable to “Parkview High School”. (Jackets could arrive before Christmas but are often back-ordered).

Click here to download the ORDER FORM.

Here’s a note from the booster club:

Well we are getting close to a wonderful and exciting soccer season. Just a couple of reminders, the picnic will be next Tuesday the 23^rd at 6 PM at PHS cafeteria. See the following list on what needs to be brought:

Freshman-Desserts

Sophomores-Side dish and dessert

Juniors-Side dish

Seniors-Hot dog and hamburger buns

The booster club will provide the meat, condiments and drinks. The boys and I will go straight from practice to the cafeteria.

To make up the lost hour Monday evening due to a lightning delay, the camp will add a half hour each night Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, ending now at 8:30 PM.

Unfortunately, the weather this week may cause the camp to experience additional delays or cancellations. If we make the decision to cancel an entire evening’s session, we will post that notice on this site by 5:20 PM. You may also call me at 860-0759 for a message regarding the camp’s status.

If we cancel an entire evening, Thursday will be used as a make-up night.

The JV team missed numerous chances and had to settle for a 0-0 draw.

The toughest challenge to face the team that day, however, may have been the ride home. Electing to start back home and eat dinner in Mount Vernon, the bus plodded along in usual fashion for almost 15 minutes. Out of nowhere at around 8:40 PM, a cloud of smoke and fumes seeped into the cabin, and the driver noted a sudden peak in engine temperature.

A radiator hose had ruptured, causing a loss of practically all of the bus’s coolant, and the driver had no choice but to pull off on the side of Interstate 44 (roughly at mile marker 82.8). The district bus barn immediately dispatched a driver to retreive and deliver a replacement bus, but that still meant the people on the broken bus would sit there until 11:35 PM, when the replacement finally arrived on the back of a tow truck.

Thank God for cell phones and well-behaved girls on the bus. What could have been torture turned into a fun, if forced, team bonding night.

The girls got home at 12:35 AM.

I have a presentation regarding eligibility requirements and team policies to address, and the booster club will give everyone their options for helping out the program during the season.

Remember that all players must contribute $30 toward the booster club, either through selling enough items in the winter fundraiser or through direct donation to the club. Approximately four girls met the requirements through the fundraiser. THIS CHECK IS MADE OUT TO THE “PHS GIRLS SOCCER BOOSTER CLUB.”

Also, a few players who reserved “PHS” socks still need to pay. Please send the appropriate amount of money ($9 per pair of socks plus $1 for shipping). THIS CHECK IS MADE OUT to “PARKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL.”

The dreary job of fundraising is upon us, but I think I’ve found a reasonable product for us to sell that we and others may actually get our money’s worth from using.

We are selling Parkview fan items and apparel through a catalogue company out of Texas (fancloth.com). Take a look at the Parkview catalogue by clicking here or on the embedded photo in this post.

I gave the catalogue to a few girls before the winter break.  While only three girls have returned order forms so far, many of the folks who have already purchased items were especially drawn to the blanket, and the shirts and hoodies have been well received as well.

Have checks made out to “Parkview High School” with either “Boys Soccer Fundraiser” or “Girls Soccer Fundraiser” in the memo. That way boys and girls players can make sales. I’ll keep track of the money that goes toward each separate program. Here is a PDF version of the order form.

Click on the image above to open the PDF file for the order form.

So, please consider purchasing an item or two, and email this post to all of your Parkview-connected friends and family. I’d like to submit our order to the company by January 18 or so, so that gives everyone two weeks or so to collect and deliver payments to me. Yes, please collect the money up front.

Players from each grade bring a specific type of food or drink item. The items include fried chicken, desserts, paper plates/napkins, and side dishes (?). The booster club will decide which item to assign each class, and then we’ll communicate that to the players and parents.

Mark the date now, and be prepared to bring your item to the feast.

The boys’ fall schedule is loaded on the calendar.

You can get to the calendar with the following link:

http://soccerphs.com/parkview-soccer-calendar/

You can also see the schedule through our “Schedule” page (not updated as frequently as the “Calendar”):

http://soccerphs.com/schedule/

2010 Pakview Soccer Camp Registration Forms

Contact Gail Smart at mgs1124@yahoo.com