Sunday, September 27, 2009

Sept. 27th, 2009

Hey Spartans!!!!!!!!

Sunday afternoon, and time to get "BLOGGING" for the week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Random happenings since last Sunday's report:

1) Great field trips for 7th and 8th to Ziegfield Troy.......I think everyone enjoyed themselves........GREAT golf played in all three areas (Course, Driving Range, and Mini)..........all faculty came back healthy......no windshields broken.......just a couple of great days!!!!!!!!

2) New aerobic steps arrived, and are ready for use in class!!!!!

3) DGS Varsity Football wins vs. Willowbrook, and remains tied for 1st place in the conference

4) White Sox finish their home schedule with a resounding 8-4 win over Detroit earlier today!!....Here's a name to keep White Sox fans hopeful during the Winter months................ DANIEL HUDSON (14-5 at three levels of the minor leagues this Summer)....................pitched a great game this afternoon!!!!!!!

What's coming up this week:

1) P.E. finishes Track and Field, and will begin units on Flag Football!!!!

2) D.G.S. Homecoming week arrives........Parade in the mid-afternoon on Friday with the Marching Spartans taking part, the Soph. and Varsity football games on Friday night, Freshmen on Saturday morning, with the dance on Saturday night............GO MUSTANGS....HIT HARD!!!!

Have Great Week, and...............PLAY HARD!!!!!!

Coach Dodd

P.S........Yes Cub fans, I am sorry to report that the CARDINALS clinched the N.L. Central Division last Saturday night, and have a "breather week" to conclude the regular season. Playoffs start a week from Tuesday......................in St. Louis!!!!!!

Sunday, September 20, 2009

SCHOOL IS ROLLING ALONG!!!!!!!

September 20, 2009

First off, I would like to send out a big "CONGRATULATIONS" to Miss Nyhlen and the Girls Varsity Volleyball team on their opening season win over Old Quarry...at Old Quarry!!!!!! To refresh memories, Old Quarry has been a power in our conference for many years.....in many sports, Boys and Girls! To go into their gym, and soundly beat them is a feat that should be seriously recognized...............Way To Go Ladies!!!

6th grade P.E. classes have finished with their first teachers/units, and will be rotating tomorrow (9/21/09) to their new activities...Good Luck!!!

7th and 8th grade GOLF field trips are this week.....7th grade to the Ziegfield Troy driving range Thursday during their P.E. classes. 8th graders go Friday to Z. Troy, with approximately 36 students with serious golf background playing the 9 hole course, while the remainder will be split in half.....driving range and miniature golf for all. 8th graders leave Lakeview at 9:30 AM, and return in time for "B" lunch!!!!!

AT THIS WRITING, MANY STUDENTS IN BOTH GRADES HAVE NOT YET TURNED IN THEIR PERMISSION SLIPS TO ATTEND THESE FIELD TRIPS......LET'S GET CRACKING!!!!!

On a final note, I would like to Thank all the parents who attended our recent "Curriculum Night" at Lakeview!! It was nice to see so many parents, "old faces" (7th and 8th), as well as our "rookies" to the building (6th grade)!!!

Have a great week, and ............................PLAY HARD!!!!!!!

Coach Dodd

.........And one final question........Have the Cubs sent out their "post-season" ticket order requests to their season ticket holders?????? I have looked everywhere, and can't seem to locate any information on this!!

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

WELCOME BACK TO SPARTAN COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!

9/9/09

That's a great date to sign on and say HELLO to all the Spartans!!

It is my hope that all of the 66 family had a great and relaxing Summer, and are now back into the "Swing-of-Things"!!!!!

School has gotten off to a great start with all classes deeply involved in the first units of the year!!

7th and 8th grade classes are working on Track and Field, with sprints on the Track side and Long Jump / Shot Put on the Field side!

6th grade classes have begun with three units......Track and Field for Coach Dvorak........Field Hockey for Miss Nyhlen and Flag Football for yours truly!!!! After approximately 2.5 weeks with a unit, classes will rotate to the next teacher/unit.

A big "Good Luck" to our Fall sports teams.........Football (Mr. Dvorak and Mr. Novotny).......Volleyball with Miss Nyhlen and Mrs. Wrzesinski......Cross Country (Mr. Rodda and Mr. Urbas)............Cheerleading with Mrs. Maass and Miss Coppoletta.

Next week's edition of "Dodd's Blog" will have an update on our 66 graduates, so stay tuned!!!!!

And on a final note , Mr. Little and I would like to quietly mention that there appears to be baseball post-season-play about to happen near the Gateway Arch!! Much more on that later as well!!

"PLAY HARD"!!!!!!! GO SPARTANS!!!!!!!!!!

Tom Dodd