Well Spartans................are we ready to go back to school ??????
What a wild week this has been!! I hope that all of the District 66 community has been able to weather the storm, and are getting back to some normalcy as the school week comes to an end.
Mine started out last Sunday in West Lafayette, Ind. where I had the pleasure of attending the Purdue - Indiana Ladies' Big Ten basketball game with Dr. Tiede. I think it was the quickest trip I have ever spent on I-65 during my times headed towards Indianapolis. NO TRAFFIC!!!!!
The Purdue- I.U. game featured two former Miss Indiana high school Players-Of-The-Year, Brittany Rayburn ('08) and Courtney Moses ('10). Talk about players who can do it all, these two Boilers are the real deal. After leading 30-21 at half, Indiana cut the lead to seven before Purdue's two best took over from both the inside and outside.......Final > 71-57.
What a great turnout by the Lakeview 8th graders last Monday night at Downers South!! The annual Incoming Freshmen Open House saw a TON of Spartans walk through the school officially for the first time. As well, 87 "incomers" (86 boys / 1 girl) stopped at the football booth for a "meet and greet" with the current Freshmen and the Freshmen coaches!!! VERY ENCOURAGING !!!!!! GO MUSTANGS.....HIT HARD!!!!!!!
Basketball for the Spartans this week consisted of two great practices, and two postponements which will be made up. "Pack-The-Place" originally scheduled for Wednesday will be made up on February 15, while the game today with Burr Ridge will be played as well, once a common free date is decided upon! Stay tuned!!!!
Next week, both the Boys and Girls teams will play Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. When the Boys are home, the Girls play the same team away, and vice versa.
Next week, the Boys play:
Tuesday AT Gower...........Wednesday AT Eisenhower.........Thursday Home vs. Westview Hills.........Friday AT Westmont
I would like to take this opportunity to commend Mr. Kevin Raher on the GREAT JOB he has done as my volunteer assistant. Kevin has given much of his time for our practices and games, fitting it in amongst schoolwork and baseball practice! THANKS KEVIN!!!!
Physical Education classes continue with their units of Basketball and Weight Training (and the 6th graders with Floor Hockey).
Don't forget to get those makeup assignments and fitness runs caught-up by February 18th!!!! Still alot of blank scores in my gradebook!!!!!!!
AND.................................Spring Training for pitchers and catchers begin in 10 days!!!!!!!
GO REDBIRDS!!!!!!!!
Finally....................................a special Happy Birthday goes out to my littlest one.......Krissy.........who turns 17 on Monday!!!!!!!! XXXXX OOOOOO :) :) :) !!!!!!!!
Roll Spartans!!!!!!!! Play Hard!!!!!!!!
Coach Dodd
