Today is Friday, February 10, 2012
Today is Friday, February 10, 2012
Sponsored by the LAHS Athletic Boosters Club, the Pumpkin Patch fundraiser will be held this year from Wednesday, October 14 to Saturday, October 31, and will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. It will raise money for team equipment, uniforms and other athletic needs.
As in the past, the fundraiser will be located at the northeast end of the parking lot.
Last year, the Pumpkin Patch raised over $6,000. Parent volunteers Kelly Montelaro and Lisa McLean are in charge of the pumpkin patch and hope for similar success this year.
“You can get involved by visiting the Pumpkin Patch, volunteering with your parents … purchasing pumpkins and telling your friends, family and neighbors about the Pumpkin Patch,” Montelaro said.
The varsity girls water polo team went to the Hollister H2Oktoberfest for the first time on Saturday, October 10. They won the eight-team tournament, which was hosted by San Benito High School in Hollister, Calif.
According to varsity girls water polo coach Brian Whitlock, the team went there to “work out kinks” and prepare for CCS.
The team added several new players to the varsity team this year, and the H2Oktoberfest served as a chance for them to gain playing experience.
The team went in with an 11-3 record. Undefeated in league, the team went into the H2Oktoberfest with hopes to win and did so easily.
According to team member senior Kelsey Emrick, the team was able to overcome conflicts at the tournament, such as having injured teammates and being the smallest team. Despite this, the girls beat all the teams at the tournament by at least six points.
“I thought we played really well,” team member sophomore Olivia Santiago said.
The 6th Man Club is a group of students focused on raising school spirit for the school’s sports teams.
“We’re encouraging people to come to LAHS sports events and hoping to have certain big games for the club members,” Vice President Sean Small said. “We’re trying to get school spirit up at games.”
Club members recently attended volleyball and water polo games against Mountain View, where about 30 to 35 6th Man shirts were distributed. According to Sean, the club brought enough members to “match the Mountain View side of the game,” something that “usually never happens.”
“Home court advantage is supposed to mean something, but people haven’t been going to the games,” Sean said.
