It's tournament time, Powell! Good luck to our 8th grade volleyball C team today as they travel to Newton for the district semifinals!
MathCounts will meet on THURSDAY morning this week. Please note the change and be in Mrs Dondelingrs room at 8 am to start your day off right with some math fun! We will NOT meet on Wednesday afternoon this week.
Attention NJHS members. We have a mandatory meeting this Wednesday at 9:15 am. Please meet in the cafeteria on time and communicate with Mrs. Donda if you cannot make it. Details for the induction ceremony are on Google Classroom. If you have not yet joined Google Classroom, please do so TODAY so you don't miss out on any important details.
The 8th grade volleyball girls traveled to Goddard and the match of the night had to be the C team. But we will get to that later. The A team played some decent volleyball but the Vikings kept scrapping and clawing for every loose ball refusing to let the ball hit. It wasn't until the 2nd game when the girls got going with some thundering attacks once again by Megan B. The girls were able to fight off the rust and the scrappy opponent as they won in 2 games.
The B girls came out energized and ready to take down Goddard. This energy allowed the girls to pull out a victory in the first game. The Vikings pushed back during the 2nd game as the girls started to play the style of volleyball of the Vikings. This meant that Goddard pulled out the win in the second game. The girls came out of the gate strong in the 3rd game with clutch serves from Nina K and Elyssa J. But Goddard would not be contained as they pulled out the upset. The B girls will look for revenge as they get to face the same time on Thursday afternoon.
The C girls struggled in the first game as they once again did not have consistent serves and struggled to pass. But the girls in the 2nd game served much better and passed well enough to win the 2nd game. So it came down to the 3rd game to see if the girls could pull out their 1st win of the season. It was without question the clutch serves of Evelyn J and Linnea P that started off the game on the right foot. But it was the consistent passing that sealed the win for the girls as they got their first W just in time to carry the positive energy into the tournament this afternoon. Please come over to Newton this afternoon to support the C girls or stop into our gym on Thursday afternoon to watch the A & B girls play the 1st round of the tournament.