LSSE basketball information - 2012-2013

Hello basketball families:

The dates for suburban basketball team tryouts have been set for the upcoming 2012-2013 season (barring another Halloween snowstorm).

All tryouts will take place at the Amherst Middle School Gym on the following schedule:

Tryout dates:

Wednesday, November 7th

5/6^th grade boys - 5:30-7:00 p.m.

7/8^th grade boys - 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 8th

4^th-6^th grade girls - 5:30-7:00 p.m.

7/8^th grade girls - 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 10th

4^th-6^th grade girls - 10:00-11:30 a.m.

7/8^th grade girls- 11:30-1:00 p.m.

5/6^th grade boys - 1:00-2:30 p.m.

7/8^th grade boys - 2:30-4:00 p.m.

Players are encouraged to attend BOTH sessions to maximize their chances of making the team.

General Information

* Rec basketball registration is currently open.  If your child do not plan to try out for rec basketball, feel free to register online at www.lsse.org. Or, call the front office at 259.3065.

* Suburban Basketball is a “travel” team, so participants/parents should be prepared to commit to a full schedule of practices/games/tournaments from November through early March.

* There is no cost to try out, BUT if a player does make the team, there will be a participation fee that will be based on the cost of uniforms, officials, travel, tournament entry fees, etc.

* There will be at least one team chosen for each division (5th/6th &7th/8th). If there is perceived to be sufficient interest/talent remaining, a second team (“B” Team) will be formed. We anticipate receiving a 4^th grade waiver from the league for the girls’ 5-6 division (will allow for 4^thgrade participation). 4^th grade boys are welcome to tryout, but we cannot displace any viable 5-6 grade boys in order to open a slot for a 4^thgrader (ie. If more than two teams worth of 5/6 grade boys tryout (24-28 kids), then we cannot take a 4^th grader on either team, regardless of how good they are).

* Only students who attend ARMS or are a resident of Amherst, Pelham, Shutesbury or Leverett are eligible (per league rules/bylaws).

* There will be a team of evaluators at each of the tryouts (including prospective coaches) to determine players ranking and team placement.   

Important Sign-Up Information

If your child is planning to try out for one of the Suburban Travel Basketball teams, you can still register them for the recreational league before the late date anyway – they will then be guaranteed a

spot on a recreational team if they DON’T make the Suburban team. If they DO make a team, the recreational registration fee can then be applied toward the Suburban fee.

Please fill out the attached tryout form and return via email (mivillem@amherstma.gov),  fax (413.259.2407) or snail mail (Attn: Mark Miville, LSSE,70 Boltwood Walk, Amherst, MA 01002).

Mark Miville

Sports and Recreation Director

Town of Amherst Leisure Services

70 Boltwood Walk

Amherst, MA 01002

413.259.3065 front desk registration

413.259.3144 direct

413.259.2407 fax

www.lsse.org

Full family fun @ Andrew's Greenhouse

Help our schools get some trees

f this Permaculture video gets 10,000 views by Sunday Sept 30, then a donation will be made to UMASS Professor John Gerber and the UMASS Permaculture group to plant trees bearing edible fruits and nuts on all three Amherst Elementary Schools starting in October.   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FJPJ5DyMc4

New art in downtown Amherst

Good afternoon, everyone!

Come celebrate the newest piece of public art in Town!

The Youth Action Coalition has donated a beautiful exterior bench to The Jones Library.  There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony held during the Amherst Artwalk on Thursday, October 4, 2012; 5pm; at The Jones Library.

Come hear the youth artists talk about their work.

CUPS! CUPS! CUPS!

You know that collection of mismatched mugs from your local public radio station and the auto body shop and your alma mater and your favorite breakfast joint?  If they're just taking up valuable real estate in your kitchen cupboards, languishing away under a film of dust, please consider donating them to the PGO.  We'd happily use them at our monthly Coffees with the Co-Principals.


Drop off those unwanted mugs in the red box in the main office and we'll put them to use at our next coffee.

(Which, by the way, is on October 26th, 8:30-9:30

 in the Community Room, in case you're free.)

THANK YOU!!

New LSSE fall offerings!

Woodbury Room grand opening celebration at the Jones Library!

Did you ever Sing With Your Baby in the Large Meeting Room in the lower level of the Jones?  What about participate in a craft project with your children?  If your child went through 2nd grade in an Amherst public school, he or she knows the Large Meeting Room from their visit with their class!

That room has recently undergone a beautiful renovation.  Thanks to the generosity of Natalie and Richard Woodbury, you can come see how it's changed.  Enjoy light refreshments and see old friends.

Please join us on Tuesday, Oct. 9th, from 5-7.  We hope to see you there.

(Click on image to enlarge.)

Easy, Cost-Free Ways to Help the PGO Raise Money

The PGO's fundraising web page was recently updated.  Click on the link to see the various almost effortless and cost-free ways you can help the PGO earn funds for school activities and supplies.   If you have ideas to add, please let us know. 

http://www.crockerfarmpgo.blogspot.com/p/fundraising.html

Thank you! 

Coffee with the co-principals this Friday!

Have questions?  Want to meet other Crocker Farm families

or see some old familiar faces?

Coffee, baked goods, and lively talk.  

What more could you want on a Friday morning?