Athletics Newsletter: November Edition

The fall season is coming to an end.  I am so proud of all our student-athletes and coaches as we had many firsts for our Fall Teams. Some teams and individuals are still competing. See all the awesome news and updates below as basketball season is gearing up.

Fall Season Success’s

Our CGS Grizzlies competed great and finished their seasons strong!!

•  MS Cross Country – Clint Bristow finished 4^th at the Mid State All Conference Meet earning a medal and certificate.
• MS Volleyball – Made it to the Semi-Finals of the Mid State Conference Tournament.
• MS Boys Soccer – Had more wins this season, improved tremendously and made us all proud!!
• Varsity Volleyball – Made school history by making the NCHSAA State Play-offs for the first time AND winning! They were the first team to make it to the 2^nd Round of the NCHSAA State Play-offs. 
• Varsity Boys Soccer – Made history by making the NCHSAA State Play-offs for the first time. We are waiting the results as they play on Monday, November 1 @ Pender HS.
• Varsity Cross Country – Competed at the NCHSAA Regionals on Saturday, October 30. The top 10 finishers move on to the NCHSAA State Meet on Saturday, November 6.  Brielle Brown made history by placing 10^th in the 1A meet and qualified for STATES!!

Shout out to our Volunteers who helped with our HOME MS/HS Cross Country Meet 

A BIG THANK YOU to all of you for volunteering to work the HOME MS/HS cross country meets yesterday.  We could not have done this without you!! We had so many compliment on how well our meet was run.  You guys were the one who get the credit.  For a successful meet we need to make sure the course is understandable and that guides are there to keep runners from being confused.  We rocked this meet.  Thanks again.  Your help was greatly appreciated!!

Our Cookie Dough Fundraiser was a huge SUCCESS

This year’s sale was a huge success. We want to thank EVERYONE for who participated in this event. We sold over 1,021 orders!

• The top selling elementary class goes to Mrs. Otey’s class! They had 10 students in the class sell $2,993.00 worth of cookie dough!!! Great job everyone!! They received an ice cream party.
• Top selling student was a 2nd grade student from Mrs. Ballard’s Class, Wyatt Dixon!! He was presented with a Grizzly T-Shirt and mask. Great Job Wyatt!!
• Eight MS/HS student sold more than 10 items will get their pizza party on Tuesday, November 2 during their lunch time. I have contact each student individually to let them know.
• All elementary, MS and HS students who sold 10 or more items will get their name put into a drawing for a $100.00 gift card. We will have 2 separate $100.00 drawings. One for elementary and one for MS/HS. The drawing will take place the week of Homecoming (November 15-19).

Our Dig Pink Night was a Huge SUCCESS 

• After selling t-shirts, masks, bracelets, necklaces, pink ribbons to put on our tree of hope, hat day and a 50/50 event, CGS raised a total of $1,678.55! This is more than our previous year and we still have our basketball “Think Pink” night to add to this!! Thanks to our MS/JV/Varsity Volleyball teams who helped sponsor this event.

• The “Think Pink” Night during basketball season will be on Wednesday, February 2 vs. River Mill Academy. We will pre-sell and sell all items once again to help raise more money to give to the Little Pink Houses of Hope”. More information will come out in January.

• We will present Little Pink Houses of Hope a check in February after we get a final total. 

CGS November Athletic Booster Club Meeting on Monday, November 8 @ 8pm via Zoom 

The next CGS athletic booster club meeting will be on Monday, November 8 starting at 8:00pm  via zoom. Please email Coach Moyer at kellymoyer@cgsnc.org if you would like to attend this meeting. She will email the zoom meeting invitation for you to attend.

2021 CGS Homecoming schedule of events 

“There’s No Place Like Homecoming” is this year theme.  We are looking forward to an exciting time!! Below is a brief list of events leading up to the BIG NIGHT. 

• November 1-9 – Homecoming T-Shirts can be ordered (see attached order form)
• November 1-12 – K-8 “Dueling for Dollars”, MS/HS Nominee’s Posters hung, Elementary Door Decorated and MS/HS Banners Decorated.
• Monday, November 15 – OZ the Great & Powerful – Wear Green & BLING  
  • Elementary Door Contest voting, MS/HS Banners begin “Dueling for Dollars”
• Tuesday, November 16 – Twister Tuesday – Wacky Day 
• Wednesday, November 17 – Which Witch is Which – Twin Day  
• Elementary “Dueling for Dollars” finishes, Nominee’s Practice in gym.
• Thursday, November 18 – Trying to Get Back to Kansas – Western Wear Day (Cowboy Hats permitted) 
• Friday, November 19 – Grizzly Pride Day – Wear your Homecoming T-shirts or CGS Gear  

• Homecoming video, HS votes for class and King and Queen, elementary door winner and MS and HS banner winners announced.
  • – Prince and Princess’s/Senior King and Queen Announced at Half Time of Basketball Games
  • JV Boys Game @ 4:30 – Elementary
  • Varsity Girls Game @ 6:00 – Middle School
  • Varsity Boys Game @ 7:30 – High School

Volunteers needed for All HOME Basketball Games

CGS home basketball games will begin on Tuesday, November 9. We will need many volunteer during the season. In order to volunteer we ask that you sign-up through Mobile Serve. These games will be posted on Mobile Serve on a weekly basis. Please register through the Mobile serve app or contact Coach Moyer with questions. I have attached the Brochure for directions on how to sign up.

Watch CGS Basketball LIVE 

All middle school, JV and varsity HOME basketball games are live streamed.  If you are unable to come to the game or If you have family or friends from out of state that would like to watch your child play you can watch them on the NFHS Network.  You can watch the games live or go back and watch the recorded game. To subscribe please log into www.nfhsnetwork.com  You will first need to create an account if you do not have on already.  You will have the option to subscribe to a monthly or yearly subscription.  Once you have subscribed, you will type Clover Garden in the search bar.  Here you will find our school site.  Below you will be able to pull up the live game or go back and watch any game from the past. When you subscribe, CGS Athletics does get a small portion donated back to our athletic fund.

Winter Sports COVID Guidelines 

As of October 30, 2021. We will have a few COVID Guidelines and Protocols for Home Events. You will be asked to follow these if you attend a home game.

Basketball – On CGS campus in the CGS Gymnasium

• All Games will be live streamed via NFHS Network.
• Teams may enter the gym no earlier than 1 hour prior to the first scheduled game.
• Admission gate will open 30 minutes prior to the first scheduled game.  The price for admission is $5.00 adults, $3.00 students/senior citizens. Cash will be collected.
• There is no spectator limits.
• Masks are required for everyone who enters the building- spectators, game volunteers, coaches and student-athletes.           
• No end of game handshakes.  Wave from your bench area for a “Thank You and Good Game”.
• Locker rooms will not be available. Please make sure your student-athletes come dressed in their uniform.
• Water coolers will not be available. Student-athletes must bring their own water bottles.  Touchless water fountains are available in the gym lobby. 
• Concession Stand will be open to purchase water, Gatorade, soda’s and snacks.

*****Please remember each school has their own protocols and may be different than ours. As you know these could change on a daily basis. Updates will be sent out as we get them.

COVID Information as it relates to our student-athletes 

As most of you know, Covid-19 infiltrated our athletics program this past month and quickly placed a group of our students in quarantine. Coaches are doing their best in reminding our student-athletes of the importance of mask-wearing correctly and at all times when indoors. This includes the car/bus rides.  Wearing their masks consistently and adequately helps keep them from being quarantined and continuing our sports schedules! Please remember, if a student-athlete has been vaccinated, they will not have to be quarantined as long as they were only a close contact or are NOT showing COVID signs and symptoms.  If your student is vaccinated, please reach out to Mrs. Cox to add a copy of their vaccination card to their student medical records for reference in the case that they are identified as a close contact to a positive Covid-19 case.

Due to the increasing Covid-19 numbers and concern for the winter months ahead, CGS has decided to begin Covid-19 testing on site. This testing option is voluntary for our CGS families but is another step in helping to keep our students on campus. This could include our sports programs. We will be releasing additional details in regards to what “Covid-19 testing” will look like at CGS. We are looking to try and add extra layers of protection and mitigation strategies as we can to keep our students on campus and keep them healthy. We appreciate your continued diligence in keeping your student out of school and at home if they are experiencing any symptoms of Covid-19. If you have been exposed to Covid-19 and/or your student is a close contact, please do not WAIT to contact the school. That puts other students in danger if we are not able to complete our contact tracing in a timely manner and remove students from the classroom before potential spread of the virus. 

Team App  

Register for Team App where you will get updated information about CGS athletics.  All our schedules and news feeds can be found here.  This is free to register and it will give you a daily schedule of all events as well as an individual schedule for each sport.  It can be used on your computer or as an app on your phone. I have attached the Brochure for directions on how to sign up.

Coaching Openings 

We are in need of some Head Coaches and Assistant Coaches for the Winter Season.  Please see the list below and email Coach Moyer if you or someone you know would be interested. 

• Assistant Coach for Varsity Baseball

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