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Panther Athletics

November, 2017

ISSUE 1 IN THIS ISSUE

This year, registration for Winter sports will take place via MyMCPS portal. If you have not done so yet, please make sure you register and create your account for the MyMCPS portal immediately in order to register your child for tryouts.. If you do not have your Access ID and Access password please email Kim Feher [email protected] with your child's name and grade. She will be able to assist you with registering with the MyMCPS portal. Registration for winter sports is open now!. You must register your athlete by November 13th to ensure they are able to tryout November 15th. *DO NOT upload your physical when registering. Have your child turn the clearance sheet of the physical to the l to the coach or AD.

Here is your checklist to follow: 1. Register/create your account on the MyMCPS parent portal. 2. Complete the registration for your child for Winter Athletics on MyMCPS portal by November 13th 3. Give the hard copy of the Physical Clearance Form to the coach or AD. 4. Everything must be completed by November 13th to ensure you are eligible to compete and try out for the team on November 15th. 5. PBHS Gymnasium will be open on November 1st, 7th and 13th from 6:00-8:00 to assist anyone with the online registration *If you have questions, please feel free to email the coach or our Athletic Director, Heather Podosek, [email protected] with any questions

New Online registration for tryouts

Tribute to Walter Hardy

Paint Branch New logos

Paint Branch Athletic Association

Fall Team Recap

Panthers “Above the Line”

Online Tryout Rneegistration by

NEW Online Registration for Tryouts

REMEMBERING MR. PB, WALTER HARDY JOSH DOANE-MALOTTE CHRIS SKIPPER, PB PANTHER ALUMNI

(Josh): Coach Walter Hardy passed away suddenly on the morning of September 2. He was everything I ever wanted to be as a Panther. He graduated from Paint Branch, went to Towson and returned to coach and teach at his alma mater. When I graduated from Paint Branch, I told him I wanted to be exactly like him, and come back to teach and coach at Paint Branch. The year I graduated, 2015, he was leaving to be an AD at Kennedy. He told me to give him a call when I was 21 and he would hook me up with a coaching gig wherever he was. When I was at PB, Coach Hardy would go to bocce matches and do a live play-by-play for the crowd. He would call each shot as if he were commentating on golf. He would let me come into his classroom, which had 20+ computers because he taught tech, and work on other class work when I fell behind. He let me ride with my best friend TC, who was on the team, to the basketball games so there would always be at least one fan at the Damascus/Poolesville game. He would bring me back food from the school store without charging me when I didn’t have the chance to go out to eat for lunch. He signed me off for extra SSL hours when I wasn’t going to have enough to graduate and said I basically managed the basketball team by being at every game.

After graduating high school I would still see Coach Hardy from time-to-time at the Greene Turtle where I served. No matter who his server was, he would still manage to slip me $5 here and there just for coming and talking to him about how he liked his new school and how their sports teams were doing. His mug #13, still hangs there at the Turtle. I remember filling it up with a Guinness and paying for it out of pocket trying to return every SSL hour and every kind gesture he gave me.

Coach Hardy was a man with a great sense of humor and his smile was contagious. He is a man who could earn almost all of the superlatives - life of the party, most school-spirited, class clown… anything. An award was named after him a few years ago, “The Walter Hardy Spirit of the Panther Award,” which says a lot. He was a state championship coach and coach of the year in 2000. He was loved and feared on the court by his players and if he wasn’t happy with a referee’s call he’d let them know it. He would try to help every student as if they were his kids. He is a man that all of us should aspire to be like. I was never one of his students in any of his classes, and I was never one of his players. But he still cared about me and every Panther in the building. I, along with many others, will truly miss Coach Hardy.

(Chris): The loss of life is not something easy to discuss. It can, however, give us the chance to reflect on people who were not only remarkable human beings, but who also had a resounding impact on our lives. What is often hard to swallow is that the people who bring the most joy and love to our lives are also the most painful to lose. Paint Branch - and the world as a whole - tragically lost one of those people last month.

Walter Hardy was a phenomenal man, a vibrant personality who brought so much positivity and happiness to those around him. Ask anyone who spent time at Paint Branch and I am sure he or she would tell you the same. During my years at Paint Branch, I was amazed to witness Coach Hardy’s pure passion for life. You could see it in everything he did, and you could feel it in every interaction he had

with you. His energy, sense of humor, and enjoyment were contagious; it simply felt special to be around him.

As many know, one of Coach Hardy’s greatest attributes was his school spirit. He took so much pride in Paint Branch, and it was easy to see his love for the Panther community. One example of this was his appearance on the morning announcements. To sum it up, on the day of an important Panther sporting event, Coach Hardy would hide behind the anchor desk on set. Then, at the very end of the show, he would jump out from behind, and start screaming into the camera to remind everyone about the game and the support we should give to the team. This fostered excitement and school spirit to start the day. I happened to be an anchor on the announcements for two years, and sat right next to him during this crazy act many times. I can tell you it was truly remarkable to watch a fully grown man, on a live T.V. broadcast do what he did. He would crouch behind a desk, and then burst open and start screaming and slapping the desk while completely messing up the hair of both anchors on set and hyping up over 2,000 people for the school’s sporting event that night. This is just one small example of the passion Coach Hardy lived out every day of his life.

Coach Hardy would not want us to live our lives in fear of the unknown or wallowing in sadness at his passing. No, Coach Hardy would want us to live out every day to the fullest, and appreciate the blessings we have. He would also tell us to appreciate the people around us who bring so much joy, laughter, passion, and love to our lives every single day. If we carry out our lives in this way, and carry on the pride and school spirit Coach Hardy had for his beloved Paint Branch, I have a feeling he’ll be smiling from up above. Go Panthers.

Paint Branch

Panther

NEW Logos

At the end of the 2016-2017 school year Paint Branch went through a re-branding process to update the Panther and to define our image around the county and state. The committee worked for several months with a branding company to bring about the image that will be distinctly ours!

Our Vision – To promote the Paint Branch High School (PBHS) athletic teams and to increase the Paint Branch community’s support of our athletic program. Who We Are - An all-volunteer non-profit club that is comprised of families and community members interested in supporting all athletic teams at Paint Branch. This club assists the PBHS Athletic Department’s objective of providing a positive and comprehensive athletic experience for all student-athletes. Why do we need you? “Many hands make light work!” We know you love your child! The PBAA, our coaches and staff want to see your child be successful in the classroom, in competition and most of all in life! The quote “It takes a Village to raise a Child” is something that we embrace at Paint Branch. Our coaching staff go beyond their sport to help guide, mentor and assist our student –athletes while they are at PB and after graduation. It’s all about the “Panther Family!” We need our parents support and help to make Sports a wonderful and fulfilling experience for everyone.

Why do we need to raise funds? The average High School operating budget is $170K.The average HS allocation by MCPS is $70K. We need to make up the difference in order to continue to provide the best we can for our student-athletes. All regular season ticket sales, as well as tournaments, concessions, mulch sale, and fundraising helps to make up the difference. The majority of support comes from our booster club (known as the Paint Branch Athletic Association or PBAA).

Here are just a few projects that PBAA has raised the funds to purchase:

Dugouts (baseball and softball)

Championship banners

Scoreboards

Uniforms

Training Equipment/Weight Room

Sports Equipment

Improvement to Sound Systems

Varsity Athletic Awards Banquet

Outdoor Maintenance

Tractor and other yard equipment

Storage buildings

And much, much, more

How can you help support your child and their team? Volunteering is the number one way to help support our Panthers. We need help in our concession stand at home games, help selling spirit wear, help with fundraising and fundraising ideas, help as a team parent, help fixing things for PB Athletics, help with field maintenance, help kicking of our hall of fame and any other ideas you may have!

Join the PBAA: http://paintbranchathletics.org/hq/join-the-pb-athletic-association/

Please consider volunteering your time and contact:

Mark Pharaoh @ [email protected] for fundraising assistance or ideas

Lisa Pharaoh @ [email protected] to volunteer at the concession stand

Craig Buscher @ [email protected] helping with the hall of fame

Denise Renfrew @ [email protected] for mulch sale help

The 2017 Fall season began August 9th with tryouts for our 16 teams. Our teams practiced and prepared every single day to be able to do their best in the upcoming competitions during the fall season! Each team began to bond as team and work on the mental, physical and emotional skills needed to perform at the top of their game.

JV Cheerleading – Coach Tracy Powell – The team worked every day on their tumbling, chants, cheers and competition routine. They could be found on the sideline of a variety of contests bringing the spirit of the Panthers to all the fans and teams!

Varsity Cheerleading – Coaches Alexandra Saunders & Antoinette Saunders – As a 2-season team the lady panthers have been hard at work on their sideline cheers and the competition routine! The Panthers finished 3rd in the D3 MCPS Cheer Championships and the Panthers won the Spirit Award!

Cross Country- Coaches Mark Anderson & Dessalyn Dillard – the boys and girls cross country team have battled the teams in MCPS with the boys finishing 2nd in their division. As they traveled to a variety of invitationals the Panthers proved worthy opponents consistently finishing runners in the top 10! Both boys and girls teams have qualified for the state Championships.

Girls Tennis – After winning the Division 3 title two years in a row, the panthers moved to Division 2. Although this division is much tougher our Panthers held their own throughout the regular season. Christina Dao competed in the 1st singles winning her first round match.

Poms – The Poms team under new direction of Coach Rawlings have begun preparing for the county championships in January. They have been performing at halftime of football games, freshman orientation, Open house, Burtonsville Parade and Back to School Night.

JV Field Hockey – Coached by Ashley Herdman made tremendous strides throughout the season. Great effort and dedication by these young student-athletes.

Varsity Field Hockey – Coached by Cassie Smink began the season by traveling to Delaware for a play day and team bonding. The season was full of dramatic wins and some tough loses. The panthers seeded #2 in the 4A West defeating Springbrook in their opening contest 3-2 before losing in the sectional finals to Sherwood.

JV Girls Soccer – Coached by Jeannette Smith started the season with very little experience but worked tremendously hard and won some big contests against Springbrook, Kennedy and Northwood. The team finished 2nd at the Panther JV Tournament.

Varsity Girls Soccer – Coached by Michael Schiller has battled a tough schedule this season and had impressive victories over NEC rival Springbrook, as well as Kennedy and Northwood. The Panthers entered the state tournament seeded 4th and defeated their 1st round rival, Northwood 6-0. The team lost to Urbana in the sectional semifinals.

JV Boys Soccer – Coached by Josh Romash showed tremendous promise for the future. Their victories over Poolesville and Springbrook and tied a very good Magruder team. Their loses were very close to traditional powers Wootton, B-CC and Sherwood showed much promise

Varsity Boys Soccer – Coached by Shawn Shannon played well in their games but could not seem to find the break-through victory over some top ranked opponents. The Panthers entered the 4A North Tournament seeded #4 but lost in OT to Northwood 2-3.

Golf – Coached by Joe DeCavage finished 3rd in a very difficult division. The team was led by County qualifiers Eric Syme and Zabian Hood. The team practiced and played a many of the golf courses around Montgomery County.

JV Football – Coached by Ron Jeffries worked hard to begin to establish the skills necessary tom compete at the high school level. These student-athletes learned the discipline and effort it takes to be a good student-athlete. Despite their record these young men grew as student-athletes.

Varsity Football – Coached by Michael Nesmith is having a very successful season on and off the field. Currently 8-1, the panthers look to continue the momentum into their last game of the season and into the playoffs.

WHAT IS OUR WHY? Vision

We promote academic achievement, athletic excellence, positive sportsmanship and upstanding citizenship by

providing the greatest education-based athletic program.

Mission

Every student-athlete will attain the mental, moral, physical, and social-emotional skills to excel in the

classroom, community, and the realm of competition.

Purpose

To provide an innovative education-based interscholastic athletics program that maximizes diverse participation

through a commitment to equity and access.

What are our Core Values?

Respect and Sportsmanship

Academic Excellence

Integrity & Honesty

Spirited Competition

Equity & access

Paint Branch Athletics

“Above the Line”

Above the line is a culture of thoughtful, purposeful and skillful behavior. Our coaches are a big

influence in the lives student-athletes lives. The coaches of our Panthers will use the “Above

the Line” standards to help teach our student-athletes leadership skills, respect, effort,

accountability, resiliency, and commitment. The coaches will follow a standard of expectations

for ALL of our student-athletes. PB Athletics commitment to these standards will reinforce our

mission statement. This will not be easy or quick! This will take time and commitment from EVERYONE on our staff. Our

team is EVERYONE'S team.

• Above the Line (ATL) –Your behavior is conscious and thoughtful – a choice made in alignment with your larger

vision or where you want to go! Whether it is an event in competition, practice, class, at home, in school or in the

community!

• Below the Line (BCD) – Your behavior is directed by impulse or the gravitational pull of old habits. You just react

without thinking. It’s your default response. Below the line behavior is when the first reaction to an event is to

BLAME (others), COMPLAIN (about circumstances) and DEFEND (yourself). We call these BCD’s

The Next Step for Above the Line ….. E + R = O

Event + Response = Outcome

“ It’s not what happens that matters it’s how we respond”

We will consistently teach and reinforce how “we” respond to events. This will be an additional focus on this for the 2017-2018 school year while continuing to reinforce the ATL behavior model!

PRESS PAUSE

Could be a split second or much longer – take the time to act with purpose

Helps to avoid doing something foolish

Focuses on acting with purpose to accomplish your goals

GET YOUR MIND RIGHT

What you focus on….

How you talk to yourself

Productive vs negative mindset

Irritated mindset/survival mindset (BTL) vs Purpose mindset (ATL)

STEP UP

When the event is most challenging we need to elevate our response (our game)

Rise to the occasion

Must be practiced