By PHHS Staff
The Patrick Henry High School principal would like to welcome back everyone for the 2015-2016 school year.
Registration is coming up. It’s very important that everyone who is planning on attending Henry comes to school early to pick up books and select classes. We have registration dates listed below and we need everyone to come in and let us know you will be there on Sept. 8, 2015 (our Opening Day).
| Aug. 21 | 6 – 9 p.m. | Freshman parent fundraiser for PHAME at KnB Wine Cellars (6380 Del Cerro Blvd.) |
| Aug. 25 | 8 – 11 a.m. | New student enrollment |
| Aug. 26 | 8 – 11 a.m. | Freshman registration (Last names A – L) |
| Aug. 27 | 8 – 11 a.m. | Freshman registration (Last names M – Z) |
| Aug. 28 | 8 – 11 a.m. | Sophomore registration |
| Aug. 28 | 9 – 12 p.m. | Link Crew/Patriot Camp (We would love to have every 9th grader attend this.) |
| Aug. 28 | 6:30 – 9 p.m. | First home game for football |
| Aug. 31 | 8 – 11 a.m. | Junior registration |
| Sept. 1 | 8 – 11 a.m. | Senior registration |
| Sept. 1 | 1 – 2:30 p.m. | New student enrollment |
| Sept. 8 | 7:30 a.m. – 2:19 p.m. | Opening Day (Be ready for another great year!) |
| Sept. 17 | 6 – 8:30 p.m. | Open House (We need every parent to attend this important evening!) |
Fall sports are beginning soon. If your son or daughter is interested in playing during the fall semester, they will need to get a clearance card to try out and participate to prove they are academically eligible and that their physician believes they are in good health to participate. PHHS offers the following sports:
| Cross country (girls and boys) | Coach David Edward | Aug. 3 | 6 p.m. | Lake Murray Park (main entrance off Lake Murray Blvd.) |
| Football | Coach Mike Martinez | Aug. 3 | 11 a.m. | Meet in boys’ locker room |
| Boys’ water polo | Coach Charlie Equals | Aug. 10 | Freshmen 8:30 – 10 a.m.; 10th – 12th graders 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. | Allied Gardens Pool |
| Girls’ golf | Coach Chad Miller | Sept. 8 | at 3:00 p.m. | Mission Trails Golf Course |
| Girls’ tennis | Karen Ronney | Aug. 31 | TBA | Lake Murray Tennis Courts |
| Field hockey | Kenny Hasselbar | Aug. 10 | Henry Field | |
| Girls’ volleyball (see website for private, non-school-sponsored camp option) | Tyler Fernandez | Aug. 10 | Freshmen 3 – 5 p.m.; 10th – 12th graders 5 – 7 p.m. | East County Volleyball Academy (11655 Riverside Drive, Lakeside, California) until the Henry gym re-opens |
If you have your clearance card, then just show up to the practice listed above (many sports continue to accept players beyond the first “tryout” date listed). If you do not have the card process completed (due to a physical), don’t worry. PHHS will offer clearance card checks using the following schedule for anyone who needs them: Aug. 3 at 11 a.m outside the Henry locker room; Aug. 3 at 6 p.m. at Lake Murray Community Park; Aug. 10 at 8:30 a.m. at Allied Gardens Pool. If that doesn’t work, please contact Mr. Lococo or Mrs. Gillingham.
Students will need to have:
- A completed 2015-2016 athletics packet with all 18 pages. Do not use previous years’ packets. To download the packet, click on the “athletics” tab at top of page, then click link on left that says “Required Student Athletic Activity Forms.”
- Physical dated after May 1, 2015, signed and stamped by doctor.
- Copy of June 2015 grades.
- Copy of health insurance card.
Paperwork must be handed directly to Coach Lococo or Mr. Good. Do not leave it with anyone else!
If your student is interested in joining a club, PHHS will have a “club day” during lunch after the first two weeks of school with all the club information and details shared for students who want to be involved.
Back to School Night is scheduled for Sept. 17. Please also feel welcome to join and meet PHHS Principal Listy Gillingham on Friday, Aug. 21 at KnB Wine Cellars restaurant to support the new performing arts center, PHAME, from 6 – 9 p.m.!
PHHS alumnus excels at SDSU in international competition
Austin Owens (PHHS Class of 2011) recently led the SDSU to victory at the worldwide Autonomous Underwater Vehicle competition.
The SDSU Mechatronics Club participated for the second time in the 18th annual RoboSub competition, a six-day event hosted by the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
This year, there were 38 teams from around the world competing and running their autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) through the obstacle course at the SPAWAR Transdec Pool. The AUV is autonomous, which means it has no pilot; it can think for itself and make decisions based on the environment around it.
During the finals, Mechatronics was against National University of Singapore, Maritime State University (Russia), California Institute of Technology, University of Arizona, Far Eastern Federal University (Russia) and Amador Valley High School. The Mechatronics AUV, Defiance, was able to complete the course so quickly that the team also achieved a time bonus, which bumped up their score and allowed them to take first place and win the cash prize of $6,000. National University of Singapore came in second place, and Maritime State University came in third place.
This is the first time a team from San Diego has ever made it to the finals, or won first place in the 18 years this competition has taken place. AUV technology will allow engineers and scientists to map the terrains of unexplored regions of lakes and oceans, search and safely disarm mines in the water, or collect data of various oceanic properties over the course of weather changes and time.
Tennis team reaches CIF Finals, wins sportsman awards
The Patrick Henry boys’ tennis team reached CIF Finals for the first time since 1971. Led by new head coach Jack Einbinder, the varsity team fought its way to the finals against San Diego High School. The team celebrated a second-place win. Chad Osorno and Brandon Cooper qualified as a CIF doubles team after surviving five challenging rounds in the Eastern League Qualifiers. Osorno, who was also Patrick Henry’s top singles player, was also awarded the CIF Sportsman Award.
(l to r) Front row: Connor Sheedy, Chad Osorno and Brandon Cooper. Back row: AlexPham, Harrison Rohm, Cody Lefler, Blake Bowers, Matt Dromgoole, Mack Thomas, Andy Pham, Eden Lalouz, Quentin Norris, Joel Foster and coach Jack Einbinder.
