A message from Coach Joe

NOAH Football,
 
I have been watching with extra interest the 3A state playoffs the past few weeks. The semi-finals will be played this upcoming weekend and the four semi-finalist teams are: OKC Heritage Hall (a team we lost to in week 5 in what I felt was our worst performance of the year); Bethany (a team we lost to in week 6 in a game most of us felt we had a tremendous opportunity to win); Kingfisher (the only team we haven't played but a team that lost to Bethany and Newcastle (a team we beat in week 7); and Metro Christian Academy (a team we defeated in week 2).
 
Our team finished 6-4 with losses to Desoto, TX who won last night to make the semifinals of the largest division in Texas High School football. Tulsa Union JV whose varsity team will play this weekend for the 6A state championships. That means that all four teams we lost to are still in the playoffs and one team we defeated is. Newcastle also made the 2nd round of the 3A playoffs.
 
 I'm thankful to have been a part of a very good season that was real close to being great. We aren't far away from where we want to be but it will take a dedicated effort in the off season to get there. Thankful to be a NOAH Jaguar.
 
Coach Joe

High School Banquet Tonight!

The high school banquet is tonight at 6:30pm at Memorial Drive Church of Christ.

If you have not contributed to the coaches gifts.  Please bring cash.  There will coaches appreciation cards for the players to sign in the foyer.

Please dress in Sunday attire.

We will have highlight video available for $10.

We will also have photo highlights available to purchase for $10. The photo highlight will be showing before the banquet start so if you see a still photo tonight of your player it will be on the highlight dvd available for purchase.  The monies collected will cover the cost of the banquet and senior gifts.

If you have any questions please give me a call.

Danae
269-7906

High School Banquet

Please RSVP for the High school banquet as soon as possible so we will have an accurate count.

Important Notice!

I want to thank everyone that responded to volunteering for the John 3:16 service project.
 
Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled.  The Mission was uanble to secure a store location due to the stores' prior commitments to other organizations.  
 
After speaking with the Volunteer Coordinator, she did express her gratitude and regret (since the center's foodbank is at an all time low). 
It is still not too late to donate for their thanksgiving project.  Take a moment to check out their website.  They are taking donations for turkeys, macaroni & cheeze, canned vegetables, canned yams, pumpkin pie filling.   There are also organizations that are matching the turkey donations.  www.john316mission.org  I know they would appreciate your support.
 
Again, thank you!
 
Shelley Roberts
shelley-roberts@sbcglobal.net   
638-8866
 

Pies!

 
YUMMY PIES!!!
 
For those who participated in the pie fundraiser, the pies are being delivered this Tuesday (11- 16-10).  We will be at the Springs of Grace Church from 4:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. for you to pick up your order. Please keep in mind this is the only time that I will be available before the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday for you to pick up your order, so it is very important that you be there.
 
If you have any questions you can call me at home 246-3411 or cell 645-2053.
 
Thank you ALL very much for participating in the continuation of building the NOAH football program. Your hard work is truly appreciated.
 
Sheila Rossi

Help needed for Coach Malcolm's Family

Sorry I should have explained that this is Andrea, Coach Malcolm Andrews widow and family.
Dear NOAH Family,
 
Andrea and family are moving into a new rental home not far from Springs of Grace Bible Church.  They are trying to make a new start and have some move in needs if any one has some available furniture to give. These are items she is willing to buy but we thought we should check with people first.
 
Specific needs are: refrigerator, full size or larger bed and mattress; 1 set of bunk beds, chairs, dressers, kitchen items (dishes, pots, pans, etc.) 
 
You can bring items to the church or call Andrea (918 951 4805) about delivering bigger items. If you have questions you can call Rosa at (918 231 5106) or email her at rosablankenship@gmail.com
 
Thanks,
 
Coach Joe

High School Banquet

Our 2010 Football Awards Banquet will be November 22 @ 6:30. The banquet will be held in the Rainbow Room at the Memorial Drive Church of Christ at 747 South Memorial Dr. Tulsa.  We will have Abuelos catering for us.  The  cost will be $11 per person for the Abuelos meal and $2 per person for the hot dog meal (hot dog, chips, and drink).

In the previous years we have had unaccounted guest come to the banquet and eat dinner without paying for a ticket. In an effort to prevent this from happening again this year we are asking ALL families to RSVP no later then November 19th with the number of family and friends attending and if they will be having the Abuelos dinner or hot dog dinner.

When you arrive at the banquet you will be given a wristband which will allow the Abuelos staff to serve you.   You may pay for your wristbands in advance by sending payment to Danae Fayard 14550 Tiffany Ln Skiatook, Ok.  or you may pay when you arrive at the banquet.  Please make all checks to NOAH.  Please no large bills if you are paying with cash.  You may reply to this email to RSVP for the number of Abuelos meals and/or hotdog meals that your family will need.  Meals for high school football players, coaches and coaches wives will be paid for by NOAH.  So please only RSVP for the number of meals that you will be paying for.

We still need a few mothers that might be available to help with the banquet so please let us know if you would like to help.

Thanks,

Dawn Calloway

NOAH Football Family

Dear NOAH Family,
 
Andrea and family are moving into a new rental home not far from Springs of Grace Bible Church.  They are trying to make a new start and have some move in needs if any one has some available furniture to give. These are items she is willing to buy but we thought we should check with people first.
 
Specific needs are: refrigerator, full size or larger bed and mattress; 1 set of bunk beds, chairs, dressers, kitchen items (dishes, pots, pans, etc.) 
 
You can bring items to the church or call Andrea (918 951 4805) about delivering bigger items. If you have questions you can call Rosa at (918 231 5106) or email her at rosablankenship@gmail.com
 
Thanks,
 
Coach Joe

2010 NOAH Graduation Ceremony

If you have a graduate that would like to participate in the NOAH graduation ceremony. I would like to invite you to the meeting that will get things started.  If you would like to help with the planning of the ceremony please email me at ohboyx3@atlasok.com.
Please email your graduates name and sport(s) to me so we can start an email distribution list.
The meeting will be held at Springs of Grace Church at 7123 East 7th Street Tulsa.  Meeting date is Monday, Dec. 6th at 6:30pm.

Thanks,

Danae Fayard
269-7906

Junior High Families

Attention: Junior High Families


We are getting at the planning stages for the Junior High Banquet, and I need to get a final headcount.





If your family is joining us, please let me know (w/headcount) before Tuesday, April 16.





Thanks, Shelley

shelley-roberts@sbcglobal.net

638-8866



Those that have rsvp'd are:

Goss

Thornton

Lasater

Winn

Sabatini

Robertrs

Terrill

Craig

Garrison

Gustin

Stolz

Kinnett

Nicolo

Woodson

Holleman

Gastelum

Tucker

Smith

JR. HIGH FAMILIES
 
We would like to thank our coaches with a small gift at the banquet for their commitment and hard work this season.  If you would like to donate towards this, please contact Liz Garrison.  You can drop a donation in the mail to her at:
 
Liz Garrison
6121 E 52nd St
Tulsa, OK 74135
liz@walkworthy.us
 
Or both she and I will be at the varsity equipment check-in tomorrow (Tuesday, 11/9 @ 4pm) if that is more convenient.
 
Just a reminder, that I need RSVP's for the banquet.
 
If you still need to turn in your equipment, please get that in tomorrow, as well.  Thanks!
 
Please join us for the Junior High Football Banquet
 
Saturday, November 20
6:30 pm
Tulsa Hills Church of the Nazarene
840 W 81st St, Tulsa
 
We will have pizza, drinks, and dessert.  We are asking $4 per person or $20 for your family.
 
Please RSVP with a headcount for your family.
 
Shelley Roberts
918-638-8866

Pies!

We have changed the date to turn in our pie orders.  Please bring your pie orders and money to Sheila Rossi during the equipment check in on Tuesday at 4:00pm

Please make checks out to NOAH and have exact cash.

Thanks

Information Needed

Last week there was an accident involving the Fisher's red Jeep.  If you have any information on who may have hit their Jeep please contact Coach Joe.

High School Equipment Return

Equipment return will be at the practice field on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 4:00 P.M., at the old shed.




Parents, please make sure your players follow the cleaning instructions below. If the equipment does not come back clean and dry, there will be a $25 cleaning fee assessed.



Please wipe down all surfaces of the following items with disinfectant wipes (or use a mild soap solution, like Dawn, and spray with Lysol).    Dry thoroughly.



Helmets (Kindly remember to remove and discard the mouth guard.) :o)

Shoulder pads

Hip pads, if applicable

Tail pad, if applicable

Thigh pads

Knee pads



Please wash and thoroughly dry all uniform components; repair all torn clothing (girdles do not need to be returned):



Game pants

Belt

All practice jersey(s)

Both game jerseys (see note below regarding seniors)



Lastly, place all of the above in a large garbage bag (please bag uniform components in a separate bag inside the larger one.) Label with the player's name on the outside.



Seniors may purchase their game jerseys (home and/or away) for $75 a piece. Please make checks payable to NOAH.



Thank you for your help!





Kathy Gogolakis 749-7644 or gogofamily@cox.net

Varsity game in Panama

Bus will leave at 2:30 pm on Thursday.

Here is a link for Panama High School

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Panama+High+School+Ok&sll=35.137879,-94.501648&sspn=1.012957,2.158813&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=Bokoshe+High+School&hnear=Bokoshe+High+School,+1+school+St,+Panama,+Oklahoma+74951&ll=35.197098,-94.791927&spn=0.029879,0.067463&z=14&iwloc=A


Go Jags!

Important !

Over the past few weeks seven or eight homeschool football teams have backed out of their commitments to play in the National Homeschool Football Championship Series (NHFCS). These teams have changed their minds for a variety of reasons. Some teams that wanted to come felt like they would not be invited because they had dropped out of the top four or five ranked homeschool teams and made other plans. Some of the top five teams were not originally planning on coming and tried to make plans late but ran into different issues (financial for some, scheduling for others) that prevented them from coming.Some teams have dropped out because they don't think they are ready for the level of competition the NOAH Jaguars and the NHFCS represent.

As a result, the National Homeschool Football Championship Series tournament committee has been forced to cancel the 2010 tournament. The tournament committee is redirecting our efforts towards further planning with broader input in building this tournament experience. To that end we have reset a launch date of November, 2011 to hold this National Championship Tournament. A Steering Committee is convening this winter to work out some very essential details that participating teams have asked to develop. The tournament committee is soliciting other homeschool varsity head football coaches to be a part of the steering committee via off-season conference calls and email discussion groups to ensure the 2011 Championship Series becomes an extraordinary event.

After multiple teams that we had thought and hoped were coming to participate in this year's tournament had backed out we were down to NOAH and Dallas HSAA as the only remaining teams committed to the NHFCS. When Dallas was informed that they would be coming up to play NOAH again they met with their coaches and players and decided not to come back for another game against NOAH. That is disappointing but understandable considering we played them just a couple of weeks ago and the outcome was pretty decisive in favor of NOAH.

As the head coach of NOAH and a participant in the tournament committee, I recognize that our attempts at securing teams for the championship series were flawed. We asked teams to commit to possible post season games and trips without any assurances that they would be invited. Some teams that wanted to come felt like they would not be invited because they had dropped out of the top four or five ranked homeschool teams and made other plans. Some of the top five teams were not originally planning on coming and tried to make plans late but ran into different issues (financial for some, scheduling for others) that prevented them from coming. Teams from Ohio, Maryland, Carolina, California, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky and Oklahoma have expressed a real interest in being a part of the NHFCS in the future.

The committee believes they have come up with a solution for going forward that is exciting. Getting the input from other homeschool varsity coaches months ahead of time should provide a great basis for a stable and great championship series going forward. I hate it for this year's team and particularly our seniors. I wanted them to have the opportunity to win another championship on the field and not just in the polls. I wish I had been smarter on the front end and thought about the things we now have learned through this process but I wasn't. I love this team and don't like the idea of having our season cut short.

The National Homeschool Football Championship Series Committee is attempting to do something that has never been done before. There is no true football national championship format. Panama City, Florida and Tennessee offer a weekend family vacation and football package where teams go and play each other in games that last a quarter of a game each and have no game planning or practice preparation and play 1/4 games several times over the course of three or four days concluding with a half game quasi-championship. In our opinion that is not true football and certainly not championship football. The teams that have won that tournament over the past few years are teams that we have soundly defeated - which makes that tournaments assertion of having a national champion pretty bogus. The NHFCS wants to see the best teams have an opportunity to compete in a real championship format like state championship teams do all across the country. What the NHFCS is attempting has a lot of challenges but we are hopeful as we seek the Lord's help through prayer, the support of the ever widening homeschool community and the NOAH family that the NHFCS might be a God-honoring special event in the years to come for homeschool football teams across our nation.

The canceling of this year's chamionship series games means a couple of things for our NOAH team. 1) It means that we will not have the potential income from the last three games we had hoped for (two semi-final games and a championship game) - so if you can help with the NOAH Football costs in any way it will be a blessing. NOAH is a 501c organization and gifts are tax-deductible. AND 2) It means that Thursday night's game against Panama is the last game for this year's NOAH Jaguar football team. We would hope that as many fans as possible would make the trip down to Panama for the Thursday night game to cheer on the Jaguars and I hope that this will be the finest game played by these players all year. May the Lord help us to finish well!

Coach Joe

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YUMMY--YUMMY-- PIES!!!

Ok, the total sold so far for the pies is less than 100. That is no where near the goal of 500 pies. Come on fellow football families, let's do some selling and get those pies sold. I truly believe that if we are all doing our part in selling these pies that we can reach that goal and even go beyond it. Our past efforts in fundraising have not met our goals. We have over 100 families represented in NOAH football. With the previous fundraisers only 20% of of the families have participated. In order to provide the nominal cost that is required to run our football program, we must rely on fundraising.



Please keep in mind that if we want our football player fee's to remain at the same low price as previous years we must all participate in the fundraisers and do our fare share. We are a team of families, and it takes a team pulling and working together to make things happen. Whether it is playing together as a team on a field and winning a game, or pulling together as families to raise the needed funds for the team to continue on as it has in the past, we have to ALL do our part. It takes everyone to make it work. We can do this if everyone pulls together and works hard. We try very hard to keep the fundraising at a minimum. However, all the equipment that the boy's receive for their football season is very expensive, just to mention a few: top of the line football helmets, pads, nice game jersey's (home and away), pants, belts, thigh pads, travel to and from out of town games, practice jersey..... and not to mention when someone looses his pads, belt, practice jersey, or even one of our game jersey's. It all adds up and it is our responsibility to do what we can to keep the cost as low as possible for everyone. And, we can do it all through just a couple of fundraisers a year if and only if, everyone participates.



Places you might ask:

Church - they may be putting together a Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner for the church family.

Hair Dresser - He/She might even be willing to keep it at their shop and try to sell some for you.

Neighbors - Whether they are staying home or going out for the holiday, a pie in the freezer is always good.

Family/Friends - They will buy one just to help you in your goal of selling the most pies.

Office bldg. - If you have someone that works in an office, ask them to take your order form and try selling some for you, or ask if you can come to their office and take order's during everyone's lunch break.

Those are just a few and I know there are lots more that I haven't thought of. If you have lost your order form, or you just need another one, you can click  above on the title to print the order form.



Again, if you have any questions please email me at sheilarossi62@yahoo.com or call me on my cell at 645-2053. And, Again THANK YOU in advance for making this fundraiser a huge success in raising money for the football team.



KEEP SENDING THOSE EMAIL'S TELLING ME HOW MANY PIES YOU HAVE SOLD. I AM WATCHING FOR THEM SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.



Sheila Rossi

High School Football Banquet

The banquet will be held again this year in the Rainbow Room at the Memorial Drive Church of Christ.
Here is the address:  747 S. Memorial Tulsa, OK 74112.

The date for the banquet is Monday, November 22, 2010.  The banquet will start at 6:30pm.

 Coach Joe is planning to have Abuelos cater the meal.  Magnifico!

We will offer hotdog/chips for those who prefer. 

Attire:  Sunday best.  Please no shorts.

I will need several ladies to help so please let me know if you can.

More info will be coming soon.

Thanks,

Danae