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11/15 Daily Eagle

Posted Date: 11/15/24 (7:18 AM)

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11/15/24
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ANNOUNCEMENTS/TODAY'S EVENTS

It's FRIDAY EAGLE NATION! We made it to the weekend.  Today is a Full Moon known as the Beaver Moon.  Our Boys' Cross Country Team is competing in the States tomorrow!!!! LETS GOOOOOOO!!!   Come to cheer on our Boys Cross Country team competing for a State Championship at Queensbury this weekend.  


Order your tickets now online for Saturday's XC State Meet: (No Cash Sales)
https://gofan.co/app/school/nysphsaa


CONGRATULATIONS to the Boys' Varsity Cross Country Team as they won the Section 2 Class D Championship.  They Defeated the next closest team (Maple Hill) by 15 points.  The boys move on to compete at the State Championships on Saturday at Queensbury! The last time the Galway Boys won XC Sectionals was in 1999.


Today is National Raisin Bran Cereal, National Bundt Cake, and National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day!  I'm sure we all need to do the last one. 


***Some Reminders!!!!***
  • Intramurals for Grades 6-8 are held on Wednesdays in November
  • 11/18 - JV & Varsity Winter Sports Start
  • 11/20 - Winter Meet the Coaches Night @ 6:30 p.m.
  • 11/25 - Modified Winter Sports Start
  • 11/26 - Blue & Gold Basketball Game
  • 11/27 - 12/1 - Thanksgiving Recess

On this date in history:
  • In 2011 Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski recorded his 903rd career win, surpassing Bob Knight to become the winningest coach in NCAA Division I men's history.
  • In 2001 Microsoft released Xbox, a video game console system.
  • In 1904 American inventor King Camp Gillette was granted a U.S. patent for the first razor with disposable blades. 
  • In 1864 Union General William Tecumseh Sherman began his March to the Sea across Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah, laying waste to the economic resources of the state as he sought to crush Southern civilians' support of the Confederate cause. His campaign helped end the American Civil War.


Winter Sports Season is approaching - SIGN UP ASAP
Winter Sports Sign-ups are now open for all Modified, JV & Varsity Winter Sports on Family ID.  Please register on the link below:
  • JV/Varsity Starts 11/18
  • Modified Starts 11/25
https://students.arbitersports.com/organizations/galway-athletics
  • Eagle Nation, as you sign up for Winter sports, please upload the latest physical on the registration and check with Nurse Horne to verify that we have the updated physical.
  • School physicals will be on November 13th (Wednesday) during the school day.  Please complete the paperwork by the 8th as we are off on Monday.

Varsity Jackets are now on sale until November 24th
Here is the link and sale code for Northwind.
Week of (11/12 - 11/16) Events
  • Cross Country 
    • Varsity -
      • 11/16 - State Championships @ Queensbury @ 11:30 a.m.


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