Boys All-Star Floor Hockey Team Captures Championship
The Boys 13 & under All-Star Floor Hockey season has come to a close with our Boys successfully defending their 2008 league championship by repeating as league champs – with a well played 6-4 win over the Charlestown Boys and Girls Club. The team finished the regular season with a 6-1 record, setting them up with a first round semi-final play-off game against the Watertown Boys and Girls Club. Watertown put forth a great effort but could not withstand the attack from the home squad, falling by a score of 9-6. The offense was led by Sam Mastrogiacomo (4 goals), Nick Mastrogiacomo (2 goals), Edison Vazquez (2 goals) and Junior Monteiro (1 goal). To capture the 2009 championship our Boys would have to take on the Charlestown Club, the only team they had lost to in the regular season. This one was a nail-biter throughout. Charlestown led 2-0 after one period, and 4-2 after two. With the Charlestown goalie making save after save things did not look good for the home team. However, in the final period the offense started to click, resulting in four unanswered goals and a 6-4 victory. Leading the offense were Sam Mastrogiacomo (2 goals), Will McMahon (1 goal), Andronique DosSantos (1 goal), Nick Mastrogiacomo (1 goal) and James McDonell (1 goal). Congratulations to the Boys on a great season. Next up will be the Girls 14 & under team, who will also look to repeat as league champions when they host the Billerica Boys and Girls Club on 1/11. For more info on our Athletic programs please contact Bruce Seals at ext. 2210.
January Program Highlights
The New Year will kick-off with the start of the Winter program and a variety of ongoing, new and special event programming planned for the month of January. In our Fine Arts & Music Department look for the Winter session of Fine Arts classes (Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Arts & Crafts, Girls Art and Boys Art) to begin the week of 1/4. The Music Clubhouse will continue to offer drop-in Music for ages 10 & up through the month before One-to-One and Small Group Music Instruction classes return the week of 2/1. In our Education program we will continue to offer Homework Help (Monday-Thursday) and weekly One-to-One Tutoring sessions. Look for weekly small group activities such as Icky, Sticky Goo Science, Pico Cricket Inventions and Scratch Computer Animation as well as a Financial Aid Information Night for High School Juniors and Seniors to take place on 1/20. In our Aquatics program the Marr-lin Swim Team will take part in five meets this month including: Billerica A (1/2), Lawrence (1/9), Charlestown (1/16), Billerica B (1/23) and Nashua (1/30). In addition, look for the Winter session of Swim Lessons to begin the week of 1/4. From our Social Recreation space we will offer trips to Boston Bowl (1/15) and the Movies (1/29). Our Torch Club and Girls Group will continue to meet weekly and we will also be inviting members to take part in the Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest. In our Teen program we will host off-site trips to the Movies (1/8), Celtics Game (1/18) and Boston Bowl (1/22). Other events include the Munch & Mingle (1/20) and a Girls Health Night activity. The Winter Athletic program kicks off with the start of Intramural Basketball for: Boys Low Rim (1/7); Girls Low Rim (1/8) and; 14 & under Co-ed (1/9). The Judo Class re-starts on 1/7, our 2 Low Rim Clinics will begin on 1/9 and the Winter session of Gymnastics begins on 1/25. In addition to all of the above we will have 4 All-Star Basketball teams beginning home and away regular season games against Clubs from across the region. For more information on any of these upcoming programs please contact VP of Programming, Mike Joyce at ext. 2110.
Denney Center Open House
Our Walter Denney Center Unit located in Harbor Point will be hosting an Open House for all Harbor Point residents on Friday, January 15th from 6:00 – 8:30 p.m. While at the Open House Harbor Point residents can register for a free one-year membership, and have an opportunity to tour the facility, meet the staff and enjoy snacks. Parents can also register for our Childcare program for members age 5 to 12 which offers a before school and after school component, as well as extended hours during the school vacation and summer break. Upcoming special events on the calendar at the Denney Center include a Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration with volunteers from U-Mass Boston on 1/18, the Munch & Mingle on 1/20 and the Parents Forum on 1/21. Other special programs include the first of our three Ski Club trips on 1/23, re-starting the U-Mass Boston (1/25) and Stonehill (1/26) Tutoring programs and the final debate for the Philosophy Club (1/27). For more information on programs being offered at our Walter Denney Center Unit please contact Unit Director, Queenette Santos at (617) 822-3701.
