Newtown High School Fall Sports Tryouts

Newtown High School has announced the schedule for fall sports tryouts, but note that the schedule is subject to change.

Check www.nighthawksports.com for updates.

All students who are trying out for a sports team must bring the following items on the first day of practice (no student will be allowed to try out without a physical form and a parent permission form):

*Physical Form. A physical is good for 13 months from the time that it was signed by the doctor. These yellow forms are located in the NHS nurse’s office, main office, and on Nighthawksports.com.

*Parent Permission Form. A parent permission form must be filled out and signed by a parent and the student for each new sports season. These forms are located on the back of the yellow physical form.

*Pay To Participate Fee. The pay-to-participate fee will be collected once the final teams have been selected. These fees are nonrefundable once a student-athlete is selected for a team. All checks should be made out to Newtown High School.

–Football, $200

–Cheerleading, $150

–Dance, $100

– Cross Country, $150

–Field Hockey, $200

–Volleyball, $200

–Soccer, $200

–Girls Swimming, $200

Please bring water to all tryouts 

Dance

The dance team will hold another tryout when school resumes for those students who did not get a chance to attend the spring tryout. Contact Cheryl Stenz at cherylstenz@charter.net for additional information.

Girls’ Volleyball

Saturday, August 27; freshmen 8 to 9:30 am, sophomores 9:30 to 11 am, juniors and seniors 11 am to noon and 1 to 3 pm in the high school gym. Bring sneakers, towels, and knee pads.

Girls’ Swimming and Diving

Saturday, August 27, noon to 3 pm at the high school pool. All interested swimmers should report to NHS lobby at 11:45 All swimmers must be able to swim 1,000 continuous yards with flip turns and should arrive prepared to do so that morning.

Boys’ Soccer

Saturday, August 27. All interested players should report to the NHS practice field behind the school. The first session will run from 8 to 11 am and the second session will run from 3 to 6 pm.

Girls’ Soccer

Saturday, August 27. All interested players should report to the stadium field at the high school with soccer gear and running shoes. The practice sessions will be held from 8 to 11 am and 3 to 6 pm for all prospective players.

Girls’ Cross Country

Saturday, August 27, 10 am. All interested runners should meet at the start of the cross country course behind Reed School. Be prepared to run.

Boys’ Cross Country

Monday, August 29, 3 pm. All interested runners should meet at the start of the cross country course behind Reed School. Be prepared to run.

Field Hockey

Saturday, August 27. Tryouts for all interested players will be from 8 to 10 am and 4 to 7 pm (report to the practice field behind NHS). All players should report with their sneakers, cleats, mouth guard, shin guards, and eye protection.

Football

Visit Nighthawkfootball.com and click on calendar of events for the most updated tryout information.