The student-faculty volleyball game will be held on Tuesday, September 15. The game will be held after school and start at approximately 3:45.

The Otters is a swim team for school-age students from the age of 6 through high school. The season runs from mid-September through mid-March. Otters is a competitive but fun swim team that allows parents to choose how much or how little they have their children swim. There are no mandatory practice requirements and many optional meets to choose from according to your own family schedule. For more information, see the Otters informational flyer.

Registration will be held September 14 and 15 from 7 to 9 p.m. outside the Riverside Brookfield High School pool. Registration forms are also available here and may be mailed in.

The RB Otters website is http://www.rbotters.org.

Parents often have questions about how the sports teams function at Hauser. Hauser is a part of the Salt Creek Valley Conference, which includes Hauser, Gross, Komarek, Lindop, Hillside, and Albright.

In general, sports teams are available for 7th and 8th graders. 6th graders are allowed to try out for soccer, and depending on the number/type of events, there may be some 6th graders on the track teams. The teams are for boys OR girls. Only the soccer team may have girls on the “boys” team. The teams that are available during the year, along with the coaches, are:

7th grade girls volleyball – Ms. Bauer
8th grade girls volleyball – Ms. Brabec

7th grade soccer – Mr. Singh
8th grade soccer – Mr. Wolf

7th grade girls basketball – Mr. Dimitrijevic & Mr. Harvey
8th grade girls basketball – Ms. Kempe

7th grade boys basketball – Ms. Kempe
8th grade boys basketball – Mrs. Munson

7th & 8th grade girls track – Ms. Brabec

7th & 8th grade boys track – Mr. Singh & Mr. Collins

7th grade girls cheerleading – Ms. Johnson
8th grade girls cheerleading – Ms. Johnson

Intramurals are also available for Hauser students. Intramurals is an optional after-school program available for students in every grade. Students play competitive sports against their same grade peers from 3:23 to 4:00 p.m. The activity will follow what is being done in PE class. Students do not need to sign up ahead of time, and may attend when it suits their interest and fits their schedule. The intramural schedule will be posted soon.

Tryouts for the Hauser Soccer Teams and the Hauser Girls’ Volleyball teams will be held this week.

Volleyball – girls only, separate teams for 7th and 8th graders:

7th grade girls volleyball tryouts – Thursday 8/27
8th grade girls volleyball tryouts – Friday 8/29

Soccer – officially 7th & 8th grade boys teams, but 6th graders may try out for the 7th grade team, and girls may also try out for either team:

7th & 8th grade soccer tryouts – Thursday 8/27

All tryouts begin at 3:23 and end at 5:45

Track practice has started! Parents, please exercise caution when entering the playground/parking lot at Hauser. The safety of all Hauser students is always a concern. Whenever possible, please avoid driving across the parking lot, opting to pick up your child on Akenside or in front of Hauser instead. If you have to drive across the parking lot, please go very slowly. No one should be parked anywhere on the playground at any time unless it is in a marked designated spot (along the lilac bushes by Akenside or along the side by the church), even when athletes are not outside on the parking lot. Please do not park by the field and wait to pick up your child. Practices are held from 3:30 to 5:45. At times track athletes are inside conditioning or in front of the building doing their workouts, so please exercise caution past 6:00 pm. Our track season is very short–we appreciate your help in this matter.

The Salt Creek Valley Conference 8th grade boys basketball tournament is this Saturday, February 7. Fans are welcome and concessions will be available. Entrance to the tournament is free. The schedule is as follows:

9:00 a.m. Hauser vs. Gross (small gym)
10:00 a.m. Hauser vs. Hillside (small gym)
11:00 a.m. Hauser vs. Lindop (large gym)
1:00 p.m. Consolation game (large gym)
2:00 p.m. Championship game (large gym)

Salt Creek Valley Conference 8th grade girls basketball tournament will be held this Saturday, December 6, at Hauser. Hauser games are scheduled as follows:

Hauser plays Lindop at 9:00 a.m.
Hauser plays Hillside at 10:00 a.m.
Hauser plays Gross at 11:00 a.m.

The consolation game starts at 1:00 p.m. and the championship game is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

In recognition of World AIDS Day, on Monday December 1, students in Hauser’s physical education classes will be walking “6000″ steps during PE class to symbolize the number of children who are abandoned due to HIV/AIDS. Since December 1 is the first day back after the Thanksgiving break, we need your help to remind your Hauser child to dress appropriately for this outdoor activity.
– The Physical Education Department

The 8th grade girls’ basketball tournament will take place on Saturday, December 6, from 9:00 to 3:00. Come cheer on our team! There will be concessions.