Weekly DSA Newsletter
This Week in Hawktivities
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Practice Schedule for the Week
Coaches have the right to adjust the schedule as they see fit, so make sure you are getting whatever communication comes from your program. Many of our programs have varying time schedules for practice as all our programs work together to maximize practice space and utilize our facilities equally.
Booster Club Update
Our Booster Club Board is small but mighty! We can use all the help, so if you are interested in supporting our student athletes and the Boosters efforts, let us know and we can get you connected. There are plenty of opportunities to help and even if you think your skillset is not useful, we can find a way to make it useful!
The Booster Club handles all things concessions which is the single largest source of income for our athletics budget. FCPS does not supply a yearly budget, so outside of buses and officials, we have to fundraise for everything else. The Boosters and their efforts, allow us the ability to purchase all the things that our student athletes need and want. Some of their recent purchases include the windscreens around our facilities, the baseball turtle and supporting our youth clinics.
Our Booster Club joined with several other people to donate money to cover almost 150 Hayfield students' entry into the Girls Region Basketball semifinal to support our ladies!
We are always looking for volunteers and new folks with no ideas, so please feel free to reach out.
If you are interested in joining the Hawks Athletic Booster Club or purchase a Booster Club Pass for entry into ALL HOME REGULAR SEASON GAMES, scan this QR code.
Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our very own Katia Kamarck on being selected to the National Girls Wrestling team. She will be representing Hayfield well in June at National Duals in Indiana. She was selected after going an entire tournament without giving up a point. She is the first female at Hayfield to ever receive this honor!
We were fortunate to have an incredible number of our student athletes represent Hayfield and Hawk Pride on their respective Fall All National District, Occoquan and Virginia State teams. See them all here - Hawks on the All National District Teams, Hawks on the All Occoquan Region Teams and Hawks on All State Who has next?
Kudos to all of our amazing student athletes that competed this Fall and Winter and to all our amazing student athletes that are competing for Spring teams! We look forward to seeing you all compete on the mats, in the pools, on the track and on the courts!
Girls varsity soccer are shaping up to be amongst the favorites in the district and have designs on competing in the region!
Boys soccer are amongst the top couple of teams in our district and will look to get rolling after the week off.
Girls lacrosse and boys lacrosse continue to compete hard and get better every day.
Our softball and baseball teams finally got on their newly renovated diamonds and played as nice as the fields look! Both teams are seen as top contenders in the district and perhaps the region!
Our tennis teams each remain undefeated and continue to get better each day.
Our track continues to put together fast times and big distances/heights in meets, signalling that they are ready to compete for a district championships as well.
Call for Coaches
Level Up Our Team: We're Hiring an Esports Coach!
We are looking for an energetic and strategic mentor to lead our student-athletes in our upcoming Esports season.This is a stipend position that is paid at the end of the season. Our Spring Season is starting ASAP, with a specific focus on Mario Kart and Rocket League.
We are also looking to have this position continue into the Fall. To apply or for more information, please email Dan & Britt.
We are currently looking to fill a couple of head coaching positions for next school year as well. We need the following coaches and are accepting applications for next school year:
- Head Gymnastics Coach for the Winter
- Head Boys Wrestling Coach for the Winter
- Head Boys and Girls Cross Country Coach for the Fall
Please apply if interested by sending your resume to Drickey at dmdrickey@fcps.edu
New Head Football Coach
Hayfield Football is entering a new era—one grounded in strong leadership, character development, and a deep commitment to our student-athletes. Coach Liam Yao, our newly appointed Head Coach, brings a proven record of developing young people both on and off the field.
Coach Yao brings an abundance of experience, both in overall coaching as well as here at Hayfield. He has 13 years of coaching in Northern Virginia, including three seasons at Hayfield where he has quickly become a pillar within the community, dedicated to building a culture of accountability, teamwork, and growth.
Additionally, Coach Yao was named Assistant Coach of the Year by the Northern Virginia Football Hall of Fame—an honor that reflects not only his football knowledge, but also the respect he has earned as a mentor and leader.
With an MBA from American University, Coach Yao brings a thoughtful, strategic approach focused on leadership development, character, and helping student-athletes reach their full potential both on the field and in all areas of life.
"Coach Yao has spent a decade shaping our young athletes into confident, disciplined leaders. We are excited to see him continue that work as he leads our Varsity program."
More Chances to Contribute
We have a donation button set up in My School Bucks now! You (and anyone in your family, social network, or otherwise), can contribute now by scanning the QR code below and making a donation. All proceeds go towards supporting Hayfield Athletics and Activities. Share the code and encourage those people in your life and community to contribute.
MSB Donation Link
Our annual Spring flower sale is getting set up down by Telegraph Road and will be open shortly. Ken Rohrer donates a large percentage of the proceeds to our athletics programs, so make sure you get all your flower needs from him and his crew once they open up.
Notes From Our Programs
Stay tuned for Amazon wish lists for all our programs in the near future. We have requests from the community to provide ways that our programs can be supported in small, subtle ways. All programs that would like to be involved and included will be tasked with providing a link to their wishlist to provide to the community.
Girls Lacrosse Amazon Wish List
Boys Lacrosse Amazon Wish List
Winter picture information can be found below. Keep in mind that several of our teams were battling illnesses and will have their team pictures redone. Additionally, swim and dive will have theirs done at the pool this month.
- Basketball Boys Freshman: https://shop.imagequix.com/s1416015274
- Basketball Boys JV: https://shop.imagequix.com/s1370241463
- Basketball Boys Varsity: https://shop.imagequix.com/s1499141161
- Basketball Girls Freshman: https://shop.imagequix.com/s1332976802
- Basketball Girls JV: https://shop.imagequix.com/s1282737773
- Basketball Girls Varsity: https://shop.imagequix.com/s1651349298
- Cheer Varsity: https://shop.imagequix.com/s1290360328
- Dance: https://shop.imagequix.com/s1197522328
- Gymnastics: https://shop.imagequix.com/s1065547337
- Swim and Dive: https://shop.imagequix.com/s1252041745
- Wrestling Girls Varsity: https://shop.imagequix.com/s1786610557
- Wrestling JV: https://shop.imagequix.com/s1034960102
- Wrestling Varsity: https://shop.imagequix.com/s2033449978
Coach Drickey’s Thoughts and Ramblings
I urge you to take advantage of our Booster Club passes and gain entrance to all home regular season contests for the price of your membership. With that in mind, the expectation is that fans are coming to support and cheer for our team and our students, while making sure that we don’t make negative comments to officials or our opponents.
We are excited for our student athletes to demonstrate their success on the field and excel in the classroom, as we chase district, region, and state championships. Our goal is to make Hayfield THE school in Northern Virginia, Virginia proper and the entire country.
This week’s quote comes from NBA player Jayson Tatum, “Just keep having fun. It’s basketball. So that’s what I’m going to keep doing.” Short, sweet and simple. Does not apply to just basketball. Make sure that we are having fun when we pull on the orange and white at Hayfield. We always want to get positive results, but if it ain’t fun, we probably shouldn’t be a part of it. Here’s to hoping our athletes have a lot of fun and a lot of success the rest of the Spring season!
We look forward to our athletes, coaches and supporters winning on the field, courts, mats, track and in the pools, and in the classroom with class and HAWK PRIDE!
Daniel Drickey
DSA at The Hawk’s Nest
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