Make sure to take a look at some of the pictures sent in to us from the season! If anyone has pictures or videos they would like to share, please send them to basketball@gvco.org!

Caring Hands is a student-led volunteer group that supports the community through various activities. Students in grades 7-12 and their parents can sign up for the Constant Contact Caring Hands News distribution list for the 2022-23 school year.

All returning rowers are expected to register by 8/15. Realizing that some may be on vacation during this period, practices between 8/15 - 8/27 are designed to get our experienced boats ready for early regattas. If you are not away, then you are expected to attend practices during this period.

Monday, August 22 8PM - Team Information ZOOM Meeting

Saturday, August 27 - OPEN HOUSE

Monday, September 5 - Registration CLOSES

We will have our first practice on Thursday, August 11^th at the Great Valley Middle School. We will practice every Thursday from August 11^th through September 1^st at the GVMS from 6:30-7:30pm. After Labor Day, we will be holding our practices at Grand Slam, same nights and times (Thurs 6:30-7:30pm). Practices are closed to parents, but we will make sure to take pictures and videos to upload to Instagram and Facebook. The athletes will cheer at flag football games during the fall, which are typically held on Saturday mornings at GVCO, 51 N. Bacton Hill Rd., Malvern.

Registration for Flag Cheer is open.

The Junior Patriots Cheer Program for grades 2-6 combines sideline cheer for football and basketball with competitive cheer where the athletes will compete in competitions in the local area. The athletes will spend time on the fundamentals of stunting, learn a competition routine, condition, work on tumbling and learn cheers for football and basketball.

Registration for Fall Cheer Gr. 2-6 closes Sept. 1st

We will have our first practice on Thursday, August 11^th at the Great Valley Middle School. We will practice every Tuesday and Thursday from August 11^th through September 1^st at the GVMS from 6:30-8pm. After Labor Day, we will be holding our practices at Grand Slam, same nights and times (Tues/Thurs 6:30-8pm). Practices are closed to parents, but we will make sure to take pictures and videos to upload to Instagram and Facebook. The athletes will cheer at home tackle football games during the fall, which are typically held on various Sundays through the last weekend of October. There will be a couple competitions during the fall on the weekend.

Once football games and competitions are over, the athletes drop to one practice a week to continue to work on stunting and learn basketball cheers. They will cheer at GVBL tournament team games. During basketball season, the schedule is significantly reduced to allow for the cheerleaders to also play for GVBL or other winter sports. The cheer season will wrap up in December. Questions can be sent to Cheer@GVCO.org

Registration is open for K-1 Flag Football. Our K-1 Flag Football program is open to all students in and around the Great Valley School District. Students from all schools are welcome.

This league is run internally with all GVFL flag teams playing each other. The season begins in mid-September and lasts until early November. Games are one hour long and will be played on Saturday mornings at GVCO, 51 N. Bacton Hill Rd., Malvern.

We hope you can be part of the celebration at Whitford Golf Course and join GVCO and Hall of Fame Coach and Honorary Chair of the Event, Dick Vermeil for a weekend all about community. The Whitford Classic will take place Friday, September 23rd - Sunday, September 25th. To be part of the celebration you can:

Purchase raffle tickets: Grand Prize $2500, 2nd prize is $1500 and 3rd prize $1000.

GVCO is honored to be selected as one of the Whitford Charitable Fund’s 2022 Beneficiaries. We hope you will get involved and give back to those right in your own neighborhood.

Great Valley High School on Sunday, October 9, 2022, at 9:00AM

Steps 4 Hope proceeds from the race will help us continue to assist essential local programs, awareness and educational events, grief support and provide much needed resources for those in early recovery. Steps4Hope is committed to raise awareness, end the stigma associated with the disease of addiction, and save lives.

·    Register online now

·    Virtual participation is $30 until October 9th at midnight

·    Day of registration: $30.

·    T-shirt guaranteed with pre-registration until 9/22/2022.

Visit www.Steps4Hope.org for more information.

Cradles 2 Crayons Philadelphia supports people facing clothing insecurity in the Philadelphia region including Malvern and Chester County. The hub will be a convenient year round location for donations and a focal point for the annual Caring Hands collection drive this Fall. We are looking forward an even greater partnership with this wonderful organization.