September 16, 2021

Great Valley Cheer News

FALL CHEER   The GV Cheerleaders have been very busy the first few weeks of the season! We started off with making posters for the GVFL and Flag football games.

We were so excited to join the GVFL football players at Youth Night at the GVHS Football game on Friday, September 10th.

We started learning the basics of stunting by doing thigh stands them moved up to learning prep level stunting. They also worked on their tumbling, stretching and flexibility.

We also enjoyed cheering on the GVFL teams at their first home games this past Sunday. The cheerleaders loved having them run through the banner!

Flag cheer (K-1st) will practice on Thursday nights from 6-7pm and GV cheer will practice on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6-7:30pm. For more information, please contact cheer@gvco.org. Register here: https://www.gvco.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1232010 More about our Cheer program: https://www.gvco.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1202625

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More GVCO Programming

GVBL WINTER LEAGUE     Registration is open   Our GVBL Winter League is for GVSD residents only. Questions? Contact basketball@gvco.org  Preliminary GVBL schedule for Grades 1-8: ·    9/15   Registration opens ·    10/18 Skills assessments begin ·    Early November: finalize team assignments ·    11/6  Coaches meeting and uniform distribution ·    Week of 11/8 GVBL Winter League practices begin There will be one practice (roughly 1 hr) sometime during the week and one game (roughly 1 hr) a week on the weekend. Games and practices will be held at a location with GVSD boundaries. During registration, we allow parents to choose one day a week that will NOT work for practice in order to allow some flexibility in schedule other activities. Ivy League Experience High School Basketball League Open to boys in grades 9-12 in September 2021. All players MUST be residents of Great Valley School District. Teams have only games and no practices Below is the preliminary schedule for Grades 9-12 9/15: Registration opens 11/29: Games begin and run until the first week in March. No games will be played from Dec. 23rd through Jan. 2nd.

Fall Flag Football Register now for grades K-1 Season lasts 9/24 - 1st week of Nov. 1 hour practice on a weeknight 1 hour game on Saturday mornings We keep the team rosters small and play 5 v 5 so all the kids get a chance to participate. Each player will have a chance to be QB and have the opportunity to be the running back who runs for a touchdown at every game! ll games will be played at the new GVCO Community Center complex, 51 N Bacton Hill Rd., Malvern.   For further information and the full season schedule, visit our K-1st Flag Football page on www.GVCO.org website. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!   2021 COED HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL Highlights:   ·    Games are played Sundays around midday ·    Season is late September to early November  ·    Minimum of 10 players per team ·    Games are played 5v5. Two girls per team must be on the field at all times ·    6 game season plus playoffs ·    GVCO will provide 2 referees and a scorekeeper for every game  ·    Players will receive team jerseys ·    All games played at the new GVCO Community Center complex on Bacton Hill Rd., Malvern   Each Team Captain must register a team.   Team registration deadline is October 1st. Our GVFL tackle teams had a great home opening weekend at the Great Valley Stadium. The 3rd and the 5th grade teams hosted two Phoenixville squads in front of a crowd of about 400. Our youth cheer teams were also on hand, leading on many a cheer on the beautiful Sunday afternoon.  A big thank you to high school football team for making Youth Night so special and for coming to support our teams this weekend. A very special thank you to all the grandparents that came to enjoy Grandparents Day with us.   3rd grade team: Win 20-18 5th grade team: Win 41-7   The next set of home games is slated for September 26th. Fall Crew For registration, contact John Brewer at gvcrewpd@gmail.com   Rowers must be area High and Middle School Students in grades 8-12 for Fall 2021.   Great Valley Crew will be rowing out of the John S. Trinsey Jr. Memorial Boathouse in Bridgeport. There is a Voluntary Parent-led carpool for those that want to participate.   Practices begin the week of August 16th. Practices are Monday-Wednesday-Friday at 3:45-6:15PM and Saturdays at Trinsey from 10AM to 1PM. Watch our Spring Video

Great Valley Community Organization

Caring Hands is teaming up with the Brandywine SPCA and Senator Carolyn Comitta’s office for a Pet Donation Drive. See our flyer for the wish list. Sept. 11th - Oct. 9th. at GVCO, 51 N. Bacton Hill Rd., Malvern. Donations can be made at any time or during these events: Sept 18, 9AM-Noon: Donation Drop off  Sept 25, 9AM-Noon: SPCA Adoption Awareness Day— Come see SPCA animals that are available for immediate adoption! Oct 2, 9AM-Noon: Meet more adorable SPCA animals! Oct 9, 9AM-Noon: Donation Drop off

GVCO Project Update

Continued progress! The stone base for the driveway at the new GVCO Community Center complex on Bacton Hill Rd arrived! What can we accomplish together? See GVCO Inside and Out

The GVCO Future

We need your help to finish what we've started! We will not get the necessary financing to complete the project without raising additional funds. DONATE NOW to finalize the building of our brand new GVCO Community Center! The time is NOW.... Together we can make it happen! Check out the program pages: GVCO Inside and Out

We are on our way... to a world-class community resource that delivers a broad range of sports, educational, arts, recreational and senior programs that address key community needs. GVCO Walk-Through Video

How can we do this? http://gvcocampaign.org/pledges/

GVCO Sponsor Spotlight

JMR Engineering, LLC is a full service engineering firm located in Downingtown with a staff that has been serving the Delaware Valley for over 25 years.

JMR Engineering is a professional civil engineering, land planning, and CADD drafting services consulting firm for the private land development and municipal industry. They utilize the latest technology to offer a wide range of services to our clients including land development design for residential, commercial, industrial, retail, mixed use development and redevelopment projects.     The company was founded in 2010 by President John (Jack) Robinson, P.E., M.B.A. His engineering education from the University of Delaware and his business education from West Chester University helped produce a unique mix of experience with a mindset toward efficient design. Jack has been working in the engineering industry in the southeastern PA region for 25 years and has developed a team of professionals able to handle today’s challenging engineering projects. Along the way, JMR has developed strong relationships within the community and a reputation for trustworthy reliable service.

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