The Goffstown Edge

Girl Scout Gold Award “Health and Hoops Basketball Camp” a Success!

    Seven expert guest speakers added healthy topics to five days of fun and intense basketball highlighted the “Health and Hoops Basketball Camp” held at the Villa Augustina Academy in Goffstown over April school vacation. 
        The healthy topics included stretching, heart disease prevention, nutrition, bike safety and skin care. The 25 campers all improved their basketball skills, and played in fun scrimmages while being coached by area youth coaches, and high school varsity athletes.   Girls, grades 4 through 7 attending the camp from 7 surrounding towns including Goffstown, Dunbarton, New Boston, Weare, Merrimack, Bedford and Manchester.
    Other special features from the camp included healthy snacks, and a camp t-shirt.  Proceeds from the camp are being donated to charity, and in addition the campers brought in canned goods which are to be donated to the Goffstown Food Network, and ‘mildly’ used shoes to benefit the poor in Haiti. 
    The camp was put on and directed by Rosalie Edmonds, a Girl Scout for 12 years from Troop 22628 in Goffstown.  She attends Goffstown High School in her Junior year and is a 3 sport varsity athlete playing field hockey and track and field, in addition to basketball. Rosalie is an “Ambassador Scout” and the “Health and Hoops Basketball Camp” was a project as she works towards her “Gold Award”, which is the highest award granted to a Girl Scout. 
    To qualify for a “Gold Award”, the project must be for the good of the community and needs to involve people in the community to carry it out. The Health and Hoops Basketball Camp Program addressed the important issue of healthy living and helped to show young girls the importance of living a healthy life.  It also tied in healthy living with being an athlete, and how living a healthy lifestyle can also improve your athletic ability.
    The girls went home each day tired, happy and with new friends.  They all improved their basketball skills and some commented, “it was well organized”…   “ I met many new friends, and also got to play ball with some girls I already knew”…. “The coaches were nice and I also enjoyed learning about nutrition.” Many also agreed with the statement of one player, “I liked the camp and think that it should be put on again and again.”

Villa Augustina Veterans Day Assembly

I would like to thank the Villa Augustina for hosting a very lovely Veterans Day Assembly on Thursday.  My friends from the Catholic War Veterans of NH were so delighted with the attention, and they were very impressed with the level of interest that the students exhibited.  It was a wonderful morning for them, and hopefully for the students.

Please visit the Goffstown Edge Facebook Page for a full album of photos.

Fisher Cats Tickets for Villa Fundraiser

ANNUAL FISHER CATS GAME!
 
VILLA SAINTS LOVE THE

NEW HAMPSHIRE FISHER CATS!
 
CALL CRAIG AT 540-4259
 
The 2011 Villa Augustina Night at a New Hampshire Fisher Cats home game in Manchester:
 
  THURSDAY APRIL 21ST, 6:30 P.M..
 
Because of our long relationship with the Fisher Cats, we have been offered a great fundraiser deal if we take an April game this year.  They are donating an extra ticket for each one we bought as part of our annual Villa Night with the Fisher Cats!
 
TICKETS ARE ONLY $8 APIECE! (THEY WERE $9 LAST YEAR)
 
Bring your family, friends, workmates, and neighbors out to kick off Spring break to see the Boys of Summer launch into another great Fisher Cat season. Group ticket blocks available this year! Scout troops, Church groups, you get the idea!
 
Reserve yours now - A GREAT TIME FOR A GREAT CAUSE - PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT ROSARY HALL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS! (past projects include helping with the new gym floor, bathroom remodels, etc.)
 
CALL CRAIG PIERCE AT 540-4259 TO ARRANGE TICKET DELIVERY

Villa Augustina Breakfast With Santa Claus

Villa Augustina Annual Craft Fair

Villa Golf Tournament

Due to the inclement weather today and tomorrow, the golf tournament has been rescheduled for next Friday, October 8th.  The schedule of events will be the same, with registration commencing at 8:30 AM and a shotgun start at 9:30 AM. 

We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to see you all with us next week.  If you are still able to attend, there is no need to contact the school; however, if you are no longer able to attend the event, please call 603-497-2361 or email llevesque@villaaugustina.org. 

On the off chance that you were not registered to play, or attend the luncheon, but can now because of the change in date, we'd love to have you join us!  Please use the contact information above to register for the new date.

Thank you,


The Golf Tournament Committee

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Golf Tournament October 1

Join in for a fun-filled day of golf and charity at Stonebridge Country Club in Goffstown on Friday, October 1.  All proceeds will benefit the Villa Augustina School in Goffstown.  The shotgun start will begin at 9:30 am.  The event will include light breakfast, lunch, 18 holes, golf cart and more.  To register, visit www.villaaugustina.org or call 497-2361.

Goffstown 250th Anniversary Committee Fund Raiser

Little feet will fly when beloved children’s performer Judy Pancoast performs in concert to benefit Goffstown’s upcoming 250th anniversary in 2011. The concert will be held on Sunday, March 21, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Rosary Hall at Villa Augustina School in Goffstown. Tickets are $5 each and are available at Howe’s Pharmacy, the Little Round House Gift Shop, Apotheca Flower Shoppe, and King Lanes Bowling. Seating is limited, so buy your tickets early!
 
Ms. Pancoast and the Judy Crew will be performing songs from her new CD, “Weird Things Are Everywhere,” as well as such award-winning tunes as “Swimming in Jello” and “One Big Eyeball.” Known for her ability to get everyone in the audience dancing and singing along, Judy Pancoast delivers a fun and energetic performance for children of all ages—the perfect event to chase away the end-of-winter blues.
 
Ms. Pancoast has been hailed as “a state treasure” and the woman who has “brought happiness to more children than anyone else in New Hampshire.” She has performed at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, at the White House for President Bill Clinton, and throughout the country. She even took her show on the road to Kenya, Africa, where she delighted young audiences there as well.
 
A Goffstown resident for 15 years, Ms. Pancoast looks forward to participating in the community-wide celebration being planned for next year. “My career as a children’s musician began here in Goffstown at Maple Avenue Elementary School, and has been supported through the years by the community.  I’m happy to be able to give back to a celebration that will include lots of family fun!” says Pancoast.
 
Ms. Pancoast is donating all proceeds from ticket sales to the Goffstown 250th Anniversary Committee to help support the long list of special activities the committee is planning for next year, including a parade, firemen’s muster, and fireworks. Copies of Judy Pancoast’s new CD, “Weird Things Are Everywhere,” will also be on sale at the event. The eighth graders from Villa Augustina School will host a bake sale at the concert to support their class trip to Washington, D.C., later this spring. Villa Augustina has donated the use of Rosary Hall for the benefit concert.
 
Organizers say that Colonial Tim, the town crier who is promoting the anniversary celebration around town, may even put in an appearance at the concert. People are welcome to submit pictures of themselves with Colonial Tim to the Goffstown 250th Anniversary website (www.goffstown250th.net) for posting. Just include the names of the people in the picture, the where and when the picture was taken, and email to info@goffstown250th.net.
 
For more information about the benefit concert, please contact Carole Huxel at 533-7435 or cakhuxel@comcast.net.

250th Anniversary Fund Raiser

Villa Fund Raising Event

Villa Augustina Penny Sale

The event will be Saturday, March 13th, from 9 Am to 7 PM, in Rosary Hall.

Come one, come all, to the biggest fundraising event of the school year!

Home & School will be hosting its annual Penny Sale on Saturday, March 13th, from 9 AM to 7 PM.

This is a great day of family fun with raffles, door prizes, gift baskets, kids' games & activities, food, entertainment, a media sale...and much, much more!

The "Pot O' Gold Major Prizes" features items valued from $100 to $500, such as Garnet earrings, an IPod Touch, Leonard & Michael Spinks autographed boxing gloves, a limited edition Dale Earnhardt commemorative plaque, and a Manchester Wolves game-worn jersey.

In addition to all this, there will also be a 50/50 raffle with gift certificatedsfrom Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, Boynton's Taproom, Edible Arrangements, Funspot, New Hampshire Fischer Cats, and over 40 more companies!

Listed below is the itinerary for the event:

9:00 AM Doors Open
11:00 AM School Band Performs
12:00 PM Performances by Royal Palace
4:00 PM Irish Step Dancers
5:00 PM Saint Anselm's College Jazz Band
7:00 PM Doors Close

4- 6 PM Irish Dinner (only $6) of Beef or Chicken stew, drink & dessert
Snacks Served All Day

We hope to see you there!

 

Summer Music & Theater Programs

SUMMER MUSIC PROGRAMS

2010 Summer Music Camps will be held from June 28 – July 23 for students entering Grades 3-9.

Morning Music Camps will include

Marching Recorder Band Camp from June 28 – July 2

World Percussion from July 6 – July 9

Show Chorus from July 12 – 16

Dynamic Dancing from July 19 – July 23

The Afternoon Theater Camp auditions will be held on June 16 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at GHS

For more details go to www.goffstown.k12.nh.us and click on GHS and Goffstown High Music.