Upcoming Events

• On-Line Spiritwear Store OPEN.  Click on the link below to access the store   http://www.masonathletics.org/index.cfm?action=main.store

• Saturday, September 11 - Taste of Falls Church Fall Festival, Community Center 9:00am

• Monday, September 13 - Monthly Boosters Meeting, 7:30 Mustangs Cafe

Congratulations to 2010 Athletic Boosters Scholarship Awardees

New Officers Elected for 2010-2011 school year.  Elections for new officers were held on June 7th at 6:00pm at Mooore Stadium.  Congratulations and many thanks to the following:

• President--Mike Wolfe

• Vice President--Jane Johannsen

• Secretary--Michelle Rhodes

• Treasurer--Jody Kane

• Director at Large--Joel Hamme

Volunteers are needed for a variety of other booster sponsored activities.

New GMHS Stadium Bleachers Installed

The Athletic Boosters and FCCPS shared the costs of a 450-seat stadium visitor bleachers that was installed over the summer. The elevated bleachers are ADA-compliant and afford visitors the same accommodations that Mason fans have at all of our away contests. The boosters paid $21,000 from its general fund and FCCPS paid $35,000 from capital funds. The new bleachers will improve safety as well as provide visitors with excellent viewing.

Boosters Fund Equipment Sanitizer

Based on a request from GMHS Director of Athletics Tom Horn, the Boosters voted to purchase and provide as a gift, a $12,500 state of the art equipment sanitizer for use by all GMHS teams. The sanitizer is the size of a large home freezer chest and generates ozone to clean equipment and uniforms, killing all bacteria, including MRSA. The machine will save GMHS thousands of dollars annually in cleaning fees, which previously involved sending equipment out to a cleaning service once a year. Teams will be now able to clean their equipment multiple times each year as their is no limit on use and operating expenses are negligible.

College Sports – Playing at the Next Level

Do you have questions?  The Boosters and the GMHS athletic department want to help!  Three outstanding resources are available and are an excellent first step before initial discussions with the GMHS athletic director and your coach.  The informational Q&A Guide; Seminar #1  which presents college sports through the eyes of college coaches who offer advice on how to select colleges and get noticed by coaches; and Seminar #2  which provides the perspective of GMHS graduates who played college sports at Division I, II, and III colleges (their advice on college selection and how to succeed once there). For additional info contact David Schwengel.

GMHS Athletics Web Site

The GMHS Athletic Department web site has schedule and score information. The site, made possible by a grant from the Boosters, allows coaches to input scores, and most have been doing so the day of the contest. Each team has a page on the site with rosters, schedule, results, and more.

Bill Rose Mustang Fund Established

Falls Church and the GMHS athletics community lost a great friend and supporter when Bill Rose passed away. Bill was a generous contributor of financial support as well as his time to local athletics. The Bill Rose Mustang Fund has been established in Bill's memory to provide grants to enable economically disadvantaged GMHS students to participate in Mustang sports. Grants are being provided for athletes. Tax deductible contributions to the fund can be made payable to GMABA Rose Mustang Fund, and mailed to Booster Treasurer Jody Kane, 1100 N. Tuckahoe St. Falls Church 22046.