Monday Morning Memo 3/14/16

Monday, March 14th, 2016

This Week At Los Al... Access the Los Al Calendar
Monday	PTSA Meeting (9:00a) Grad Night 2016 Board and Committee Chair Meetings (6:00p)
Tuesday	Boys Lacrosse at Edison (5:30pm) Football Booster Meeting (6:00p) Boys Basketball CIF State Regional Semifinal vs. Long Beach Poly at 7:00pm HOME. WEAR BLUE!
Wednesday	Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee (6:30p)
Thursday	Boys Tennis vs Palos Verdes (3:00p) Softball vs Mission Viejo (3:30p) Reflections Gallery (4:30p)
Friday	Baseball at Edison (3:15p)
Saturday	Princeton Review SAT Prep Class (9:00a) Boys Lacrosse at Newport (2:00p) Girls Swim - Millikan Relays Finals (5:00p)

Griffins Come Back From 15 Down to Defeat Santa Margarita in 2nd Round of CIF State Playoffs.

Words cannot describe the elation, excitement, and pure joy the players, coaches, students, and supporters felt and expressed this past Saturday as the Griffins came back from being down by 15 points in the third quarter. The boys battled back to end the third down 50-45 and continued to play stout defense and cranked up the scoring. Every player contributed in big and small ways. For some it was a key rebound, for others it was cheering non-stop, and for others it was hitting key baskets. As the Griffins capped the game with a dunk, there was no holding back the mighty student section to share in one of the greatest come back victories in Los Al Basketball history. Click here to read the OC Varsity story. Click here for highlight video.

Softball Goes Undefeated in TOC to Win Championship

They simply could not be stopped. Every team the Griffins faced struggled to score and could not stop the scoring power. After big wins over Pacifica in the semi-finals, Los Al took on Mater Dei in the championship. What was supposed to be a low-scoring pitching duel, turned out to be a scoring display as the Griffins hit two home runs on top of all the other runs they scored. Katie Ladd hit a two-run homer to put Los Al up 8-1, and Jade Loe added a three run blast that locked up the 11-1 win. Read the OC Varsity article by clicking here.

Los Al Ice Hockey Marches Towards Championship

Los Alamitos Varsity won their first round in ice hockey play-offs against last year's division winner Villa Park HS 8-2. Team was lead by captain and senior Anthony DeMarco with 4 goals! Assistant captain and sophomore Keanu Maunula scored 2 goals.

In Division 2 Keanu Maunula won the scoring title with 15 goals. He was also first in total points for the league with 26 pts (goals and assists). Anthony DeMarco was 2nd in total points with 25.

Show Choir Continues to Sweep the Categories; Grand Champs Again

As the Los Al Show Choir prepares for Nationals in Nashville in the coming weeks, their preparation for the competition indicates the groups are getting better each week. Over the past few competitions, the groups have won first place in several categories, featured soloist awards, and have secured the Grand Champions for each of the competitions. The schools they are going against are also top-notch and the hard work is clearly paying off in awards. Over 3,000 Los Al community members, families, and students saw the Sound FX full show at the recent All District Choral Show.

Three Griffins Recognized by the PTSA Reflections

We are so proud of all of our Reflections participants this year. We would like to recognize and Congratulate three students whose artworks went to the 4th District and received awards for Awards of Merit and Honorable Mention. Congrats to the following:

Visual Arts- Angela Nguyen

Literature- Simon Martin

Dance Choreography- Hannah Nelson

Los Al Show Choir Dominates the Burbank Blast Competition

The Los Al Show Choir program took the Burbank Blast Competition by storm winning numerous accolades across all groups and divisions. Here are the big wins for the program: Soundfx--Grand Champs, Best Choreography, Music, and Show; Xtreme--Grand Champs, Best in Show and Music; Axcent--Grand Champs, Best in Show and Musicality; Soundtrax--1st Runner Up and Best Show; and Connexions--1st Runner Up. Jenna Lea Rosen was honored as Outstanding Soloist. Congratulations to all students who competed--your artistic talents are unparalleled.

Track and Field Continue to Set Records and Rise in the Rankings

LAHS Track & Field News - Week of March 7-13, 2016

Los Al Boys & Girls Track & Field Teams placed 2nd Overall at state-wide Redondo NIKE Track & Field Festival. Individual highlights include:

SCHOOL RECORD (Clay Green, Gatsby Smith, Brandon Bandley, Thomas Heib) boys 4x800m relay (8:19.49)
OC #1 / CA #1 / US #13 Kallie Given girls high jump (5'-6")
OC #1 / CA #2 / US #12 Ashley Willingham girls 400m (55.86) Redondo NIKE Meet Champion & Meet Record
OC #1 / CA #5 Jose Rubio boys long jump (21'-10") Redondo NIKE Meet Champion & Meet Record
OC #2 Jose Rubio boys 110m hurdles (15.13) Redondo NIKE Meet Champion
OC #3 Faimalie Sale shot put (38'-4.5")
OC #6 Faimalie Sale girls discus (124'-8.25") FROSH/SOPH SCHOOL RECORD