Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Charter Stars Schedule for 11/19-11/21

We are settling into our basketball schedule! Here's the schedule for the rest of this week:

JV/Varsity Boys' Basketball

  • Wednesday, 11/19: Practice at Metro Deaf from 5-6:30pm
  • Thursday, 11/20: Practice at Metro Deaf from 5-6:30pm
  • Friday, 11/21: Practice at TCA from 4:30-6:30pm
Girls' Basketball

  • Wednesday, 11/19: Practice at Metro Deaf from 5-6:30pm
  • Thursday, 11/20: Practice at TCA from 4:30-6:30pm
  • Friday, 11/21: Practice at TCA from 4:30-6:30pm
Cheerleading
  • Friday, 11/21: Registration due!
  • Monday, 11/24: Tryouts! 
  • Monday, 12/1: Practices begin! 4:30-6pm in the TCA Cafeteria

Girls' Basketball Game & Practice Schedule Info

GIRLS' BASKETBALL INFO

For the girls' team, please complete registration no later than this Friday!It's important that we move out of the registration phase as quickly as we can so that all players are on the court and getting as much play time as possible.

The girls' team will practice at TCA Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. They will practice at Metro Deaf on Wednesdays from 5 to 6:30pm. Please watch the Athletics Calendar closely for accurate practice information!

One final item - the Metro Deaf gym is not available this Friday, Nov. 21. Both the girls' and boys' teams will practice at TCA from 4:30pm to 6:30pm this Friday, Nov. 21.

Link to the Athletic Calendar (bookmark this):


Link to the Girls' Game/Practice Schedule:
  • This is meant to give you a picture of the season at this moment in time. Schedules change due to weather, conflicts, etc. so PLEASE rely on the online calendar for day to day information

Boys' Basketball Practice & Game Schedule Info

BOYS' BASKETBALL INFO

All forms and fees need to be in for your athlete to continue practicing! We have a few players with outstanding items and in order to move from registration phase to the regular season, those items need to be completed ASAP!

In order to make the practice schedule more consistent, the boys' team is going to practice at Metro Deaf School this season from 5pm to 6:30pm. Please continue to watch the Athletics Calendar closely for accurate practice information! There will be occasional practices at TCA due to scheduling conflicts but for the most part, the boys' team will be practice at Metro Deaf for the remainder of the season.

One scheduling conflict - the Metro Deaf gym is not available this Friday, Nov. 21. Both the girls' and boys' teams will practice at TCA from 4:30pm to 6:30pm on Friday, Nov. 21!

Link to the Athletic Calendar (bookmark this):


Link to the Boys' Game/Practice Schedule:
  • This is meant to give you a picture of the season at this moment in time. Schedules change due to weather, conflicts, etc. so PLEASE rely on the online calendar for day to day information

Volunteer opportunities for the Charter Stars!

The Charter Stars are looking to fill the following Volunteer Positions:
  • Girls' Basketball Stats/Official book: Are you a stats person and love Varsity Basketball? We need someone to keep the official book for the season. You wouldn't have to be at every game but we would like a person who can be at as many home games as possible. Our home games are played at Metro Deaf School in St. Paul (1471 Brewster St. 55108), which is located near Great River. Contact High School Athletic Director Ilse Larsen at coachilselarsen@gmail.com for more information or you to express your interest.
  • Boys' Basketball Stats/Official book: Are you a stats person and love Varsity Basketball? We need someone to keep the official book for the season. You wouldn't have to be at every game but we would like a person who can be at as many home games as possible. Our home games are played at Metro Deaf School in St. Paul (1471 Brewster St. 55108), which is located near Great River. Contact High School Athletic Director Ilse Larsen at coachilselarsen@gmail.com for more information or you to express your interest.
  • Camera person for Boys' and or Girls' Basketball: The Charter Stars are looking for a person to videotape our home games. The team reviews these tapes throughout the season to review performance and develop strategy. You wouldn't have to be at every game but we would like a person who can be at as many home games as possible. Our home games are played at Metro Deaf School in St. Paul (1471 Brewster St. 55108), which is located near Great River. Bonus if you have your own video equipment and can make weekly copies of the recordings for the coaches. Contact High School Athletic Director Ilse Larsen at coachilselarsen@gmail.com for more information or you to express your interest.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Charter Stars Schedule - Week of Nov. 10

CHARTER STARS

Winter Sports
Boys’ Basketball: Forms and fees due NOW

Girls’ Basketball: Forms and fees due Friday, 11/14

Cheerleading: Forms and fees due Friday, 11/21


Fall Sports Banquet
(Cross Country, Soccer, Volleyball)
Thursday, November 13, 5:30-7:30pm
5:30-6 Potluck; 6-6:30 Presentations & Awards: 6:30-7:30 Volleyball Game
TCA Cafeteria, come ready to play Parents vs. Students Volleyball!


Fall Sports
Turn in Jerseys!!!
to receive your Uniform Deposit!


Boys’ Basketball
Practices Tue & Wed at Metro Deaf School 4:45-6:30
Practices Thur & Fri 4:30-6:30pm




GO STARS!!!

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Charter Stars Winter Sports Registration!

Are you/your student athlete planning on joining a Charter Stars winter sports team? We have the following opportunities:
  • JV & Varsity Boys' Basketball (grades 9-12)
    • Practices start Monday, November 10
    • Registration closes Friday, November 14
  • Varsity Girls' Basketball (grades 8-12)
    • Practices start Monday, November 17
    • Registration closes Friday, November 21
  • Cheerleading (grades 9-12)
    • Tryouts are Monday, November 24
    • Practices start Monday, December 1
    • Registration closes Monday, November 24
  • JV Boys' Hockey, hosted by St. Paul Academy (grades 8-12)
    • Practices start Monday, November 10
To view the practice and/or game schedules, follow the link from your school's website to the Athletics Calendar.



An Athletics Calendar Parents' Guide can be found on the calendar webpage.

To get more info about our winter sports offerings, follow this link:



For registration information and forms, following these links:


Charter Stars Fall Banquet - Nov. 13 at 5:30pm

All Charter Stars Cross Country, Soccer, & Volleyball players:

Fall Sports Banquet
Thursday, November 13
5:30 - 7:30pm
TCA - in the Cafeteria

Potluck Dinner - bring an appetizer, entree, or dessert to share. Plates, cups, silverware, and drinks will be supplied.

Schedule of Events:
5:30-6pm - Potluck
6-6:30pm - Presentations & Awards
6:30-7:30pm - Parents vs. Students Volleyball game in the TCA gym

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Charter Stars Soccer Team wins Semifinal game!

Congratulations to the Charter Stars on their 4-0 win over Community of Peace Academy in today's EMAC tournament Semifinals game! Today's win means the Stars play again on Thursday, 10/23 at 4:15pm at National Sports Center in Blaine. We play Nova Classical Academy, the #1 seed, so it promises to be a competitive and fun game.

Come cheer on the Stars! Thursday, 10/23, 4:15pm at National Sports Center in Blaine. Field TBA.

GO STARS!!!

Monday, October 20, 2014

EMAC Fall 2014 Results



Boys' Soccer         Ranking
           
Wins Losses Ties Forfeits Points  
Nova 10 0 1   21 1
Charter Stars 8 0 3   19 2
CPA 8 3 0   16 3
HCPA 7 3 1   15 4
ISM 6 3 1 1 12 5
Calvin Christian 5 4 2   12 6
LCA 5 5 1   11 7
Christian Life 4 6 1   9 8
Hope 3 6 2   8 9
AFSA 2 8 1   5 10
SSM 1 9 1   3 11
             
NLA 0 11 0   0 12


Varsity Volleyball
2014 Standings
1 Nova Classical
2 MSAD
3 Christian Life
4 Hmong Academy
5 North Lakes
6 Community of Peace
7 Calvin Christian
8 Liberty Classical
9 Shattuck St. Mary's
10 ISM
11 AFSA
12 Charter Stars

Cross Country 2014 Standings
1 Nova Classical
2 North Lakes
3 Charter Stars
4 ISM
5 MSAD

Charter Stars Schedule Week of 10/20/2014

CHARTER STARS

Fall Sports Banquet
(Cross Country, Soccer, Volleyball)
Thursday, November 13, 5:30-7:30pm
5:30-6 Potluck; 6-6:30 Presentations & Awards: 6:30-7:30 Volleyball Game
TCA Cafeteria, come ready to play Parents vs. Students Volleyball!

Varsity Soccer
PRACTICE
Monday & Wednesday   4-6pm at Eastview Rec Center

EMAC Conference game Thur 10/23 4:15pm vs. Nova Classical
at National Sports Center in Blaine (1700 105th Ave NE, Blaine 55449)
Players suited & ready by 3:45pm, release from TCA & GRS at 3pm

Girls’ Varsity Volleyball
GAME
Sections game Wed, 10/22 7pm at St. Croix Lutheran
(1200 Oakdale Ave., West St. Paul 55118)
Players suited & ready by 6:30pm

JV Academy Football
GAME
Thur 10/23 at SPA vs. Minnehaha Academy at 4:30pm

Winter Sports Parent/Player Meeting (Mandatory Attendance)
Girls’ Basketball (8-12); Boys’ Basketball (9-12); Cheerleading (9-12)
Mon 10/27 at 6pm in the TCA Cafeteria



GO STARS!!!


Friday, October 10, 2014

Parent/Player Winter Sports Meeting - Monday, 10/27

Interested in Charter Stars winter sports? This year we have:
  • JV & Varsity Boys' Basketball (grades 9-12)
  • Varsity Girls' Basketball (grades 8-12 since it's the first year of the program)
  • Cheerleading (grades 9-12)
Mandatory Parent/Player Info Meeting

Monday, October 27
6pm in the TCA Cafeteria

Meet coaches, get practice and game schedules, and hear essentials for this season.

Get registration materials on the GRS website or find packets in the pamphlet holder by the front door/main office.

http://www.greatriverschool.org/forms

See the preliminary game schedule:

http://www.greatriverschool.org/charter-stars-athletic-calendars

Interested in JV Boys' Hockey?
  • JV Boys' Hockey (grades 8-12) hosted by St. Paul Academy. Practices start Monday, November 10. See Coach Ilse Larsen for more information.

Monday, October 6, 2014

GRS Athlete Hannah Hutchinson

Did you know Hannah Hutchinson, GRS 11th grader, is in a Rowing Club? She's been very successful in her inaugural season. Check out these pictures:




To see results of how Hannah did in the Iowa regatta, click on this link:

https://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/results2/eventResults.jsp?job_id=3820&event_id=43

Congratulations on an amazing season. Keep up the great work, Hannah!

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

9/29/2014 Charter Stars results


  • Charter Stars Soccer - great win over AFSA 12-0!
  • Charter Stars JV Volleyball - Loss to AFSA 11-25, 20-25, 14-15
  • Charter Stars Varsity Volleyball - Close Loss to AFSA 26-28, 25-23, 25-15, 18-25, 17-19

2014/15 Charter Stars Coed Soccer Results

  • 8/26/2014 vs. Nova Classical    Tie 2-2   EMAC
  • 8/27/2014 vs. Liberty Classical Academy   Win 4-0   EMAC
  • 9/2/2014 vs. Christian Life School   Win 5-0   EMAC
  • 9/4/2014 vs. MPLS College Prep   Win 8-0
  • 9/17/2014 vs. Hmong College Prep Academy   Win 2-1   EMAC
  • 9/18/2014 vs. North Lakes Academy   Win 8-0   EMAC
  • 9/22/2014 vs. Hope Academy   Tie 2-2   EMAC
  • 9/24/2014 vs. Community of Peace Academy   Win 3-2   EMAC
  • 9/26/2014 vs. Maranatha   Loss 2-3
  • 9/29/2014 vs. AFSA   Win 12-0   EMAC
  • 10/1/2014 vs. Shattuck/St. Mary's Win 5-0 EMAC
  • 10/2/2014 vs. ISM Win 2-1 EMAC
  • 10/6/2014 vs. Rockford HS Game Canceled
  • 10/7/2014 vs. Blake Loss 0-6 Sections Game
  • 10/9/2014 vs. Calvin Christian Tie 3-3 EMAC
Overall Record: 9 Wins, 2 Losses, 2 Ties as of 10/3/2014
EMAC Record: 8 Wins, 0 Losses, 3 Ties
2nd place in EMAC

EMAC Conference Standings based on Season Record:


Boys' Soccer         Ranking
           
Wins Losses Ties Forfeits Points  
Nova 10 0 1   21 1
Charter Stars 8 0 3   19 2
CPA 8 3 0   16 3
HCPA 7 3 1   15 4
ISM 6 3 1 1 12 5
Calvin Christian 5 4 2   12 6
LCA 5 5 1   11 7
Christian Life 4 6 1   9 8
Hope 3 6 2   8 9
AFSA 2 8 1   5 10
SSM 1 9 1   3 11
             
NLA 0 11 0   0 12


* EMAC signifies conference game, result counts toward EMAC Conference Tournament standings

Monday, September 22, 2014

Winter Sports - start dates set

Get ready for Charter Stars winter sports! Watch this site for more information on registration.

  • Girls' Basketball: This is the first year of our Girls' Varsity program! Practices and tryouts start on Monday, November 17. Practices will be held at Twin Cities Academy in the gym, or at Metro Deaf School (1471 Brewster St., St. Paul 55108 - next door to Hmong Academy). We welcome Coach Wiggen (TCA teacher and former Charter Stars Cheerleading Coach) to the program! $150 Activity Fee payable to your attendance school.
  • Boys' Basketball: We hope to have enough players for both JV and Varsity this year! Practices and tryouts start on Monday, November 10.  Practices will be held at Twin Cities Academy in the gym, or at Metro Deaf School (1471 Brewster St., St. Paul 55108 - next door to Hmong Academy). We welcome Head Coach Coughlin (TCA teacher) to the program! $150 Activity Fee payable to your attendance school.
  • Cheerleading: The team will cheer for both Boys' and Girls' basketball games this year. We are finalizing the cheer schedule, practices start Monday, December 1 at Twin Cities Academy in the Cafeteria. We welcome Coach Morrison (TCA teacher) to the program! $150 Activity Fee payable to your attendance school.
  • JV Boys' Hockey: The Boys' Hockey program is hosted by St. Paul Academy. Preseason Captain's practices have already started! If you are interested in joining the team, email High School Athletic Director Ilse Larsen at coachilselarsen@gmail.com to get more information. Official practices start on Monday, November 10 at SPA (1712 Randolph, St. Paul 55105). $450 Activity Fee payable to SPA.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Charter Stars Update

Congratulations to our Varsity Coed Soccer team! They have 1 tie and 3 wins so far this season. Keep up the good work! Come cheer the team on at our home game on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 5:30pm again Hmong Academy. We play our home games at the Arlington & Arkwright field in St. Paul, near 35E and Larpenteur.

Our Cross Country runners had their first race and will be running one or more races per week for the rest of the season. Good luck and keep up the pace! Come cheer on our runners at our Charter Stars Invitational on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 5pm at the Como Park Pavilion (on Lexington & Horton Avenues) in St. Paul.

Come cheer on our JV & Varsity Volleyball players at our next home game on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 5pm (JV) and 6:30pm! We play in the TCA gym. Go Stars!

The Varsity Football team is playing their Homecoming game versus Minnehaha Academy onFriday, Sept. 19 at 4:30pm. Home games are played at St. Paul Academy (1712 Randolph Ave., St. Paul 55105). Go Academy Football!

The next Middle School Football game is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 4:30pm versus Providence Academy. Home games are played at St. Paul Academy (1712 Randolph Ave., St. Paul 55105). Go Academy Football!


Start planning for winter sports! 

JV & Varsity Boys' Basketball (grades 9-12). Season starts Monday, November 10. Registration and practice/game schedules will be available starting Monday, October 13. Led by Head Coach Coughlin, a TCAHS teacher. We hope to have enough players register so that we can invite Asst. Coach Corcoran to join us for the entire season. Activity Fee of $150 payable to your attendance school.

Varsity Girls' Basketball (grades 8-12 since this is a new program). Season starts Monday, November 17. Registration and practice/game schedules will be available starting Monday, October 13. Led by Coach Wiggen, a TCA teacher. Activity Fee of $150 payable to your attendance school.

Cheerleading (grades 9-12). Season starts Monday, December 1. Registration and practice/game schedules will be available starting Monday, November 10. The Cheerleading team will be led by new Coach Morrison, a TCA teacher. Activity Fee of $150 payable to your attendance school.

JV Boys' Hockey (grades 8-12), hosted by St. Paul Academy (SPA). Season starts Monday, November 10. There is a preseason Captain's Practice schedule, play begins Tuesday, Sept. 16 and the practice fee is $225, payable to Steve Sedlacek (SPA parent). If you/your student athlete is interested in playing this season, please send an email ASAP to High School Athletic Director/Coach Larsen at coachilselarsen@gmail.com to receive additional info. Activity Fee for the season is $450 payable to SPA.