5 Things You Need To Know — Aug. 22 — Including Fall Sports Tryouts

1) Newsbit of the Day:  FALL SPORTS SEASON 2012

PRACTICE / TRY OUT TIMES AND LOCATION FOR PRE-SEASON

GOLF – THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 AT OLD SALEM GREENS AT 8:45AM AND MONDAY, AUGUST 27 AT TEDESCO AT 8:30AM 

BOYS SOCCER – THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 AT UPPER JACKSON FIELD FROM 7AM – 9AM & 2PM – 4PM (PLEASE ARRIVE AT 6:30AM TO HAND IN PAPERWORK AND BE READY TO GO AT 7AM).  FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 AT UPPER JACKSON FIELD FROM 7AM – 9AM & 3PM – 5:30PM.

BOYS & GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY – THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 AT UPPER JACKSON AT 5PM.  FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 AT UPPER JACKSON AT 5PM.  SATURDAY, AUGUST 25 AT UPPER JACKSON AT 9AM

GIRLS SOCCER – THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 AT UPPER JACKSON FIELD FROM 9AM – 11AM & 12PM – 2PM.  FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 AT UPPER JACKSON FIELD FROM 9AM – 11AM & 1PM – 3PM.

VOLLEYBALL – THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 & FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM FROM 2PM – 4PM

FIELD HOCKEY – THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 & FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 & SATURDAY, AUGUST 25 AT PHILLIPS PARK FROM 8AM – 10:30AM & 2PM TO 4:30PM.

FOOTBALL – PLEASE VISIT WWW.SWAMPSCOTTFOOTBALL.COM FOR THE SCHEDULE.

2) Swampscott Scholars: Conor Pickett has been named to Eckerd College's Dean's List for the spring 2012 semester. The Dean's List is compiled following the fall and spring semesters and includes students who completed at least four courses with a grade point average of 3.75. Conor is majoring in Visual Arts .

3) Food For Thought: The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them. Mark Twain

4) Weather Watch: The National Weather Service is predicting a mostly sunny day with a high near 77. 

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