Mendham High School Fencing

Paperwork Status

A list of all fencers' submitted paperwork is available. Please download Mendham fencers' paperwork status.  If your paperwork is complete in a category, you'll see an X.  If you're missing a piece of paperwork, you'll see a blank cell highlighted in yellow.  There are two spreadsheets in this Excel file, one for the boys and one for the girls.  You can flip from one to the other using the tabs in the lower left-hand corner.

Remember, no paperwork will be accepted after Thanksgiving.  If all of your cells are not X'd out by the holiday, then you'll not be part of the Program this season.

Thank you to School Nurses Laura Esposito, Debbie Messinger, Coach Barb Dunnick and MHSFPA Treasurer Julie Wallace for helping to assemble this important information.

Voting and New Parents' Meeting

If you're a new fencing parent, you have two important things to do on Tuesday, November 3.  You need to vote in the general election for governor from 6am until 8pm AND attend the new parents meeting at the High School in Room 139 at 7pm.  Here's where you can vote.

Regular Season Schedule

Please find the regular season schedule from Athletic Director Baglin posted to this weblog.  Note that it does not include the post-season, in which both teams, all six squads, and many of our top individuals will be competing. "Senior Send-off" will be held at our final regular-season home dual meet vs. Bernards on Saturday afternoon, February 6, 2010. Post-season events can be found on the NJIFA Schedules page.

Fencing 101

The coaching staff of the Boys' and Girls' Fencing Teams and the Mendham HS Fencing Parents' Association will present "Fencing 101" on Tuesday evening, November 3, 2009, in Room 139 of the High School, at 7:00pm. This seminar is designed for new fencers and their parents.  Returning fencers and their parents are, of course, welcome.

We will discuss costs; practice, regular season and tournament schedules; and coaching staff expectations for fencers.  Here is the  final regular season schedule from Athletic Director Baglin.

More Mendham Fencers Competing at O'Connor High School Championships

So far, ten Mendham High School fencers, James Flanagan, Nick Lamont, Mike Hasson, Alex Boden, James McManus, Tom Myers, Lea Fuscaldo, Kyle Doyle, Max Condie and Kyle Persau are registered to compete at the Denise O'Connor High School Championships.  The coaching staff expects all returning fencers and, especially, those who will be competing for varsity starting spots this season to fence in the Championships.  The tournament will draw the best high school fencers from all up and down the east coast.  This tournament is NOT for newbies to the sport. 

Four other MHS fencers have filed incomplete, unpaid registrations. If you're in this later category, get yourself paid up today to save your parents the $40 late registration fee. Many of you have not even signed up.  What are you waiting for?

Remember, if you take private lessons at a club, represent that club in US Fencing Association tournaments. If you do not otherwise represent a club, compete for the Mendham Fencing Club, not Mendham High School. Mendham HS should be listed as your secondary club with FRED.

"Inside Mendham Fencing" Ad Order Form

The order form for this season's "Inside Mendham Fencing" Booklet is now posted.  It is half way down the left-hand column under Resources.  Your purchase of a parent good luck wish to your fencer or the teams, as well as, business advertising is due to Cecelia Donato or Judith Kern by November 30.

Presentation by Professional Fitness Trainer

This Tuesday's Mendham HS Fencing Parents' Association meeting will weigh a proposal by Angelo Scarpati of Optimal Physical Therapy & Performance Institute to provide your kids with about half a dozen sessions of physical training.  The cost will be similiar to that which we pay for group fencing training by Morris Fencing Club. Mr. Scarpati's services are used by several teams at Bernards and Ridge High Schools. In addition, he is a fitness instructor with the Titliest Performance Institute. 

MHSFPA Meeting Tuesday, 7 pm, Download Agenda Now

Please join us for the October Parents' Association meeting, this Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 pm at the Chester Library. New parents welcome! We will get some very important updates from Coach Tishman and discuss clothing purchases for the team, fundraising and other initiatives for the upcoming season.  Download October Agenda now in PDF format.

In addition, Angelo Scarpati of Optimal Physical Therapy & Performance Institute will present a proposal to provide your kids with about half a dozen sessions of physical training.

Please join us for the October Parents' Association meeting, this Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 pm at the Chester Library. New parents welcome! We will get some very important updates from Coach Tishman and discuss clothing purchases for the team, fundraising and other initiatives for the upcoming season.  Download October Agenda now in PDF format.

In addition, Angelo Scarpati of Optimal Physical Therapy & Performance Institute will present a proposal to provide your kids with about half a dozen sessions of physical training.

First Practices Over Thanksgiving Weekend

The first practice is Friday, November 27, the day after Thanksgiving, from 2:30pm to 5 in the cafeteria.

Bring your agenda and a pen or pencil to record practice, meet and tournament schedules and sweats for running outdoors. Wear comfortable gym clothes and bring a waterbottle. Everyone must be wearing shorts, no jeans.  In addition, there will be no scoop necks, spaghetti straps, sleeveless shirts, pajamas or clothing that is ripped or torn.    

Day two of practice is Saturday, November 28, from 9am to 11, in the cafeteria. Those competing in the U-20 Junior Olympic Qualifiers out of the NJ Division of the US Fencing Association on either Saturday or Sunday are exempt from Saturday's practice.

Practice 3 is Monday, November 30, 5pm to 7, in the cafeteria.

Fencers Honored with FIT Scholarship

October 2009, Farmers Branch, Texas - The Fencing Institute of Texas in cooperation with the Wang family proudly announced the two 2009 Scholarship Award winners.  Mendham High School  Boys' Fencing Team alumni, Andrew Jung, attending  Johns Hopkins University and Nadia Eldeib, attending Harvard University are the two honorees.

High school seniors and college/university undergraduate students are eligible to apply for this scholarship. Applicants must have demonstrated a strong desire to participate in fencing and help other fencers, as well as,  receiving a recommendation from their coaches.  Visit Eric Wang Memorial Scholarhip for details.

  

Vital Positions Remain Open

The Mendham High School Fencing Parents' Association is still without a Production Manager and two Salespeople for the Inside Mendham Fencing booklet, which raises approximately $2,000 per year.  If this booklet is not produced, it will upset the budget with which the Parents' Association supports the training and outfitting of the Boys' and Girls' Teams.  In addition, this booklet becomes a record of the achievements of the fencers, squads and teams.  

The Mendham HS Fencing Boys' and Girls' Teams are looking for a Head Armorer.  This person would repair, replace and check weapons for compliance with the rules. Assistant Armorer Patrick Doyle is already in place and retiring Head Armorer Bob Cooley is ready to help train you. Knowledge of how to use a volt-ohm meter, a mechanical ability to fix things and attendance at our dual meets and major weekend tournaments are the requirements.  This position is vital because it allows the fencers to concentrate on fencing and the coaches to concentrate on coaching. The brief training session would be reimbursed by the Parents' Association.   

O'Connor High School Championships

The annual Denise O'Connor High School Championships are a US Fencing Association tournament held each season on the weekend before Thanksgiving.  This year the Championships are being held on November 21 and 22 in Wayne, NJ.  The 6 events draw the best high school-age fencers from all along the east coast.

Mendham HS fencers looking to be considered for varsity starting positions are expected to compete at the Championships.  Here is a link to renewing your USFA membership.

Fencing Organizational Meeting Scheduled

The in-school organizational meeting for student-athletes wishing to compete on the Mendham High School Boys' and Girls' Fencing Teams this coming winter season will be held on Wednesday, October 14, at 11:10am, which is the second half of lunch.  It will be held in Mrs. Dunnick's Room 126. 

Copies of all four(4) forms that student-athletes must submit are available on this weblog at the top of the left-hand column.  Schedule your physical exams immediately because no late forms will be accepted. 

MHSFPA September Meeting Minutes Posted

Download MHSFPA_September_Minutes in PDF format. Next meeting: Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 7 pm, Chester Library.

Watch the World Championships Live

 

The 2009 World Fencing Championships are being broadcast live in the United States for the very first time beginning Saturday morning October 3.  Click on the hyperlink above to watch the best fencing in the world and the US take home some medals.