General Information

• "Tailgating"
• Nuts and Bolts Behind Lacrosse Page Updating
• Producing End of Season Awards Ceremony Team Book

"Tailgating" - What Is It Really?

Parents, grandpartents, coaches, players, teachers, family members, fans, and friends frequently gather after River Hill athletic events to have a "tailgate" party for the members of the team. We do this to show our support for the team athletically and to show them that we support them as individuals and students as well.

The colloquial term "tailgating" has several different meanings. At River Hill "tailgating" refers to partying from the trunk of your car at the parking lot of the game. Our parties are similar to the tailgate parties you find at a Ravens, Orioles, Steelers or Redskins game or at many colleges. (River Hill students that go to college will find that college students have refined tailgating into an art form!) Everyone brings their own food (BYOF), some bring grills and cook hot dogs, hamburgers etc. It actually is just another form of picnic. However unlike tailgate parties at professional sporting events, there is absolutely no alcohol.

At River Hill, "tailgating" is a term that comes from the "good old days" when people drove station wagons. The back door of the car was called a tail gate. The window would roll down and the gate would drop open. People would set food on the tailgate and have a picnic in the parking lot, either before or after a sporting event. It still has the same name, but most folks have vans now. So to keep up with the times, we open the back doors and put the food in the rear storage area or set up a small folding table.

Traditional Tailgate	Modern Table Tailgate

Just to prevent any misunderstanding, there are two other meanings for the word "tailgating" that absolutely do not apply to River Hill tailgating parties:

• "tailgating" can refer to selling merchandise (used computer parts, old tools, automobile parts, etc.) out of the back of a truck or automobile. At River Hill there is no selling while tailgating. Often, however, the Hawks concession stand is open and anyone wanting a hot dog or drink during or shortly after the game can buy one (or more!) Profits from the concession stand go to support Hawks athletics and academics.
  
• "tailgating" can also refer to following too close behind the motor vehicle in front of you. Some parents may have college memories of immature students and fans driving cars close behind each other, honking, and yelling and so on (with a fair share of injuries resulting.) Irresponsible driving behavior has no place at River Hill -- especially in a parking lot with pedestrians performing random walks.

Tailgating at River Hill is open to all, including the players and friends of the competing teams. Indeed, tailgating is a fine opportunity to help build stronger interschool relations. And, this is a fine opportunity for parents, friends, and supporters to show the Hawks teams a little appreciation for all the work they are doing.

Everyone is invited.

This explanation of what "tailgating" means at River Hill was compiled from a series of email messages between: Marisa Costagliola, "Wunder", Chris Haug, Dianne Mekelburg, Susan Clime, Alan V. Shackelford, and Allen Dyer.

Nuts and Bolts Behind Lacrosse Page Updating

If you operate a high school sports page, we would appreciate
your comments and suggestions relating to content and procedures.

Thank you.

For each game you're going to update the following files:

1. rhsched.htm add score on correct schedule and make it link to "../scores.htm" (game results page)

Adding Game Results and Pictures

2. scores.htm -- add text about game, pictures, and link to "stats/bvstats.htm" (statistics page)

Adding Game Results and Pictures

3. statistics files:

rhteam.htm

rhindiv.htm

game04a.htm

game04b.htm

game04c.htm

Translation of Statistics Spreadsheet into HTML

4. bvstats.htm -- add links for new game

Link Changes Needed for Statistics Update

Then upload all updated files and new picture files to the web.

Producing End of Season Awards Ceremony Team Book

• End of Season File Changes
  • This is a description of the changes made to some files at the end
    of the season in order to make permanent archives correctly.
  
  
• File Changes to Make Printing Booklet Easier
  • Take this advice!! Otherwise trying to print the booklet straight from
    the browser will lead to 3:00 A.M. woes!
  
  
• Distribution
• Booklet Ideas
• Signing Ceremony