What a turn out! On Monday we were able to host our annual Football Awards banquet, honoring our 83 Varsity & JV athletes. It takes some work to put on an event like this, but we believe it is well worth the effort to honor these young men who have worked so hard this season! We would like to thank the parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, students, athletes, coaches and more who took the time to attend the event. A special thank you to Noho’s Hawaiian Cafe for donating dinner for all 200+ attendees!
Check out the video that was played at the banquet! 🤩
A message from Karmen & Eric Von Arx:
It’s so bittersweet to be writing my last note to the Football Program. A few years ago Eric and I were talking to some friends about our experience with inner city High School sports. They had an impression of what it might be like, and they couldn’t have been more off. We have loved our experiences with the families and players and all the excitement that football brings with it. It’s a sport that welcomes all levels of different skills to play. Any and all shapes and sizes come together. It really is such a great uniter. Add the diversity of our student athletes and you have a fantastic learning ground for acceptance and camaraderie. I am grateful for the coaches, the board and the parents of our players that are raising such fine young men. We feel lucky my son had the experience to play with all of them. My husband has loved coaching these kids (more than you know!) and I have especially loved being a part of all the goings on for the team and with the board who I will miss terribly. Many big wishes for Grants Football future success that are bound to happen.
Our most sincerest thanks to you all,
Karmen and Eric von Arx.
Ps here is the iCloud link to the video we played at the banquet. https://share.icloud.com/photos/0c7P-Fyrhz_KjW5Yhep_cQhsw
And for pictures you can go to the Resource link at Friendsofgrantfootball.com
We’re all going to miss Karmen & Eric Von Arx! They’ve given tremendously throughout the years to the program and our athletes. Their presence will be missed. 🥺
A message from Coach Beck:
Dear Parents and Players:
Returning players please remember to schedule a time to meet with Coach Beck to go over your player evaluation. These evaluations give players areas that they excelled in, and one's they may need to improve upon. General goal setting and clear pathways are explained. Getting players to where they would like to go and understanding the way to get there is important. So is having the player understand what they need to do for the improvement of the team is just as if not more valuable. The player-coach meeting is where a player can be honest, and so can the coach in a private one on one setting. This empowers the player so he knows working together with the coaching staff is the key to a high level of achievement.
If there is ever a question from a player or parent...or a community member...please reach out to me.
John Beck
jbeck@pps.net
Grant High School
Head Football Coach
OACA Executive Board
OSAA Executive Board
Cell: 541-414-8803
Happy Birthday Coach Cody!!
Coach Cody is turning 26! Come celebrate! Drive-by Bash at Cody’s place (4811 NE Shaver Circle) on December 24th between 3:30-5:30pm! Give Coach Cody a shout and let him know how much we appreciate him!
As always, if you have any questions you can email us at admin@friendsofgrantfootball.com
We’ll be back in touch soon with information for off-season!