5-8 Grade Girls Friday / Saturday April 20-21 REVISED From Office of the Athletic Director April 16, 2018 Dear Parents and Athletes, The Girls 5-8 th grade Girl s Lacrosse teams will travel to Cleveland on Friday and Saturday, April 20-21. The games at McDowell School in Erie, PA on Friday afternoon have been postponed se we will leave after school on Friday, eat dinner in Erie and then proceed to Cleveland and play in the Hawken School Playday on Saturday April 21. The team will return home after the final game on Saturday, April 21st. See travel information below. Bus Departs from Nichols School on Friday, April 20, 2018 at 3:45 pm to Erie PA for dinner at the Millcreek Mall 5800 Peach St, Erie, PA 16565 The team will be staying at the: Hampton Inn Beachwood OH 3840 Orange Pl Beachwood OH 216-831-3735 Saturday games at Hawken School 12465 County Line Rd Gates Mills, OH 44040 (440) 423-4446 7&8 Game schedule: 10 am 11:30 am 1 pm : Saturday Games at Hawken School Playday following last game will go to lunch at Great Lakes Mall 5 th and 6 th grade: sleep in, have breakfast and swim at hotel until 10:30 am, go to lunch at Great Lakes Mall then to games Games: 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm Lv for Buffalo about 4:15 pm and stop at the Millcreek Mall for dinner on the way home. Return approximately 8:45 pm. Players will travel in school clothes to Erie, PA and go to dinner. It is a dress down day tomorrow so please see Stone dress code listed below. NO JEANS OR PANTS THAT ARE RIPPED. NICE SHIRTS _ NO T SHIRTS Bring a towel to wipe off after the games. Bring extra shoes to wear into the mall no cleats or wet sneakers in the mall. If it looks like rainy weather, bring extra clothes and a plastic garbage bag to put gear in on the field. I would like to remind athletes to dress well on game days and especially when traveling to another school. The image we present goes a long way in promoting our school, our teams and our positive attitudes! Please see the information sheet below. See the next page for directions and details of the weekend. Sincerely, Robert Stewart Athletic Director
Nichols 5-8 th Grades Girls Lacrosse Trip to Cleveland Information Beth Stone cell phone: 716-310-8211 Lv. Friday April 20 1:20 pm Return Saturday April 21 approximately 8:45 pm Hotel: Hampton Inn Beachwood OH 3840 Orange Pl Beachwood OH 216-831-3735 Dinner: Friday Night: games postponed Millcreek Mall for dinner then to the hotel in Cleveland Saturday: Games at Hawken School Playday 7&8th grade games: 10 am 11: 30 am 1 pm following last game will go to lunch at Great Lakes Mall Depart hotel 8:00 am Saturday am. 5 th and 6 th grade: sleep in, have breakfast and swim at hotel until 10:30 am, go to lunch at Great Lakes Mall then to games Games: 1:30 2:30 3:30 Following games we will travel by bus to the Millcreek Mall for a quick dinner and return to Nichols approximately 8:45 pm Please Bring: Full Uniform including kilt/shorts and white and green jerseys (if they have them) white turtleneck or long sleeve for under white jersey and black turtleneck for under green jersey Black Shorts or black spandex or black tights...must be black to wear under kilt Green and white reversible pinnie (get from Mrs. Matthewson in equipment room) water bottle w/name on it & 4 gatorade or 4 water Sweatshirt and sweatpants, gloves, hat bathing suit and towel Rain Coat and Warm Coat Goggles 2 pairs of white socks (extra pairs for rain) Warm gloves Cleats and Sneakers Stick 2 Mouthguards molded to teeth SNACK & Drink for ride down (No Soda) Plastic garbage bag to put gear in in case of rain Money for 2 dinners: Friday and Saturday nights and 1 lunch (Saturday). ** Bring a nutritious snack to eat on the way down (granola bar, fruit, fruit rollups, pretzels, soda is permissible on the way home but not on the way down or during playing time - no popcorn or other messy foods) Players will travel to Erie, PA in school clothes. Following the game, they should have another set of clothes as per below, in case they are wet. If it is not raining, we will proceed on to Cleveland in uniform. STONE DRESS CODE Sweat pants and sweat shirt for games and after games for mall not for the trip down Nice pants, jeans and a nice shirt NO T SHIRTS Leggings if a long shirt covering backside is worn
DIRECTIONS: Directions from Millcreek Mall to Hampton Inn Millcreek Mall Complex to Hampton Inn Beachwood 5800 Peach St, Erie, PA 16565 To 3480 Orange Place Beachwood, OH YOUR TRIP TO: Hampton Inn & Suites Cleveland-Beachwood Trip time based on traffic conditions as of 7:26 PM on April 17, 2018. Current Traffic: Light 1 HR 27 MIN 91.5 MI Est. fuel cost: $7.65 1. Start out going south on Peach St/US-19 S toward Kuntz Rd. Then 0.18 miles 2. onto Interchange Rd. Interchange Rd is just past Millcreek Mall. Wendy's is on the corner. Then 0.75 miles 3. Merge onto I-79 S via the ramp on the left toward Pittsburgh. If you reach Village Common Dr you've gone about les too far. Then 2.20 miles 4. Merge onto I-90 W via EXIT 178B toward Cleveland (Crossing into Ohio). Then 76.06 miles 5. Keep left to take I-271 (EXPRESS) S via EXIT 190 toward Columbus. Then 10.18 miles 6. Merge onto I-271 (LOCAL) S/Outerbelt East Fwy S toward US-422/OH-87/OH- 175/Chagrin Blvd/Harvard Rd/Richmond Rd. Then 1.02 miles 7. Take the OH-87/Chagrin Blvd/US-422 W exit, EXIT 29. Then 0.34 miles 8. Turn left onto OH-87/Chagrin Blvd. Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse is on the corner. Then 0.30 miles 9. onto Orange Pl. If you reach W Brainard Rd you've gone about les too far. Then 0.44 miles 10. 3840 ORANGE PLACE is on the right. If you reach Pine Crest Dr you've gone about 0.5 miles too far. Hawken Upper School 12465 County Line Rd, Gates Mills, OH 44040 Take County Line Rd to Mayfield Rd 2 min (0.5 mi) HAWKEN SCHOOL TO BEACHWOOD MALL (LUNCH) Head northwest Turn left toward County Line Rd Continue on Mayfield Rd to Lyndhurst. Take exit 32 from I-271 S 9 min (5.6 mi) onto Mayfield Rd 3.3 mi Use the right lane to merge onto I-271 S via the ramp to Columbus 2.1 mi Take exit 32 for Brainard Rd toward Cedar Rd Take Cedar Rd and George Zeiger Dr to your destination in Beachwood 5 min (1.4 mi)
Turn left onto Brainard Rd onto Cedar Rd 0.7 mi Turn left onto George Zeiger Dr 141 ft 49 ft Turn left 16 min (7.5 mi) Beachwood Place 26300 Cedar Rd, Beachwood, OH 44122 BEACHWOOD PLACE TO HAWKEN Get on I-271 N in Lyndhurst from George Zeiger Dr and Cedar Rd 6 min (1.5 mi) Head east toward George Zeiger Dr 85 ft Turn left toward George Zeiger Dr 141 ft Turn left onto George Zeiger Dr onto Cedar Rd 0.7 mi Use the left 2 lanes to turn left onto Brainard Rd Use any lane to turn right to merge onto I-271 N toward Erie Pa Take US-322 E/Mayfield Rd to County Line Rd in Gates Mills 8 min (5.1 mi) Merge onto I-271 N 1.4 mi Take exit 34 to merge onto US-322 E/Mayfield Rd 3.6 mi Continue on County Line Rd to your destination in Chester Township 1 min (0.5 mi)
Destination will be on the right 15 min (7.1 mi) Hawken Upper School 12465 County Line Rd, Gates Mills, OH 44040 Get on I-271 N in Mayfield Heights from Mayfield Rd 8 min (4.1 mi) Head northwest Turn left toward County Line Rd onto Mayfield Rd 3.1 mi Use the right lane to take the Interstate 271 N ramp 0.5 mi Follow I-90 E to Parkside Ave in Buffalo 2 h 49 min (186 mi) Merge onto I-271 N 4.8 mi Merge onto I-90 E To NICHOLS Entering New York 176 mi Take exit 51W to merge onto NY-33 W toward Buffalo 4.4 mi Use the right 2 lanes to take the NY-198 W exit Continue onto NY-198 W 0.6 mi Continue on Parkside Ave. Drive to Amherst St 4 min (1.1 mi) onto Parkside Ave 0.8 mi Turn left onto Amherst St 3 h (191 mi) Nichols School 1275 Amherst St, Buffalo, NY 14216 These directions are for planning purposes only. You may find that construction projects, traffic, weather, or other events may cause conditions to differ from the map results, and you should plan your route accordingly. You must obey all signs or notices regarding your route.