BASEBALL PICTURE UPDATE: Pictures scheduled for Saturday 3/23 at St. John’s have been canceled. All teams that are scheduled to play games on Saturday 3/23 at a location other than Chastain Park will NOT be taking pictures on Saturday. Your pictures will be rescheduled for Saturday, April 20th and your new photo time will be sent to your team moms soon.
Pictures scheduled for Friday 3/22 and Saturday 3/23 at NYO are being moved inside the Dowis Building, given that rain is scheduled to arrive just as pictures get underway Friday and to continue on and off throughout the weekend. THESE PICTURES WILL TAKE PLACE EVEN IF GAMES AT NYO ARE CANCELED! Please check the schedule posted on the NYO website (or ask your team mom) to confirm your scheduled time. Please report to the Dowis Building at least 15 minutes ahead of your scheduled picture time to check-in under the covered pavilion. No cleats will be allowed on the carpeted portion of Dowis, and all players will be asked to remove their cleats on the tiled area inside the front door. Please be prepared to take your cleats off (and put them back on after your photo shoot) as quickly as possible so that we can stay on schedule.
Pony American teams are taking pictures on Sunday 3/24 with the softball teams. Please check the website for updates from the Softball League. Softball pictures will take place rain or shine, games or no games, so please be prepared to come to the park for your pictures, regardless of the weather.
Certain leagues already are scheduled for pictures on Saturday 4/20. As soon as we work the canceled St. John’s pictures into the schedule, we will distribute an update schedule to the team moms. Your picture time may change slightly on 4/20, and we thank you in advance for being flexible.
We really appreciate everyone’s cooperation during this particularly challenging picture season! If you have any question about whether you are scheduled for pictures this weekend, please call Debbie Reichle at 404-824-4251. UPDATED SCHEDULE LINK
Picture Day, Friday, Saturday, Sunday!
Pictures are rain or shine....we will go into the Dowis Building if we have to, but if it is not raining we will be next to Garr Field.
We are asking everyone to print off their own form and bring it with them. Go to gemshots.com and print off order form to fill out.
Wow! Opening Day for baseball and softball is this Saturday, March 17! Everyone at NYO is excited, anticipation is building and it will be hard for parents to get young ball players to sleep the night before.
The parade which will begin promptly at 11:00am will be led by the Christopher League and HOMER from the Braves. Softball teams and baseball teams ages 4-7 will follow wearing colorful beads, waving flags and smiling for their parents’ cameras. Whitefield Marching Band, cheerleaders and mascots from numerous schools will also be marching with the ball players. The softball players and baseball players of Small Ball, Shetland Blue, Shetland Red and Rookie teams should be dropped off to waiting volunteers at the Garr field entrance beside the gym at 10:15am. It will be easy for parents to safely drop off players and exit the parking lot. Parents and friends should park at Sutton Middle School where there will be continuous shuttles running to NYO from 9:30am-1:00pm. Parking lots will be closed and the street parking will fill up very early Saturday morning. Did we mention to use the shuttles from Sutton?
By far, the most well known Chastain place name is the 268 acre Chastain Park--the largest park in Atlanta, Georgia. The Park consists of several components, perhaps the most prominent of which is Chastain Amphitheater, where many classical and contemporary musical events are held.
The namesake of Chastain Park is Fulton County Commissioner Troy Green Chastain. Troy Chastain was a major force behind the development of parks in Atlanta and especially of North Fulton Park, which in 1946 was renamed Chastain Park in his honor.
Chastain Park Conservancy was formed in 2003 to “To Restore, Enhance, Maintain And Preserve Chastain Park.” Below are excerpts from a history of Chastain Park found at the Park History web page.
