The Golden Knights Athletic Association (GKAA) is a volunteer, parent based fund-raising and support group, sanctioned by Northern Valley Old Tappan Regional High School.
GKAA Mission: Raise funds in support of and provide financial assistance to all our athletic programs and more.
Membership to the GKAA is open to every parent and faculty member as well as anyone in our community. Please click on the link to: Download the GKAA membership application.
On this web page you will find information on all of our major fund raising events and programs, GKAA projects that have been completed over the last few years, a list of the GKAA Executive Board members, membership information and meeting dates. We have also included the GKAA email address - GKAA@nvnet.org for your convenience in contacting us.
We encourage and welcome volunteers to be active in all of our fund raising activities and to attend our open meetings. Thanks in advance for your help.
How to Become A GKAA Member
The cost of joining the Golden Knights Athletic Association is $50 per year. All money will be used for future projects and assistance. Your membership includes all regular season home football, wrestling and basketball events. (passes will be mailed home)
** We will also have a table set up at “back to school night” on Thursday, September 25, and at our home football games for you to sign up and purchase any fund-raising items. **
Please come visit us
Please contact the any board member, or our Athletic Director, Tom Kaechele, at 201-784-1600 ext. 24230 or email us at gkaa@nvnet.org
Recent Projects, Purchases & Donations have included:
refurbishing and new equipment of the refreshment stand
building of a completely new weight room for all students,
installing new backboards & baskets in our north gym,
championship banners,
video equipment for our football & wrestling teams, including software & editing equipment,
outfield fences, indoor pitching mounds for both baseball & softball,
scorers tables for basketball, volleyball and wrestling,
logo’d chairs for all our teams use during indoor games
a tent for our track team,
sponsored the dance team on a competition trip,
wrestling wall mats,
coaches awards for our three sports awards dinners (Annual Award)
a new tennis shed and veranda,
our annual scholarships given out every June,
audio equipment for our own NVOT radio station
netting for our baseball and softball fields
donated money to the hockey team for ice time
purchased lacrosse uniforms
purchased track and field “throwers” uniforms
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GKAA Board Members
Diane Casamento - Executive Member
Pete Daniele – Executive Member
Barbara Funsch – Executive Member
Stephen Martinez – Executive Member
Michael Russo - Executive Member
Anne Van Dyke – Executive Member
Admin.:Tom Kaechele, Athletic Director Fred Hessler, Principal
Upcoming GKAA Meetings
General Open Meeting – Dec. 2nd – Foods Room – 7:30pm
General Open Meeting – Jan 13th
General Open Meeting – Feb 10th
General Open Meeting – Mar 17th
General Open Meeting – April 21st
General Open Meeting – May 12th
[Above meeting dates are subject to change, please check web site]
GKAA News
The 8th Annual GKAA Golf Outing was held on June 26th, 2008 at the Bergen Hills Golf Club. Over 150 people from the NVOT community enjoyed a day of golf and an evening of fun at the dinner which followed.
Over $24,000 was raised.
2009 GKAA Fund Raising Programs:
Beef Steak Dinner –Colonial Inn – Feb. 2009
2009 Golf Outing – Rivervale Golf Club - June 29, 2009
Additional Projects Completed by the GKAA
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-Paint for baseball and softball dugouts
-2 lacrosse nets
-Tennis benches
-Dance and Cheer banners
-Golf mats and net
-State-of-the-art video equipment & recording machines for all coaches
-Fencing & capping for baseball, softball, soccer and field hockey fields
-7 wrestling banners; -27 gym banners
-Ice hockey practice shells
-Ice hockey goalie gear
-Sandbags for wrestling; Sandbags for soccer goals
-Padding for auxiliary gym walls
-Indoor track tracking equipment
-6 team benches