QO Combines With 3 Schools to Form Unique Hockey Team

Patch:  Quince Orchard, Poolesville, Northwest, and Seneca Valley high schools combine to form the Northwest Hockey Club, a co-op team in the Maryland Scholastic Hockey League.

...“I think my first concern when I took over this team three years ago was [kids from] four schools that are in the same county but not necessarily know one another,” Slade said. “How are they going to gel? Are their school rivalries within the team?”
Luckily there have been no such issues, Slade said, but cohesion is a concern on a yearly basis.
What the coach hopes helps that issue is a fun and fair environment he creates for the team.
“Any person [from QO, Poolesville, Northwest, or Seneca Valley] that would like to play hockey can come out,” Slade said. “We take everyone, everyone plays regardless of skill.”
Among those players is a special needs student from QO, who Slade said “is very excited to play with us.”...