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Hi parents!
This is the first of our team's weekly email updates. I am going to try to keep team emails to once per week sent out on Thursdays. Occasionally I may have to send out a last minute notice, but to keep your inboxes clear and so that you know when to expect new information to be delivered once per week on Thursdays will be the goal.
There's a ton of information in today's parent update. As the season progresses I'll do my best to keep updates short and sweet, but apologies in advance for the encyclopedia you're about to read.
Please Whitelist the Track Email Address
If your email provider allows it, please whitelist the track@staamke.org email address. This will allow all updates to reach your inbox and not your spam folder or other automated filtering, like Google's "promotions" folder. Please check your junk folder for any past messages as I've been notified at least one person had messages getting filtered out. If you have any questions how to whitelist an email address, let me know. Specifics differ per email provider.
Practice Time Update
We will begin practices next week starting Thursday, March 21 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm in the STAA gym. Your child should wear running shoes in good condition. Please also make sure they have outdoor attire they can wear over indoor clothes -- long sleeve t-shirt, running pants, maybe even a hat. If it's warm enough we'll go outside for some longer distance runs.
The remaining practice schedule is published on our team website here:
https://sites.google.com/staamke.org/track/staa-track-field-home/2019-season-information
Specific locations for each future practice will be announced in the next weekly email.
Athletics Forms Reminders
All families who indicated their child did not participate in a STAA sport this year received a separate email containing required forms to return. Please remember to return these forms prior to our first meet. If these forms are not returned your child cannot compete.
New Meet Added to Schedule: Waukesha Catholic Indoor Meet!
We've been invited to the Waukesha Catholic meet on April 6th! This was unexpected and an honor to be invited. This is an indoor meet and is not scored. It is meant to give participants experience at a track meet without any pressure of placement -- what a great opportunity to start the season with low pressure but still get the feel for a track competition! Participation awards will be given out for each event an athlete competes in.
Please let Mark or Melody know if your child cannot make it on April 6th. If we're not notified, we'll assume your child will be competing and will sign them up to compete in events.
This meet requires 3 parent volunteers to time the race results. Please email Mark at track@staamke.org if you are willing to volunteer. There are three shift times available - see the meet details on our team website for more information. Additionally, we're requesting one or more parents to oversee the team staging area ("team tent") for part or all of the meet.
Please see the detailed information about this meet on our team website:
St. Joe's Indoor Meet at Pius High School
This will be the first competitive meet of our season on Saturday, April 13th. Unfortunately it occurs on the same day as multiple play performances so we do not expect any students who are play participants to compete.
Please let Mark or Melody know if your child cannot make it on April 13th. If we're not notified, we'll assume your child will be competing and will sign them up to compete in events.
We're requesting one or more parents to oversee the team staging area ("team tent") for part or all of the meet.
Please see the detailed information about this meet on our team website:
Team Uniforms
We'll be issuing "performance" t-shirts as team uniforms. These are yours to keep at the end of the season (please keep them as we don't need any more laundry!). They will be distributed prior to or at the first meet on April 6th.
Parent T-Shirts
I am planning to offer t-shirts for parents that can be worn at the meets to show support for our team. If you'd be interested, please drop me an email indicating interest to track@staamke.org. Based on interest I'll plan ordering options appropriately.
Weekly Email Updates Available on Team Website
All weekly emails will be cataloged on the team website so you can reference them in the future from one location, available here:
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