IMPORTANT DATES:

• 8/17: Meet the Teacher for LS!  Bosque Square Campus, 4-5:30pm

• 8/19: First Day of School!  

• 8/21: 8th Grade Families DC Trip Meeting at 8:15am at Bosque Square Cafeteria

• 8/28: 6th Grade Field Trip to Baylor Ropes Course and Basin Climbing

• 9/7: Labor Day, No School!

• 9/16:  Parent University Academic Trainings (Grammar School & Upper School)
  
  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Be sure you have filled out the Phone/Smart Watch policy form for each of your US students before the first day of school! 
  
  

• Meet the Teacher

Meet the Teacher is this upcoming Monday, August 17th for grades 6th-8th grades!  This is a come-and-go event at our Bosque Square Campus (4:00-5:30 PM)

• 6th Grade Field Trip coming up on August 28th!!  

Please sign up here if you'd like to Chaperone on this particular field trip and also make sure you've filled out the Field Trip Chaperone Form to be an approved driver or chaperone for any student trips this year. 

IMPORTANT DATES:

• 8/17: Meet the Teacher for LS!  Bosque Square Campus, 4-5:30pm

• 8/19: First Day of School!  

• 9/7: Labor Day, No School!

• 9/16:  Parent University Academic Trainings (Grammar School & Upper School)
  
  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Be sure you have filled out the Phone/Smart Watch policy form for each of your US students before the first day of school! 
  
  

• Meet the Teacher for LS!!

Meet the Teacher is this upcoming Monday, August 17th for grades 6th-8th grades!   RS students are also welcome to come walk their schedules, scope out parking, etc.  This is a come-and-go event at our Bosque Square Campus (4:00-5:30 PM)

• Speaking of Student Parking...

Senior student parking will be the row of painted spaces up against the construction fence (please see the graphic below) and then the remaining student parking will be behind the fence and towards DBat.   Please leave all spaces to the left towards the Athletic weightroom area for Admins, Faculty & Staff.  Thank you!

IMPORTANT DATES:

• 9/4: Monthly Parent/Grandparent Prayer

• 9/16:  Parent University Academic Trainings (Grammar School & Upper School)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• JOIN TRADITIONS!

What is Valor Traditions? It’s a practical way for parents to serve the school and build intentional community within the school!  Sign up to join here!

• Monthly Prayer starts 9/4 at 8:30am at our Bosque Square Campus Cafeteria!  We welcome all parents and grandparents to come pray for our school!

IMPORTANT DATES:

• 8/18:  Volleyball Home Opener vs Vanguard: 5, 6, 7pm 

• 8/19: First Day of School!  

• 8/20: Volleyball vs TX Wind Subvarsity Teams & Summit Christian Varsity: 4, 5, 6pm 

• 9/7: Labor Day, No School!
  
  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Our 2025 HS Football team received their State Championship rings this past Monday. We are so proud of the legacy left by our senior class! 

• All new 5th/6th graders & incoming 4th graders can pick up their Valor athletics shirt from Coach Foy at Meet the Teacher!

• August 29th at 10:00 AM, Valor Football opens their season against Union Hill at Abbott HS

• All Game Schedules for Valor Prep JH/HS Teams

• Valor Preparatory Academy - 2026 VALOR ATHLETICS FALL STORE

As we prepare to begin school on August 19, we want to provide several important updates regarding practice schedules, transportation, game schedules, and athletic communication.

Junior High Volleyball

• After school practice begins August 19.

• Practice will be Tuesday and Wednesday.

• Time: 3:45–5:30 p.m.

• Location: Valor Gym on Sanger Avenue

• Coach Burgett will transport JH athletes to the Valor Gym from Bosque on Tuesday and Wednesday

• Point parent: TBD

High School Girls Volleyball

• After school practice begins August 19.

• Practice time: 3:15–5:30 p.m.

• Location: Texas Legends

• Transportation will be provided in a Valor van for students who cannot drive themselves. Coach Elms will drive the van on Monday’s and Coach Foy will drive the van on Wednesday’s

• Point parent: TBD

Cross Country– JH and HS

• Practice is Monday through Thursday.

• Location: Woodway Park II

• Time: 6:00–7:15 a.m.

• Point parent: TBD

Junior High Football

• Practice is Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings.

• Time: 6:45–8:30 a.m.

• Students will shower and change at school after practice. HIGHLY encourage athletic duffle bags. 

• Students will then go directly to class.

• Locker space will be available for students to use in the mornings.

• Athletic bags will be stored in a separate designated area of the athletic locker room.

• Mrs. McFarling will be the point parent this year. 

High School Football

• Practice is Monday-Thursday; 3:15p-5:30p; Thursday's 3:15p-4:30p.

• For the first two/three weeks of after school practice, it will be held at D1. After that, we will be back at Woodway Family Center

• D1 is located off Franklin, the facility is BACK in its old spot off of 84/Franklin; near New Road. We will be indoors. 

• We are making this adjustment to help combat the heat and comply with the new TAPPS wet-bulb temperature guidelines.

• If JV football has a game on a Thursday, JV players will go directly to their game and will not have practice.

• Mrs. Schlappe will be the point parent this year. 

Junior High Cheer

• Tuesday's 2-3:30p

• Games Cheering at-- at Bartlett 9/3, v. Pantego Christian 9/10, v. Brentwood Christian 10/8, at CTCS 10/15 (Same Location as JH Volleyball), at Veritas 10/22

• Junior High will perform and cheer on the sidelines with the high school cheer squad for the 10/2 Homecoming Game against Bracken Christian 

• Logistics for volleyball players and cheerleaders will need to be ironed out. We know that conflicts exist and they are unavoidable. 

• Stunt and tumbling clinics at Zero Gravity Gymnastics: 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17. Times will be in the morning and communicated through SportsYou. These clinics are included in the price already and are NOT additional charges. 

• Ashley Byrd is point parent this year

High School Cheer

• Practices Thursday 6:30a- 7:45a

• First Practice is August 20th at Bosque on the turf

• First football game is 8/29 at Abbott High School 10am

• Important League Cheer Camp dates: 

  • September 19th, September 26th, and October 3rd from 9am-10:30am at Zero Gravity Gym. 

  •  Performance on October 16th at the Valor Knights Varsity Game at Paul Tyson Field. 

  • Cheerleaders will be given the opportunity to sign up for at least 1 or more of the dates listed. 

• Kari McKown is the point parent this year

Game Schedules and Rank One

• Please use Rank One for all game scheduling information and changes.

• Any hard-copy schedules previously provided are for planning purposes only. They are subject to change. 

• Game times and locations may change and Rankone alerts you when this happens.

• Updated game information will be posted in Rank One. (IE. JV II volleyball, our department has been working to find games for months to replace the openings we have during district.) 

• Rank One should sync with your phone's calendar.

• Please make sure your Rank One calendar is connected and up to date.

• https://rankone.com/Parent/Parent

Fall Weight Lifting-

• HS Volleyball Monday and Friday during athletic period

• HS Football and Basketball: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 7a-7:45a

• XC and Offseason: Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday during athletic period

• Attendance will be taken and is mandatory for all athletes

• JH boys and girls will lift during the period ONLY. 

Practice Communication

• Practice times will not be posted in Rank One.

• Practice updates and after-school football communication will come through SportYou and point parents.

• The designated point parent will also communicate important updates.

• Please make sure you are receiving SportYou communications.

Athletic Handbook

• The updated Athletic Handbook is attached to this email. We reviewed this at the All Parent Meeting in May and sent it out via email. 

• The handbook includes our current policies and expectations for athletics.

• This includes expectations for practices, games, communication, and student-athlete participation.

• You do not need to sign and return the handbook.

• We are providing an electronic copy to all families so everyone has access to our updated policies.

• 2026/2027 Parent/Athlete Handbook

Thank you for helping us keep communication clear and consistent as we begin the school year. We are excited for another great year of Valor Athletics.

Go Knights!

Coach Byrd
Valor Preparatory Academy