Monday, March 26, 2018

A look at the week ahead & Chandler Recap


The Week Ahead
Hope everybody enjoyed their spring break. Coming back this week we are right back in the thick of things. We have a super busy week that will require your help to run smoothly!

3/28- JV Meet @ Thunderridge High School. We will have a bus there but not back.
3/30- Team Dinner at the Captain's Household. Everybody is invited (both JV and Varsity). Click here for the address and to help
3/31- HRHS Showcase. This is the first of our two meets. We need a ton of parent help in order to make the meet a success as it has been in the past. No experience is necessary as we will help you out and show you how to do it if needed. Click here to see how you can help!

Arizona Recap
Last week we took 24 athletes down to Arizona to compete in the Chandler Rotary Invite. This was a great trip that proved what phenomenal athletes and people that we have on this team. Here is a link to all the results. For a 120 team meet we placed extremely well!

Online Store
We would hope that every parent and athlete are rocking HR gear. In order to make it easier for you guys this year and to get the gear shipped directly to your house we set up an online store. This store has everything from apparel to blankets to winter hats. Click here to access the store.

Mother's Day Flowers
Every athlete is expected to sell at least four flowers. They are honestly super easy to sell. We have a ton of flowers coming in so please plan on selling a ton! We have both hanging and patio flowers in shade or sun. Follow this link for all the information and the ordering page.


Friday, March 16, 2018

Reminders and Spring Break

Volunteer Opportunities:
We have our first of four team dinners this week. It will be hosted by the Nugent Family. To help with food or hosting please follow this link

Schedule for Thunderridge Invite - Our Varsity meet this Saturday 3/17

We will have practice over spring break from 9-11 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. We will post workouts for everyone either Saturday or Sunday.

Thanks!

Monday, March 12, 2018

Parents We Need Your Help!/Meet Recap & The Week Ahead

The reason our team functions as well as it does and we are able to accomplish everything we want is because of the hard work of our parents. We need your help! 

Mother Day Flowers:
This has been our biggest fundraiser for us the past few years. We are continuing the tradition and this will be our primary fundraiser. Our order form for flowers is now live, follow this link

Volunteer Opportunities:
We have our first of four team dinners this week. It will be hosted by the Nugent Family. To help with food or hosting please follow this link




HRHS Showcase - March 31

Our first of two hosted meets is coming up quickly. We need parent's help to ensure the meet runs smoothly. You will be trained, if needed, on everything so don't feel like you can't help out because you don't know an event. This is great opportunity to get a front row seat to see your athlete compete.
Click here to see how you can help

BOOSTER FEES

Booster membership dues are $100 ($75 if you volunteer at one of our meets) and help provide uniforms, equipment, implements, buses and coaching staff. Any amount you give goes directly to support our athletes.

Please follow this link to pay your booster fees


Online Store- This year all apparel will be done through the online store. We are super excited to follow this link to get to our store and place your order.

Week Recap/The Week Ahead
We opened our season with a JV meet at Thunderridge and a Varsity Meet at Echo Park for the League Relays. Our athletes did great at both meets! If you want to see results from League Relays follow this link

This week we have JV at HRHS on Thursday and Varsity at the Thunderridge Invite at Echo Park Stadium (i'll send out a time schedule when I get one)

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Parent Meeting Recap

Thank you so much to all the parents that attended. It is awesome to see the parents as excited as the athletes for track to start. We really couldn't have the top notch program we have without the parents. A huge thank you especially to our booster club- Kristin Gwyn, Kim Turnage, Gayle DeMasse, Breanda Smith, Alyson Kleinman, Tara Chambo, Gigi Rex, Jill Krusoe and Susan Ellis.

If you were unable to attend here is everything you need to know:

BOOSTER FEES

Booster membership dues are $100 ($75 if you volunteer at one of our meets) and help provide uniforms, equipment, implements, buses and coaching staff. Any amount you give goes directly to support our athletes.

Please follow this link to pay your booster fees

Our First Meets- Next week is the start of meets. JV will be on Friday at Regis and Varsity will be on Saturday at Echo Park Stadium (more info next week). In order to compete you need 5 practices so make sure your athlete is registered, To register follow this link.

Spike Night- Wednesday March 7th at Runners Roost in Lone Tree 9994 Commons St. Lone Tree, CO. We will get a discount and 10% of the money spent there will go back to the program.

Meet Schedule- Here is a link that will have all our meets for the season. JV will open their season on March 9th at ThunderRidge. Varsity will compete the following day at Echo Park for League Relays.

HRHS Hosted Meets- This year again we will be hosting two meets at Echo Park Stadium. We need your help with volunteering. Attached below is a sign-up sheet for both meets, we'd love your help!

March 31st Meet
May 5th Meet

Arizona Trip Meeting- Everybody athlete attending and their parents are required to attend an information parent meeting. This meeting will take place in Coach Krauss' classroom- room 1265 on Thursday March 8th (THIS IS A NEW DATE) at 6:30 pm.Arizona Information

Online Store- This year all apparel will be done through the online store. We are super excited to follow this link to get to our store and place your order.


Volunteer

HRHS Track has a rich tradition of parent involvement, and our volunteers are part of what makes our program great! Here's how you can get involved this season:

Team Dinners
Team dinners build camaraderie among our athletes, coaches and parents. Hosts provide the home and pasta/sauce/protein. Co-Hosts help set up, serve and clean up. Other volunteers provide food and drinks and are welcome (but not required) to stay for the dinner. Click to see how you can help:
Mother's Day Flowers

We're working with a local grower to sell Mother's Day flowering plants. These are bigger, better plants at a lower price than you will find at local nurseries or even at King Soopers!

All are in 12" pots and we have four options:

  • SUN Hanging Basket ($32)
  • SHADE Hanging Basket ($32)
  • SUN Patio Pot ($37)
  • SHADE Patio Pot ($37)
WE WILL RECEIVE A VARIETY OF COLOR MIXES AND NO COLOR COMBINATIONS ARE GUARANTEED! 
  • Each athlete is required to sell a minimum of 6 plants. Athletes collect cash or check up front. Checks made out to HRHS TRACK. 
  • All orders/payments must be turned in to coaches by TBD
  • All orders will be available for pickup at HRHS on Wednesday, May 9th (noon - 6pm).
  • NO PLANTS CAN BE KEPT PAST MAY 9. ALL ORDERS MUST BE PICKED UP THAT DAY.