Santa Clarita Track Club
Newsletter for April 21, 2009
 
In this Issue
This Weeks Practices
Invitational Track Meet
Lost & Found
Picture Day
Scholastic Form Deadline
 
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This week's meet is called the "Invitational" Meet, it is conference wide which means that all athletes who are between Bantam and Intermediate can attend this meet.
 
I will give you more details about the meet below.
 
Next week we will have our pictures taken on Thursday April 30, if you want to order any of the extra packages you must bring the order form back with a check on Thursday to be given to the photographer.
 
More news below.
 
This weeks Practices 
Practices are held Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday at Valencia High School on the track starting at 6:00 pm Pick up will be around 7:45 this week. We are back to our normal hours
 
Invitational Track Meet
This week's Track meet will be at Granada Hills Charter High School  Parking is limited at the meet, There is a map on our website showing places to park, looks like the best place will be at the Minimed facility located on Devonshire St. and Zelzah Ave. Please see map on our website there will be about 1 block walk to the track from that place, its all the way to the right side of the map, and the map has north to the left side of it.
 
Athletes are limited to 2 events, the meet starts at 8:30 am, please try to arrive around 7:30. There is a schedule of events on our website, some events will be run as prelims on Saturday with a final on Sunday, Please be sure you can make both days if your running one of those events.
 
Please review the schedule of events, some of them are run on Saturday and some on Sunday.
 
This meet is a very long meet expected finish time is 5:00pm on Saturday and around 3:00 on Sunday. We say that so you will be aware. Please try to pack a lunch and bring plenty of drinks.
 
Some have asked me who can attend this meet? All athletes Bantam through Intermediate are invited to this optional track meet, If your going to the meet please be sure to sign up to volunteer we need your help.
 
We have been given 8 spaces to park at the high school, if you are working the meet I can sign you up to park in the "Restricted parking lot on the basketball courts", please send me an email if you are signed up to work the meet, note there is no in and out of the parking lot, once your in there, you must remain all day.
 
Lost & Found
There have been a lot of items left at the track, we try to pick them up and place them on the fence for pick up each night. Please take a look and see if any of the items on the fence belong to your children. At the end of next week all items will be donated.  
 
Picture Day is April 30th
Our picture day has been rescheduled to April 30th, please be sure to have your child come to practice in uniform that day. Coaches' wear your uniforms also.
Scholastic Form Deadline
The deadline for turning in scholastice forms is Thursday April 23. Please be sure that your child has met the criteria for getting the award (B+ average or higher).  
 
 
Sincerely,
 

Alan Bingham
Santa Clarita Track Club