Stormwatch for March 26th

Santa Clarita Track Club Newsletter

March 26, 2012

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What a great first meet we had! The kids were awesome! It was fantastic to finally see all the hard work from practice put into competition. For many it was their first meet and we were really proud of all the athletes, coaches, and all the parent volunteers who worked to make this a great event for the Storm.

Our next track meet is an away meet at El Camino High School. While it is a dual meet it will be our largest track meet against teams this year with the exception of the 2 day invitational meet.

We will still need help with field events and tag pulling and relays zone judging, and other volunteer duties. Please click here to sign up (Tag Pulling is not on the list, when called please just come out to help, its a lot of fun and the best seat in the house).

Meet results are posted to our website on the Track & Field Page. (scroll down the page to see the events, also athlete data is in the right column).

Chick-fil-a This week Thursday, 3/29 is our Storm Spirit Night fundraiser at Chick-fil-a located at the Valencia Town Center. Come on out and enjoy a fun evening with family and friends! A portion of proceeds will be donated to the Santa Clarita Track Club. See details below.

This weeks practice is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.

Jelly Beans We need Jelly Beans, We have plenty of Jolly Ranchers but are running out of Jelly Beans, Please bring in 2 bags of Jelly Beans if you have not done so already.

Animoto Videos As soon as I get some pictures I will be updating the website with a slide show of the meet. these come from the pictures you submit to me. I can't use all of them, but will try to use as many as I can. Please burn your pictures to a CD or put them on a flashdrive and turn into me on Monday. Look for the update this week on the main page of the website.

Lost & Found Please check the items hanging over the fence next to the gate, these are the lost and found items and the kids are not checking, items remaining after Wednesday will be donated to Goodwill.

Lets have a great week!

Go STORM

Lap-a-thon Fundraiser

You can download the Pledge forms by clicking here or by visiting our website. The due date to turn in the funds is April 12, 2012. Flat donations can be turned in immediately. Prizes will be awarded based on the most funds raised and turned in by April 12, 2012. Funds will still be accepted after that date but won't count towards the grand prizes, but will go towards the Storm Lap-a-thon T-shirt.

If you have any questions about this fund raiser please talk to Michele or Alan.

Practice Schedule

Please be sure your child brings a jacket & bottle of water.

Practice this week will be on:
Monday Mar 26 - Valencia HS - 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Tuesday Mar 27 - Valencia HS - 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Wednesday Mar 28 - Valencia HS - 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

This Weeks Meet:

The Eagles host us at El Camino Real High School.
Saturday Mar 31 - at - 8:00 am

RAIN POLICY

If it is raining practice is canceled. However we will practice in a light sprinkle. This makes it tricky, many times it is not raining at the track when it's raining at home. Do not drop off your athlete if there is a chance for a canceled practice, please stick around

Please be sure to text STORMTF to 41411 to be added to our urgent alert system, in the event of a canceled practice, we will send a group text alert out telling parents to pick up their athlete.

We are now going to also be tweeting our urgent alerts via twiter follow us @stormtrackclub

JUICE IT UP - COUPON BOOK FUNDRAISER

Juice It Up coupon books will be available to purchase at upcoming practices. Coupon books are $10 each (Over $80 value in savings). 30-page coupon book includes Free Smoothies, Buy One Get One Free coupons, discount coupons on smoothies, frozen yogurt, juice, muffins, bagels and more! The Storm Track Club earns 50% on all sales. Coupon books make great gifts for teachers, babysitters, friends and family. Contact Christine Hupalo at cmhupalo@yahoo.com or buy at upcoming practices!

Remember that Juice it up is located just down the street and makes a great after practice treat!

CHICK-FIL-A STORM SPIRIT NIGHT

Thursday, March 29 from 5:30-7:30pm The Storm will be hosting a "Spirit Night" at Chick-fil-a, Valencia Town Center. Come on out and enjoy a fun evening with family and friends! A portion of proceeds will be donated to the Santa Clarita Track Club. This week fliers will be made available at upcoming practices with all the details!

Download Flyer Here

We are also in need of 3-5 volunteers to help with our event. Please contact Christine Hupalo at cmhupalo@yahoo.com.

Track Meet This Week

This Week, our track meet will be hosted by the West Valley Eagles at El Camino High School, 5440 Valley Circle Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91367 Click Here for a Map

When we go to visit the other clubs, we are required to help by running a few of the field events, I have the volunteer sign up sheets setup, please sign up to help.

Jelly Beans

We need more Jelly Beans, If you have not yet brought in Jelly Beans Please bring in 2 bags now. We have plenty of Jolly Ranchers so please only bring Jelly Beans

Merchandise & Uniforms

Bettie Jo will be at practice Monday 6:00 - 7:00 only this week. She will not be at the Away meet this week nor at the meet the following week.

Please contact Bettie Jo at Bjcr8memories@aol.com or 661-296-6454 to make arrangements to pick up

Below is a list of merchandise orders that have not been picked up:

Therese Costanza

Brayden Dean

Beatris Galvan

Ariana Garn

Laney Grider

Liam Murrie

Nicholas Pham

Sam Pica (uniform)

Zoey Schwab

Chloe Watson (uniform)

Jacqueline Watson (uniform)

Sophie Watson (uniform)

Ian Weiman

Lost & Found

Please check the items that are hanging over the fence at practice, these are the lost & found items, it seems as if the kids don't know they are missing their jackets or sweats. There are also lots of water bottles. Items remaining after Wednesday's practice will be donated to Goodwill.

Have a great spring,

Alan Bingham
Santa Clarita Track Club