Make sure physical forms are completed and turned into the athletic office prior to the start of practice on Monday, February 13.

The Girls Track Parent Meeting will be held from 6 - 7 p.m., Monday, February 27 in the north gym at Valley High School. It’s requested that at least one parent or guardian attend this important meeting. Parents should plan to arrive a few minutes early to allow time to pick up and review materials prior to the start of the meeting.

5 p.m. - Demon Invitational at Iowa City

Iowa State University Indoor, Ames, Iowa

4:30 p.m. at Ankeny

4:30 at Ames

4:30 at Waukee

11:30 Valley Relays @ Valley High School - SE Polk, Waukee, Mason City, Des Moines HOover, Des Moines Roosevelt, Iowa City City High

4:30 at Ames

5 p.m. at Indianola

Jim Duncan Relays, Drake Stadium

5 p.m. at Ames

4:30 p.m. at City High, Iowa City

5 p.m. at Marshalltown

Drake Relays

Drake Relays at Drake Stadium

Drake Relays, Drake Stadium

Girls JV Track - TBD

Location TBD

Location TBD

Drake Stadium

Drake Stadium

Drake Stadium

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, May 22. The girls track end of season banquet will be held at Valley Southwoods. Time to be announced.

2012 Girls Track and Field

 Hello Girls Track Parents and Athletes!

 It’s time for another GREAT year of Valley Girls Track!!!  We hope for another successful season!!! 

NOTE: Lots of information in this message so please read the entire message.

Important Parent Meeting

Our first activity will be our Parent Information Meeting. This is scheduled for:

• Date: Monday, February 27
• Time: 6:00pm
• Location: North Gym (Valley HS)

NOTE:  It’s requested that at least one parent or guardian for each athlete attend this important meeting.  Please plan to arrive a few minutes early to allow time to pick up and review material prior to the start of the meeting.

 In addition to Coach Borness sharing information about the season, we will allow time for everyone to sign up for a number of areas where we need help. Parents who do not attend the meeting will be assigned to areas where help is still needed and will be contacted following the meeting.

The following are a few additional details regarding the meeting:

• Bring your calendar

We will have several sign-up sheets for you to volunteer your help or donate food items for team dinners and track meets.  There will be sign-up sheets asking for donations for away meets; items such as granola bars, fruit, Gatorade, water, etc. This is a way to provide the always hungry girls with something to eat before or after the meets on the long bus rides.

Please bring one (1) case of water, Gatorade or G2

These important supplies will be used for sack lunches for the athletes and coaches for away track meets this season. We will be providing sack lunches for the following away meets:  Iowa City Indoor, ISU Indoor, Ames, Indianola, Iowa City, Marshalltown, Ft. Dodge and STATE MEET.  For most of the other meets, we will have fruit, water/Gatorade and granola bars.  We also have made donation requests to a number of local grocery stores asking for donations for Ham and Turkey sandwiches. 

Bring your check book

1. You can order your Valley Girls Track Yard Sign, your valley track merchandise or join the Valley Booster Club, which funds track expenses including travel, uniforms, equipment, etc.
2. We also are asking each athlete family to contribute a player donation ($40-45) for the 2012 Track Season.  All donations/checks should be made payable to Valley Girls Track and given to Kris Criner.

The following are just a few things your $40-45 donation will help fund this season:

• Food for away meets
• Team Dinner Expenses
• If needed, additional Gatorade/water supplies for athletes and coaches throughout the season
• Senior Day/Senior Gifts
• Track Poster
• Coaches End of the Year Gifts
• Anything else we can do to make your Athletes season an AWESOME one!!!

 For Seniors Only – Bring photos!  If you are the parent of a senior, please bring with you to the meeting a CD with 3 - 5 of your favorite action shots/digital images of your daughter competing in track and field. The photos will be used to develop materials for Senior Recognition Day

 Team Committees

 The following Valley Parents have graciously volunteered their time in co-chairing one or more of the important Track committees. Please call or contact any of these committee leaders to volunteer your help or if you have any questions!

Volunteer Area                                            Parent Representative      Phone Number

Team Parents                                                   Doug & Erin Downs               987-4922; 707-1337

Treasurer                                                         Kris Criner                              707-7206

Yard Signs                                                      Liz Matthews                          707-2990           

Team Dinners                                                  Kris Saggau                             778-6828

Away Lunches/snacks                                    Michelle Thornton                   238-0019

                                                                        Teresa Young                          979-2490

Senior Day (April 7)                                       Michelle Johnson                    669-8068

Track merchandise/Team T-shirts                   Michelle Johnson                    669-8068            

Season End Banquet                                       Jan Sinclair                              867-3670           

Concessions                                                    Doug Downs                           422-3942

Team Photos/Poster                                        Erin Downs                             707-1337

State Meet                                                       Tammy Mahan                        306-0903

New Track Web site:

All girls track updates will be posted on the new booster club website throughout the season. Please check this site for updates. Emails also will be distributed on occasion, but many times we have trouble with emails not getting through due to firewall protections and other technology settings with work environments, home computer settings, etc. All information distributed will be posted on the website, so please check the following site for updates.

1. Goto www.valleyathleticboosters.org
2. Click on Sports on the left side tab
3. Click Girls Track and Field

Each year, we have approximately 90 girls participating in track and field, so many volunteers and donations are needed to support the team. As you can see, there are many ways to be involved in your daughter’s season. 

 THANK YOU to all of those who are volunteering time and\or resources to help this season. We know how successful a season can be when our Valley parents are involved in their kid’s activities.  Let’s make this a great year!! 

See you at the Team Meeting at 6 p.m., Monday, February 27!

If you are interested in ordering a Valley Girls Track yard sign, please complete the form by Friday, March 9 and return with payment to Liz Matthews.

Order Form for Track Signs

The following track apparal items are available for purchase:

• Ten black regular T-shirts with Valley paw print and "Valley Track" - $10 each
• Two pairs of Capri yoga pants with white “TIGERS” across the waistband in the front

If you are interested in purchasing any of these items, they will be available during Valley Relays. Please contact Michelle Johnson for more information.

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, May 22 for the Girls Track end of season banquet to be held at Valley Southwoods. Time to be announced at a later date.