Special Olympics 2016-17 D.I.S.D. Information Meeting September 13, 2016 5:00-6:00 McAdams Junior High School

DISD SOTX Coaches Ashley Bennett – Bowling, Volleyball Robert Kuykendall –Volleyball, Basketball, Track Katie Monaghan – Bowling, Volleyball, Track Barbara Nowak – Bowling, Volleyball, Track Laurie Rodriguez – Bowling, Track & Field Georgeanna Santarelli – Head of Delegation All Traci Scheafnocker – Bowling, Track & Field Molly Smith-Volleyball, Basketball, Track Megan Turner – Volleyball, Basketball

Times for Practice Bowling practice will be held on Tuesday evenings at 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM at the AMF Alpha Lanes in Webster. The physical address is 318 West Bay Area Blvd beside the Sonic, closest to Hwy 3. We Must be off all lanes at 6:00 p.m. due to another league’s practice.

BOWLING Practice will start on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, and run through November 29, 2016, with no practice during Thanksgiving break. Practices will begin promptly at 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM Competition will be DECEMBER 3, 2016, at AMF Lanes Dress attire for practices: Shorts, Jeans or Warm ups (weather appropriate) Gator Tee Shirt Tennis Shoes and Socks

Schedule for Bowling Practices Competition September 20th and 27th October 4th,11th,18th,25th November 1st,8th,15th,29th Competition Alpha Lanes- Saturday, December 3, 2016

NO PRACTICE!NO PRACTICE! No Practice on November 22, 2016

Dress Attire for Competitions All ATHLETES will need to wear: Team Uniform Shirts Clean jeans – no holes Tennis Shoes and White Socks All COACHES will need to wear: DISD Gator SO tee shirt Nice Jeans (NO HOLES) or Khaki pants Tennis Shoes All VOLUNTEERS will need to wear: DISD tee shirt Remember we are representing DISD and want to be a shining example of our School District. Everyone needs to be dressed in clean, neat clothing.

VOLLEYBALL Volleyball is for High School athletes. Practices will be held on Saturday, 9:00 – 12:00, beginning October 1st - 29th. The practice location will be determined soon. Competition will be held Saturday, November 5th at Texas City H.S. Dress attire for practices: Shorts Gator Tee Shirt Tennis Shoes and Socks

BASKETBALL Basketball is for High School athletes. Practices will be held on Tuesdays, 4:00pm - 6:00pm, beginning January10th – March 7th. The practice location will be determined soon. Basketball is a big event and requires multiple classifications for competitions. These will be held at Alvin High School, March 8th and 11th. Dress attire for practices: Shorts Gator Tee Shirt Tennis Shoes and Socks

Track and Field Practices will be held tentatively on Tuesdays, 4:30-6:00, at Sam Vitanza stadium, beginning February 28th – May 2nd. No practice during Spring Break Two meets will take place, one in Rosenberg in April and the other will be May 6th. Dress attire for practices: Shorts Gator Tee Shirt Tennis Shoes and Socks Track and Field is open to All athletes.

Parents ***REMINDER-Athletes with 2 LATE pick ups will Remember: Parents are always welcome and requested to stay and watch practices and encouraged to attend the competitions. Drop off and Pick-up: Drop off time for practice is 4:30 PM Pick up time is NO LATER than 6:00 PM ***REMINDER-Athletes with 2 LATE pick ups will forfeit their spot on the team!

Information Needs We need a Current phone number that works for all parents and guardians in case of a change in scheduling, and a different working Emergency number. We would like an e-mail address to send information to you about SOTX. **IF YOU ARE NOT RECEIVING TEXT MESSAGES FROM ME I DON’T HAVE A CURRENT CELL NUMBER

My Contact Information Work - 281-229-6790 Cell- 713-775-8713 Gsantarelli@dickinsonisd.org Except for Bowling, dates, locations and times of practices are subject to change due to availability of building use and the coaches schedules. Thank you for your continued support of DISD SOTX. GO GATORS!