2.  Sports seasons  Requirements to be cleared for participation.  Eligibility (High School and College)  Athletic Boosters  Sports and Coaches

3. Fall (August- November) Winter (November- February) Spring (Mid-Jaunuary- May) Cross CountryBasketballTrack and Field SwimmingBoys/Girls SoccerBaseball VolleyballGirls WeightliftingBoys Weightlifting BowlingSoftball Football Cheerleading (tryouts completed) Golf

4.  Athletic Packets: Athletic Packets are available in the front office, as well as in Coach Raczkowski’s classroom (once school starts).  The packet must be filled out completely prior to getting a physical. Once the physical is completed, the packet should be turned in to Coach Raczkowski, Coach Jones, or Mr. Rentschler (Athletic Trainer).  In the past, packets have been turned in to multiple people, so we are eliminating the packets changing of hands and losing of the packets.  24 Hour rule: If a student brings turns in an athletic packet, there is a 24 hour rule as to when they will be cleared for participation.

5. Division I 16 Core Courses  10 core courses must be completed by the end of 10 th grade. Corresponding test score (ACT or SAT combined score)** Minimum 2.3000 GPA** Graduate from high school **Sliding scale is applied to GPA and test score to be eligibible.  16 Core Courses  4 English  3 Math  2 science  1 additional math, science, English  2 years Social Studies  4 years of additional courses (any area above, foreign language, or comparative religion/philosophy).

6. Division II,III, NAIA 16 Core Courses (same as DI) Minimum SAT score of 820 and ACT score of 68. Minimum GPA of 2.2 (beginning August, 2018). Scholarships are much more scarce in DII, DIII, and NAIA, so academic scholarships are awarded

7. Grades!  The percentage of athletes who will go Division I is approximately less than 2%.  Majority of athletes will go to a Division II, III or NAIA college, meaning academic scholarships are awarded to compensate for less athletic scholarships.  Higher the GPA and test scores, the more $$$ that will come to your son/daughter!

8. Student 1: 4.6969 GPA SAT Score: 1700 Earlham Adrian College Cornell Concordia Ohio Northern Methodist University Utica N.C. Wesleyan Hiram College Wisconsin-Lutheran University Baldwin Wallace Wittenberg Wilmington Student 2: 2.2 GPA No Test Score Weber College Methodist University

9.  Athletic Boosters is an organization that helps promote the monetary stability of sports at Tavares High School.  In the last two years, the boosters has raised over ______ for our sports.  Meetings are held once per month (typically on Mondays at 6:00 pm).  Without getting more and more people involved (same 5-6 parents have been involved for the last 5 years), the Boosters will dissolve once these parents son or daughter graduates.  Without an organization fundraising, it will cause distress to the athletic teams, and parents will have to pay more out of pocket to play sports at THS.

10. Coaches at Tavares High School SportHead Coach GolfCoach Matt Booker, Coach Nikki Sauerbrey VolleyballCoach April Smith (tavaresvolleyball@gmail.com) FootballCoach David Lamarre (lamarred@lake.k12.fl.us)lamarred@lake.k12.fl.us Boys Cross CountryCoach Charles Witsman (witsmanc@lake.k12.fl.us) Girls Cross CountryCoach Brian Wall (Wallb@lake.k12.fl.us) Boys SoccerVacant Girls SoccerCoach Melissa Newman (newmanm@lake.k12.fl.us) Boys BasketballCoach Zach Anspach Girls BasketballCoach Connie Solomon (solomonc@lake.k12.fl.us) BowlingCoach Karen Madle (madlek@lake.k12.fl.us) Girls WeightliftingCoach Samantha Rimes (Rimess@lake.k12.fl.us) Boys WeightliftingCoach Chris Gauntlett (gauntlettc@lake.k12.fl.usgauntlettc@lake.k12.fl.us BaseballCoach Danny Light Boys TrackCoach Charles Cerney (cerneyc@lake.k12.fl.us) Girls TrackCoach Seth Jackson (jacksons1@lake.k12.fl.us) SwimmingCoach Michelle Pillow

11. GOOOOOOOOO BULLDOGS HAVE A GREAT NIGHT! AND REMEMBER…