1. Highland Park ISD Incoming 9 th Grade Athletic Information January 14, 2016

2. HPISD Athletic Missions Priorities – Spiritual, Family, Academic, Athletic Support Our Athletic Programs, Coaches, and Student-Athletes in a Manner That Allows Us to Compete Consistently At A Championship Level. Win With Class! Exhibit Great Sportsmanship! Belief – Participation is a Critical Component to the Overall Education Process. Co-Curricular not Extra-Curricular. Time/Place/Activity for all! Values Taught – Teamwork, Life Lessons, Communication, Attitude/Effort! It’s A Great Day To Be A Scot! Scot Fight Never Dies! Overall Goal – Athletes Are Better For Having Been in Our Programs!

3. HPISD Athletic Tradition Baseball: 19 Playoff Appearances (3 rd Round 2014 & 2015), 1997 State Champion (Clayton Kershaw & Chris Young) Basketball: – Girls: 8 Playoff Appearances since 1999 – Boys: 33 District Titles, 10 Regional Titles, 5 State Tournament Appearances Cross Country: – Girls: 37 District Titles, 32 Regional Titles, 14 State Championships – Boys: 7 District Titles, 3 Regional Titles, 5 State Meet Appearances

4. Tradition Continued Football: Most Wins of Any School in UIL History (787), Most 10 Win Seasons (36), Most District Championships (48), Most Play-off Appearances (57), Most Playoff Wins (92), State Champions (1945, 1957, 2005), 84-1Home Record, heisman trophy winner: Doak Walker Golf: – Girls: District Champions (2013-2015), 4 State Championships, kelli Kuehne: 4 Time State Champion – Boys: 21 District Titles, 17 Regional Titles, 13 State Championships (2014 State Runner-Up), Scottie Scheffler: 3 Time State Champion Gymnastics: – Girls: 7 State Tournament Appearances (3 rd in 1994) – Boys: 1 Team State Championship, 33 Individual Titles

5. Tradition Continued Soccer: – Girls: 23 District Titles, 10 Regional Titles, 10 State Tourney Appearances, 5 State Championships, 6A State Runner-Up (2015) – Boys: 4 Playoff Appearances since 2010 Softball: Area Finalist 2015, 1 st Playoff Appearance in School History (2015) Swim/Dive: – Girls: 12 District Titles, 9 Regional Titles, 9 State Championships since 2000 – Boys: 9 District Titles, 5 Regional Titles, 6 State Championships

6. Tradition Continued Tennis: 28 Consecutive State Team Appearances, 16 Team State Championships, 69 Individual Titles, 2015 6A Semi-Finalist*All Texas State Records Track & Field – Girls: 22 District Titles, 1 Regional Title – Boys: 16 District Titles, 3 Regional Titles, 1 State Title, 15 Event State Champions Volleyball: 19 Consecutive Playoff Appearances, Regional Semi-finalist (2014 & 2015), Best Record in School History in 2015 (43-7)

7. Tradition Continued Wrestling: 25 District Titles, 20 Regional Titles, 8 Dual State Titles, 5 Team State Titles, 14 Individual State Champions, State Runner-Up (2014) UIL Lone Star Cup – Won This Cup 9 Times in the 18 Year History – 4A State Runner-Up (2013-14) – 6A Top 20 (2014-15)

8. HPISD/UIL Sports Fall – Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Team Tennis Winter – Basketball, Power-Lifting, Soccer, Wrestling Spring – Baseball, Softball, Tennis, Track/Field Year-Round – Golf, Gymnastics, Swimming/Diving Athletic Periods – 1 st /8 th, Girls BB (4 th ), Boys BB (5 th ) Club Sports – Crew, Field Hockey, Bass Fishing Club, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Competitive Target Team (Skeet, Sporting Clay, Trap), Ultimate Frisbee

9. Multi-Sport Philosophy Multi-Sport Participation is Strongly Encouraged! Compete in At Least 2 Sports Through the End of their Sophomore Year. Diversify Their Talents! The Positives of Participating in Many Sports Far Outweigh Specialization (Competition, Attitude, College Coaches) Negatives of Specialization (Injuries, Select/AAU/Club Year Round Participation Expectations) HPISD Multi-Sport Examples (Too Many To List) – Highland Park Matthew Stafford, Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Schlegel, Scottie Scheffler, Mitchell Kaufman, Matt White, Jack Sides Katherine Culwell (VB/Track/4 School Records/Auburn), Kelsey Bass (Soccer/Track), Maggie Dooley (BB/Track), Alex Weber (Swim/CC/Track), Falyn Reaugh (VB/Track) – Other Examples Lauren Cox (VB/BB/Track @ Flower Mound), #1 BB Recruit in Country 85% of Football Recruiting Classes for Alabama, Ohio State, Notre Dame Were Multi-Sport Athletes in High School Overall Goal – Our Athletes Have A Great Athletic Experience in High School. They Only Get One Opportunity To Experience High School Sports!

10. Important Dates/INFO Spring – January 27 th – Incoming 9 th Grade Department Fair – May 14 th – Athletic Physicals & Heart Screenings @ Highlander Stadium Physicals for Incoming 9 th Graders 11:00-11:45 A.M. $20 Voluntary Heart Screenings By Appointment $100 Summer/Early Fall Semester – Summer Camp Info – Go to HPISD Website (Athletics) – August 1 st – Cross Country/Volleyball Begin Practice – August 8 th – Football Begins Practice Website (www.hpisd.org ), Departments/Athleticswww.hpisd.org – All UIL Forms, Ace Fees, Try-Out Procedures, What’s Happening

11. Contact Information Athletic Director – Johnny Ringoringoj@hpisd.org214-780-4035ringoj@hpisd.org Coordinators – Randy Allenallenr@hpisd.org214-780-3035allenr@hpisd.org – Susan Baileybaileys@hpisd.org214-780- 3041, 42baileys@hpisd.org