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Special Notes VHSL Weekly Update, October 6, 2008
“The
differences between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and
doing it exactly right.”
-
Edward C. Simmons ATTENTION:
Principals, athletic/activities directors, superintendents, newspapers,
magazine and yearbook advisors, theatre coaches, academic advisers, academic
coaches, basketball coaches, wrestling coaches, volleyball coaches. Weekly Update, distributed at the beginning
of each week, contains current League news and information on website
updates (www.vhsl.org), with links that
will provide you with immediate access.
Please forward this message to each of the coaches or activity
advisers to whom this information pertains. To
find a previous Weekly Update posting, go to http://www.vhsl.org/thisweek.htm
and select the link at the
top of the page, “View previous releases of Weekly Update.” Volley For The Cure The VHSL has endorsed the
inaugural Volley for the Cure game between Abingdon and Attention:
principals, athletic directors, wrestling coaches Wrestling
practice will begin in approximately one month. VHSL’s weight
control program mandates that all wrestlers have their body fat measurements
done from Nov. 3 through Nov. 22, 2008. As a reminder, ONLY
a VHSL certified measurer may perform the official testing of wrestlers.
He/she must be a degreed medical professional (MD, DO, ATC, RN, NP, PA,
etc.) who has completed the appropriate VHSL training workshop(s), completed
the documentation of experience and credentials forms, and passed an
examination. We are offering training sessions for new certified measurers in various geographic locations over the next few weeks. Any medical professionals interested in attending a VHSL Certified Measurer for 2008-09 should check the website for workshop dates and locations: http://www.fcps.edu/supt/activities/atp/WCP/homewcp.htm . Each school should confirm that the VHSL WCP Certified Measurer they plan to use is eligible to perform the measurements for your team at this time. VHSL
Certified Coaching Education Instructors - annual update meeting VHSL
certified instructors and all recertification and trained instructors in
last two years need to attend the annual update meeting on October 28, 2008
at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Doubletree Hotel in LTC
Class available in October Professional Development for athletic
administrators and assistant principals available at the VHSL office,
Monday Oct. 27 the day before the VHSL fall meetings. Follow
this link for course info and registration. http://viaaa.org/index.cfm?action=pages&id=207 Plan
ahead to avoid SAT conflicts Theatre, Scholastic Bowl and forensics tournament directors as well as
coaches with SAT-taking juniors and seniors should plan now to avoid SAT
conflicts. This year’s SAT dates are: October 4, November 1
(district theatre festival deadline for Group A/AA), December
6, January 24 (district Scholastic Bowl deadline), March 14
(regional forensics deadline), May 2 and June 6. As
always, tournaments may be scheduled prior to, but not after established
deadline. Plan
now to attend the 19th annual Virginia High School Hall of Fame banquet Eleven
individuals who have made outstanding contributions to high school activity
programs will be honored on October 27 with membership in the Virginia High
School Hall of Fame. Members of
the Class of 2008, the 19th to be inducted, will bring total
membership to 198 and include three athletes (Thomas Jones, Megan McCarthy
and Calvin Talford), three coaches (Roger Bergey, Shelley Blumenthal and Jim
Rike) and five contributors (Martha Akers, Jieff Dietze, Ralph Law, Trish
Mitchell and Charlene Tiller). The
Virginia High School Hall of Fame Banquet will be held at the DoubleTree
Hotel in Nominations
for Hall of Fame There
are many outstanding individuals who have been inducted into the Virginia
High School Hall of Fame. There
are also many outstanding individuals who have NOT been inducted into the
Hall of Fame. Why?
Because deserving candidates haven’t been nominated.
If you know of someone who would make a good candidate for the Hall
of Fame, please take a few moments to submit their nomination packet.
The nomination packet is posted on the VHSL website (http://www.vhsl.org/Prinwkbk/hof.doc).
Nominations are due by Oct. 31 for consideration for the next
year’s class. If you have any
questions, please contact School
logos needed All schools please send
your school/athletic logo (at least 300p resolution in a jpg format) to the
VHSL office by Friday, October 17 to be used in future VHSL publications and
the new VHSL website. Logos
should be emailed to 2008
VIAAA Claudia Dodson Memorial Golf Tournament The 2008 VIAAA Claudia
Dodson Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, October 27 at Old
Trail Golf Course in Directory
updates George Marshall HS
– new athletic director – Joe Swarm |
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Athletic Activities Attention:
principals, athletic directors, wrestling coaches Wrestling
practice will begin in approximately one month. VHSL’s weight
control program mandates that all wrestlers have their body fat
measurements done from Nov. 3 through Nov. 22, 2008. As a
reminder, ONLY a VHSL certified measurer may perform the official
testing of wrestlers. He/she must be a degreed medical professional
(MD, DO, ATC, RN, NP, PA, etc.) who has completed the appropriate VHSL
training workshop(s), completed the documentation of experience and
credentials forms, and passed an examination. We are offering training sessions for new certified measurers in various geographic locations over the next few weeks. Any medical professionals interested in attending a VHSL Certified Measurer for 2008-09 should check the website for workshop dates and locations: http://www.fcps.edu/supt/activities/atp/WCP/homewcp.htm . Each school should confirm that the VHSL WCP Certified Measurer they plan to use is eligible to perform the measurements for your team at this time. Infectious skin
diseases Wrestling season is not the only time that infectious skin diseases are prevalent. With any contact sport, played indoors or out, on natural or synthetic surfaces, schools should be aware of the opportunity for skin issues. The following articles and websites may be helpful: Athletic Business, “Skin Scare,” (April 2007); Reader’s Digest, “Deadly Superbug,” (August 2007); Columbus Business First, “OSU taking stab against staph infections,” (August 10,2007); Bigger Faster Stronger, “The New War on Germs,” (September/October 2007); Athletic Turf News, “Evidence points to Staph surviving on synthetic fields,” (August 4, 2007); Sports Antimicrobial System, www.csgsport.com. AP
Preps needs basketball schedules AP Preps is ready to input your boys and girls basketball schedules into their data base to be ready for you on game night. Schedules can be sent via fax or e-mail: Fax: 888-832-0338 or E-mail: apscores@ap.org (please type in Virginia Schedules in the subject line). If you utilize an online scheduler or your schedule is on your school website let AP Preps know through their e-mail address and they will retrieve your schedule. |
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Academic Activities Academic
activities rules clinic updates Final round of academic
activities rules clinics resume October 2. For a complete schedule, go
to http://www.vhsl.org/AcademicActivitiesRulesClinicSchedule.pdf.
Please check schedule often for updates where information is tentative
or TBA. Agendas are posted online (http://www.vhsl.org/clinics.htm#ACADEMIC%20ACTIVITIES)
and all coaches/advisers/directors should print their own agenda and bring to
the meeting. Questions may be directed to Sports
feature writing contest deadline for volleyball October 15 At 296, the number of VHSL schools with girls
volleyball programs is more than quadruple the number of schools with boys
volleyball programs (72). All told, over 8,500 high school students
across the state participated in the sport during the 2007-08 school year.
Based on number of participants in Training
offered for newspaper, magazine and yearbook advisers and staffs This year’s Championship Journalism
Workshop, a (one or) two-day event, will be held in Theatre
Rules Clinic Survey now available This electronic survey replaces
the paper survey given each fall at rules clinics. Your participation in
this survey, while voluntary, will help gauge sentiment on current issues.
Directors' sentiment is strongly taken into consideration when rules changes
are proposed; however, outstanding support does not guarantee action.
Responses are confidential, and we ask for your identification information
only to ensure that duplicate responses are avoided. While in the
survey, you may go BACK to previous pages. However, after you are finished,
you will not be able to re-enter. The survey will be available until 10/24/08
at 5 p.m. Please respond prior to that date and time. Thank you in
advance for your participation. To take the survey, go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=hLfyW3xwcK35lHsz_2fmchBw_3d_3d
2008-09
Forensics Rules Clinic Survey now available This electronic survey replaces
the paper survey given each fall at rules clinics. Your participation in
this survey, while voluntary, will help gauge sentiment on current issues.
Coaches’ sentiment is strongly taken into consideration when rules changes
are proposed; however, outstanding support does not guarantee action. Responses
are confidential, and we ask for your identification information only to
ensure that duplicate responses are avoided. While in the survey, you
may go BACK to previous pages. However, after you are finished, you will not
be able to re-enter. The survey will be available until 10/24/08 at 5 p.m.
Please respond prior to that date and time. Thank you in advance for
your participation. To take the survey, go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=3y1t2nsJQPRNb95K4zMUBQ_3d_3d.
2008-09
Forensics Manual now available The 2008-09 Forensics Manual is now available
online at http://www.vhsl.org/Forensics/ForensicsManual.pdf.
All forensics coaches should replace the 2007-08 manual with this new
version immediately. Changes from last year appear in highlight.
Tournament dates and venues that have been reported thus far appear on page
60, and the list of preferred judges for tournaments begins on page 53.
Please direct questions to Plan
NOW to attend the 38th Annual Championship Journalism Workshop This
year’s CJW promises to be one of the best! On October 18-19, sessions
will be presented by special out-of-state guests, professional media, college
level instructors and member school advisers across the state who have
achieved consistent success with their publications and who are eager to share
new ideas! There is no limit to the size of the delegation attending
this workshop or awards banquet, and your $50 registration includes access to
100 workshop sessions on Saturday and Sunday, dinner at the Saturday night
awards banquet as well as the Saturday night poetry slam and karaoke party! The
Crowne Plaza (555 East Canal Street) will be the official host hotel for this
event and a limited number of rooms have been reserved at $94 + tax per
single, double, triple or quad. To receive this rate, call 804-788-0900
and mention that you are with the Workshop
registration materials may be obtained online at http://www.vhsl.org/Workshop/Registra.pdf.
In the meantime, here are a few answers to
your F.A.Q.s: Q.
Who are
the featured speakers at this event? A.
Jason Baranowski of Jostens, Jerry Bellune of South
Carolina, Spoken Word Poet John “Survivor” Blake, Dell Burgess of Jostens,
Penelope Carrington Wallace of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Paul
Fleisher of the University of Richmond, Kelly Furnas of Virginia Tech
University, Ed Henninger of South Carolina, Editor/Columnist/Consultant/Author
Gary Kessler, Novelist Joanne Liggan, NBC 12’s Piper Nichole, Mike Spear of
University of Richmond and Keynote Speaker Bradley Wilson of North Carolina
State University. Q.
What is the schedule for
the day and what classes are being offered? A.
See attached Sneak Peek Schedule! Q.
What are the registration procedures? A.
We ask that everyone fill out their registration
form and fax it to us ASAP so that we can arrange for the proper amount of
food at the banquet. Follow up this fax with a mailed hard copy of
your registration form and payment by Friday, October 10. If you are
unable to mail your payment by Friday, October 10, we still need you to fax
your registration ahead of time, but please plan to pay at the door when you
check-in. Q.
Since Saturday lunch is on our own, what are the
best options available? A.
VCU has an all-you-can-eat option at its dining hall
right on campus. That’s your best bet, but there are also restaurants
in walking distance such as Piccola Q. What
if students back out or we have to cancel the trip? Can they get a
refund? A.
Refunds will be processed through 5 p.m. on October 10 so long as Lisa Giles
is notified in writing prior to that time. No
refunds will be given for cancellations made after 5 p.m. on October 10.
Q.
What if I have a chaperone, senior who’s already graduated or other guest
who wants to just come to the awards banquet. Can they just pay for
that? A.
Yes! The fee for banquet only attendance is $30. Q.
There’s always so much at this conference for newspaper and yearbook.
Is there anything good for magazine and creative writing, too? A.
Yes! We have made a concerted effort to make sure that magazine/creative
writing staffs are well taken care of. Don’t miss the sessions on
spoken word, fiction writing, stanzas, setting, point-of-view, tone, voice,
similies/metaphors, character, personification, dialogue and so much more!
And of course, there’s the poetry slam right after the awards banquet! Q.
What awards are presented at the awards ceremony? A.
At the awards ceremony, the results of the Writing/Photo/Design Contest will
be announced in addition to the Savage Award for Sustained Excellence and
evaluation results that lead toward a state championship. VAJTA will
also present its adviser awards and Write-Off and Best of Show awards. Q.
Who is permitted to perform in the poetry slam and karaoke following the
banquet? A.
We would hope that students participating in the poetry writing workshops on
Saturday would present their material at the slam (or open mic), but anyone is
permitted to share their original work. Please keep them at three
minutes or less in length. Sign up with John “Survivor” Blake, our
emcee at the banquet. Advisers and students alike are permitted to take
part in the karaoke fun. Sign up at the banquet with Amanda, our karaoke
d.j., and she’ll get you on the list! Q.
What time should we arrive? A.
Give yourself plenty of time to navigate the city, register and familiarize
yourself with V.C.U. before the keynote begins on Saturday at 9:15 a.m. Q.
What is the parking situation? A.
We are working on obtaining permit parking for busses at VCU, the Greater
Richmond Convention Center and the Crowne Plaza Hotel. There are parking
garages adjacent to the Q.
I’ve already attended a mandatory media meeting (rules clinic) in 2005.
When do I need to attend again? A.
Once you’ve fulfilled your meeting requirement, you are not obligated to
attend again unless you have a break in your employment or transfer to another
school. If you do need to fulfill this requirement, you may do so
without attending the workshop. VAJTA Write-Offs & Best of Show Contests will be offered in conjunction with
the VHSL Championship Journalism Workshop held in For more information on the CJW, please contact See you in |
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