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Baseball: Due to a transportation issue, we will be rescheduling our baseball game against Christiansburg from 3/22 to 4/13, on field number eight at Green Hill Park.Soccer Announcement: We have rescheduled our game with CAMS, from this past Monday to April 12th, 5:30 PM. Boys at CAMS, girls at GMS. Updated schedules are posted on the Boys' Soccer and Girls' Soccer web pages.Softball announcement for March 14: Practice for today has been cancelled.Soccer Announcement for March 13: Unfortunately, both soccer fields, at CAMS and GMS, are too wet to play today. We will postpone the game today and hope to reschedule at a later time.Please see individual sports for the latest sports schedules.Baseball announcement for Feb. 14: Tryouts for Glenvar Middle School baseball will be Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week. Parents will need to pick you up from Green Hill Park at 5:30. Anyone trying out will need an up to date physical. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Feazell. The final open field will be today at the high school field and will end at 5:00.Date change: All games/matches against HVMS originally scheduled for April 26 have been moved to April 25. Please note the game change on the updated sports schedules posted for baseball, softball, boys' soccer, and girls' soccer.Track: Track will have open gyms after school on Thursday and Tuesday before the season officially starts on the 15th. In order to participate, you must have a physical on file and tennis shoes. Meet the coaches at the track by 3:40pm and make sure you join the Remind!Girls Soccer: The next girls soccer open fields will be Monday, February 6th and Wednesday, February 8th after school until 5:15pm weather permitting. Please make sure your physical is turned in to Ms. Wakeland if you plan to attend, and see Coach Rohrback with questions.Baseball (Feb. 2nd): Due to poor field conditions, GMS baseball open field will be cancelled today. We will try again next week (Tuesday and Thursday until 5:00).Track: If you plan to run track this spring and have not joined the track remind, you can stop by the office to get the instructions. Please remember you must get your sports physical turned in before practice starts on February 15th. You must have appropriate clothing and footwear to participate.
Girls Soccer: The next girls soccer open field will be Wednesday, February 1st after school until 5:15pm weather permitting. Please make sure your physical is turned in to Ms. Wakeland if you plan to attend, and see Coach Rohrback with questions.
Girls’ Soccer: Attention any 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls interested in playing soccer this spring season! There will be an informational meeting and signup on Wednesday, January 18th at 8:15am in the middle school cafeteria with Coach Rohrback. Please make sure to attend if you are interested in open fields and trying out for the team. Also, please make sure to turn in your current physical to Ms. Wakeland ASAP if you have not played a middle school sport this school year. You must have your physical on file to attend open fields and tryouts.
Boys’ Soccer: There will be an interest meeting for any 6, 7 or 8th grade boy who would like to play soccer for GMS, in the cafeteria, on January 19th, from 8:15-8:30 AM. Please check in with your block 1/2 teacher and then report to the cafeteria. Open fields, beginning on 1/24, every Tuesday and Thursday, outside if weather permits, until 5:15 PM. Be prepared to be inside on days where the weather isn’t cooperating.
Softball: Open gyms, outside if weather permits, will begin Tuesday, Jan 17th. Beginning Thursday, Jan. 26th, softball open fields will be every Tuesday and Thursday until 5:00 PM, outside, weather permitting. Be prepared to be inside if needed.
Baseball: Open fields will begin next week, every Tuesday and Thursday. Be prepared to be outside on the GHS baseball field.
Track: If you are interested in running track this spring, there will be a quick interest meeting in the cafeteria on Wednesday, February 1st, at 8 :15 AM. Please check in with your first block teacher and report to the cafeteria. Please bring your phone and a parent's email address, as we will need to add everyone to the remind. Track practice will begin on Wednesday, February 15th after school at the track. You will need appropriate clothing and footwear to participate.
GMS Athletic Passes: We have GMS athletic passes for sale in the front office, beginning July 5, 2022. Each pass is good for any 2022-2023 GMS sporting event, for the pass holder only. Parents and students will need to purchase passes from GHS for high school sporting events. GMS adult passes are forty dollars, and GMS student passes are twenty dollars.
Individual game prices are as follows:
For any Roanoke Valley Middle School League game: Admission will be $5.00/Adults, $2.00/Students, and free for all children under school age. Faculty badges for staff of participating school districts will be honored as passes, but these will admit only the person in possession of the badge. VHSL passes will admit cardholder only.
For any Three Rivers’ District League game: Admission will be 5.00 for adults and students. Free for children under school age.
GMS Sports
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Student Voluntary Insurance
Any student participating in sports at Glenvar Middle School is required to show proof of insurance. If parents wish to purchase insurance, please use the information posted. Please note that middle school students would choose the “At-School coverage” – even if they play Middle School football. Feel free to contact Holly Wakeland, athletic director, if you have questions. Insurance information is available at the link below.
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VHS Physical Exam Requirements and Forms
A Virginia High School League (VHSL) physical form is required of all students who wish to participate in middle school athletics at Glenvar Middle School. This year's form is only valid if completed by the appropriate medical healthcare provider on or after May 1, 2022. Please note the common errors detailed below that prevent a physical from being valid:
1. Student-athlete fails to sign and date page 1.
2. Student-athlete fails to sign page 2.
3. Parent/guardian fails to sign and date page 2.
4. Appropriate medical healthcare provider fails to sign and date page 3.
5. The medical healthcare provider's physical examination occurs before May 1, 2021.
6. Parent/guardian fails to provide insurance company name, policy number, and/or name of policy holder on page 4.
7. Parent/guardian fails to sign and date page 4 (two signatures and one date are required).
The VHSL Physical Form is available at the link below:
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RCPS Fall In-Season Return to Play Plan (updated March 25, 2021)
Schools, coaches, student-athletes, officials, and all others involved in our fall season must follow the guidelines set forth within the RCPS Fall In-Season Return to Play Plan (updated March 25, 2021) and provided here.
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Interim Guidance for Return to Play After COVID-19 Infection
This flow chart is provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics for the benefit of families and medical providers in managing a return to athletics after a COVID-19 infection.
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COVID-19 Interim Guidance: Return to Sports
Families are encouraged to review as well as share this guidance document, provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics, with their child's primary medical provider.
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VHSL Return to Competition Guidance per Sport
This guidance document provides information specific safety and mitigation strategies per sport.