Soccer Time Changes

Good Morning Parents,

Due to the high temperatures and heat index scores projected for this afternoon, we have some slight changes to our schedule for both our boys and girls soccer games today.

1. The Boys Varsity Soccer game that was scheduled to start at 4 p.m. at Somersworth is now scheduled for a 6 p.m. start. There is no JV contest.

2. The Girls Varsity Soccer game that was scheduled to start at 4 p.m. at Belmont is now scheduled for a 5 p.m. start. JV will follow the varsity and play a modified game. The length of the JV game will be determined after the varsity game ends. 

We are also taking extra precautions to ensure that our athletes follow all recommended protocols for this type of weather. Per NHIAA guidelines, we will have a forced water break at the halfway point of each half during the varsity game, and will also ensure that shade is available for teams at halftime. 

The school will also provide water for both teams and our trainer will be on hand for the game. 

Please email or call if you have any questions about the above information. See you all at 5 and go BHS!

Paul Landau

Athletic Director

Belmont High School

Belmont Middle School

Office: 603-267-6525 ext 1362

Cell: 603-937-4003

Twitter: @RedRaidersBHS

https://belmonthighschoolredraiders.bigteams.com/

"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." —Phil Jackson.

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Transportation Policy part 2

Good Afternoon Parents,

I wanted to follow up with last night's email so that you were all aware of what the new procedure was for granting permission for a student-athlete to ride home in a mode of transportation other than the bus.

Please keep in mind that as a school district and athletic department we encourage all student-athletes to ride the bus home from away games. As I said last night, it is important for our teams to be together after wins or losses, and exceptions to our bus rule should really only be made for family events that were planned in advance or family emergencies.

If you would like to have your student-athlete ride home in your car or with another parent/guardian, please follow the steps below. These steps apply to both BHS student-athletes and BMS student-athletes.

1. Download this form or have your student-athlete pick one up from the main office. No other form, note, message, or email will be accepted. Students must complete a new form for each event.
2. Your student-athlete must then turn this form in at the main office or to the Athletic Director before they are dismissed for their away game. Coaches will then be provided with the names of students who have permission to opt-out of traveling on the bus. Coaches will not accept these forms after the game or on the bus to the game. It is the responsibility of your student-athlete to make sure it is turned in ahead of time and verified by the AD or main office.
3. This form is only of use for you to bring your student-athlete home or for another parent/guardian to bring them home. Students can never leave an away game with another student.

Thank you for your patience with this new procedure. 

Again, as it states in the handbook, the spirit of our transportation rule is that students are riding to and from games with their team, and only making exceptions when necessary.  Of course, there are always exceptions to every rule, but as a practice, we would still encourage parents to limit the times where those types of reasons are used. Instead, please encourage your student-athletes to do the best they can with pre-planning before a game that they know has a long bus ride so that they can get assignments done early or discuss the difficulty with a teacher. Doing this will only help in our mission to foster the development of important life skills through athletics. 

Thank you, and go Belmont!

Paul Landau

Athletic Director

Belmont High School

Belmont Middle School

Office: 603-267-6525 ext 1362

Cell: 603-937-4003

Twitter: @RedRaidersBHS

https://belmonthighschoolredraiders.bigteams.com/

"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." —Phil Jackson.

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Transportation for BHS games

Good Evening Parents,

With our first games just around the corner (boys and girls soccer both start Friday!) I wanted to take a minute and send out a refresher on the transportation policy for student-athletes traveling to and from away games. This comes directly from our Student-Athletic Handbook.

Transportation Expectations: 

Student-Athletes are required to ride in school transportation to and from contests. Students may travel home from an away athletic event in other than school transportation only with the written permission of a parent/guardian.

1.  A note from parents must be given to the coach stating their consent for an alternative transportation arrangement. 
2.  Student-athletes will not, under any circumstances, travel with a parent or guardian other than their own, without written permission. 
3. Parents must sign Contest Travel Release Form at an athletic contest to take their own child. 
4. In accordance with the NHIAA and Shaker Regional School Policy EEBB, under no circumstances is any student to transport himself or herself to away athletic contests. If this occurs the athletic director is to be notified immediately.  
   

There has understandably been some confusion about what constitutes a proper note declaring consent that will allow a student-athlete to ride home with another parent or guardian. Because of liability issues surrounding transporting our student-athletes to and from school-sponsored events, it is important for this process to be consistent across the board. To help with this, I am working on formalizing this process and will post a form to our athletics website as soon as it is finalized tomorrow. It will also be available in the main office for athletes to bring home for signature. 

Please keep in mind that the spirit of this exception is really intended for family events that a student-athlete would be going to and not to get home faster or go to plans with friends. As our policy states in the first line, the expectation is that student-athletes will ride school transportation to and from events.

 In addition to being good practice, this also helps to build and solidify team culture and chemistry. Teams are required to show up for a game together on the bus with no exceptions. We also should expect them to come home on the bus together to have that chance to celebrate a big win or deal with a loss together as a team. 

As always, please reach out to me if you have any questions regarding this policy, or if you'd like to set up a time to discuss it further. Finally, thank you for all you do as parents to support the outstanding young men and women that participate in athletics here at BHS. We have an amazing community and I can't wait for you all to get a chance to watch out kids in action in the coming days and weeks.

Thank you, and go BHS!

Paul Landau

Athletic Director

Belmont High School

Belmont Middle School

Office: 603-267-6525 ext 1362

Cell: 603-937-4003

Twitter: @RedRaidersBHS

https://belmonthighschoolredraiders.bigteams.com/

"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." —Phil Jackson.

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Great news! Well deserved, Jen!

Julie

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On Aug 9, 2018, at 8:54 AM, David Williams <dwilliams@sau80.org> wrote:

Good Morning, 

We are excited that our Student Assistance Program Coordinator, Jennifer Gagnon has been nominated for the Partnership for Public Health's 2018 Community Health Partner of the Year Award.  Please help Jen by clicking on the link below to cast your vote.

Vote For Jen Gagnon

Thank you and Congratulations Jen!

David Williams

Principal, Belmont High School

255 Seavey Rd. 

Belmont, NH 03220

(603) 267-6525

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Done!  Heartfelt congrats!

On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 8:55 AM, Michelle Baron <mbaron@sau80.org> wrote:

Done! Congrats Jen- well deserved!!

On Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 8:54 AM David Williams <dwilliams@sau80.org> wrote:

Good Morning, 

We are excited that our Student Assistance Program Coordinator, Jennifer Gagnon has been nominated for the Partnership for Public Health's 2018 Community Health Partner of the Year Award.  Please help Jen by clicking on the link below to cast your vote.

Vote For Jen Gagnon

Thank you and Congratulations Jen!

David Williams

Principal, Belmont High School

255 Seavey Rd. 

Belmont, NH 03220

(603) 267-6525

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Belmont High School

Good Morning, 

We are excited that our Student Assistance Program Coordinator, Jennifer Gagnon has been nominated for the Partnership for Public Health's 2018 Community Health Partner of the Year Award.  Please help Jen by clicking on the link below to cast your vote.

Vote For Jen Gagnon

Thank you and Congratulations Jen!

David Williams

Principal, Belmont High School

255 Seavey Rd. 

Belmont, NH 03220

(603) 267-6525

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Fall Sports Information

Good Afternoon Parents,

My name is Paul Landau and I am the new Athletic Director here at Belmont High School. I wanted to send an email out to introduce myself and also get a few important pieces of information into your hands before fall sports kick off on August 13. 

Please feel free to reach out to me via phone, email, or to set up a meeting in person if you have any questions about the information below or our athletics policies here at the high school.

 

1. Fall Sports Parent Night: 

There will be a mandatory meeting for all parents or guardians of a BHS student-athlete on Tuesday, August 14 at 7:30 in the BHS gym. At least one parent or guardian is expected to attend along with their student-athlete. The meeting will provide you with a chance to meet me, our fall sports coaches, our new athletic trainer, and most importantly to hear about important policy guidelines and changes for the upcoming season.

 Following the meeting with the AD, parents will break off to classrooms for a team meeting with their student-athlete's coach for the upcoming season. Coaches will use this time to go over team rules and expectations for the upcoming season and to answer more specific questions for their sport.

 Both myself and the coaches will do our best to keep these meetings brief, but they provide an important opportunity for all of us to get information directly to parents and players and also give you the opportunity to ask any questions you might have before the season gets rolling.

2. Sports Registration:

 All information regarding sports registration can be found on our athletics website, https://belmonthighschoolredraiders.bigteams.com/. The website has been updated with a bunch of new information like a game calendar, athletics announcements, and sports registration information. 

Please pay close attention to the registration section, as student-athletes will not be allowed to participate in practices or tryouts unless all four components are met.

3. Tryout/ First Practice Times:

All times listed are for both JV and Varsity players unless otherwise specified.

Girls Soccer	8/13/2018	4:00-7:00	BHS
Boys Soccer	8/13/2018	4:00-7:00	Bryant field
Volleyball	8/13/2018	5:00-8:00	BHS
Cross Country	8/13/2018	4:00-6:00	BHS
Football	8/13/2018	4:00-8:00	The Meadows, Gilford
Golf	8/21-8/22	2:00-4:00	Canterbury Woods CC

4. ImPACT Test times: 

As a part of the registration process, athletes must take an ImPact Test here at the high school to be eligible to try out for any team. ImPACT tests are good for 2 years, so unless your student-athlete is new to the district, they should be taking the test during their freshmen and junior years prior to the start of the season. Please refer to the table below for when your student-athlete can come to take the test at the high school. If you are not sure when your student-athlete last took the test, please reach out or have them come in and take it again. It is better to be safe so they are able to participate on August 13. Athletes can come for any one of the four time slots throughout the week that are set aside for their team.

Impact Test
Date	Time Slot	Team	Date	Time Slot	Team
8/6/18	8:00-9:00 A.M.	Golf/ Football	8/8/18	8:00-9:00 A.M.	Cross Country
	9:00-10:00 A.M.	Girls Soccer		9:00-10:00 A.M.	Golf/ Football
	1:00-2:00 P.M.	Boys Soccer		10:00-11:00 A.M.	Girls Soccer
	2:00-3:00 P.M.	Girls Volleyball		11:00-12:00 P.M.	Boys Soccer
	3:00-4:00 P.M.	Cross Country		3:30-4:30 P.M.	Girls Volleyball
8/9/18	8:00-9:00 A.M.	Girls Volleyball	8/10/18	8:00-9:00 A.M.	Boys Soccer
	9:00-10:00 A.M.	Cross Country		9:00-10:00 A.M.	Girls Volleyball
	1:00-2:00 P.M.	Golf/ Football		1:00-2:00 P.M.	Cross Country
	2:00-3:00 P.M.	Girls Soccer		2:00-3:00 P.M.	Golf/Football
	3:00-4:00 P.M.	Boys Soccer		3:00-4:00 P.M.	Girls Soccer

Again, if you have any questions please reach out to me via email, phone, or in person with an appointment. I know this is a lot of information in one email but it is all extremely important for our upcoming season. I promise communications will (mostly) be more brief in the future.

Thank you and GO RED RAIDERS!

Paul Landau

Athletic Director

Belmont High School

Belmont Middle School

Office: 603-267-6525 ext 1362

Cell: 603-937-4003

"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." —Phil Jackson.

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