Hello Boys Track,

This is just a reminder that the pizza party is tomorrow(Thursday, May 30) from 3-5.  Please pick up your son at 5 at the Planetarium entrance.

Coach Schnabel

Hello Boys Track,

The boys that have not handed in their uniforms (7th or 8th grade) should do so tomorrow, Thursday, 5/23 during am homeroom or 8th period.  Please have them bring the uniform to the boys gym.  Their names should be on the outside of the plastic or paper bag. 

Pizza party form is due tomorrow as well.  Please go to my website and print off the form.  If anyone would like to contribute chips, pretzels, or desserts to the party please let me know.

Pictures will be handed out at the pizza party.

Thanks,

Coach Schnabel

Hello Boys Track,

Thank you to the 10 or so 7th graders that handed in their uniforms today.  The next uniform collection day is for the 8th graders on Wednesday, May 22 at 2:30 in the boys gym.  7th graders that have not handed in their uniform should also hand the uniform in at that time.

Reminder:  Pizza Party informational paper is on my track and field website.  Please print it out, fill it out, and along with payment have your son bring it in to me or Mr. Raley.

Coach Schnabel

Hello Boys Track,

This email is for the entire Boys Track and Field team.  On the Track and Field website which is on my school website is updated records, and the 2013 Pizza Letter.  The Pizza Letter should be printed, filled out, and brought back into Mr. Raley or myself along with the proper payment.  Please pay attention to the dates on the Pizza Letter.

Also, this weeks schedule is listed below.

Monday, May 20   7th grade uniform collection during 8th period.  Please return all parts of the uniform.

Tuesday, May 21  Inservice day

Wednesday, May 22  8th grade uniform collection during 8th period.  Please return all parts of the uniform.

Thank you for a wonderful season!

Coach Schnabel

Coach Raley

Hello Boys track,

This message is for the team participating in the Valley Forge Relays on Friday.  The practice originally scheduled for Thursday(5/16) at Arcola is now being held at the Methacton High School track.  The boys will dismiss at 2:18 and depart at 2:35.  Practice will end at approximately 4:15.  An announcement has been made on the news journal, but we would appreciate it if you could discuss this with your son.

Thank you,

Coach Schnabel

Hello Boys Track,

Here is this weeks schedule:

Monday, May 13     Middle School Boys Invitational Practice

                              Start time:  5:00     End Time:  6:30 @ MHS  Pick-up by 6:30.

Tuesday, May 14     Middle School Boys' Invitational  3:00

                              Dismiss:  1:15    Depart:  1:30           Meet start time:  3:00

                              Location:  Pottsgrove HS

Wednesday, May 15      No Practice!    Helping at the Middle School Girls Invitational @ MHS.

                                    Come out and support the Arcola Girls Track and Field team.

Thursday, May 16       Valley Forge Relays Practice.

                                 3-5 @ Arcola

Friday, May 17           Valley Forge Relays @ Valley Forge MS.

                                 Dismiss:  11:15    Depart 11:30

Have a great week!

Coach Schnabel

Hello Boys Track,

Tomorrow's Boys' Invitational practice is being held at MHS from 3-5.  This is a change from the weekly calendar that I sent out earlier in the week.  Pick up is at MHS at 5.  My apologies for any confusion.

I also just posted information for both the Boys Invitational and the Valley Forge Relays on my Track and Field webpage.

Coach Schnabel

Hello Boys Track,

Congratulations to the team that competed at the Kiwanis Relays on Saturday.  We came home with 1st place overall. 

Here is this weeks boys track schedule.

Monday, May 6:  All Varsity practice at Arcola. 

Tuesday, May 7:  Meet against Spring-ford at MHS.  Varsity only.

                          Dismiss:  2:18    Depart:  2:35    Pickup at MHS.

Wednesday, May 8:  NO practice.  Boys MS Invitational and Valley Forge Relay Lists

                               will be posted this morning.

Thursday, May 9:  Boys MS Invitational practice @ Arcola  3-5

Friday, May 10:  Boys MS Invitational practice @ Arcola  3-5

Coach Schnabel

Hello Kiwanis Relays team,

Listed below is the estimated start times for all of the boys events at the Kiwanis Relays on Saturday.   Please keep in mind that the girls events are mixed in between the boys events.  All times are based on last year's relays. 

Open 3200m run  (non-scoring)(boys and girls)  -  10:08

2.  Open Distance Medley Relay(1200,400,800,1600)  -  10:51

5.  Open Shuttle Hurdles  -  11:36

6.  120lb Shuttle Hurdles  -  11:44

8.  Open 4x800  -  12:06

10.  Open 4x100  -  12:39

12.  90lb 4x100  -  12:53

14.  105lb 4x100  -  1:07

15.  90lb Coed 4x100 (nonscoring)(2boys/2girls)  -  1:11

16.  120lb 4x100  -  1:25

19.  Open 4x200  -  1:58

20.  120lb 4x200  -  2:08

22.  Open 4x400  -  2:28

Hope this helps.

Coach Schnabel

Spiritwear is in! 

JV spiritwear can be picked up during 8th period on Tuesday, April 30th.

Varsity spiritwear will be handed out at practice tomorrow afternoon.

Coach Schnabel

Hello Boys track,

Practice today is going to be cancelled.  We do not have a competition until Saturday and other sports need the gym space for practice due to having competitions in the next few days.  The boys will be coming home on their normal pm bus today.  Tomorrow's practice will be for varsity only and it will be held at Arcola.

Stay dry!

Coach Schnabel

Coach Raley

Hello boys track,

I would like to take this time to Congratulate Bobby Zurad, Zac Gribosh, Nick DeFilippis, and Joe McKeon for placing 3rd in the Historic Penn Relays.  Way to go guys!

Coach Schnabel

Coach Raley

Hello boys track,

Here is this week's boys' track schedule.

Monday(4/29)            Varsity practice @ Arcola  3-5

Tuesday(4/30)           Varsity practice @ Arcola 3-5

Wednesday(5/1)      Kiwanis team practice @ MHS 3-5

                              dismiss  2:18     depart    2:35

Thursday(5/2)           Kiwanis team practice @ Arcola  3-5

Friday(5/3)              Kiwanis team practice @ MHS  3-5

                               dismiss  2:18     depart    2:35

Saturday(5/4)           Kiwanis Relays @ Hatboro-Horsham HS stadium

                               bus departure 8:00am

Coach Schnabel

Boys Track,

Boys Track,

Here is this weeks schedule.

Monday,  April 22:    Entire Team Practice @ Arcola

                              Penn Relays Team practice @MHS 5:30-6:15

Tuesday, April 23:    Entire Team Practice @ Arcola

Wednesday, April 24:  Entire Team Practice @ Arcola (Last practice for JV)

                                 Penn Relays Team practice @ MHS 5:30-6:15

Thursday, April 25:    Track meet @ Upper Perkiomen MS (meet is at the UPHS stadium)

                                Dismiss:  2:00    Depart:   2:15

                                Last meet for JV

Friday, April 26:          Penn Relays Championships (Penn Relays Team only)

                                 Dismiss:   6:30am       Return:   3:00pm

Have a great week!

Coach Schnabel

Coach Raley

Good Morning Boys Track,

I am altering today's practice schedule.  Today is for the Penn Relay team and varsity long distance runners only.  All other athletes should go home on their normal pm bus.  This will also be announced on the AM News Journal.

My apologies for the many absences.  I have been having an allergic reaction to medication that I have been taking.  Hopefully by Monday I will be able to return.  Mr. Raley has been handling the team and this situation admirably. 

Coach Schnabel

Hello Boys Track,

Boys track practice is canceled today due to the weather.  The boys should be coming home on their normal pm bus.

Coach Schnabel

Coach Raley

Hello Boys Track,

Here is this weeks schedule.

Monday, 4/15        Entire team practice at Arcola.

Tuesday, 4/16        Track Meet against PV West at MHS

             Dismiss 2:20      Depart:  2:35

Wednesday, 4/17    Varsity Practice only at MHS

             Dismiss  2:20     Depart  2:35

Thursday, 4/18      All JV and Varsity practice only at Arcola

Friday, 4/19      Varsity practice only.

Have a great week!

Coach Schnabel

Coach Raley

Boys Track,

Congratulations to Bobby Zurad, Zac Gribosh, Nick DeFillipis, and Joe McKeon for running a time of 49.34 and qualifying 2nd for the Penn Relays Boys Middle School Championships on April 26 at Franklin Field.

Hello Boys track,

Due to an unexpected stomach virus I have had to go home sick today.   With that said, Mr. Raley will be holding practice for the varsity long distance runners and the Penn Relays team only today.  All the other boys will be coming home on their normal pm school bus.  The line-up for the meet tomorrow will be posted in the boys locker room tomorrow morning.

Coach Schnabel

Hello Boys Track,

Here is the weekly calendar.

Monday 4/8:  Entire team practice at Arcola

Tuesday 4/9:  Home meet against Boyertown East at MHS

Dismiss:  2:20       Depart:  2:35     Pick-up will be from MHS

Wednesday 4/10:  Entire team practice at Arcola

Thursday 4/11:  Penn Relays Trials at Hatboro/Horsham HS stadium

Dismiss:  2:50        Depart:  3:15         Return:  approx. 6:00

This is for the 5 members of the team that qualified for this event.

No practice this afternoon.

Friday 4/12:  Varsity practice only at Arcola

Coach Schnabel

Coach Raley

Hello Boys Track,

This afternoon we had our first track meet of the year and it was a huge success.  We won by a score of 114-27.  All the boys performed very well!  Along with this success came some glitches that I will address in this email and at the next all team practice on Monday.

1.  All the boys were given a warm-up suit with a number in it.  They were asked to memorize this number so they could always find their warm-up.  This afternoon we had several boys tell us that they could not find their pants, but could not remember their number.  If you notice that your son has two sets of warm-up pants or jackets, please send them back into me so I can get them back to the correct boy.

2.  When returning from away meets we will most likely be dropped off out front by the buses.  I am asking all parents to continue to pick your son up out back.  This will avoid any confusion as to where they should be picked up.  All pick ups will take place in the back for both practices and away meets.

These were two small things, but I feel we needed to take care of them quickly.

Practice on Friday is for varsity sprinters and long distance only.  It will be held at MHS.  This means that pickup will take place at 5:00 at MHS.  The Penn Relay team will have an additional practice from 5:00-5:30.

Congratulations to the entire team!

Coach Schnabel

Coach Raley

Hello Arcola boys track,

Here is the weekly calendar for the 1st week of April

Monday, April 1 - NO practice (No kidding!)

Tuesday, April 2 - Entire team practice at Arcola from 3-5.

Wednesday, April 3 - Entire team practice at MHS.

                                Dismiss from class - 2:20

                                Departure time from  Arcola - 2:35

                                End of Practice pickup from MHS - 5:00

                                Penn Relay Team practice - 5:00-5:30

Thursday, April 4 - Track meet  AWAY at Phoenixville MS (Phoenixville HS track)

                                Dismiss - 2:20          Depart - 2:35         Return - 5:30

                                There will be a bus to return all athletes to Arcola following the meet.

                                I will address parent pick up from the meet with the boys on Tuesday.  I will give them

                                    a handout for you, please look for it.

Friday, April 5 - Varsity only practice at MHS.

                                Dismiss - 2:20     Depart - 2:35    

                                End of Practice pickup from MHS - 5:00

                                Penn Relay Team practice - 5:00-5:30

Please continue to look at the monthly calendar to see what is coming up in the next few weeks.  If any changes occur they will be reflected on the monthly calendar as well as the weekly calendar.

Hope your weekend is going well.

Coach Schnabel

Hello Boys track,

Unfortunately, when I scheduled the long jump at the HS I did not look at the HS track schedule.  They have a home meet today.  This means that we can not do the Long Jump today.  So  Long Jump is cancelled today.  The boys will still have practice from 3-5 at Arcola.

Coach Schnabel

Hello parents,

Yesterday was a good practice.  Most sweatsuits and uniforms are now given out.  If your son was not at practice on Monday, he will get his uniform and sweatsuit before the pictures on Tuesday.  Picture packets must be handed to the photographer.

Spiritwear orders  will be collected today as well.

Coach Schnabel

Hello Arcola track,

Pictures are cancelled for today.  Boys Track and Field WILL still have practice until 5. They will be receiving their sweats today. The sweatsuits are what we wear for the pictures.

Pictures are being tentatively rescheduled for tomorrow.

The weekly calendar will in essence stay the same.

Again, thanks for being patient in the great weather.

Coach Schnabel

Hello Arcola boys track,

Here is the schedule for the week of 3/25-3/28.  The calendar has been updated on my website.

Monday, 3/25

3-5 Entire team practice at Arcola

      Team pictures (All boys need to bring in a completed photo packet, even if you are not ordering clothing.)

      Spiritwear orders due!

Tuesday, 3/26

3-5 Entire team practice at Arcola

5:30-6:45   Penn Relay runoffs @ MHS (This is a change from what I told the boys on Friday.)

                 Time trial make-ups @ MHS for any boy that missed last week.  (Only for the boys that have no

                         times yet.)

Wednesday, 3/27

3-5 Entire team practice at Arcola

5:30-6:30   Long Jump practice at MHS

Thursday, 3/28

3-5 Practice at Arcola for Varsity only.

If any changes need to be made due to weather, I will send a mass email such as this one.

Thanks for being patient with a most difficult pre-season.

Coach Schnabel

Hello Arcola boys track,

Here is the schedule for the week of 3/25-3/28.  The calendar has been updated on my website.

Monday, 3/25

3-5 Entire team practice at Arcola

      Team pictures (All boys need to bring in a completed photo packet, even if you are not ordering clothing.)

      Spiritwear orders due!

Tuesday, 3/26

3-5 Entire team practice at Arcola

5:30-6:45   Penn Relay runoffs @ MHS (This is a change from what I told the boys on Friday.)

                 Time trial make-ups @ MHS for any boy that missed last week.  (Only for the boys that have no

                         times yet.)

Wednesday, 3/27

3-5 Entire team practice at Arcola

5:30-6:30   Long Jump practice at MHS

Thursday, 3/28

3-5 Practice at Arcola for Varsity only.

If any changes need to be made due to weather, I will send a mass email such as this one.

Thanks for being patient with a most difficult pre-season.

Coach Schnabel

Hello parents,

Due to the cold weather and the condition of the long jump pit, the long jump trials are being postponed until sometime next week.  They boys will be told this information at practice today.  Practice today is at Arcola from 3-5.

Coach Schnabel

Hello parents and athletes,

The first time trial at the High School yesterday was a success.  Good weather and over half the team showed up.

The second of the two time trials will take place later today (Wednesday, March 20) from 5-6:30 at the HS.

Each athlete must attend one of the two time trials.  It will be a bit cooler than yesterday.  Please make sure that you dress for the cooler conditions.

Coach Schnabel 

Hello Parents and athletes,

There will be big changes to this weeks calendar due to the weather on Monday and Tuesday.  I will change them on the MARCH calendar later today.  Here is what the new weekly calendar is going to look like.  As the weather changes, so shall the calendar.  I will send out emails with the changes.

Monday, March 18   All team practice at Arcola 3-5.

Tuesday, March 19  Practice at Methacton HS 5-6:30 (no after school practice 3-5)

Wednesday, March 20 Practice at Methacton HS 5-6:30 (no after school practice 3-5)

Thursday, March 21 All team practice at Arcola 3-5 (possible make up date if Tuesday practice at HS is cancelled)

Friday, March 22  All team practice at Arcola 3-5

As the week progresses, I will announce any changes via email, Arcola news journal, team calendar, and team website.

Thank you,

Coach Schnabel

Hello Parents and Athletes,

All paperwork should be handed in early this week.  Failure to do so will impact their training.

Here is the calendar of events for 3/11-3/15.

3/11 Monday   8th grade practice only 

3/12  Tuesday  7th grade practice only

3/13  Wednesday   Both 7th and 8th grade practice (Entire Team)

3/14 Thursday  Entire team practice

3/15  Friday  ONLY athletes interested in competing in High Jump or Shot Put should attend this practice.

All practices this week will end at 5:00 and parent pick-up will take place at the planetarium entrance.  All athletes should be picked up by 5:15 at the latest.  Pick up traffic will be tight.  Please be patient!

Coach Schnabel

Coach Raley

Hello Boys T and F,

Just a reminder that the track season starts on Monday, 3/11.

Monday is for 8th graders only.  Practice will be from 3-5 at Arcola.

Tuesday is for 7th graders only.  Practice will be from 3-5 at Arcola.

All boys track and field athlete pickup at 5:00 will always take place at the Planetarium entrance for the entire season.

Any boys track and field athlete that has NOT participated in a previous sport or the musical must pay an Activities Fee of $50.  If you have not received this form from your son, please have them see me for another one.

Coach Schnabel