25/26�Belgrade Middle School Winter�Parent / Participant Information Meeting

Belgrade Middle School

Julie Mickolio (principal)~ jmickolio@bsd44.org

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Dave Smith ~ (7th/8th grade assistant principal) dsmith@bsd44.org

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Jessica Christensen (5th/6th grade assistant principal) ~ jchristensen@bsd44.org

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This presentation and the Participation Booklet will be available on the BMS website

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Winter Sports

7th & 8th Grade Girls Basketball

1st Practice: Jan.5th after School.

* 7th Grade 4:00 to 5:15

* 8th Grade 5:15 to 6:30

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Coaches: Jeff Grom, Clint Steadman, Lynn Blackford, Meghan McGinley, Kendall Ybarra

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Winter Sports

5th & 6th Grade Girls Basketball

1st Practice Jan. 19th and 20th 3:45 to 5:15

* 5th Grade Monday/Wednesday

* 6th Grade Tuesday/Thursday

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Winter Sports

5th-8th Boys and Girls Wrestling

* First practice Wednesday January 21st at the High School Wrestling Room (door 14) 6:30 AM

Morning practice until HS wrestling season ends (Feb.19th).

Coaches: Jeff Jones and Nick Rangel

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Traumatic Brain Injury - Concussions

• State Law :The Dylan Steigers Protection of Youth Athletes Act.
• All supervisors working with K-12 students must complete NFHS Concussion course.
• “When in doubt –sit them out!” Must be symptom free and cleared by medical personnel.

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• Ease back into participation.

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Middle School Athletic Schedules

Will be updated

regularly on

bsd44.org

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If there is a change it will be updated on the website. Coaches will also be informing athletes of any changes.

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Transportation

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• If athlete will not be traveling home with the team – check out must be completed with coaches – parent must sign kids out using athletic department form
• Participants may be released to travel with their parents/guardians only.
• Behavior while traveling must meet expectations of school district and the activities department

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Academic & Behavior Eligibility

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• Academics
• Missing/Incomplete assignments report and Office Referral Reports pulled every Wednesday at 3:30 PM during season.

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• Missing/Incomplete Assignments:
• Any three or more missing/incomplete assignments would place students on probation.
• If a student on probation has three or more missing/incomplete assignments the following Wednesday, they would then become ineligible until the next Wednesday.
• Each student athlete is only allowed one Probationary period per activity season.

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Eligibility cont.

• Behavior Report:
• One Office Referral verified by administration would place students on probation.
• Another Office Referral during the probation period, would make the student ineligible from the following Wednesday to Wednesday.
• For any unforeseen circumstances, a student athlete can appeal to administration for a possible second Probationary period.

GET STARTED

WITH DRAGONFLY

OPTION 1:ONLINE

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www.dragonflymax.com

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• Click “Log In/Sign Up”
• School: Belgrade Middle School/3PSHZE
• Join
• Set Up Children

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OPTION 2:APP

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• Download the Dragonfly MAX App from either
• Google Play
• App Store
• “Get Started”
• Sign Up for Free
• Follow Prompts to Set Up Children

Participation Forms

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All Required Documents and Payment Must be Complete in Order to Compete

• Both Sports Health Form must be completed and athlete’s physical must be uploaded (both sides) and signed by BOTH physician and parent. Make sure you are on 25-26 year

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• Payments!!
• Will have Infinite Campus Sports/Participation Fee each season.

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Participation Fee Required

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• All students participating in middle school activities will be required to pay an activities fee. The money raised from this fee helps with the financial support of the activity that the student benefits from, though it pays for only a small portion of the actual expense of the activity. All fees will be in INFINITE CAMPUS!
• The amount is:
• $55.00 for 7/8 Activities
• $25.00 for 5/6 Activities
• Exceptions: 5^th & 6^th graders in wrestling and/or cross country pay $55.00

Scholarships are available:

• Email Ms. Christensen or Mr. Smith for more info

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Chain of Command

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• Please address any concerns with the person you have a concern with first. If you feel uncomfortable with that, talk with their superior and arrange a conference with all parties involved.
• Always wait 24 hours before talking with the person.
• Please do not talk to them on the field, pitch, course or court after a contest.
• We believe in our coaches and expect them to be professional in all aspects of their duties.

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BMS Student-Athletes

1. Strive for Academic Success
2. Attend School, Practices and Competitions
3. Encourage and Support their Teammates
4. Represent Belgrade as a Class Act Away and at Home

BMS Parents

1. Be positive and encouraging to your student-athlete, team and coach.
2. Help your student-athlete get plenty of sleep.
3. Provide a snack for your student-athlete to have before practice and competitions.
4. Pick up student-athlete promptly from practices and following competitions. Coaches do have additional commitments.

Did someone miss this presentation?

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• If you know someone who has missed this presentation please direct them to find it:
• On our website
• Belgrade Middle School Facebook
• They can then sign off that they have viewed this presentation.

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• Thank you!

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Dragonfly Tutorials

Please feel free to browse through these tutorials to become more familiar with the Dragonfly program.

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https://www.dragonflymax.com/academy/parents