Special to The Sentinel
The McPherson High Activities Department will host its annual All Sport Parent Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the MHS Theater on Thursday, Aug. 12.
At the meeting, important information will be shared with parents and athletes, regarding eligibility, rules, and procedures for any MHS student planning on participating in a sport during the 2010-11 school year.
This meeting is not just for fall athletes, but anyone planning on participating during any one of the three seasons.
Activities Director Shane Backhus will present the information and answer questions, and representatives from the MHS Booster Club will also be on hand.
Following the meeting, coaches of the fall sports will hold their preseason parent meetings going over the details and requirements of the upcoming season. Boys soccer will meet in the Little Theater, cross country in room 34, girls tennis in the library and volleyball in room 309. The football parent meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 14, in the theater.
There are also a few changes in the high school league this year with the re-alignment of divisions.
McPherson belongs to the Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League Division II. Members of the division this year will be Andover, Andover Central, Arkansas City, Goddard, McPherson and Valley Center. Next year (2011-12) Goddard-Eisenhower HS will also join the division. Leaving Division II this year are Campus and Newton (moved up to D-I), and Winfield (dropped down to D-III).
The second major change in the league will be a increase in ticket prices. The AVCTL voted in the spring on the following rates: Varsity contests adults $6, K-12 $5, sub-varsity contests adults $4, K-12 $3. This reflects a $1 increase at all levels from recent years.
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