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It is with a fair amount of excitement that I present you with a summer basketball opportunity! I have had three men volunteer to run three-day camps in August: Pastor Barrie Thiessen, Brandon Layton, and Bgeoff Raddatz (the “B” is silent). Brandon and Geoff coached the grade 7 boys this year, but all three have solid basketball toolkits, and are looking to share what they know with as many Highroad players as they can!

The details:

Boys
August 6-8, 2024
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Cost: $30 (which includes receiving a shirt made just for the occasion)

Girls
August 13-15, 2024
6:30 – 8:30 PM
Cost: $30 (which includes receiving a shirt made just for the occasion)

These camps are for players who will be in grades 6-12 in September.

The camp will be held in the Highroad gym. Registration should be done through the Highroad online store. If you have any issues, please email skrahn@highroadacademy.com for assistance.

**The t-shirts were ordered earlier today, but if you register before the camp, a shirt will still be given out. It will be given in September, not at the camp.

We have had a great year in athletics this year at Highroad. As a way of celebrating this year, we will be having an Athletic Awards evening. The details are as follows:

Monday, June 3rd, 2024
7:00 PM (doors will open at 6:30 PM)
$10 in advance/$15 at the door
Tickets are available through the online school store or at the school office.

There will be food and drinks available. Players on the various teams do need to purchase a ticket to come.

I hope to see you there!

As the end of the school year approaches, I would like to ask you to take a look around your home and see if there might be any Highroad jerseys lying around. Many of you have returned your jerseys: THANK YOU! I would still appreciate it if you took a glance through some drawers and into some closets and see if there are any more that should be returned. Thanks.

Good day. This coming Monday (March 11th) there will be meetings with Mrs. Goosen for all interested grade 6-8 students. Grade 7 and 8 students will meet at 11:40 up in the weight room. Grade 6 students will meet during their lunch break. If you are interested in participating but cannot make the meeting, please connect with Mrs. Goosen (pgoosen@highroadacademy.com) or myself (skrahn@highroadacademy.com).

For students in grades 9-12 who are interested, please speak with Mr. Krahn before Spring Break starts.

Highroad is looking for a coach or coaches for our senior high track and field athletes (grades 9-12). This would involve coaching athletes in some aspects of track and field (throwing, jumping, sprinting, distance running), with support coming from others. There would also be some travel with the team to meets, mostly held in Abbotsford. If you have an interest in helping us with this team, please contact Shawn Krahn at skrahn@highroadacademy.com.

Highroad has a strong tradition in track and field. We would like to see it continue to be offered as an option for Highroad athletes. What is appreciated is that there are athletes who do not participate in team sports who end up thriving in these activities.

Could you please return your basketball jerseys as soon as possible? This is for members of the following teams:

Grade 7 boys
Grade 7 girls
Grade 8 boys
Grade 9 boys.

We have over 40 players looking to play on our grade 5/6 teams, and their games start this coming week (February 20th). Highroad will have enough jerseys as long as the ones that are out with our older players get returned quickly.

Jerseys can be dropped off at the school office or brought to Mr. Krahn. Thanks!

(Senior Boys and Girls basketball teams are playing games this coming week. Please keep your jerseys until your season is done.)

Badminton practices will start on Monday (February 26th). The coaches are Angela and Calvin vanLeeuwen. (THANK YOU!!) Practices will be at the following times (most weeks):

Monday: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Thursday: 4:30 – 6:30 PM

Check back on the athletics schedule posted on this blog or through Instagram (highroadathletics) to confirm practice times from week to week.

As we enter playoff season, please check to see if you have paid your athletics fee for being on one of our 6 teams. In the next week I am hoping to make an order of clothing swag for our players. In order to do so, I need to have the fees paid, and the appropriate size for your player. Thank you.

In the Chilliwack school district, they have a separate Grade 6 basketball season. The goal is to get some playing time for young players. That season will be starting soon, with practices starting even sooner!

Boys will practice on Mondays (3:00 – 4:30 PM) and play games on Tuesdays (3:00 – 5:00 PM, approximately).

Girls will practice on Wednesdays (3:00 – 4:30 PM) and play games on Thursdays (3:00 – 5:00 PM, approximately).

These teams are open to interested players in grades 5 and 6. If you are homeschooling your child and are interested in being a Knight, please contact Shawn Krahn (skrahn@highroadacademy.com). Thanks!

As volleyball season winds down, basketball season is kicking off. A few practices have been held and it has been good to hear some different ball noises coming from the gym. If you have a son or daughter who is interested in playing, please contact Shawn Krahn (skrahn@highroadacademy.com). Thanks!