April 24, 2016

COACH LOZANOS PAW PRINTS

Tex Hill Middle School Athletic Newsletter
In this issue:

Growl-A-Thon

Coaches Corner

Tiger Nation

Impossible is a word only to

be found in the dictionary of
fools. -Unknown

Growl-A-Thon
The 2nd Annual Growl-A-Thon is upon us! We kicked off the 2016
Growl-A-Thon last week and began collecting pledge/donation
sheets this week. We are off to a GREAT start Now we shift to
planning the April 27, Growl-A-Thon event. There are three
sporting events in which the athletes participate: Football Punt/
Pass/Kick, Basketball Free Throws, and Running Laps. These
events take place from 3:45-5:30pm on Wednesday, April 27. We
invite all the community out to cheer on our athletes as they
compete in their respective event. Growl-A-Thon information
packets were issued at the Kick-off. Parents, please review these
packets with your athletes as they continue collecting pledges and
donations. If you need another packet please see Coach Lozano.

Coaches Corner
Another first for the Tex Hill MS Athletic
Program! Athletic Testing concluded this week
for our 7th grade athletes. Athletes are tested in
seven different areas where they may earn
paws once they have reached certain goals for
each area tested. Once an athletes reaches 30
paws he becomes a member of the Iron Tiger
30 Club. Congratulations to Matthew Rodriguez
and Casey Tidwell for becoming the first
members of the Iron Tiger 30 Club.
2016-2017 Boys Athletic Parent Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May
17, from 6 pm-7 pm in the Main Gym.
The Baptist Health System will once again host Athletic Physicals on our
campus on Wednesday, May 18. Please mark your Calendars! Details
coming soon!
Please click here for 2016 Iron Tiger Camp information and registration.

Its A Great Day To Be A Tiger!

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Tiger Nation
Fellowship of Christian Athletes: Tomorrows FCA meeting
has been postponed. Our next FCA evening fellowship is TBA
at Cibolo Canyons Amenity Center, 3650 TPC Parkway. Speaker:
TBA. Athletes, please bring $2 to defray the cost of pizza and
drinks.
Tiger Golf: This week, three of our 8th Grade Tex Hill Golfers
(Brock Martin, Landon Brandvik, and
Jacob Folvarsky) got the opportunity
to be a part of the Valero Texas Open
by participating in the FCA Golf
GAMEDAY Event. These athletes
enjoyed a day of shadowing a PGA
professional during a practice round at
TPC San Antonio (Oaks Course).
Please click here for Tex Hill Golf info. Please contact Coach
Spivey with any questions.
Tiger Football: 7 on 7 and Lineman Camp information has been
distributed to the athletes. Coach Rittimann has stated that he would
like to encourage all of our Tex Hill athletes and future Jaguars to
participate in 7 on 7 or the Lineman Camp to better enhance their
football skills. Coach Rittimann also stated that he and his coaching
staff will be attending some practices and will attend Saturday
games. Please click here for 7 on 7 and Lineman Camp info.
Please click here for 7 on 7 Schedules.
Johnson Football: The Johnson Athletic Booster Club will hold
its middle school introductions meeting on Monday, May 9 at
7:00pm in the JHS auditorium. All future Jags that will be
playing sports at JHS next year and their parents are encouraged to
attend. This is a great time to meet all the head coaches and learn
about our booster club and ways to transition into high school
sports.
Johnson Pride Association: The 2nd Annual Jag Jam will be
held on Sunday, May 15, from 2:00 to 6:00 at Johnson. The JPA
is wanting the Jag Jam to be a community outreach event and would
like to have all of our cluster schools represented.
Parent Volunteer Opportunities: If you would like to volunteer,
please contact Steve Blake at steveblake93@gmail.com.

Its A Great Day To Be A Tiger!