ACTIVITY BROCHURE FOR VALLEY SOUTHWOODS FRESHMAN HIGH SCHOOL 2017-2018 SCHOOL PHONE # 633-4500 ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION DATES CONTACT OTHER INFORMATION ATHLETICS Girl s Program: Fall Options *Cross Country *Swimming *Volleyball Bob Hardin-9 th to 12 th hardinb@wdmcs.org Becky Sinram-assistant sinramb@wdmcs.org Shawn DeBoef-Varsity deboefs@wdmcs.org Steve Davis-assistant davisst@wdmcs.org Jeremy Mikesell-Varsity mikesellj@wdmcs.org Kristi Bentz-9 th coach bentzk@wdmcs.org Emily James-9 th Asst. james.emilyann@gmail.com Phone# 633-4033(school) Phone# 633-4152(VHS) Phone# 633-4155(school) Phone# 633-4610(school) Phone# 633-6426(school) Phone #633-5430 (school) Phone # Girl s Program: Winter Options *Basketball *Bowling Girl s Program: Spring Options *Golf *Tennis *Track *Soccer 2/12/18 3/19/18 Joe Sigrist-varsity sigristj@wdmcs.org Chris Larson-asst. varsity larsonc@wdmcs.org Josh Flander-9 th coach flanderj@wdmcs.org Annie Packer-9 th asst. coach packera@wdmcs.org Jason Eckhoff eckhoffj@wdmcs.org Kelli Moore 9 th moorek@wdmcs.org Cheryl McConnell-9 th /JV mcconnellch@wdmsc.org Mike Conlon-9 th coachconlonvhs@gmail.com Annie Packer-9 th Asst. coach packera@wdmcs.org Keith Borness-Varsity bornessk@wdmcs.org Rob Chapman-Varsity chapmanr@wdmcs.org Jason Eckhoff-JV eckhoffj@wdmcs.org Adam Nidey-9 th nideya@wdmcs.org Phone#633-4567(school) Phone#633-4500(school) Phone#633-6000(school) Phone# 633-6538(school) Phone# 633-4366 (school) 515-745-6082 (cell) Phone# 633-6078(school) Phone# 360-9196 (cell,don t give out) Phone# 712-292-0190 (cell) Phone# 633-4746(school) Phone# 633-5401(school) Phone# 633-6538(school) Phone# 633-5848(school) Girl s Program: Summer Options *Softball Boy s Program: Fall Options *Golf *Cross Country *Football Boy s Program: Winter Options *Basketball *Swimming *Wrestling *Bowling Boy s Program: Spring Options *Soccer *Tennis *Track Boy s Program: Summer Options *Baseball Corey Rasmussen-9 th grade coach 5/08/18 Tom Bakey-Varsity bakeyt@wdmcs.org Marilyn Buss-9 th marilyn.buss@dmschools.org 11/13/17 11/13/17 2/12/18 4/30/18 Ben Stein-Varsity steinb@wdmcs.org Randy Hutchison-9 th hutchisonr@wdmcs.org Tom Trygstad-9 th to 12 th trygstadt@wdmcs.org Gary Swenson-Varsity swensong@wdmcs.org Keith Borness-9 th bornessk@wdmcs.org Andrew Mitchell-9 th mitchella@wdmcs.org BJ Windhorst-Varsity Ross Bower-9 th coach bowerr@wdmcs.org Ben Carlson & Jaryd White-9 th Assistant coaches Shawn DeBoef-Varsity deboefs@wdmcs.org Steve Davis-assistant daviss@wdmcs.org Corey Rasmussen-9 th coach rasmussenc@wdmcs.org Travis Young-Varsity youngt@wdmcs.org Chris Amundson amundsonc@wdmcs.org Aziz Haffar-Varsity ahaffar@dwx.com Eric Hammans-JV hammans_gt@yahoo.com Brant Reif-9 th reifb@wdmcs.org T.J. Cox-9 th coxt@wdmcs.org Mike Bean, asst. michael_bean@ml.com Tom Trygstad-9 th trygstadt@wdmcs.org Rhys Pate, asst. pater@wdmcs.org Ryan Cooley-Varsity cooleyr@wdmcs.org Garrett Hawkins-Asst.hawkinsg@wdmcs.org Phone# 633-4260(school) Phone# Phone# Phone# 633-5957(school) Phone# 633-6208(school) Phone# 633-4248(school) Phone# 633-4746(school) Phone# 633-4544(school) Phone# 371-9401 (school) Phone # Phone# 633-4155(school) Phone# 633-4610(school) (school) Phone#633-4153(school) Phone# 633-5726(school) Phone# 223-6410(home) Phone# 633-4209(school) Phone# 633-4209(school) Phone# 633-4643 (school) Phone# 710-5500 Phone# 633-6208 (school) Phone# 633-4579(school) Phone# 633-4106(school) Phone# 633-4537(school) Phone# 633-6000
BAND Marchmasters is an early bird class open to all freshmen who are enrolled in band. The Marchmasters perform at all home football games as well as at contests and festivals both statewide and nationally. Marchmaster camps are held throughout the summer with extended camps beginning in August. Once school begins, the Marchmasters meet as a double early bird class from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. through the end of October. For information, see the Valley Curriculum handbook. Samantha Beeman (for all band activities) Phone# 633-4509 beemans@wdmcs.org Colorguard Tech-Rachael Baethke, Shelby Reed Marching Techs-Brad Sparks, Bobby Starace Percussion Coordinator- Percussion Techs-Adam Kallal, Andy Wisner Jazz Ensembles are curricular ensembles available to any freshman band, choir or orchestra students who have an interest in jazz music. Southwoods two freshman jazz bands meet during 7 th hour every other day opposite P.E. The jazz ensembles perform at festivals and contests throughout Iowa. CHEERLEADING CHORUS Cheerleading Tryouts are during the spring semester of your 8 th grade year prior to the up-coming 9 th grade fall/winter seasons. A mandatory tryout meeting is usually held the week before spring break and tryouts are usually the week following spring break. There are 10 teams you can try out for: o JV or Varsity Football o JV or Varsity Basketball o JV or Varsity Wrestling o Competition Squad (must be on Varsity Football squad) o JV Football Practice Squad, JV Basketball Practice Squad, JV Wrestling Practice squads (the practice squads do not cheer at games) Practices are held after school at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church or at Valley High School Season length depends on the squad There are practice and camp requirements in the summer preceding your 9 th grade year. Game schedules vary with sport and squad; calendars are made available to cheerleaders months in advance. Attendance is mandatory for practices and games. There are out of pocket costs. There is mandatory fundraising since cheerleading is not funded by the district. The co-curricular ensembles offered by the Valley Southwoods Vocal Music Department next year will be available on the VSW website when determined. Summer before 9 th grade year Spring of 9 th grade year Beth Ferguson Head Cheerleading Coach, Math Teacher, Valley High School 633-4103 fergusonb@wdmcs.org Heather Nail Director of Vocal Music
Eligibility for any co-curricular ensemble requires enrollment in curricular choirs (Treble or Bass Clef). nailh@wdmsc.org COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING THE VSW SILVER CORD AWARD PROGRAM What is the Silver Cord Award? The Silver Cord Award is a distinguished graduation award available to Valley High School seniors who volunteer a minimum of 50 hours during every year of high school. Earning the award begins at VSW and ends at Valley. Seniors must have their hours completed by May 1 st and will be awarded their cord at the Graduation Awards Night prior to the commencement ceremony. Year round Cyndi Bonus Community Service Learning Coordinator Phone# 633-4365 bonusc@wdmcs.org Who is Eligible to Participate? All Freshman are eligible to participate in the Silver Cord Program starting the first day of school. This distinguished graduation award can be earned by any student regardless of their GPA, rigor of course study, artistic ability or athletic ability. You do not need to be an honor students to participate. It is for any student willing to share their gift of time with the community. How Does a Student Sign Up? The best way for a freshman to sign up is to simply start volunteering. Every week new service opportunities are posted in the VSW daily announcements, the Southwoods Serves bulletin board and the WDMCS/ Community Education- Silver Cord web page. To begin participation several forms are used. The Pre-approval form is for students who want to volunteer for opportunities not announced or posted at school. The Silver Cord form is the document taken to the service site and signed by the volunteer coordinator. The Documentation of Hours form is a time sheet used to record on-going weekly activities. After the first Silver Cord form has been turned in the student is officially earning hours toward the award. All forms can be found in the office and also on the WDMCS/ Community Education-Silver Cord web page. The best place to get information about the Silver Cord Program is the direct link from students Infinite Campus page. DANCE TEAM Try-outs for 9 th grade non-competitive Dance Team are at the beginning of April in a student s 8 th grade year. Dance Team members will learn 3 routines in the 9 th grade school year: jazz, pom, and hip-hop and perform at 9 th grade football and basketball games, WDM 4 th of July parade and the VSW/VHS Homecoming parade. Practices are twice a week June Feb. Paige Meredith paige.e.meredith@gmail.co m valleydanceteam@gmail.co m 641-521-2913 Tryouts beginning of April in 8 th grade year.
DEBATE starting in the summer before the 9 th grade year starts and after school during the school year. Dance Team is a great way to meet new people. Team socials are scheduled once a month. The VSW Forensics Class and Team includes many activities such as policy, Lincoln Douglas, Legislative and Public Forum Debate. It also includes speech activities like Original Oratory, Prose/Poetry, Acting and Extemporaneous Speaking. This is a perfect opportunity for someone who would like to develop their critical thinking, research, writing and speaking skills. Forensics (debate) is co-curricular. You must be enrolled in the class to be on the team. The team participates in local tournaments with some travel opportunities out of the state for Freshman who excel and qualify in their area of competition. Students will have travel expenses for out of town and out of state tournaments. The Freshman will work closely with the varsity team members at Valley. It is an excellent way to develop skills for upper level high school classes and good preparation for college and standardized testing. Performances are throughout the year and not all students go to each competition. Sept. May Gracie Brandsgard / Valley High School Phone# 633-4000 brandsgardg@wdmcs.org Listen to announcements for initial meeting times and for practice times. Regular meetings and practices are coordinated with the VHS Forensics Teams. FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES (FCA) Students have an opportunity to talk about their faith and how it applies to their everyday life and activities. Guest speakers, retreats and huddle groups highlight the schedule during the year. TBD Sue Boyle Valley High School Phone# 633-4176 boyles@wdmcs.org Students can join at any time during the year. A calendar of meeting and events will be handed out at the end of the first meeting and is available electronically. IHSSA/DRAMA Drama Department works with the Valley High School Drama Department to offer a variety of opportunities for freshman to be involved in Drama. Those opportunities include, but are not limited to: Drama Camp, The Thespian Festival, VSW Fall Production, I.H.S.S.A. (Iowa High School Speech Association) Large Group Festival, Valley s Spring Production, Improv. Night and Southwoods spring mime show. Aug. May Katie Dorrell dorrellk@wdmcs.org INTRAMURALS VSW Intramurals - Intramurals are divided up into Fall and Spring Leagues during the school year. There are a variety of sports to choose from throughout the year such as Flag Football, Tennis, Basketball, Sand Volleyball, Bowling, Golf and many others. All activities encourage men, woman, and coed teams to sign up and participate in an activity that you enjoy. You do not have to be a skilled athlete to participate in Intramurals, only a desire to have fun, stay active, and Fall Season Sept. Jan. Spring Season March May Mark Verbrugge Learning Resource Center Phone# 633-5016 verbruggem@wdmcs.org
LUMBERJACK CLUB MEDIA CENTER HELPER MOCK TRIAL ORCHESTRA STUDENT LEADERSHIP compete with your fellow students. Information and sign-up sheets can always be found in the main office at Valley Southwoods. This is a group activity for any VSW student. The club meets before school every Friday morning at VSW. Students will make (and eat) pancakes together and get to know one another. This club is open to all 9 th grade students and you can join at any time during the school year to socialize and flip some pancakes!! Numbers may be limited due to space. Helpers assist with the day-to-day operation of the Media Center, such as checking out books to students, re-shelving materials, helping select new books, etc. Mock Trial introduces students to the legal system by providing a challenging, academic competition. The students play the roles of attorneys, plaintiffs, and defendants. Local attorneys serve as their coaches. In addition to the regular daily orchestra class students may participate in Mariachi Tigres de Valle and smaller chamber ensembles such as string quartets that perform in various settings. Ten Student Senators are elected at the two West Des Moines Junior Highs to serve their freshmen year (Five from Stilwell and Five from Indian Hills). The Student Senate serves as student ambassadors during summer registration at VSW. Once school begins the senate meets on a monthly basis. Student Government discusses issues offered by students and staff members, makes recommendations for change, helps to encourage school spirit and votes on possible activities and traditions that they would like to see implemented during or after the school day, such as starting clubs, community service projects and fund-raisers. We strive to make connections with VHS by sharing Homecoming week activities, as well as the Homecoming Dance and the Valentine Dance. 1 st Semester & 2 nd Semester Dec. Mar. Sept May Ms. Barb Goetschel goetschelb@wdmcs.org Mr. Bittick bittickc@wdmcs.org Shannan Belden Indian Hills/Stilwell Phone# 633-4731 beldens@wdmcs.org Michelle Senger sengerm@wdmcs.org Chris Larson larsonc@wdmcs.org **Numbers may be limited during the school year due to space available. Students work during his/her study hall time. We select four students for 1 st semester and a different group of four students for 2 nd semester. Teams of 8-10 usually meet two nights a week for 2 hours each night for about 11 weeks. Competition is in March in Des Moines. SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING WEIGHT LIFTING The Tigerlillies are recognized as a club sport. Our main focus is the annual Water Show in the spring. The Tigerlillies season is typically a two month season with a few clinic opportunities prior to the start of the season. This activity requires about five hours a week. Meets in the VSW weight room. Open to all VSW 9 th grade students. Supervised weight training times and days of the week will be announced at the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year. Susan Vandeventer Phone# 223-6210 (h) Phone# 783-4084 (c) mrs.van63@yahoo.com Andrew Mitchell mitchella@wdmcs.org Focus will be on the fundamentals of strength training.
YEARBOOK ADDITIONAL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES The Yearbook Staff is responsible for all aspects of putting the yearbook together and will consist of the following positions: taking pictures and using your own creativity to make individual pages for the yearbook. Students interested should add the informational meeting at the beginning of the school year. Listen for the announcement about this meeting when the school year has begun. Check out the Valley Student Handbook, online under Valley High School, for additional clubs that you might be interested in joining that are housed at VHS and meet there after school. Call the sponsor listed for more information about days and times for the meetings! Sept. May The staff will be expected to commit to 20-30 hours through the school year. This will include study halls, after school and Saturdays. No experience necessary-informal training will be provided as a group by Herff-Jones. If you are interested in starting a new club at VSW, contact: Mr. Eric Boyle Team Leader/Associate Principal @ VSW!