Quince Orchard HS Athletic Department Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year. The QOHS Athletic Department has big plans for the upcoming school year and we hope that you will take part in one or more of our 41 different sports, either as a player or as a manager. In your summer mailing you will find information about how to contact any of our Fall, Winter, or Spring coaches as well as information about what paperwork is necessary for participation with a team. Below is the basic information about important dates and requirements for participating in Athletic Events at QOHS. If you have any questions, would like a complete list of eligibility requirements or have any concerns, please feel free to contact our Athletic Director, Lisa Schrader, at Lisa_J_Schrader@mcpsmd.org or 301-840-4599 (email is the best way to contact her over the summer as she is not always in the office). Eligibility Information: The table below explains what is necessary for participation as an athlete on a team, as a manager, or for participation in a conditioning program. ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY Have at least a 2.0 with no more than 1 E (Note: ALL Incoming 9 th graders are eligible for Fall Sports) Athlete Participating on a JV or Varsity Team Manager for a JV or Varsity Team Student Participating in a Conditioning Program HEALTH INVENTORY Have a completed and signed current physical on file (physicals are good for ONLY 1 year) PERMISSION FORM Have a completed and signed Student-Parent Permission form on file for each sport/activity MEDICAL CARDS Have a completed and signed Medical Card on file for each sport/activity OBLIGATIONS Students must be cleared of all Athletic Obligations before participating on/with a Team Important Dates: Paperwork Due Date First Day of Tryouts Student/Parent Pre- Season Meeting Sports Awards Night Fall Friday, August 12 th Saturday, August 13 th Thursday, August 25 th Thursday, December 8 th Winter Friday, November 4 th Tuesday, November 15 th Tuesday, November 29 th Wednesday, March 21 st Spring Friday, February 17 th Thursday, March 1 st Tuesday, March 13 th Wednesday, May 23 rd Have a GREAT Summer and we ll see you in the Fall GO COUGARS! Find information on the web at www.qocougars.org

Sports Information Coaches Information, Start Dates More information including paperwork details is also available on our webpage: http://www.qoathletics.org/ Sport Season-Start Varsity Coach JV Coach Cheerleading Fall-8/13 Laura Durkin ldurkin0@gmail.com Cross Country Fall-8/13 Seann Pelkey 301-367-2997 - Seann_P_Pelkey@mcpsmd.org Field Hockey Fall-8/13 Football Fall-8/13 Laura Williams 301-943-1667 Laura_S_Williams@mcpsmd.org Dave Mencarini 301-693-7855 David_A_Mencarini@mcpsmd.org Coed Golf Fall-8/13 Russell Doane - Russell_E_Doane@mcpsmd.org Poms Fall-8/13 Tiffany Workman tworkman25@gmail.com Boys Soccer Fall-8/13 Girls Soccer Fall-8/13 Kirk Myers-240-271-2698 qosoccer@gmail.com Peg Keiller qosoccer@comcast.net Girls Tennis Fall-8/13 Mitchell Duque Mitchell_B_Duque@mcpsmd.org Allied Track & Field Fall Rori Silver Rori_J_Silver@mcpsmd.org Girls Volleyball Fall-8/13 Boys Basketball Winter-11/15 Girls Basketball Winter-11/15 Sarah Watson Sarah_S_Watson@mcpsmd.org Paul Foringer Paul_E_Foringer@mcpsmd.org Colleen Kelly Colleen_M_Kelly@mcpsmd.org Allied Bocce Winter Rori Silver Rori_J_Silver@mcpsmd.org Swim & Dive Winter-11/15 Todd Garner Todd_A_Garner@mcpsmd.org Indoor Track Winter-11/15 Seann Pelkey 301-367-2997 - Seann_P_Pelkey@mcpsmd.org Wrestling Winter-11/15 Baseball Spring-3/1 Boys Lacrosse Spring-3/1 Chris Tao Christopher_N_Tao@mcpsmd.org Jason Gasaway Jason_M_Gasaway@mcpsmd.org Mike Kowalick Michael_A_Kowalick@mcpsmd.org Girls Lacrosse Spring-3/1 TBD TBD Softball Spring-3/1 Colleen Kelly Colleen_M_Kelly@mcpsmd.org Allied Softball Spring Rori Silver Rori_J_Silver@mcpsmd.org Outdoor Track Spring-3/1 Seann Pelkey 301-367-2997 - Seann_P_Pelkey@mcpsmd.org Boys Tennis Spring-3/1 TBD Boys Volleyball Spring-3/1 Karen Jones Karen_E_Jones@mcpsmd.org Coed Volleyball Spring-3/1 Sarah Watson - Sarah_S_Watson@mcpsmd.org Alexa Way Alexa_S_Way@mcpsmd.org Brook Franceschini Brook_Franceschini@mcpsmd.org Paul Foringer Paul_E_Foringer@mcpsmd.org Mike Doggett 240-483-1446 Michael_I_Doggett@mcpsmd.org Kathleen Tiedemann Kathleen_L_Tiedemann@mcpsmd.org Angela Giuffreda Angela_Giuffreda@mcpsmd.org Tony Leone Anthony_A_Leone@mcpsmd.org Russell Doane Russell_E_Doane@mcpsmd.org Tim Tao ttao@fitnessfirstclubs.com Corey Simko Corey_M_Simko@mcpsmd.org AJ Heiney-Gonzalez Andres_J_Heiney-Gonzalez@mcpsmd.org Brook Franceschini Brook_Franceschini@mcpsmd.org

FALL SPORTS FIRST TRYOUTS/PRACTICES 2011 PLEASE see the Paperwork Collection information on the other side of this sheet for important information about turning in paperwork prior to tryouts. Information also available on our webpage: http://www.qohs.org/athletics CHEERLEADING Contact - Varsity Laura Durkin ldurkin@gmail.com JV Alexa Way Alexa_S_Way@mcpsmd.org Practice starts - MONDAY - August 15th QO Cafeteria 9-11am and 12-2pm CROSS COUNTRY Contact - Head Coach Seann Pelkey Seann_P_Pelkey@mcpsmd.org - 301-367-2997 Practice starts SATURDAY - August 13 th QO Track 9am FOOTBALL Contact - Varsity Dave Mencarini - David A Mencarini@mcpsmd.org 301-693-7855 JV - Mr. Paul Foringer Paul_E_Foringer@mcpsmd.org Equipment Issue FRIDAY - August 12 th = 12 th 9am 11 th 9:30am 10 th 10am 9 th 10:30am All Football Players - 1:30pm meeting in Auditorium Practice starts SATURDAY - August 13 th QO Locker Room 7-11am & 1-5pm FIELD HOCKEY Contact Varsity Laura Williams - Laura_S_Williams@mcpsmd.org 301-943-1667 JV Brook Franceschini Brook_Franceschini@mcpsmd.org Practice starts SATURDAY - August 13 th QO Picnic Tables 8 10am & 11am 1pm COED GOLF Contact Head Coach Russell Doane Russell_E_Doane@mcpsmd.org (no JV team) Practice starts - Tryouts TBA, based on available tee times POMS Contact - Head Coach Tiffany Workman tworkman25@gmail.com (no JV team) Equipment Issue FRIDAY, August 12 th Team Room 3-5pm Practice starts - MONDAY - August 15 th QO Cafeteria 6-8am and 3-5pm BOYS SOCCER Contact - Varsity Kirk Myers qosoccer@gmail.com 240-271-2698 JV Mike Doggett Michael_I_Doggett@mcpsmd.org - 240-483-1446 Practice starts SATURDAY - August 13 th QO Track 8-10am & TBA12-2pm GIRLS SOCCER Contact - Varsity Peg Keiller - qosoccer@comcast.net JV Kathleen Tiedemann Kathleen_L_Tiedemann@mcpsmd.org Practice starts SATURDAY - August 13 th Aberdeen Park 8 10am & 12 2pm GIRLS TENNIS Contact Varsity Mitchell Duque Mitchell_B_Duque@mcpsmd.org Practice starts - MONDAY- August 15 th QO Tennis Courts 9-11am GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Contact Varsity Sarah Watson Sarah_S_Watson@mcpcsmd.org JV Coach Angela Giuffreda Angela_Giuffreda@mcpsmd.org Practice starts - MONDAY - August 15 th QO Main Gym 8 10am & 11am-1pm ALLIED TRACK & FIELD Contact Head Coach Rori Silver - Rori_J_Silver@mcpsmd.org Practice starts - Early September, look for details about the team to come out once the school year starts and contact the coach if interested. Forms and information available online at our new website: www.qocougars.org Times subject to change due to weather. Questions? Contact a coach or call the AD at 301-840-4599

Paperwork for Athletes Students MUST have the following on file at QOHS to participate in a Sport. ALL paperwork must be correctly completed, signed and turned in before or during Paperwork Collection: Student-Parent Permission Form (1 necessary for each sport) (completed and signed by Parent AND Athlete) Completed Health Inventory OR Student has Current Physical on file at QOHS (Physicals are good for only 1 calendar year from the date of the exam) Medical Card 1 Page Form Preferred Insurance Form (Football Only) NOTE: All forms can be found online at http://www.qocougars.org/index.cfm?action=main.fileslinks Fall 2011 Paperwork Collection Information The first day of tryouts for the Fall season is Sat. 8/13, paperwork must be turned in by the end of the day on the 12 th to ensure the student can tryout on the 13 th. Thursday, August 11 th 5:30pm 7:30pm = Open Collection Any student planning to try-out for any team. Friday, August 12 th 9:00 9:45 -------- Football = 11 th and 12 th grade 9:45 10:30 ------- Football = 9 th and 10 th grade 10:30 11:15 ------ Boys Soccer (JV and Varsity) 11:15 12:00 ------ Girls Soccer (JV and Varsity) 12:30 1:15 ------- Field Hockey (JV and Varsity) 1:15 2:15 -------- Cross Country (Girls and Boys) 2:15 3:00 -------- Volleyball (JV and Varsity) 3:00 3:30 -------- Tennis 3:30 4:00 -------- Golf If you cannot make one of the above dates/times, paperwork should be mailed to the address below or placed in the Athletic Director s mailbox at QOHS by Tuesday, August 9 th to ensure that the student can participate on August 13 th. QOHS Athletics 15800 Quince Orchard Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Do you hate waiting in line to get a ticket for a game/match? love getting a deal? ORDER YOUR ATHLETIC SEASON PASS TODAY! With a season pass, no more waiting in long ticket lines, no more having to have cash on hand to purchase a ticket, and if you attend lots of games, you end up even getting a deal on your ticket prices! Admission is charged for all events on the stadium (soccer, football, lacrosse), field hockey games, volleyball games, basketball games and wrestling matches. Single Game Admission Prices: Full Year Season Pass Price Fall Winter Spring Adult $5.00 $70.00 $30.00 $40.00 $20.00 Student (w/id) $3.00 $40.00 $18.00 $24.00 $12.00 Simply complete the order form on the other side and return it with your cash or check to the QO Athletic Department and you won t have to wait in long ticket lines this fall, winter, spring, or all year!

Order Your Season Passes TODAY! The ordering process has returned to Quince Orchard to expedite getting passes to our fans! Simply complete the order form below and return with payment (Cash or Check made out to QOHS Athletics). Passes will be available at the first football game for all orders received at Quince Orchard HS by Tuesday, August 30 th. Orders received after Tuesday, August 30 th will be processed and available as quickly as possible. Season passes are only valid for home regular season contests at Quince Orchard High School and passes are non-transferrable. To order, please complete the form below, make sure that you neatly print all first and last names, incomplete orders will take longer to process and may not be available before the first game. Contact Person for Order: Full Name: Address: Phone Number: Email: PASS ORDER Please check off which type of pass you would like for each person in the order. FULL NAME ADULT Full Year Fall Winter Spring STUDENT Full Year Fall Winter Spring Total # Ordered Cost Per Pass x$70 x$30 x$40 x$20 x$40 X$18 x$24 x$12 TOTAL COST Cash or Check for $ is enclosed to purchase 2011-2012 Season Athletic passes. Please return order forms and payment to: QOHS Athletic Department 15800 Quince Orchard Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Questions contact Lisa Schrader, Athletic Director (Lisa_J_Schrader@mcpsmd.org) or Colleen Kelly, Asst. AD (Colleen_M_Kelly@mcpsmd.org).