November Newsletter
Birthdays
A very Happy Birthday wish to our archers with November birthdays! Please take a second to wish them Happy Birthday.
11/3 Pepper Taylor
11/7 Emma Dircks
11/8 Abigail Morris
11/14 Hannah Clark
11/22 Noah Porter
11/28 Teegan Fussley
11/29 Matt Niec
Practices
- NO PRACTICE NOVEMBER 5. We do not have gym time.
- PICTURES WILL BE NOVEMBER 12. We will not be shooting so archers do not need to bring their string bow or bow.
- ARCHERS CAN ONLY SHOOT 1 HOUR/DAY. Archers may not make up time by shooting 2 hours/day. We have 114 archers and only 120 practice time slots, so we do not have the ability to allow archers to shoot for 2 hours on one day.
- ARCHERS MUST TALK TO A COACH BEFORE LEAVING PRACTICE EARLY. We have 14 coaches. I do my best to pass it on to the coaches if I know an archer needs to leave early, but it is important that if your archers need to leave before their hour timeslot is done that they talk to a coach. We understand that everyone is very busy and sometimes archers need to leave practice a few minutes early to get to their next activity, but a coach that is present at practice must be told. Archers leaving without talking to a coach are at risk for not receiving credit for the practice.
- REMEMBER TO SIGN UP FOR PRACTICES at
- GAME NIGHT. The last practice of the month will be game night.
- GETTING IN AN AVERAGE OF 2 HOURS/WEEK. I have had several questions about how to make the average of 2 hours/week when practices get cancelled. The 2 hours/week requirement was set when we thought the archers would have the option to practice 3 hours/week. We should have stated the requirement as 2/3 of the available practice days. Cancelled practices will not count against the archers. The timesheet that archers clock in/out on shows them what percentage of the available practices times they have attended. Archers can bring up their percentage by practicing 3 hours/week when available.
Tournament Update
CPU tournaments will be January 13 and February 16/17. We are expecting 500-600 archers at each tournament. Watch for sign up genius as we will need help setting up, taking admissions, running the tournament, and tearing down.
We are done taking tournament forms. We have started registering for tournaments we will attend this season. As soon as flight times are know they will be e-mailed and posted on the cpuarchery.com website. Also remember to sign up for the REMIND app. Updates on tournaments and results will be sent out through the app. To sign up for the REMIND app, text 81010 with the message @cpusto
Bows
- Bow Rental Fees were due 11/1/2017. If your child is renting a bow, please be sure to turn in the paperwork and fee.
- If you are in the market for a “new to you bow” check these out:
- $175 Left handed bow, hard case, and arrows – contact Cathy Gauger 270-3877
- $175 Right handed bow, hard case and arrows – contact Stef Kress 270-3812
Fundraisers
- Thank you all to who helped with the October can drive. We are waiting to hear the total we earned.
- November 6 - A CPU Stormin’ Archers apparel order will be available. The link will be sent out and orders will arrive before Christmas (only 8 more Friday’s before Christmas)!
- November 7 – Travel Plaza is providing the archery club with reward cards. Cards will be passed out at practice, so ask your archer for the card. Once registered, individuals earn points/rewards with purchases. The Travel Plaza then matches the points/rewards for the archery club. The club can redeem them for pizza, gift cards, and much more.
- When you receive your card go to the website on the back to register it.Then use it every time you make a purchase at the travel plaza to earn points for yourself and matching points for the archery club.
- December 10 - We are planning to host the soup supper again at the Center Point “Main Street Holiday”. Watch for a sign up to bring soup and help serve.
Pictures
PICTURE DAY IS NOVEMBER 12. Please print the form below and bring with you to pictures.
1. 12:00 -1:00 Middle school individual photos
2. 1:00 - 1:30 Group photos – all archers need to be there. There will be a MS group and HS group photo. MS will go first
3. 1:30 – 2:30 High school individual photos