Wildcard Gymnastics Team News

Starz Academy of Green Bay
807 Parkview Rd
Green Bay, WI

Saturday, October 29th

Level 2’s and 3’s
Arrive-11:30am, WarmUp-12:00pm, Begins-12:59pm, Awards-3:04pm
Mae, Aramae, Jada, Luci, Jessa, Tehana, Payton, Alanna, Keagan, Madelynn, Mahogany, Krista

Level 3
Arrive-3:05pm, WarmUp-3:20pm, Begins-4:34pm, Awards-6:39pm
McKayla

Sunday, October 30th

Level 4’s
Arrive-7:45am, WarmUp-8:00am, Begins-9:32am, Awards-11:55am
Emily, Siena, Caelyr, Vanesa, Emma L, Claire, Korynne, Sadie, Rhianna

Level 8’s
Arrive-11:55am, WarmUp-12:10pm, Begins-1:34pm, Awards-3:43pm
Emily, Lilli, Aaliyah, Sarah,

Yay!  It’s time for the Wild Wild West Meet!  Go Wildcard.

In the spirit of the week:

Monday – Wild Wildcard Colors!  Wear purple, teal, silver and really show off your gym pride!

Tuesday – Western wear!  Giddy up!  Dig out your cowboy/girl duds!

Wednesday – Halloween Spirit!  Wear your Halloween costume!

• Reminder there is no practice on Thursday or Friday this week because of meet set-up and the Tour of Champions.  Make sure you pick up your tickets and drop off your supplies.  If you haven’t signed up to help at the meet, there are plenty of sessions available.
• ALL competing gymnasts should be coming to practice Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
• L2s 4:30-6:30
• L3s 4:30-7:30
• L4s & Optionals:  M 4:30-8:30, T 4:30-8:30, W 4:30-7:30

Thursday – Meet set up begins at noon!  Please get there as soon as you can.  We will need help decorating, cleaning and setting up.  The more people we have the faster it will get done.

Saturday – Competition Day.  Please be sure to make it to your scheduled shift.  If you can help out with another session that would be awesome!   Optionals and older  gymnasts should plan to help out all day.   Gymnasts and parents in the last session, please plan to stay for an hour to do some initial cleaning and tear down so we can get the gym entirely set up on Sunday.

Sunday – Reset the gym.  Please come and help us put the gym back in order on Sunday at 10:00 a.m.  We are hoping if we have enough help that we will be finished by 1:00 pm.

Thanks for supporting Wildcard.  Our families are the best! 

Hey all!  It’s finally here! – Take a look at the Google Doc and see what you are asked to bring.  ALL team members and pre-team members are asked to donate a concession item as well as volunteer to help with the meet.  Anyone that does NOT bring their assigned donation or does NOT sign up to volunteer, will be charged $50 for each.  This is in lieu of the fact that we do not have a Booster Club and additional Booster Club fees.  Since we only host 2-3 competitions per year, this is how we offset those fees.

Please let us know ASAP if you have any questions.  Anyone who would prefer to BUY OUT their donation, the cost is $30 and must be paid before Wednesday, October 12th.  Non-perishable Donations may be dropped off at anytime before Wednesday, October 12th.  Perishables should be here Friday or Saturday – check with Rhea, Amy, Nancy or Vonett.

Raffle Baskets – we did not assign any items, however, we are hoping to have at least 1-2 Raffle Baskets per session of the meet.  If you don’t mind donating something here are our themes (but feel free to donate ANY re-gifts or unopened items!)  Please drop your Raffle Basket donations at the front desk.  Thanks!!
Disney, Make-up/Jewelry, Wellness, School Supplies/Coloring,
           Movies, Animals, Parents’ Night Out, Fun, Halloween

Reminder:  There will be NO practice for anyone on Thursday or Friday, October 13th & 14th.  All teams can practice on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday – regular practice times.
We will begin putting together Goody Bags on Wednesday; cleaning the kitchen & dance room; and putting up decorations this week and early next. Please check the blog for the Sign-up Genius link to sign up to volunteer.  We will do major moving/set-up on Thursday afternoon and evening and then finishing touches on Friday morning/afternoon.  If anyone can help, that would be great!

Lastly, there are about 30 leotards remaining for the Wild West Meet. If you did not pre-order one, you can purchase one now and the rest will be for sale at the meet. Cost is $40.

Meet Concession Items

Hello Wildcard Families!

As you all know our Host Meet is Saturday, October 15th.  We are asking all of our Gold Bugs II, Fast Track (Purple and Silver), Level 2-4, T&T, Boys Team, Xcel (Bronze and Silver), and Optional team families to assist with various tasks.

Thursday, October 13th-We will need lots of muscle.  We will need as many bodies on hand to move and set up equipment.  We will need to rearrange the gym for the meet along with  putting or goodie bags together. Although our Sign Up says 20 people, we need much more than that.  Stop in Thursday to assist us if you are unable to sign up.

Friday, October 14th-We will put the finishing touches on the gym.  This will be done in the morning.  Please stop in at 9am to help.

Saturday, October 15th-There are various areas where we will need you help. This is usually done in shifts with the exception of the Captains.  Captains will be expected to commit to all day and supervise the area they signed up for.  Captains will receive a discount on tuition if they commit to the tasks.  For all of the areas in which we will need help, please sign up online at Wild Wild West 2016 Sign Up.

Sunday, October 16th-Once again, we need a lot of muscle.  We will set up equipment and rearrange the gym back to its normal state.

Please keep your eyes open for our donation item list.  This will be sent out later today or tomorrow.

Any questions, please let Amy or Rhea know.

Here are the times for the Wild Wild West Meet.  (Volunteer info and donations are next!)
All Sessions are on Saturday. Reminder: We will be setting up on Thursday afternoon; finishing touches on Friday; re-setting up on Sunday)

Saturday, Oct 15
* All sessions are warm-up one event, compete it; move to next event, etc.

Level 2s – Mae, Aramae, Jada, Frannie, Jessa, Tehana, Luci
Be at gym by 8:45 a.m.
Warm-ups start at 9:00 a.m.
March-in at 9:20 a.m.
Awards are at 10:35 a.m.

Level 3s – McKayla, Payton, Alana, Keagan, Mahogany, Krista, Maddie
Be at the gym by 10:45 a.m.
Warm-ups start at 11:00 a.m.
March in is at 11:20 a.m.
Awards are at 1:00 p.m.

Level 4s – Emma, Vanesa, Maeggan, Korynne, Rhianna, Caelyr, Emily, Claire, Sadie, Sienna
Be at the gym by 1:15 p.m.
Warm-ups start at 1:30 p.m.
March in at 2:05 p.m.
Awards are at 4:15 p.m.

Level 6-8; All Xcel
Be at the gym by 6:15 p.m.
Warm-ups start at 6:30 p.m.
March in at 7:05 p.m.
Awards at 9:00 p.m.

Leotards are here if you ordered them. Amy should have them ready to pass out by Friday at the latest.

There will not be practice for anyone (Rec, Gold Bugs, Boys, or Team) on October 31st!  Go out and enjoy the holiday – just remember to bring Amy a Reese’s Cup.

Hey Optionals,

Starz in Green Bay is hosting an Optional Session on October 29th-30th.  (I’m guessing they will compete the last session on Sunday…not a guarantee) – But this is a great opportunity to try your “new” level after the Wild Wild West Meet.  In addition, it is USAG so we have the opportunity to qualify for State or the next level!  Please let Amy or Rhea know if you want to attend by  October 12th. Cost is $80.

Any Level 4’s that would like to come in for added backhand spring work may do so.   They may come in with the T&T team on Tuesday from 4:30-6:30.

On November 6th, we will be hosting a mandatory Routine Clinic for the Gold Bugs 2 and Fast Track groups.  Many of our team coaches will be on-hand to help with the routines.

Gold Bugs 2  – 10:30-12:30  

Fast Track  1:00-3:00 p.m.

This will be the best opportunity to learn the Floor and Beam routines.  If you miss this Clinic, you may need to schedule a private lesson with a coach to learn the routines.  Privates are typically $40 an hour.

Don’t forget that November 1st will be your first payment for meet fees.  The first payment will be $110 ($75 for meet fees and $35 for registration).  The remaining 2 fees will be $75 each (unless the entry fees change!).

The Wild Wild West competition is being held on Saturday, October 15th.  We will need parents (and some gymnasts) to help with meet jobs and we will be re-setting up the gym on Sunday morning from 11:00 a.m until is done.  The more power we have the easier it will be. Look for a Sign Up Genius link coming soon.   Gold Bugs and Fast Track will also be asked to donate something for the meet…more details to follow.  This is also a great opportunity for Fast Track and GB gymnasts to watch and see what they will be doing very soon!

We will say our goodbyes to Ms. Dianna on Wednesday, September 28th at the end of practice at 7:30-7:45pm.  We would like Level 2’s to stay if they can until that time (they would have an extended practice time if they choose to stay). Please be sure to turn in your letter, or drawing so that we can present it to her.