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Hello, everyone!
It was a great turnout for our tournament Sunday, and it ran very smoothly thanks to our outstanding volunteers! We had more than 550 wrestlers, and more than 60 of them were Spartans. We hope your child had a great start to the season. This tournament supports all levels of wrestling at FHC, from youth to high school, now including the new girls' program. Thanks to all for your work at the tournament, as well as during setup, bracketing and cleanup. Special shoutout to Julie Graham for her work as tournament director/bracketing guru. Thanks, Julie! If you obtained an AAU coach's card so you could help coach at the tournament (and future tournaments), we also thank you and appreciate your help. Thanks to having a fifth Sunday in December this year, and all the holidays falling mid-week, we have an off-week for local AAU tournaments this weekend. If you seek wrestling opportunities elsewhere on your own this weekend, let me know if you need your card number to register. We will continue to take signups for both the Howell North and St. Louis Beginner's tournaments through next Tuesday, Dec. 10. Please have those in by the end of practice Tuesday. You will notice that we have placed envelopes in the registration board for your use. If you can avoid writing on them and just tuck the flap in instead of sealing them, we will just put these back for reuse. Thanks! If your child hasn't received a club T-shirt and shorts yet, please ask about picking these up at practice tonight so we can finish that task. Thanks, and have a great week! LeAnn Cross
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We are several weeks into practice now, and we hope the kids are getting excited for the first tournament of the season! If you haven’t signed up for the Spartan Kickoff yet, make sure to do so tonight! Also, please ask your kids if they have weighed in. Ronnie McCracken is our weight official and will be rounding up all the kids who haven’t had their weights taken at practice this evening, so it is important that they attend practice. The coaches will be going over important pretournament preparations with the newer wrestlers, as well, to make sure they are ready and know what to expect. There will be many, many first-time wrestlers at this tournament, so if it is your child’s first time competing, don’t worry, because you are not alone by any means. Our club T-shirts and shorts are expected today, so I will plan on handing those out this evening directly to the kids at the end of their practice. They should wear these over their singlets to the tournament Sunday. if you have not yet signed up to work at the tournament, please do so now! We are still in need of afternoon concession workers. The afternoon session is smaller, so it is an easier time slot to work. Here is the link again: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/30e0f4eaca62ca7f94-spartan I will send out a few more pretournament reminders later this week. Happy Thanksgiving to all! LeAnn Cross https://fhcwres2019.wswebstore.com/store
The online FHC Spartan Wrestling store will be open through 11:59 pm Sunday night, so order now! Orders will be delivered to FHC and distributed at practices. Several individuals were interested in stadium seats, but minimum ordering quantities did not allow me to put those in the store. If we have at least 12 individuals who will purchase, however, I can place a bulk order. Please let me know if you are interested. Cost is $40. Reminder, there is a fee of $3 per order, so you may want to combine your family’s orders into one to save a few dollars. Happy shopping! Thanks, LeAnn Cross Hello all,
I just want to make sure everyone noticed on the calendar that the practice schedule has been adjusted for this week due to the cafeteria being used for an Iron Chef competition Tuesday evening. The advanced room, which practices in the wrestling room, will have a NORMAL Tues./Thurs. practice schedule. The minis and the beginner/intermediate group, which both practice in the cafeteria, will practice WEDNESDAY and Thursday this week, 6-8 p.m. If you still owe registration fees, a singlet deposit or a birth certificate, please make arrangements with me personally to turn those in ASAP. Thanks, and have a great week! LeAnn Cross Spartan Wrestling Club Train the Spartan way! Registration begins for the 2019-20 season next week! Two signup sessions to choose from: Wednesday, Oct. 9, 6:30-8 p.m. OR Tuesday, Oct. 22, 6:30-8 p.m. Look for the signup tables in the lobby at FHC. New this year, Junior Spartans and Mini Spartans will wrestle on the same nights. That should make many parents who have both very happy! Also, mark your calendar for the Spartan Kickoff Wrestling Tournament on Sunday, Dec. 1! For your convenience, you may fill out the forms below and bring them with you to registration. You will still need to attend so your child can get fitted for a singlet and pay a singlet deposit. Please be advised that if you are paying by check, you will need a separate check for EACH singlet deposit. (Three kids, three check deposits.) Fee payments may not be made on the same check as singlet deposits. Hope to see everyone there! 
Visit fhcsummercamps.com to sign up for either or both weeks of Spartan-Style Wrestling Camp! These two camps are open to wrestlers entering grades 4-12 in the fall. You can download the camp flier there, as well. We hope to see as many of our youth wrestlers there as possible. It is also a great chance for our middle-school kids to work out side-by-side with our high-school team. We will have Spartan-Style Minis Camp for wrestlers entering K through 3rd grade. That camp will be held 5-7 p.m. June 11-13 (Tues./Wed./Thurs.). This is a good time for younger kids to advance their skills or to try wrestling for the first time in a fun setting. This camp is not available on the school camp web site. To register for this camp, fill out the form attached and send to: spartanwrestlingclubmo@gmail.com. Cost is $30. Payment is due the first evening of camp or may be mailed in. Spartan-Style Wrestling Camps Learn wrestling technique the Spartan way! Eligibility: Open to boys and girls entering grades 4-12 Location: Francis Howell Central HS 5199 Highway N St. Charles, MO 63304 Costs: $55 for one camp, $80 for both (if register online for both at one time) Takedown Camp June 3-6, 5-8 p.m. • “I shoot, I score. You shoot, I score.” • Learn to be an offensive wrestler and “get your two” at every opportunity • Get a preview of the offensive & counteroffensive system we’ll be incorporating next season Top & Bottom Camp July 8-11, 5-8 p.m. • Learn how to score from either position • Master turns, pins, reversals & escapes Nightly schedule: 5 p.m. Warmup and technique instruction 7 p.m. Break (bring a drink and small snack if desired) 7:15 p.m. Live wrestling 8 p.m. Camp ends For more information: Contact Coach Cross at: FHC Voice Mail: 636-851-4684 Cell: 314-277-4109 steven.cross@fhsdschools.org Register by May 24, 2019 for first or both weeks, or by June 28 for week two only. Discount applies if you register for both weeks at the same time. Registration for Spartan-Style Camps is online-only at www.fhcsummercamps.com!  Registration for Spartan-Style Wrestling Camps is Open!
Visit fhcsummercamps.com to sign up for either or both weeks of Spartan-Style Wrestling Camp! These two camps are open to wrestlers entering grades 4-12 in the fall. You can download the camp flier there, as well. We hope to see as many of our youth wrestlers there as possible. It is also a great chance for our middle-school kids to work out side-by-side with our high-school team. We will have an additional camp for wrestlers entering K through 3rd grade. That camp will be held 5-7 p.m. June 11-13 (Tues./Wed./Thurs.). This is a good time for younger kids to advance their skills or to try wrestling for the first time in a fun setting. This camp is not live on the fhcsummercamps.com site yet but will be soon. Thanks to all those who RSVPd for the banquet this Sunday, April 14! If you forgot to RSVP but would like to come, please send me your info quickly so I can get an accurate head count. If you have other events going on that day and are not sure whether you will make it on time, give me a heads up and we'll see what we can do. We will have some free play/game time before we eat and start the awards portion of the banquet.
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Note the Location Change to Scott A. Lewis Park! The pavilion location for the banquet has changed. Our pavilion is now at Scott E. Lewis Park (instead of Legacy Park). You can find Scott A. Lewis Park within the Miralago Subdivision off Mid Rivers Mall Drive at 1000 Scott A. Lewis Lane. What to bring:
Hope to see everyone Sunday! Unfortunately, due to problems finding an acceptable low-cost venue for our banquet, we are going to have to postpone it a couple of weeks. The new date is Sunday, April 14. We hope you'll join us at 4 p.m. at the Legacy Park pavilion in Cottleville. The club will provide meats and paper products, and we ask that each family provide a side dish or dessert, as well as their own drinks.
You may also bring balls, wiffle bats, frisbees, or games for the kids to play. There are picnic tables at the pavilion, but you may also want to bring chairs for additional seating. All wrestlers will receive their participation certificates, and several special awards will be given, as well. Please RSVP no later than Sunday, April 7 with the following information: Wrestler name Number of adults attending Number of children attending Whether you will bring a side dish or dessert Hope to see everyone there! If any of our middle-schoolers have interest in learning and competing in freestyle and/or Greco-Roman wrestling styles this spring, attached is info on the Savage Wrestling Club, which is run by former Wentzville Holt HS coach Jason Moore and is intended for wrestlers from the Francis Howell and Wentzville school districts and surrounding areas. Practice begins tonight at Francis Howell, but wrestlers may join at another practice if they cannot make it tonight. Print out the registration form below and bring it with you to practice.   |
About Our ClubWe are a feeder youth wrestling program for Francis Howell Central High School open to youth in grades K-8 who reside in the FHC attendance area.
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