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HELLO Parents, Students, Staff and Community Members,

ISA Athletic Department is looking at further supporting student academic achievement. A group of parents, student-athletes, students, coaches and staff met Jan 21 to come up with recommendations to support individual student achievement and team support. We began with our Cobra Athletic Mission Statement:

1. To teach life and sport skills

2. To Pursue Victory With Honor

3. To Create CHAMPIONS on and off the field

There were then three committees created to come up with guidelines as a matter of athletic policy to begin spring 2010.

1. All sports workshops to address our mission Examples: sportsmanship, leadership, what it means to Pursue Victory With Honor, connection of school and athletic mastery fundamentals, handling failure, communicating effectively with teachers, coaches and others, what it means to be on a team, how to dress for success (champion), athletes as role models and more

My 7th Period Advanced PE class expressed interest in training/mentoring middle school athletes on many of the above themes.

2. Recruiting student-athletes AND spirit

3. Study Hall (5 hours a week in season and 3 hours a week off season), tutoring and daily and weekly progress reports monitored by coaches with support from counselors

We meet again Thursday Feb 4 from 5-6:30 pm in Room 102 to discuss each committee work. Recommendations will then be made to the ISA Leadership Team for input, vote and finally a commitment of support.

You are all invited to our meeting this Thursday. Pizza and drinks are provided. Please contact MS/HS Athletic Director Ms. Castro if you’d like to attend. Thank you.

GO MIGHTY COBRAS!!!