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    Summary:

    The Varsity Club is a community service club whose mission is to teach student-athletes the importance of leadership, service and excellence. 

     
    Details:

    • Members of the Varsity Club must have ALREADY earned a letter from a High School VARSITY Athletic Team.

    • The Varsity Club members are required to earn 22 community service hours each year for projects they are involved in.

    • Each member is allowed 2 unexcused absences before dismissal

     

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    Twitter:              rvhsvarsityclub

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    2019-20 Calendar

     

    9/18                      Interest Meeting -MAIN GYM at 8:45 am BE ON TIME!!!

    9/27                      DEADLINE for Commitment forms and $15 dues.  Forms to Mr. Weeren.

    10/2                       First General Meeting                8:45 am in main gym 

    11/6                       General Meeting

    11/13                     Special Olympics BB practice (all practices are 8:30-9 am in main gym).  GROUP A (see Special Olympics section below)

    11/20                     Special Olympics BB practice - GROUP B

    11/22                     1st Belmont Mentors - 8:00-8:30 am in Room 1804 (Health Room)

    12/4                       Special Olympics BB practice - GROUP A

    12/11                     General Meeting

    12/12                     Special Olympics BB practice - GROUP B

    12/13                     Belmont Mentors

    12/18                     Special Olympics BB practice- GROUP A

    12/20                     Winter Pep Rally- all Special Olympics volunteers should participated (wear Club t-shit).

    1/4                         Special Olympics Basketball Tournament- a signup genius will be posted soon for volunteer shifts

    1/8                         General Meeting

    1/10                       Belmont Mentors

    1/23                       Special Olympics BB practice- GROUP B

    1/31                       Special Olympics - 1/2 time exhibition at Riverside Girls Basketball Game vs. Freedom

    2/5                         General Meeting

    2/6                         Special Olympics BB practice- GROUP A

    2/7                         Special Olympics - 1/2 time exhibition at Riverside Boys Basketball Game vs. Stone Bridge 

    *We will add a 1/2 halftime exhibition game AT Loudoun Valley on either 2/14 or 2/16 

    2/14                       Belmont Mentors

    3/11                       General Meeting

    3/19                       Special Olympics Track and Field 1st practice (if weather permits) Meet on Stadium Track 8:30-9 am for all practices.

    3/20                       Belmont Mentors

    3/26                       Special Olympics Track and Field practice

    4/2                         Special Olympics Track and Field practice

    4/3                         Spring Pep rally - all Track and Field volunteers should attend

    4/16                       Special Olympics Track and Field practice

    4/22                       General Meeting

    4/23                       Special Olympics Track and Field practice

    4/24                       Belmont Mentors

    4/30                       Special Olympics Track and Field practice

    5/6                         General Meeting

    5/6                         Special Olympics Track and Field Meet at Riverside vs. Stone Bridge and Freedom

    TBA                         Special Olympics Regional Track Meet at Robinson

    TBA                         Special Olympics End of Year Party (all BB and T&F volunteers should attend)

      

    Sponsor:

    Kevin Weeren

    Assistant Athletic Director

    Riverside HS

    kevin.weeren@lcps.org   

     

    Leadership Team:

    President, Elle Pickering

    Vice-President, Ava Heltebran

    Secretary, Grace Gabaldon

     
     
     
    2018-19 VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
     
    Belmont Ridge Middle School Mentor Program

    Description: Participants will be paired with students to provide mentoring, guidance, and leadership.

    Seldens Landing Mentors Program 

    Description: This program helps promote the importance of academic performance to elementary students.  Participants are assigned to a classroom teacher.

    Athletic Helper

    Description: Volunteers assist with the concession stand during athletic events.

    Special Olympics- Basketball and Track and Field

    Description:  Students will help with a Special Olympics Unified Basketball team or help run a Special Olympics Tournament at Riverside. 

    We will add a Spring Track team this year.  

    For Basketball we will divide into two groups for practices:

    Group A= 

    Grace, Annabelle, Ashtyn, Cole, Emma E, Harold, Jake, Sydney, John F, Katherine, Robert K, Lauren L, Mia, Patrick, Riley

    Group B=

    Grace, Alex B, Bella M., Dylan, Jenna, Joey, Ty, Kara, Ryan B, Simon, Morgan, Nate, Pablo,

     

    Video from 2017-18 Tournament Highlights  (Thanks Mitch Pehlke!)

     

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