Sports Information Newsletter

Back to School Information Coming Soon!

In addition to this Sports Information Newsletter, a special Back To School edition will be published in early August with everything you and your student need to know before the school year starts.

The Knight News, our school newsletter, is emailed out on the 1st and 15th of every month during the regular school year. The Knight News is our primary means of communication to families and contains important dates and deadlines, information about events and activities, and celebrates student achievements.

Summer hours for the Main Office are:

7:00 AM- 3:00 PM: Monday - Thursday

7:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Friday

Normal office hours will resume Aug. 11th

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Monday - Friday

Aug. 11th - Freshmen Orientation "GFC 101: What You Need To Know" - 7:00 PM - GFC Auditorium

Freshmen students and their parents/guardians will learn about high school and how it differs from middle school, as well as things to help the Class of 2029 be as prepared as possible for Day 1 of school (and all of the others) as a Knight! A letter was mailed home and an email sent to families on July 24th with additional details.

Aug. 27th - First Day Of School For 9th Grade

Aug. 28th - First Day Of School For Grades 10 - 12

Sep. 1st - NO SCHOOL - Labor Day

FALL:

August 4th - Girls Golf, Boys Soccer

August 7th - Football

August 11th - Boys & Girls Cross Country, Boys Tennis

August 18th - Girls Swimming & Diving, Volleyball

WINTER:

November 10th - Boys & Girls Wrestling, Boys & Girls Hockey

November 24th - Boys & Girls Basketball

December 1st - Boys Swimming & Diving

SPRING:

February 23rd - Boys & Girls Track & Field

March 16th - Baseball, Softball, Girls Soccer

March 30th - Girls Tennis

April 6th - Boys Golf

The fall sports parent meetings schedule is listed below. Athletic Director, Tony Bina, Altru athletic trainers and Dr. Greene will present followed by individual meetings for each sport.

Football, Boys Soccer, and Girls Golf

Parent meeting will be held Thursday, August 7th at 6:00 p.m. in the GFC Auditorium followed by individual sport meetings.

Boys & Girls Cross Country, Boys Tennis, and Cheer

Parent meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 13th at 6:30 p.m. in the GFC Auditorium followed by individual sports meetings.

Volleyball

Parent meeting will be held Monday, August 25th at 7:00 p.m. in the GFC Media Center with a cheer team meeting to follow.

Summer detention will resume on July 28th and will end on August 22nd. Summer detention is held in the Main Office Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Students who do not complete their detention hours before the start of their sport/activity season will not be eligible to play until they are served.
There will be no detention held Aug. 23rd - 26th.
Summer detention is served in the main office.
No electronic devices are allowed in detention.
Please bring something quiet to work on or a book to read.

A white card is given to an athlete by one of the school administrative assistants once all of the proper forms have been successfully filed with the main office. (See Fall Sport Information & Forms below for a list of the required forms that must be turned into the school office). Then the athlete will bring the white card to tryouts and turn it into the coach. This is how the coach knows all of the athlete's paperwork has been filed and they are now allowed to tryout/practice.

No student is allowed to tryout or practice until a white card is turned in to their coach.

The athletic fee does not have to be paid to tryout or practice but it must be paid (or a waiver approved) before the student can play in a game or publicly represent the school. It may take up to a week for approved lunch forms and waivers to be returned to our school after being reviewed by Child Nutrition. Please allow time for this process if applying for a waiver.

Please have the required items listed below completed when you come to the school to pick up your white card. If any of the forms are missing signatures or required information a white card will not be issued. No incomplete forms will be accepted. The files are included below. Extra paper copies of the forms will be available in the office.

1. Physical Form (required)

All athletes must complete a physical form each year. Physicals dated after April 15th, 2025 are valid for the 2025-2026 school year.

2. Code of Conduct Form (required)

All athletes must fill out a code of conduct form each year.

3. Concussion Form (required)

All athletes must fill out a concussion form each year.

4. Activity Fee or Activity Waiver/Lunch Form (required before playing in any games)

Activity fees ($100 per sport, $70 for drama) may be paid beginning on Friday, July 25th on the MySchoolBucks.com website located here: www.myschoolbucks.com or with cash or check made out to GFPS in the school main office.

If using MySchoolBucks, once you are logged into your account, you must click on "School Store" to see a listing of all sports fees available for payment. Money added to your student's lunch account will not go towards sports fees, you much choose the correct sports fee from the "School Store".

OR

You may apply for a waiver if you meet income guidelines. Please see the section titled "Free and Reduced Activity Participation Fees" for more information and forms.

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If you think you may qualify for free or reduced activity fees, fill out the Online Application for Free & Reduced Lunch linked below. The federal income guidelines on the Free & Reduced application are used to determine eligibility for free & reduced activity fees. In addition to the online lunch application, you must also fill out the Waiver Request and Release Of Information attached below to be considered for reduced/free participation fees and return those forms to our main office.

If you meet income guidelines, athletic and fine arts participation fees may be reduced (half price) or free altogether. Students who qualify for free federal meals will also qualify for a free student activity pass, but must submit the waiver request and release of information form to receive the pass. Students who qualify for reduced federal meals may purchase a student activity pass at half price upon request and submission of the waiver and release of information form.

FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH APPLICATION FORM WEBSITE (required if applying for a waiver). GFPS will begin accepting applications on a date still to be determined.

https://www.myschoolapps.com/

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