Dear Sequoia High School Community,

The 2010 - 2011 school year and athletic seasons are upon us, and much excitement is brewing in our Sequoia Community of Redwood City and beyond. Our athletes have worked hard during the summer months and are excited about the challenges that lie ahead, but are even more energized to put their skills on display. With the recent additions to our coaching staffs in the disciplines of volleyball, football, and baseball paired with the much anticipated ground-breaking of Sequoia's new gymnasium, Sequoia High School's aim is high.

I hope you enjoy the excitement of high school athletics when you come out to see the purple and white in action. I hope you cheer hard for Sequoia and the athletes. I also hope that you will join Sequoia High School, the players, the coaches, the Administration, opposing teams, and officials in promoting good sportsmanship and respect for all involved in the contests.

Thanks for taking pride in Sequoia High School Athletics.

Stacy Morell - Athletic Director, Sequoia High School

• CIF -- CCS Parent Code of Conduct

At Sequoia High School, we believe in athletics as a means for learning positive life-lessons. We ask all player, parents and fans to exhibit good sportsmanship at all times.

Simply put:
Let the Coaches coach
Let the players play
Let the referees

Let the fans and parents root for their team!

We believe in "Pursuing Victoy with Honor" and follow the CIF values for sportsmanship:

Caring

Respect

Trustworthiness

Citizenship

Fairness

Responsibility

Let's be great role models for the students. Go Sequoia and we will see you at a future game.

Attention all NEW and/or incoming 9th Graders interested in participating in Sequoia Athletics: Please contact the following coaches for summer conditioning and practices for the upcoming fall season (some information is listed in the next section):

Football -- Coach Rob Poulos -- rpoulos@seq.org

Volleyball -- Coach Jane Slater -- jslater@seq.org

Cross Country -- Coach Andrew Hucthinson -- ahutchinsonSHS@gmail.com

Water Polo -- Coach Frank Mecchi -- fmecchi@att.net

Girls Tennis -- Coach Ed Murphy -- murphyed@mac.com

In order to participate, you must complete your clearance papers and have a physical. Please come by the AVP office to obtain a form (or you can download the application online in the athletics section as well) and turn in the form to the Adiministrative Assistant for Athletics (Lisa Picchi) who is also in the AVP office. You cannot participate in any contests with officials if you are not eligible from the Spring Semester (summer school grades can be used for spring classes and must be the same class otherwise it will be added to the overall computation of the GPA). All freshmen are exempt from this rule. New students who are tenth graders and above who are coming from another school, you must complete special CIF Transfer papers and make an appointment with Rick Cooke -- the AVP in charge of Athletics. Please contact Lisa Picchi at 369-1411 ext. 6284.

The 2010-11 School year is almost upon us and that also means the beginning of Fall Sports. To participate in Fall Sports, all athletes must complete their clearance packets and have a valid physical. Sports packets are available online in this same athletic section as well as in the AVP office. All incoming freshmen start off with a clean GPA slate. All other students must have a 2.0 GPA from the last semester (or with the addition of summer school grades) to participate in sanctioned game for this eligibility period. You must not be on the No-Privilege List as well!! Please contact the coach of the sport you are interested in for more information.

Tryouts

Football ... Friday, August 12th at 2:00, Kick-off lunch at 12:00 (Football Field)

In addition, Open Weights Room (August 2-5) -- 9:00 - 10:30, (August 9-12) -- 2:00 -3:30

August 10, Chalk Talk Offense (3:30), Team Meeting 4-5, Locker Issuing 5-6

August 11, Chalk Talk Defense (3:30), Equipmenet Issue 4-5, Parent Meeting 6 PM

August 12, Chalk Talk Special Teams (3:30)

Girls Tennis ... Thursday, August 19th at 3:30 (Tennis Courts)

Volleyball ... Friday, August 13th at 3:00 (Main Gym)

Cross Country ... Friday, August 13 at 1:00 (Track Field)

(Girls and Boys) Water Polo ... Monday, August 16 (Boys -- 2:00) (Girls -- 3:30) (Pool)

THE FALL SPORTS AWARDS WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 1ST @ 7PM IN CARRINGTON HALL.

Off Campus Coaches Infromation

Andrew Hutchinson (Cross Country) -- ahutchinsonSHS@gmail.com

Frank Mecchi (Water Polo) -- fmecchi@att.net

Ed Murphy (Girls Tennis) -- murphyed@mac.com

Please complete and submit this sports packet to Lisa Picchi in the AVP office. You must be cleared physically as well. If you have any questions, please call the AVP office at 369-1411 ext 6284.

• Athletic Clearance Packet (English)
• Athletic Clearance Packet (Spanish)

The Sequoia Sports Booster is proud to offer summer sports camps. It's a great deal and an outstanding way to improve your students skills. We need a minimum of 20-40 participants with a cap at 100 unless more coaches can be added for individual attention. The Sports Boosters looks forward to working with you this summer to have a great sports experience.

• Sequoia Boosters Summer Sports Camps

• Donor Brick Program -- Vision with Tradition
  Sequoia HS Athletics will run the donor brick program thru the Fall of 2010. Donor bricks can be purchased to adorn the exterior donor brick wall of SEQ's new gymnasium!

Congrats to the Sequoia Cheer Team for winning 1st place at Cheer Around the Bay! The girls not only had an amazing performance, but were also so professionalism in their support of all the teams competing. They really repped SHS to the fullest!

See them in action at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhLuF-RtO0Q

Check out the Purple, Black, and White in action.

• P.A.L. League Webpage
  Click the link to find contacts, schedules, standings, etc. about the P.A.L. (Peninsula Athletic League)
• CCS Section Webpage
  Click the link to find information about the CCS (Central Coast Section).

If you'd like to contact the SEQUOIA HS Athletic Department, please click below.