Linn Schools

If you are needing something to do tomorrow morning the CC team will be running at Regionals at Leonardville Golf Course tomorrow (10/24).. The girls will run at 12 pm and the boys at 12:35 pm. Run Fast Bulldogs!

Tomorrow Linn will host HS VB 1A - DII Volleyball Sub-state. The tournament starts at 1 pm. The Bulldogs will play the winner of the Osborne Pike Valley game. Good Luck Bulldogs.

Below is the sub-state bracket for Class1 A Div. II, hosted at Linn High School. You can find all the sub-state information at: http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Volleyball/Main.cfm

Information about Regional Cross Country Good Morning, I will be sending out a series of emails concerning the 1A regional XC meet at Leonardville over the next few days to provide visiting schools summarized information and updates they can pass onto their coaches and fans. Our primary goal at Riley County is too provide a safe and competitive post season venue for Kansas high school student athletes. To help ensure the safety of all competitors and spectators we ask each school to adhere to the KSHSAA safety requirements listed below. From KSHSAA: We understand there are lots of questions about masks, attendance policies, alternate runners, etc. We understand that people may not like the guidelines we have set forth in cooperation with the medical community. Frankly, we don’t like limiting fans, limiting participants, having to wear masks, etc. But, we do have concern about community health and the spread of coronavirus via community spread at large events. Face Masks – are required at all KSHSAA post-season events. Unless someone is in the middle of no where with no one around, they should have a mask. When people are yelling at runners or crowding to the start line or finish line to yell, these are prime places to possibly spread the virus unknowingly. Limitations on participants - Each school can bring up to 7 runners of the 10 listed on the entry form. I understand the alternates are important and every coach wants them at the meet, but limiting the number of runners on site is part of our mitigation effort. I hope that coaches will show integrity and understand to bring additional runners (whether they run or not) is not fair to those that follow the rule. Each school is permitted 2 coaches (if they have 2) and one manager per gender. Limitations on fans - Each runner is permitted 4 persons to support them at the regional meet – so 28 per school per gender if they have a full team. If you don’t have a full team, 4 persons per runner are permitted. Again, this is on the honor system, we don’t expect you to count everyone that comes in. Schools are expected to abide by this policy or the policy at the regional venue assigned. Those under 5 do not count toward the fan limit. They must stay with their parents or whoever brought them. Thank you for your understanding, Erik Willimon USD 378 Riley County Co-Athletic Director HS Social Studies/HS PE Asst. HS FB

Below is the schedule for tonight and some additional information: Here is the schedule: HS Gym West Gym 6:00PM Valley Heights vs. Wetmore Hanover vs. Linn 7:00PM Championship Match 3rd Place Match Pass Gate Opens at 4:45PM (HS Main Entrance and thru Office Pay Gates Open at 5:00PM (HS Main Entrance and West Entrance) Admissions $5.00 for adults - $3.00 for students - No tickets needed

Linn HS Volleyball team has been moved up into the championship round of the TVL tonight and will face Hanover at 6pm at Washington Co . This is not a ticketed event. Admission is $5 adult and $3 students. Let’s take advantage and support the Lady Bulldogs as they get this new opportunity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaX_UcXKoBA Stream for BVL

Tuesday Oct 20th is the deadline to order Substate Volleyball apparel. Use the following link https://store.idntiteez.com/linn_substate_vball/shop/home

Monday, October 19, are parent/teacher conference. Conferences start at 1:00 pm. Please enter through the main doors as everyone will need to have their temperature taken and masks are required. Students will eat lunch and be dismissed at 12:30 pm. Bus routes will run their normal route at 12:30 pm.

Needing a winter coat or blanket? Good Shepard Lutheran Church in Washington has one for you this Saturday!

Need community service hours? Student Council has compiled a list of ideas for you! Here's the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dmdFYq67Z3rd4O0XR-xYbsHjNT8dB3GDbUW8mM6aWHQ/edit?usp=sharing

Good News - The TVL has decided to reduce gate prices for the TVL tournament to $5.00 for adults, and $3.00 for students.

Parents of Seniors, I emailed the invite to the virtual financial aid meeting to the seniors. Please make sure they share it with you. It contains the Zoom link you need to join the meeting. The virtual financial aid meeting will be on October 28th at 7:00. Just click on the link to join the meeting. College Financial Aid officers will be available during the meeting to answer questions about filling out the FAFSA and other financial aid questions. I shared information about completing the FAFSA and how to get a FSA ID with the seniors. Please make sure they show you this packet. You and your senior each need a FSA ID to fill out the FAFSA and you should get these FSA ID's as soon as possible. You do not have to wait until the Financial Aid meeting to complete the FAFSA. The packet I handed out to the seniors explains what to do. The meeting is for those that don't want to fill out the FAFSA on their own and those who have questions. Remember to get your FSA ID's right away. Please email me at tvoelker@usd223.org if you plan to join the virtual financial aid meeting. If no one emails me, I will cancel the meeting.

BVL Tournament Information Monday, October 19, 2020 @ Hanover 4:30 - Linn JH vs. Washington Co at the high school The winner will play Clifton Clyde at 6:30 pm at the high school. The Championship game will be at 7:30 pm at the high school. The 3rd/4th place game will be at 7:30 pm at St. John's Admission prices - $3.00 for adults, $2.00 for students. League passes are NOT accepted.

Schedule for TVL Tournament 9:00 - Centralia vs. Linn - West Gym 10:00 Valley Heights vs. Linn - HS Gym 11:00 - Linn vs. W. Doniphan - West Gym Pay gates open at 8:00 am - those are located at the HS East Entrance and West Elementary Entrance. Adults $6.00 Students $4.00 You must have an admittance ticket to get into the tournament.

The TVL Tournament will be held at Washington Co. High School tomorrow, (10-17). They are requiring admittance tickets. HS VB players will receive tickets 4 tickets each. We have additional 30 tickets available it you would like to attend. Please stop by the school today to pick up your ticket. Someone will be here in the office until 4 pm. We will play games at 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00 am tomorrow. In our bracket is Centralia, Valley Heights and D-West.

Please see the attached for information about the TVL Volleyball at Washington Co. this weekend.

Admission into Sub-State VB at Linn: Following KSHSAA guidelines and COVID19 protocol, each team participating in the tournament has been given 40 vouchers to give out to individuals in their communities. For Linn, the priority for tickets will be the parents and then family members of girls on the sub-state roster. If you are going to come in person to watch sub-state VB, you MUST have a voucher or be on the pass gate list. Each adult, student or child (no matter the age) must have a voucher. If you do not have a voucher, you can watch online at YouTube Linn Bulldogslive Channel. Thank you very much for your understanding our limiting people in the stands to help keep our student athletes safe.

Here is Thursday’s 10/15 revised schedule for JH Volleyball @ Linn. 4:00 Linn A vs. BV A 5:00 WC A vs. BV A 6:00 Linn A vs. Luckey A 7:00 WC A vs. Luckey A JH Football will kick off at 6:30pm WC/Linn vs Blue Valley/Luckey

Washington County has asked us to put the word out that they are encouraging fans to use their online platform to view tonight's games. They are worried about the ability to social distance in their West gym. They are asking that we sit social distancing, but also as a family and town groups. Tonight's games will be on the NFHS platform (subscription based): https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/washington-county-high-school-washington-ks/gamb7b500ad9a As well as their USD 108 Facebook page (free). Masks are required at all times tonight. Thanks!