“Stat.” The New York Times. July 29, 2007.

Girls who play interscholastic high school sports are 41 percent more likely to graduate from college than their counterparts, according to a study in the June issue of the journal Youth & Society — in time for the 25th anniversary of Title IX. For her master’s thesis at Brigham Young, Kelly P. Troutman looked at 5,000 girls in the National Education Longitudinal Study, high school class of ’92. The athletes had the advantage of “social capital,” she says — a network invested in their success, mentor coaches and all those parents in the stands sharing college info.

Don’t forget about Glendale’s mandatory player and parent meeting on Tuesday, July 31. The meeting will be held in the auditorium at 7:00pm.

There will be new citizenship cards at the meeting that need to be signed by both the student and a parent.

The $50 athletic participation fee can also be paid at the meeting.

All players attending the Drury camp will be dismissed early from camp to attend the mandatory meeting.

All players attending the Drury camp must email Coach Rogers by noon tomorrow (Thursday, July 26).

The Drury camp schedule for next week has been moved back one to to Monday, July 30 through Wednesday, August 1 from 6:00-8:00pm at Drury. The cost is $50. It is designed for all sophomores, juniors, and seniors to train with Alf Bilbao.

Don’t forget about Glendale’s mandatory player and parent meeting on Tuesday, July 31. The meeting will be held in the auditorium at 7:00pm.

Everyone MUST have a completed sports physical to participate in practice on August 6. There will be no exceptions made. If you have any questions or need a physical form contact Jan McCarthy at 882-0549.

Sports Physicals are being offered by Cox Walnut Lawn Urgent Care for $25. No appointment necessary. Hours are Monday-Friday 7:00am-7:00pm and Saturday-Sunday 8:00am-7:30pm. Call 269-9812 for more info.

Today’s News-Leader has a story about Glendale’s proposed training center.

Related Links

• Football Booster PowerPoint Presentation
• SPS Board Approval (pages 35 & 36 of the PDF document)