Updated Schedule and Parent's Night

SPA Fencing Parent’s Night

Come to Bigelow on Friday December 12th at 4:00.

You’ll get to:
• Meet the coaches
• Meet the team
• Learn about foil, epee and sabre
• Learn about the equipment used for fencing
• Learn how to keep score
• Sign up to bring treats to a meet
• Have treats and a chance to meet other fencing families.

We’re looking forward to seeing you there!
Jenni, Bob and Bob

Important Information

• If you are not getting the team emails please check the blog at www.spafencing.blogspot.com. Some of your email filters are blocking the team emails because the list is so large.
• You can reach us at spartanfencing@comcast.net
• Go to www.askfred.net to sign up for the individual meets.
• Our home phone is 651-489-4528, please call before 8:00 pm, we go to bed early.
• Jenni’s cell is 651-343-7171, Bob’s cell is 651-343-7172, as we are both teachers we probably won’t answer the phone during the school day, but you can leave a message.
Squad Practice Days:
WF – M, T, R, F WE – T, W, R, F WS – M, T, R, F
MF – M, T, R, F ME – M, W, R, F MS – M, T, W, F








Team Schedule -
Please arrive at least 30 minutes before your event start time.
January 2009
1.4.09 – High School Meet (Ares Meet) at SPA
8:00 am – U17 WS, U17 MF, U20 WF, U20 ME
10:30 am – U20 WS
11:30 am – U20 WF, U17 ME, U20 WE
1:00 pm – U20 MS
3:30 pm – U17 WE, U17 MS, U20 MF
1.6.09 – Practice Resumes – Whole team practice
1.12.09 – Team meet at Roseville Area High School – You’ll need a ride home from Roseville
1.16.09 – No practice – Meet at SPA to set up for the SPA Invitational in the evening
1.17.09 – SPA Invitational – You’ll need to be there the entire day
8:00 am – WS and ME
8:30 am – MF
9:30 am – WE
10:00 am – MS
11:00 am - WF
1.23.09 – No Practice – High School fencers leave for Midwest High School Champs
1.24.09 – Fence at High School Champs at Woodland Jr. High School, Gurnee, Illinois
1.29.09 – Team meet at The Blake School – bus leaves at 4:00, we’ll return at 7:00.


February 2009
2.1.09 – Athena Midwest Contest @ SPA
8:00 am – U20 ME, U20 WF, U17 MF, U17 MS
10:30 am – U20 WS
11:30 am – U17 WF, U20 WE, U20 ME
1:00 pm – U17 ME, U20 MS, U20 MF
3:30 pm – U17 MS, U17 WE
2.11.09 – Team meet at MN Sword Club – Bus leaves SPA at 3:50, returns at 6:30.

2.20.09 – 5:00 Team Dinner at SPA – No Practice
2.21.09 – Minnesota High School Championships at Blake
Start times TBA
2.24.09 – Return clean equipment


March 2009
3.4.09 – Team Banquet – Dining Hall – 5:30