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Meet the Buckeyes scheduled for Saturday night, August 8

By JOE DODD

The public is invited to come and Meet the Buckeyes Saturday night at Buckeye Stadium. The 2009 Gilmer football, volleyball and cross-country teams will be introduced, along with the band, cheerleaders, drill team and majorettes.

Activities get underway at 7 p.m. and are scheduled to conclude around 8:15 p.m.

“I think it’s just neat that all the groups are out here,” said head football coach and athletic director Jeff Traylor. “It’s like a pep rally to start the year off, and I think the kids enjoy it.”

Meet the Buckeyes will cap off a very busy day for the Gilmer students. The football and volleyball teams will have their pictures taken for media day, and the football players will begin selling the discount Buckeye Cards. All students will then be treated to a free meal by the Gilmer Athletic Booster Club before the event.

Following the event, parents’ meetings will be held for football and volleyball parents.

The Gilmer Athletic Booster Club will have a table to sign up members for the 2009-2010 school year. General memberships cost $25 and include two membership cards, two car decals, and admittance to the weekly lunch with Coach Traylor.

Preferred memberships are $250 and include a select parking pass to home football games, a coaches’ shirt and the benefits of the general membership.

Business memberships are $125 and include a decal for the business and a poster for both the fall and spring sports.

Meet the Buckeyes

Saturday, Aug. 08, 2009

Buckeye Stadium

12:00 Buckeye Cards/VB Pictures (FB Field)

3:00 Varsity FB pictures

3:30 JV FB pictures

4:00 9th grade FB pictures

4:30 Coaches pictures

5:30 Band and Stars Eat

6:00 Cheerleaders and Cross Country Eat

6:15 Volleyball and Football Teams Eat

7:00 Band and Stars march into stadium

7:10 National Anthem - Shelbi Herndon

7:15 Stars perform

7:20 Varsity and JV Cheerleaders – Fight Song

7:25 Majorettes perform

7:30 Introduce female coaches

7:35 Introduce varsity volleyball team

7:40 Introduction of Varsity FB Coaches

7:45 Introduce Varsity Football Soph/Jrs

7:50 Introduce Cross Country Team

7:55 Varsity Cheerleaders Dance

8:00 Introduction of Varsity FB Seniors

Recognition of 9th/JV Football teams

8:10 School Song

8:15 Parent’s meeting (7-12 grade football)-Field House

Lady Buckeye parent’s meeting - Gymnasium

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