Jr. Olympics

The Jr. Olympics Skills Competitionis a free skills competition that provides boys and girls, ages 8 to 13, the opportunity to showcase their athletic abilities in four (4) sports - basketball, soccer, tennis and track & field (50 meter dash and standing broad jump).

The Jr. Olympic Skills Competition event at Sycamore Ridge will take place on Wednesday, May 23^rdafter school from 12:45-3:00 p.m.  The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each sport, each age group, and each gender will receive a ribbon for their accomplishment.  The 1st place winners will also be invited to compete at the DMUSD district competition against other students in our district.

Participation in this event is voluntary.  Students can participate in any or all of the individual sports.  Each sport is scored individually with boys and girls competing separately. Age groups are broken down as follows (age is determined as of August 31, 2012):  8-9, 10-11, 12-13.    However, for those students who wish to participate, they must return a parent-signed registration form by May 18^th.A copy of the registration form and event info will be sent home in Wednesday folders. Registration forms will also be available at the front office or in the Wednesday folder link on the Sycamore Ridge website.

We need parent volunteers to help run the event on May 23^rd.   If interested in volunteering, or for more information, please contact Janel Wells at jwells@dmusd.org or (858) 755-1060.