After School Athletics

Athletics at the ROCK includes the following:

• August - October: Volleyball (Contact Coach Singer or Coach Melendez)  $60 sports fee
• October - December: Cross Country (Contact Coach Singer) $60 sports fee
• January - February: Track and Field (Contact TBD) $60 sports fee
• January - February: Cheer Squad (Contact Coach Butala) $60 club fee
• March - May: Basketball (Contact Coach Winn) $60 sports fee

*Tryouts are required for Volleyball,  Basketball and Cheer Squad

TRACK & FIELD REGISTRATION NOW OPEN THROUGH JANUARY 6TH! **NO LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Click this link to REGISTER!

Practices begin on January 12.  All practices and meets are mandatory.

Practice dates and times:

• Mondays - 4:10 to 5 PM
• Wednesdays - 3:10 to 4 PM
• Thursdays - 4:10 to 5 PM

Meets: (Wednesdays) Janaury 21, 28, February 4, 11

District Meet - Saturday, February 21

All participants must complete the District Sports Physical and pay the $60.00 registration fee on School Bucks or in cash.

Contact Coach Singer if you have any questions

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

---

CHEER SQUAD TRYOUTS: DECEMBER 12, 2026 FROM 4:00 – 6:30 PM

Parents please click the LINK HERE to complete the online registration for for your student to participate in CHEER Squad.

What is Cheer Squad? 

The Rock Lake Cheer Squad is dedicated to promoting Raider spirit and building relationships that enhance school culture. Some events include, but are not limited to, cheering, and performing half-time routines during home sporting events and demonstrations during assemblies. Members are expected to be at every event. If a member is unable to attend a scheduled event, parents should send written notice a minimum of 48 hours prior to performance (apart from illness or emergency.)

Cheer Tryouts will be held on December 12th from 4pm-6:30pm. Official basketball cheer practice begins on January 12th. Practices are held Mondays and Wednesdays after school in the gym.

Parents must provide transportation home. Monday practices end at 6pm and Wednesday’s practices end at 5:00 pm. Cheerleaders are not allowed to walk home and will never be left unattended. If parents are more than 10 minutes late for pick up without prior communication with Coach Butala, students may be dismissed from the squad. 

There are 5 basketball games in the spring. Games are held on Wednesday evenings. Squad members stay after school, do homework, eat a snack, practice, and then cheer. Basketball games normally end around 7:30.

There will be a $60.00 registration fee. This money helps with uniform and club supplies. Fees must be paid by January 12^th, 2026.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Parents, please CLICK HERE to complete the online form for your student to participate in Basketball conditioning!

Registration for Basketball Conditioning is now OPEN!  All students are welcome to participate.  

Conditioning begins on Monday,January 12, 2026. 

• Conditioning will happen every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 to 9:00 AM. (As long as the GYM/Courts are available)
• Conditioning will go through late February when the Basketball team tryouts occur. 

Please complete the linked registration (above) before 1/12/2026.  

 

Sponsors: Coach Antonio Vargas

 

------------------------------------------   Raiders, do you want to JOIN an Athletic Team?   ------------------------------------------

Forms:

A physical, a notarized copy of SCPS form 985a, an emergency card and a sports waiver will be required if a student is on the team. It is due before the first meet or game.

• Sports Physical Form 
• Sports Physical Addendum Form (985a)

Grades:

Grades must be at least a 2.0 GPA from the previous 9 weeks of the season that must be maintained during the season. Incoming 6th grade students will start with a clean slate.

 

Citizenship: 

Students must adhere to the Citizenship Standards Policy for participation in school sponsored extra-curricular activities as outlined in the Student Code of Conduct. The coach has the discretion to dismiss an athlete from the team upon administrative approval for any violation of the citizenship standards. The cost for admission to all middle school events is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students.