Dear Spartan Families, I hope you and your family are enjoying a wonderful summer! As we wrap up June, I wanted to share a few quick updates from Gaston Day Athletics. First, shoutout to all of our student-athletes who participated in our June Strength & Conditioning sessions. We had strong attendance throughout the month, and it has been great to see so many Spartans investing in their development before the upcoming school year. Thank you to Coach Colyer and our coaching staff for creating such a valuable opportunity for our student-athletes to develop this summer. Congratulations also to our Varsity Boys Basketball team on a strong showing during the first NCISAA Live Period going 3-0 on the weekend. The Spartans competed with tremendous effort and represented Gaston Day extremely well. We wish Coach Holloway and the team the best of luck as they head into their final live period event this weekend. Following our athletics break, offseason workouts will resume in mid-July as we begin preparing for the fall season. You'll find links below to the complete July workout schedule, fall tryout information, and our 2026-2027 Athletics Handbook. Please take a few minutes to review these resources as your family prepares for the start of the school year. Key Athletics Attachments - **July Training Info 2026 **Spartan Athletics Tryout Information 2026-2027 - https://docs.google.com/document/d/110revwh_OpeJ54VA9QGAhCASZSrWoeV_mzSezhTFb1o/edit?tab=t.0 **Athletics Handbook 26-27 Also, as we begin to plan for the year ahead, be sure to save the key athletics dates for the upcoming year (link to printable calendar - Athletics Key Dates 26-27) August 3rd - JV/Varsity Fall Sports Tryouts August 5th - Fall Sports Information Night (Students, Parents & Coaches encouraged to attend**) August 10th - MS Fall Sports Tryouts October 28th - Winter Sports Information Night November 2nd - JV/Varsity Winter Sports Tryouts November 5th - MS Winter Sports Tryouts February 3rd - Spring Sports Information Night February 16th - Varsity Spring Sports Tryouts February 18th - MS Spring Sports Tryouts Later in July, we'll send our official 2026-2027 Student-Athlete Registration information, including athletic paperwork, physical requirements, and everything needed to ensure student-athletes are cleared for fall sport participation. Finally, before we officially turn the page to the 2026-2027 school year, we want to celebrate one more time what was an incredible year for Spartan Athletics. Below you'll find just a snapshot of the many accomplishments our student-athletes and coaches achieved during the 2025-2026 season. Thank you to everyone who helped make it another successful year in Gaston Day Athletics. We hope everyone enjoys a great July 4th, and we look forward to seeing everyone back on campus in mid-July. It's a Great Day to Be a Spartan! Lulu Brase Director of Athletics Gaston Day School