past news
2007-2008
Eligible Voters
Apr 28, 2008
For your reference, the 2008 list of eligible South Texas voters for the May 3, 2008 Southwest Section meeting (see the news items on the Southwest Section Web site) have been posted HERE. The Southwest Section proxy form is available HERE.
Referee Seminar
Apr 9, 2008
A referee seminar will be held on Friday evening, April 18 at Jowers Gymnasium on the campus of Texas State University. The seminar begins at 5:00 PM and participants should be prepared to stay late.
Level: Entry/Mid-level
Date: Apr. 18, 2008
5 pm – 11:00 pm or so
Location: Jowers Gym, Texas State University at San Marcos
Instructor: Gary Van Der Wege (Contact)
Cost: $40 per participant. ($35 FRED)
Pizza and Coke will be provided
Testing and potential observations may be done on Saturday at the Fiesta D and Under Event at the San Antonio Fencing Center.
Proxy Forms and Voting '08
Apr 8, 2008
Proxy forms for the Divisional Meeting can be found HERE. Please note that to be a voting member, you must have joined before February 1st, 2008. Any proxy forms must be turned into the Division Secretary by 9 am on Saturday, April 12th, or faxed to him at (512) 396-8800 before 5 pm on Friday, April 11th.
For your reference, the 2008 list of eligible voters for South Texas have been posted HERE.
Quick Changes
Mar 31, 2008
Change to Jr. and Sr. Team Qualifier Event at 2008 South Texas Division Qualifiers (12-13 April)
Written notice about tentative teams must be submitted in writing (e-mail is acceptable) to a Divisional officer PRIOR to 5 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2008. This will allow time to see if fence offs will be needed.
If sufficient teams register by that time, then the fence offs will begin shortly after 10 a.m. on Sunday, 13 April, 2008 at the upper gym of Jowers (Texas State University at San Marcos).
Divisional Qualifiers '08
Mar 19, '08, 5:56 PM
Divisional Qualifiers for Summer Nationals will be held April 12 - 13, 2008 in San Marcos in Jowers Gym at Texas State University. Details and pre-registration are available on FRED.
The Annual Division Meeting will be held Saturday, April 12th, at 9 AM. All offices (chair, vice-chair, secretary, treasurer and tournament events coordinator) are open for nominees as always. Also reps to USFA Summer Congress will be elected.
Salle Pouj Sabre D and Under
Feb 4, 2008
Salle Pouj will host a D and Under Foil and Sabre event at their new San Antonio Fencing Center on Saturday, Feb 16. Full information is on FRED.
Team Entries for Div 1
Feb 4, 2008
Team entries for the Divisional Qualifiers for the national Division I Team Championships are NOW being accepted and are due by 14 February 2008. South Texas Division clubs need to notify the Division Chairman in writing (e-mail is acceptable) of which teams they wish to send to Div I (One) Team Championships scheduled for April, 2008. If enough teams enter an event, fence-offs will be held in late February or early March (prior to 14 March 2008).
A list of auto qualifiers is to be found at USFencing.org. General information can be found in the USFA Athlete Handbook and Operations Manual.
Upcoming Events
Jan 8, 2008
January 12, 2008
3rd Veteran's Melee at Salle Pouj in San Antonio. More info at AskFred.Net.
January 25-27, 2008
Referee Clinic in conjunction with the Pouj Memorial. Instructor: Gary Van der Wege. Clinic starts at 6 p.m., Friday 25 January at Jowers Gym 220-221 at Texas State University at San Marcos. Fee is 30.00. More info/registration at AskFred.Net.
January 26-27, 2008
28th Annual Poujardieu Memorial Fencing Tournament will be held at Texas State University at San Marcos. More info/details at AskFred.Net.
Referee Clinic
Sep 4, 2007
There is a Referee Clinic scheduled for Bobcat weekend. Details:
Level: Entry/Mid-level
Date: Oct. 12-14, 2007
Location: Jowers Gym (221-222), Texas State University at San Marcos
Cost: $30 per participant. Cash or checks (payable to South Texas Division, USFA)
The classroom session is on Friday, October 12th beginning at 6 p.m. until late. Observations are on Saturday/Sunday. For further information, contact Oscar Barrera at chair@southtexasdivision.org.