High School Girls | Grades 9 – 12 | Coaches Greg Pickle & Ronnie Wilson

All girls in 5th-8th grades are eligible to play volleyball. This team will practice and/or play 2-3 nights per week, with practice starting the week of July 22. The season will begin in mid-August and will run through the end of September. The deadline to sign up is August 1st. The cost is $175 per player. Please contact Greg Pickle at gregpickle@gmail.com with questions about volleyball.

Middle School Boys & Girls | Grades 5 – 8 | Coach Randy Sadler

High School Boys & Girls | Grades 9 – 12 | Coach Max Bertram

Paideia is excited to bring back our co-ed flag football team this fall! All grades 5th – 12th are eligible to play MS Flag Football.  Practices will be held on Mon/Tues from 3:30 to 4:30 at the school.  The season runs from mid-August through mid-October.  The cost to play is $175. The registration deadline is July 19th.

Elementary Boys & Girls | Grades K – 5 | Coach Kristin Monge

Middle School Boys & Girls | Grades 6 – 8 | Coach Kristin Monge

The tennis season goes from the beginning of September to the end of October. Practices will start in mid-August running two practices per week (most likely Tuesdays & Thursdays). Once matches begin in September, practices will drop down to 1 per week along with 1 match per week. Students are responsible for their racket, shoes, and shorts/skirts (Elementary can wear any color bottoms. Middle School needs to wear solid black bottoms with pockets.) The cost per student is $175. (Covers t-shirt, court fees, balls, lessons, and match play.)  Please contact Kristin Monge (kmonge@paideiaknoxville.org) for any questions you may have.

Elementary Boys & Girls | Grades 3 – 5 | Coach Tara McIlrath

MS & HS Boys & Girls | Grades 6 – 12 | Coaches Cooper Carr & Jacob Duell

Paideia competes in the Knoxville Youth Athletics for cross country. All grades 3rd through 12th are eligible to participate. Practice will begin in mid-August. There are 5 regular season meets for each group during September, and a championship meet in October for all runners. State championships for qualifiers are in late October. For details about the program/schedule, please visit the KYA site (NOTE: do not register on the KYA site; you will only register through Paideia’s FACTS link below). For questions, please reach out to Tara McIlrath (taramcilrath@gmail.com). Cost is $175. Deadline to sign up is August 4th.

Practice
Practice is every Tues/Thurs from 3:30 to 4:30 – start date in mid-August TBA. Kids can come out and practice with us a few times and then officially register before the first big meet.

Inclement Weather
We will run in the rain, and meets will go on as planned. But for severe weather, check the KYA Twitter site.

Upper School Boys & Girls | Grades 7-12
6th grade students may also participate with approval from the coach.

Jack Efferson will be the coach. (Paideia alumnus and participant on the climbing team for several years).

Our team competes in the Knox Area High School Climbing Team competition at River Sports. Practices will take place at River Sports on Thursdays from 6:00-8:00 pm beginning Sept 21st. If a student cannot attend team practices but can practice on their own, they may still participate in the competitions. If you have any questions or for more information, please email Mrs. Monge @ kmonge@paideiaknoxville.org.

The cost is $175 and covers all meet registration fees plus a climbing shirt. All practice fees are the student’s responsibility.