May 5, 2026

Dear Elementary School Families,

This year’s Milpitas Elementary Olympics will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Milpitas High School’s track and field/football stadium, as well as in the large gymnasium, outdoor blacktop, and outdoor soccer field. We encourage all families to come out, support your schools and schoolmates, and enjoy the day’s activities as either a participant or a spectator, with our 10 elementary school teams competing in 8 Olympic-style events in a friendly district-wide competition.

Congratulations to those student(s) who qualified to represent their school in the 2026 MEO. Each school held qualifying at their sites and have already let participating students know what events they will be competing in. To help prepare your family for this day, we have provided you with pertinent information and logistics below.

MEO ESSENTIALS

1.  Student athletes are expected to wear their school team shirt during the event.

(Note: No spikes are allowed for track events. All participants must use Official MEO 

equipment for all events.)

1. Parents/guardians will need to check in their student(s) at their school Staging Area on the Milpitas High School Softball Field between 7:30-7:50 a.m. (field behind football scoreboard)

2. Parking and entry will be open from all areas of the MHS campus.

3. Food trucks will be available for purchase (yet each athlete should come prepared with water and snacks.)

4. Only participating students and MEO volunteers will be allowed inside the track and designated areas throughout the MHS campus. We ask parents to meet their children on the visitor’s side bleachers or bleachers between the track and the soccer field so they do not interrupt the races.

5. MEO Events Schedule & More Click Here 

6. MEO Event Rules Click Here

PARTICIPATING STUDENT ATHLETES:

1. Opening Ceremony The opening ceremony will begin promptly at 8am with the March of the Schools. Site administrators, team members and all student athletes will walk together as a team around the track as the school is introduced. (Punctuality will be critical, so please plan ahead as we do expect traffic around the MHS vicinity.)

2. Before the Events (Check-in)

   • Arrive at the softball field between 7:30-7:50am

   • Designated areas for each school alphabetically

   • Participating students remain in the Staging Area and parents/guardians must go to the football stands for opening ceremonies.

   • Only participating students and MEO volunteers will be allowed inside the track and designated areas throughout the MHS campus. We ask parents to meet their children on the visitor’s side so they do not interrupt the races.

3. During the Events

   • Represent your school with pride and honor. Follow all rules. Demonstrate good sportsmanship. Cheer on your teammates. Have FUN!

   • Arrive at your event location 10 minutes before it will start to check in. If you have a track event and field event at the same time, attend the track event on time. 

   • MEO Events Schedule & More Click Here

   • MEO Event Rules Click Here

1. After the Events

   • Congratulate all participants involved. 

   • Collect all your belongings and help clean up your designated school area

   • Top Three per event, you will stand on the podium on the track near the scoreboard  There will be MEO volunteers designating where to line up when your event and grade level is called, receive your Gold, Silver or Bronze medal and take a photo. This will be on the track. For those students unable to attend, medals will be distributed at their school in the following days. All photos will be available for FREE downloads afterwards.

FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS

Food Trucks will be on site offering food and refreshments for purchase throughout the MEO.

• MEO Events Schedule & More Click Here

PARKING is available multiple locations along Escuela Parkway:

• Milpitas High School student lot, 1285 Escuela Pkwy

• Thomas Russell Middle School, 1500 Escuela Pkwy

• Pomeroy Elementary School, 1505 Escuela Pkwy

SCORING/RESULTS: Official scores/results will be updated as they are reported and available with live updates by scanning a QR code that will be available to scan at the MEO.

• MEO Events Schedule & More Click Here

SPECTATORS

1. For track events, ALL spectators must watch from the stands or outside the track perimeter fence. DO NOT ENTER THE TRACK. We ask parents to meet their children on the visitor’s side bleachers near the soccer field so they do not interrupt the races. Please have your child come to you.

2. For gym, blacktop, and field events, ALL spectators must remain in designated spectator areas.

3. BE COURTEOUS. This is a completely VOLUNTEER-run, community event with many volunteers being high school students. If you have an issue at the event, please connect with your School Admin and do NOT approach volunteers. Follow CCS Code of Conduct.

4. MEO Event Rules Click Here

Student Waiver

*Students who do not have a signed MEO waiver on file will not be permitted to participate in any event. This should have been submitted to your School Principal.

Good luck to everyone!

In community,

Raquel Kusunoki, Scott Forstner and Joanna Butcher

MEO organizing committee