Dear Parents,

The end of the season is approaching and I want to thank you so much for all your help and support this season. It has been a successful season and I feel great about where the program is and where it is going in the future. We have our Region Championship meet this Saturday.  This will be the last meet for most of the team.  Athletes who qualify for the State Championship, either by finishing in the top-6 individual Varsity athletes or the top-4 Varsity teams, will advance to the State competition on Friday, 11/6.  Details about this weekend’s meet are below.

Reminder that we will be having our last XC Team Pasta Dinner on Friday, October 23rd, 5:30-7:00pm at the Lexington Woods amenities area (5465 Lexington Woods Lane, Johns Creek).  While this event is for athletes only, volunteers are needed to make this dinner a success! Please sign up at this link to bring 1 or more items:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AA9A82BA31-xcpasta1

Finally, our end-of-season Awards Ceremony will be on Thursday, November 19th in the Chattahoochee auditorium.  All athletes and families are encouraged to attend.  The auditorium has a capacity of several hundred, so families should be able to spread out sufficiently.  We are still waiting on county guidelines, which will pass on once received, but for now I assume there will be no meals allowed and everyone in attendance will need to wear a face mask. 

Region Championship details:

The meet will be at Boling Park in Canton -- where the Warpath meet was held earlier in the season.

Location: Boling Park.  1200 Marietta Hwy, Canton GA 30114

Meet page: https://ga.milesplit.com/meets/397377-region-7-aaaaaa-championships/info#.X47lhtBKhPY

Admission is $5 adult, $3 child and NO CASH will be taken at the gate. Virtual tickets must be purchased ahead of time through: https://gofan.co/app/events/112536?schoolId=GA5291

The host is asking that nobody arrives before 12:15 since there is another race going on that morning that has to clear out.

Schedule: 

1:30pm: JV Girls
2:10pm: JV Boys
2:45pm: Varsity Girls
3:15pm: Varsity Boys

Awards Ceremony

Thanks again for all your support.

Sincerely,

Coach Morris

Coach Reeder

Here is a bio about our speaker Kendra Houghton:

Kendra Houghton received her Bachelor of Science in Education, Health & Physical Education, and her Masters of Education, Health Promotion & Behavior from the University of Georgia.  She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).  She has 12 years of experience in work site health promotion, through which she has served as a corporate health coach for organizations all over the state of Georgia, run her own program development and coaching/training business, and for the last eight years served as Wellness Coordinator for the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County and it's 2000+ population of employees and retirees.  In addition to her work site wellness career, Kendra is a certified spin instructor, personal trains and health coaches throughout the Athens community.

Athletes: If you are going to be absent from any part of a practice or meet for any reason, you need to fill out and submit the electronic form HERE.  Submit it 48 hours+ prior for absences from practice and 5 days prior for absences from meets.  Filling out this form does not necessarily mean your absence will be considered approved or excused by the coaching staff.