Thursday, September 24, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Photos to View!
Here are two sites to check out to view LOTS of photos of our runners! Enjoy!
http://www.visualqphotography.com/Sports/Cross-Country
http://picasaweb.google.com/linzeemp/GatorMountainDewInvitationalAtUniversityOfFlorida?authkey=Gv1sRgCNn6uIX4_uLraQ
http://www.visualqphotography.com/Sports/Cross-Country
http://picasaweb.google.com/linzeemp/GatorMountainDewInvitationalAtUniversityOfFlorida?authkey=Gv1sRgCNn6uIX4_uLraQ
Middle Division Tri-Meet September 24th
This Thursday, September 24th, the Middle Division runners will participate in a 2 Mile Tri-Meet with Admiral Farragut and Canterbury. The race will take place at Puryear Park - Girls run @ 4PM, Boys @ 4:30. Hope to see you all there!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
This Week's happenings!
Hi Everyone. Here are some details for this week's upcoming meets:
Thursday Taylor Park in Largo - Runners will be dismissed from school at 2:00, bus leaves at 2:15. Only those drivers who have written permission on file with us and the athletic department will be allowed to drive their own vehicles. All others will ride the bus. Girls run @ 4PM, boys @ 4:45. The bus will return to SPS immediately following the races. All runners leaving with anyone other than his or her own parents/guardians MUST have written permission turned in to the coaches prior to the start of the race. All runners MUST be signed from the meet if they are not returning on the bus. ALL RUNNERS WHO ARE TRAVELING TO GAINESVILLE ON FRIDAY ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THE MEET AT TAYLOR PARK AND MAY RIDE THE BUS IF THEY CHOOSE. Directions to Taylor Park can be found in the Athletic Section of the Shorecrest website.
Friday Mt. Dew Classic @ UF in Gainesville. Click HERE for meet details and directions to the course. Runners will be excused from class at 10:30, bus will leave at 10:45. Please be sure to send money with the runners for lunch and dinner if they plan to return on the bus. Sign-out procedures for UF are identical to Taylor Park.
Please let us know if you have any questions about this week. Also, Disney Waiver forms must be returned by Wednesday for ALL who plan to run. Final plans for our over night trip and Universal visit on 10/10 are being made now. PLEASE LET ME KNOW, IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY, YOUR CHILD'S EXACT PLANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT! We are looking forward to a great week and we hope to see many of you at the meets! Happy racing!
Thursday Taylor Park in Largo - Runners will be dismissed from school at 2:00, bus leaves at 2:15. Only those drivers who have written permission on file with us and the athletic department will be allowed to drive their own vehicles. All others will ride the bus. Girls run @ 4PM, boys @ 4:45. The bus will return to SPS immediately following the races. All runners leaving with anyone other than his or her own parents/guardians MUST have written permission turned in to the coaches prior to the start of the race. All runners MUST be signed from the meet if they are not returning on the bus. ALL RUNNERS WHO ARE TRAVELING TO GAINESVILLE ON FRIDAY ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THE MEET AT TAYLOR PARK AND MAY RIDE THE BUS IF THEY CHOOSE. Directions to Taylor Park can be found in the Athletic Section of the Shorecrest website.
Friday Mt. Dew Classic @ UF in Gainesville. Click HERE for meet details and directions to the course. Runners will be excused from class at 10:30, bus will leave at 10:45. Please be sure to send money with the runners for lunch and dinner if they plan to return on the bus. Sign-out procedures for UF are identical to Taylor Park.
Please let us know if you have any questions about this week. Also, Disney Waiver forms must be returned by Wednesday for ALL who plan to run. Final plans for our over night trip and Universal visit on 10/10 are being made now. PLEASE LET ME KNOW, IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY, YOUR CHILD'S EXACT PLANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT! We are looking forward to a great week and we hope to see many of you at the meets! Happy racing!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
3rd Annual Charger Classic
This Thursday, September 10th, please plan to join the Shorecrest Cross Country Runners for our 3rd Annual Charger Classic at 4PM on Haskell Field. You are invited to run the 5K course around campus with the team - or just come and cheer everyone on! Immediately following the boys race we will have a season kick-off team dinner under the 7th/8th grade pavilion. Families are welcome - Hope to see you all there!
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Parent Meeting Update
For those of you who were not able to join us for the parent meeting, following are the important points. Please contact me if you have any questions or need any further information. It was great to see many of you yesterday!
Schedule Changes:
• 9/17 IRCS @ Taylor Park, JV Team Only
• 9/18 Mt Dew Cross Country Classic @ UF, Varsity Team Only
• 9/25 West Coast Challenge - Canceled. We will be adding a 2 Mile Middle Division Race @ Puryear Park on 9/24
• 10/16 Charger Classic - Canceled
• 10/16 or 10/17 Pre-State Meet @ Little Everglades Ranch, Varsity Team Only
• 10/24 Bradenton Runners Club Meet - Canceled
• Team T-shirts have been ordered. Each runner will be charged $10 through the business office for the shirt.
• Team parents Janet Allweiss and Lena Kass are collecting $20 per runner for snacks, drinks, and team dinners for the season. This charge will also go through the business office.
• Disney meet is 10/9. We have 25 rooms reserved @ the Disney All-Star Sports Resort. Any parents who would like to reserve one of these rooms at our discounted, tax-exempt rate should let me know by 9/14. Also, I must have an accurate count of which runners will be attending the overnight portion of the trip ($25 per student for room) and the theme park visit (Universal Orlando - both parks, ticket cost $45) by 9/14. Again, charges will be handled through the business office.
• Important change for this season: ALL RUNNERS MUST BE SIGNED OUT FROM EACH MEET BY A PARENTS IF THEY ARE NOT RETURNING ON THE BUS. A sign-out log will be kept on a clip board in the team area at each meet. Parents must sign out each runner when leaving. Also, if your child is driving to a meet OR riding home with someone other than his/her own parent, we must have written permission on file. Driving forms are available through the athletic office.
• The varsity runners will have an internal and external requirement for community service this season. More details to come.
• Please plan join us for the 3rd annual Charger Classic this Thursday, 9/10 @ 4PM. Parents are welcome to run with the team or just come to cheer them on! Please plan to stay after the run for our Season Kick-off Team Dinner. All families are encouraged to attend - we are really excited about the season and we're looking forward to celebrating it with all of you!
Please contact us with any questions or comments.
Also, please bookmark our team's blog - http://shorecrestvarsitycrosscountry.blogspot.com/
See you Thursday!
Coach Pope and Coach Raab
Schedule Changes:
• 9/17 IRCS @ Taylor Park, JV Team Only
• 9/18 Mt Dew Cross Country Classic @ UF, Varsity Team Only
• 9/25 West Coast Challenge - Canceled. We will be adding a 2 Mile Middle Division Race @ Puryear Park on 9/24
• 10/16 Charger Classic - Canceled
• 10/16 or 10/17 Pre-State Meet @ Little Everglades Ranch, Varsity Team Only
• 10/24 Bradenton Runners Club Meet - Canceled
• Team T-shirts have been ordered. Each runner will be charged $10 through the business office for the shirt.
• Team parents Janet Allweiss and Lena Kass are collecting $20 per runner for snacks, drinks, and team dinners for the season. This charge will also go through the business office.
• Disney meet is 10/9. We have 25 rooms reserved @ the Disney All-Star Sports Resort. Any parents who would like to reserve one of these rooms at our discounted, tax-exempt rate should let me know by 9/14. Also, I must have an accurate count of which runners will be attending the overnight portion of the trip ($25 per student for room) and the theme park visit (Universal Orlando - both parks, ticket cost $45) by 9/14. Again, charges will be handled through the business office.
• Important change for this season: ALL RUNNERS MUST BE SIGNED OUT FROM EACH MEET BY A PARENTS IF THEY ARE NOT RETURNING ON THE BUS. A sign-out log will be kept on a clip board in the team area at each meet. Parents must sign out each runner when leaving. Also, if your child is driving to a meet OR riding home with someone other than his/her own parent, we must have written permission on file. Driving forms are available through the athletic office.
• The varsity runners will have an internal and external requirement for community service this season. More details to come.
• Please plan join us for the 3rd annual Charger Classic this Thursday, 9/10 @ 4PM. Parents are welcome to run with the team or just come to cheer them on! Please plan to stay after the run for our Season Kick-off Team Dinner. All families are encouraged to attend - we are really excited about the season and we're looking forward to celebrating it with all of you!
Please contact us with any questions or comments.
Also, please bookmark our team's blog - http://shorecrestvarsitycrosscountry.blogspot.com/
See you Thursday!
Coach Pope and Coach Raab
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Welcome to Cross Country 2009!
Hello parents and friends! Welcome to the Shorecrest Cross Country blog. Here you will find many important updates regarding our season - practices, meets, special events, and more! Be sure to subscribe for email alerts so you'll be among the first to know what's happening in our running community! Don't forget our parent meeting this Thursday, September 3rd at 5PM in the new pavilion next to the 7th/8th grade building. Hope to see you all then!
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