“I run because it’s so symbolic of life. You have to drive yourself to overcome the obstacles. You might feel that you can’t. But then you find your inner strength and realize you’re capable of so much more than you thought.” ~Arthur Blank
Great American Cross Country Festival:
Our runners overall had a great meet with several PR’s. It was a gorgeous day with near perfect running conditions (finally!!).
Varsity Boys placed 9th out of 25 teams in their race. Jack Rhodes finished 5th overall and Michael Parnes placed 30th overall. Great job, boys!
Varsity Girls did great with Sarah Sandreuter finishing 6th overall and Abby Smith coming in 30th. Awesome running, girls!
JV Boys ran hard coming in 9th out of 26 teams with Adam Clark finishing 33rd overall.
JV Girls pushed for a 7th place finish out of 19 teams. Roxanne Colson kicked in a 37th finish with Leah Ehrhardt right behind at 38th.
Way to Go Hornets!!
Coach Wood Invitational:
Address:
1046 W McIntosh Cir, Whitesburg, GA 30185
Please be at school at 5:00am!
Race times:
Varsity Boys: 8am
Varsity Girls: 8:30am
JV Boys: 9:00am
JV Girls: 9:30am
PRACTICE THIS WEEK:
Monday, 10/8: 5:30pm at Boling Park for top 20 (to get ready for Area Meet)
Tuesday,10/9: 3:50pm at RHS
Wednesday, 10/10: 3:30pm at Sweet Apple Park (PSAT Day – half day of school)
Thursday, 10/11: 3:50pm at RHS
Friday, 10/12: 3:50pm at RHS
RUNNERS OF THE WEEK (10/1):
Congratulations to Kelly Foit, Ainsley Gillespie, Jacob Brunner, and Drew Stowers
Runners of the Week (9/24):
Congratulations to Josh Davis, Katie Nay, and Jordan Gomez
PASTA DINNER ON THURSDAY, 10/11:
We still need help! All 2018 XC runners are invited (past and present). Please see all the details and sign up to help or provide food HERE!
Banquet:
The end of season banquet is scheduled for Thursday, November 8th in the RHS cafeteria. Outback will be catering and dinner will start at 5:30. We are in need of some parents to help with the planning and execution. Please consider helping out with our end of season celebration!
Watch for more details and RSVP request soon!
Want to get involved next year? 
Parents, we have several members of the XC board whose terms are coming to an end. If you are interested in nominating yourself or someone else for a position on the board, please send an email to annvance5@att.net. The term is usually two years.
These are the open positions:
~President
~ VP of Volunteers
~ Treasurer
~ Communications/Secretary
If you have any questions about specific responsibilities/duties/time commitment please feel free to contact any one of us on the board and we’d be happy to speak with you. You can find our contact information here: Booster Club Board Members
Rand Haley will be remaining on the board as a Vice President.
We are also looking for someone (or 2 people) to be Chairperson(s) of the Covered Bridge Meet next year. Any takers??
BACKPACK WATCH:
Parents needed between 4-5:15pm to keep an eye on backpacks and phones while the kids are out running. Just come and sit in the outdoor classroom. Sign up HERE
