PMA CROSS COUNTRY (FALL)
The Cross Country Running team will have practices twice a week for students in Grades 5 through 8. Students in Grades 3 and 4 will continue to attend once a week on Tuesdays. Training sessions will consist of exercises, stretching, and running.
PMA participatesin the Tri-County League which means that the older runners (5th-8th) will typically run in 5 cross country meets in addition to the Tri-County League Championship, the State Cross-Country Championship, and our home Catholic Invitational Meet. All team members will be expected to attend all meets.
PLEASE NOTE: Permission Forms and the athletic fee must be paid for a student to participate. Copies of these forms may be found on the Athletics Page.
PRACTICES AND PICK-UP
Practices will begin in early fall and run from 2:30 until 3:45 throughout the fall. Parents need to park their cars and walk to the field behind the school to pick up their child at 3:45 pm. Please be prompt. All students not picked up by 4:00 will be placed in the after-school program and charged accordingly.
For those children enrolled in the after-school care program, please send in a note to allow your child to be dismissed from running to the after-school care program at the conclusion of practice if you will not be there by 3:45 to pick the children up.
Please remember to send the students to practices with proper running attire which includes shorts or sweat pants, sweatshirt, athletic shoes and a WATER BOTTLE. If it is cold, layers of clothing are best and gloves and hats are always helpful. All athletic wear should be dress-code appropriate meaning no short shorts or tank tops.
CANCELLATIONS
Practices will generally NOT be held in inclement weather or even if the weather has been threatening to be inclement. I will make a decision by noon on practice days, and cancellation announcements will be made during the children's lunch. Mrs. Donnelly will also put the cancellation on her voice mail (extension 402) by 12:35. We will sometimes run in light rain, especially if it develops late in the day, but you may choose not to send your child. Please try not to bother the office with phone calls when possible.
SCHEDULE
Coming soon.....
PMA CATHOLIC INVITATIONAL MEET
The running program will culminate with a friendly, Catholic Schools Invitational Cross Country Meet on our school grounds. We will invite teams from St. Christophers, Infant Jesus, Notre Dame Academy, St. Thomas Aquinas, and possible St. Benedict, St. Casimir and the Villa. The course will be approximately 2 miles long.
