Cross Country Parent/ Guardian:

Thank you for supporting your student athlete in running Cross Country for the John Deere Spartans during this 6-week 2008 season. Runners should have good running shoes, dark (blue/ black) shorts and a plastic water bottle.  Runners are required to have a sports physical at the beginning of each school year from a doctor and a parent permission form on file in order to participate. The cost of the team T-shirt is $8.00 (please make checks payable to John Deere Middle School.)

Practices will be every school day behind the school from 3:10 until 4:45.  Bus transportation will leave John Deere M.S. at 3:15 PM for all Wednesday Meets and at 7:30 AM for the Saturday (Sept. 20 & 27) Meets (see the events schedule.You are invited and encouraged to attend all meets to root us on to victory.  You are also invited to join the  "Cross Country Boosters" who are motivated parents taking turns bringing drinks and munchies to nourish our exhausted runners after the race at each of the scheduled meets!          

The John Deere Middle School team will host the Moline Invitational Meet on Wed. Sept. 17, 2008 at Credit Island Park beginning at 4:30 P.M.  I need adult volunteers to help set up the course 2:30-3:30 P.M. and during the meet 3:30-5:30 P.M. that day. If you can help during any of these times, please let me know as soon as possible by calling or sending a note with your runner.

Once again, THANK YOU for supporting your RUNNER.  If you have any questions, please call me at 743-8690 or e-mail me at cmckenzi@molineschools.org.

Sincerely,

                                                                     

Chris McKenzie                                                          

JDMS Cross Country Coach                                                                   

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