Essex County Championships Information

All ladies running in friday will be excused from their 8th period class. Please meet on Midland Ave immediately after 7th period. 

JV and Varsity boys meet on Midland Ave immediately after school.  

Times of the races are as follows:

 ​Girls Junior Varsity. 3:15 PM  

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 ​Girls Varsity  3:40PM

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 ​Boys Varsity 4:05PM

 

 ​Boys Junior 4:30 PM

Enjoy tomorrow off. Don't eat too much candy! Haha

Banquet Food Assignments

Freshmen: protein dish (examples: meatballs, sausage, chicken, wings, cheese tray, etc.)

Sophomores: Pasta (examples: baked ziti; lasagna; mac&cheese; pasta primavera, marinara, alfredo, etc.)

Juniors: salads or side dish AND bread

Seniors: dessert

schedule week of 10/28-11/2

This week is very important in our preparation for the county championships to be held at Brookdale Park on Friday 11/1. Workouts are very important to attend and your participation is needed. If your unable to attend please let Coach Pasternack know ASAP. All girl's running will be getting out of school early. Need to give list by Wednesday so teachers know you will be missing class. Also we need to know if you'll be attending the year end banquet on satutrday 11/2 at the Atrium between 1-3. Each grade is responsible for certain food categories. Talk to Coach Wallace about that. There will be no practice on Thursday so everyone can get some rest for Friday. If for some reason you will not be participating in the next two friday meets,please let us know and we can collect your uniforms. On Friday 11/8 only the non-varsity will be running. All uniforms have to be handed in by Wednesday of the next week. Top 7 varsity boys and girls will competing in the state sectionals at Garret Mountain on 11/9. more information to follow after Friday's meet.

Calling All Bakers

MHS Cross Country Booster Club is hosting a bake sale during the Essex County Championships this coming Friday (Nov 1) at Brookdale Park.

We need bakers.  (thanks to Mary Kate Mellon, Claire Walls, Jane Marcus, Linda Bowers so far)

Also, a few folks to man the table, shifts:

2:30-3:30 (need 1)

3:30-4:30 (need 2-3)

4:30-5:30 (need 2-3)

(race schedule is: JV girls @3:15; Varsity girls @3:40; Varsity boys @4:05; JV boys@4:30)

Please email me back if you can help!

Thanks

Connie Keys

p.s. don't forget to RSVP to Mary Quiroz for the Banquet on Sat, Nov 2 1-3pm in the 9th grade Atrium. (MQuiroz@woboe.org)

Schedule

The next 10 days will be our preparation for the varsity and non-varsity Essex county championships at brookdalepark on Friday November 1st. Everyone will run a 5k race. Some students will get out of school earlier for their race. Others get out regular time. We will be having a bake sale at meet. More to follow. We will be having our team banquet on Saturday November 2nd at 1-3pm. At the atrium.  Any problems with these dates let the coaches know immediately.

Saturday race schedule and bus

The freshmen and sophomores will go on 7:45 bus. The juniors and seniors in the 8:45 bus.  Frosh girls run at 9. Frosh boys 9:20.  Soph. Girls 9:40. Soph boys 10:00.  Junior girls 10:20, junior boys 10:40,  senior girls 11:00 and senior boys 11:20.

announcements for week 10/14-10/19

make sure you let coaches know your availabilty for meet on saturday 10/19 at branchbrook park. we need to know so as to order 1 or 2 buses. thursday is a half day and practice will go from 1:30 till around 3:15. selected varsity runners will travel to garrett mountain to workout. plan to get back by 4:00. monday and wednesday are very important practices to attend for our preparation for saturday. remember legs and elbows should be covered. after warm-up you can run in shorts and t-shirt. Mark on your calendar saturday 11/2 team banquet from 1-3 in the atrium. Food preparation will be handled by certain classes. any questions contact one of the coaches ASAP.