The bookstore is ready to accept payments for athletic fees now.  Athletes can take cash or check to the bookstore.  Also, parents can pay on-line through the payment portal using their parent vue account, selecting pay fines/fees, and then selecting ECA Athletic Fee-Cross Country.

If parents would like to purchase a team t-shirt, Thursday is the deadline. Athletes do NOT need to order a t-shirt. The boosters will take care of their order. This is strictly for parents/other relatives who wish to purchase a shirt. Please send your order form (see attached) and payment in with your athlete to practice on Thursday. The shirts are $10.

We are also asking parents to donate $20 per athlete to help offset the cost of all the water, Gatorade, snacks, pasta dinners, Desert Twilight dinner, etc. Basically we will feed your child all season! You can send in this donation on Thursday, or bring to the swim party on Saturday. Thank you for supporting our team!

All athletes are invited to the team swim party on Saturday from 5 to 8pm at the Montana’s home. If you did not receive the email with the address, please contact Kristi at kristijohn@hotmail.com. See you there!

Parents, if you were unable to attend the meeting last evening, the parent handout can be found on the website under “DOCUMENTS”.
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Tuesday Practice – Wear Orange!
We will be taking our sponsor banner photo on Tuesday at practice (6pm). Athletes should wear an orange shirt if they have one. If you do not have an orange shirt, please wear grey or white.

Parent Meeting on Monday
The Fall Sports Meeting is at 6pm Monday in the auditorium. We will break out into our Cross Country meeting immediately after – probably around 6:30pm. Please plan to attend as there will be important information from the coaches and the boosters. The booster club does ask for a $20 donation per athlete to help cover snacks, water and Gatorade at all the meets, as well as 3 team pasta dinners and pizza at the Desert Twilight Meet. We do not ask you to do any fundraising (other than the no-cost fundraising) throughout the season. If you would like to bring your donation on Monday evening, we will gladly accept it! We will have a few past season t-shirts, decals and water bottles for sale as well.

Tuesday Practice – Wear Orange!
We will be taking our sponsor banner photo on Tuesday at practice (6pm). Athletes should wear an orange shirt if they have one. If you do not have an orange shirt, please wear grey or white.

T-Shirt Orders
We will be accepting orders/prepayment for this season’s t-shirt. Note that all athletes get their t-shirt paid for by the boosters and we have their sizes already. This is just for family members. The order form is attached to this posting. Orders must be in by this coming Thursday, August 16th. We apologize for the tight schedule, but we need the shirts back before the first meet. Orders and payment can be brought to the parent meeting or sent in with your athlete on Tuesday or Thursday to practice.

Swim Party on Saturday!
All athletes are invited to the team swim party on Saturday, August 18th from 5-8pm. Pizza, drinks and other snacks will be provided by the boosters (vegan and gluten free options). Just bring your suit and towel and come have some fun! The party will be hosted by the Montana family. The address was sent out in the email. Please contact Kristi Johnson at kristijohn@hotmail.com if you need the address.

Practice Schedule:
M, W, F at 3pm
T, Th at 6pm

Have a great week!
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Saturday Practice is at Tempe Town Lake at 5:30am. See the previous post on the website for a map.

Schedule for Next Week:
– Monday and Wednesday practice at 6pm (NO PRACTICE ON TUESDAY)
– Thursday Team Meeting at 2:45 in Room A357 followed by first official practice
– Friday Practice at 3pm
– Saturday Practice at 6am at Corona

Registration
Make sure your athlete’s registration is complete on RegisterMyAthlete.com in order to practice with the team next week. The fee is not due yet, but all required documents should be in.

New Sponsors
We would like to thank two new sponsors for their support of Corona Cross Country: Blacker Orthodontics and the GNC Store at Ray and Rural. We appreciate their assistance in making this a great cross country season!

Parent Meeting August 13th at 6pm
Mark your calendars for the Fall Sports Meeting immediately followed by the Cross Country Parent Meeting. The coaches and booster club will be going over important information for the season.

Team Pool Party
All athletes are invited to attend this social event on Saturday, August 18th at the Montana’s home from 5-8pm. (The address will be sent out next week.) The boosters will be providing pizza, snacks, drinks and desserts. Come have some fun and get to know your teammates!

Volunteers Needed
We are looking for people to help throughout the season in a couple of areas:
– Facebook – if you like to Facebook, we can use your help updating our FB page.
– Photography – we are looking for a few people who could take pictures throughout the season. If you can aim and shoot you are more than qualified. Photos can be uploaded to our Shutterfly site.

Have a great week!
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