Friends School of Portland has two teams this year: Grades 3-5 and Grades 6-8. Each week students practice rain or shine and run in meets across Southern Maine. There have been some epic sunny meets and others in downpours this season. A big shout out to the girl's Grade 6-8 team who have been on fire...and won all their meets to date!
Here are a few shout-outs from students and parents about what they have loved about this year's cross-country season:
"The best part of the race is the end of the race! People cheer!" - Fourth-grade student
"I think that my favorite part is going to be the pizza party that we have at the end of the season." - Fourth-grade student
"I really love having a supportive team. And just all the good people around. I love it!" - Third-grade student
"Everything is my favorite part of the season so far. Mostly the running... it's my third year." - Eighth-grade student
"This is the after-school activity for me!" - Eighth-grade student
"It's the bright spot of my day hanging out with these kids." Parent
"I love it too much. Happy tears at each race." - Parent
"I really enjoy watching children show and share their love of the sport!" - Parent