Hi All!

Looking for a spring race.... sign up to run the Loudoun Half on April 23 and help support the Rams Track and Field Team. Information Below. We will be there cheering you on at the start and finish! Go Rams! 

 The Ashburn Area Running Club’s Loudoun Half Races, presented by INOVA
Heart & Vascular Institute is excited to have Riverside as an official
beneficiary!

Spread the word that Riverside will be participating in the Loudoun Half
Races and is in the running for the BEST school spirit award of an extra
$500! The school with the most representation from registered runners will
earn a bonus of $500!

Share with your students, teachers, administrators and parents this promo
code for $10 off an adult registration for the half marathon: RRams. Let
them know to select Riverside during the registration process to increase
Riverside’s chances of having the most school spirit and earning an extra
$500!

Good luck!
The Loudoun Half Races Committee

Good Morning XC Team,

In addition to the holiday party and gift exchange at TQ's house this Friday the team will be hosting it's first ever Holiday Fun Run followed by food and fun at Potomac River Running on Monday, December 19th. Below is the information. We hope to see you all there!

When: Monday, December 19th

Where: Potomac River Running - Leesburg Location

Time: Meet at PRR between 4 15- 4 30, if you need a ride let Coach DeGaetano or Coach Brenner know. We will be able to get you there!!! Parent pick-up should be between 6 - 6 30PM.

Who: Riverside Rams XC and TF

What: Holiday FUN Run and more..... The team will go for a run which will include a holiday scavenger hunt! Teams should come dressed in their best wacky tacky holiday running attire. Following the scavenger hunt, we will have cookies and milk at our favorite running store, Potomac River Running. We will also take a few pictures near the big tree!!!!

If you have any questions or concerns please let Coach DeGaetano, we hope to see you there for this fun run!!!

Go Rams!

Hi All!

Hope you enjoyed the Thanksgiving break and all the turkey trotting! Track conditioning starts December 5th. We will practice every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday after school. Come dressed to run/ workout in or outside.

Not planning to  run track...... No worries, want to stay in shape for another sport or just keep running with the team? You are more than welcome to join!!

Go Rams!  

Hello XC Ram Families,

Reminder of our last pasta dinner for the season to get our State team ready for the State meet. The dinner will be held at the Ong Family’s home (19070 Boyer Fields Place Lansdowne) on Thursday November 10 at 5:00. All runners are welcome. Hope your runner can come by to show their support for our State Team. We’re still in need of meal contributions. Please follow this link to sign up:  http://signup.com/go/tHcB2v . 

And don’t forget about our end of season team banquet coming up on Monday November 14 from 6:00-9:00 at RVHS.  Please rsvp and sign up for what you can bring on this link:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4eaeaa23a75-riverside/

Currently we do not have anyone signed up for drinks. If you are able/willing to bring a cooler of water bottles in addition to what you’ve already signed up for, please sign up on the link and let us know how many water bottles you can bring. So far, we have 122 people rsvp’d to come, so a couple coolers of water bottles are needed. Thank you for everyone’s generosity of time and food this XC season!

Hello XC Ram Families,

We will be having one more pasta dinner for the season to get our State team ready for the State meet. The dinner will be held at the Ong Family’s home (19070 Boyer Fields Place Lansdowne) on Thursday November 10 at 5:00. All runners are welcome. Hope your runner can come by to show their support for our State Team. We’re asking for meal contributions. Please follow this link to sign up:  http://signup.com/go/tHcB2v

And don’t forget about our end of season team banquet coming up on Monday November 14 from 6:00-9:00 at RVHS. Please rsvp and sign up for what you can bring on this link:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4eaeaa23a75-riverside/


Lets support and celebrate our awesome team, coaches and season!

 

Where: Oatlands

Time: 2PM Boys 2 40PM Girls- Please note this is a change to the original posted time.

Cost: $7 TO PARK, PLEASE HAVE MONEY READY AT ENTRANCE

Go Rams! We are exctied for another big day for the team! We hope to see you there! All those running in the race will be dismissed from school at 11 45.

Don’t forget to rsvp for our XC End of Season Banquet

Good Morning All,

If you didn't hear the exciting news... we had a big week for both the boys and girls team! On Wednesday, the boys team won the Conference meet and the girls got a 2nd place finish! Both teams will be advancing to the regional meet on Tuesday, November 1st at Oatlands. We hope to see you out there cheering the team on!!! Congrats to all of our runners who did an awesome job on Wednesday. We are so very proud of you!

Upcoming Events:

Saturday- Practice at 7, meet at RHS run to Wegman's for Breakfast and carpool back! Bring $$$

Sunday- Off

Monday- Oatlands

Tuesday- Regional Meet at Oatlands Boys at 2 and Girls at 2 30

November 14th: XC Team Banquet at RHS Cafeteria. We hope to see you there to celebrate a great season!

Good Afternoon, 

Below is information for the end of the week and upcoming week. Thank you to all the families who helped cheer the team on yesterday at our last in season meet. The boys placed 5th and girls placed 6th overall! It was a great way to end the season!! Also, thank you to all of our parents who donated candy, treats, and opened up their house for our Halloween run today! We are looking forward to a fun afternoon. Stay tuned for pictures! 

Friday- We will not have practice, all those advancing to the post-season should get a 20 minute easy run in on their own. Senior night at the football game, come cheer our awesome seniors on at the game! We will miss you next season Matt, Luke, Darby, and Hope! 

Saturday- Morning Practice at RHS at 7 30AM. All XC members are encouraged to sign up for the Pink run. Post season runners will have practice, meet in our normal location. 

Sunday- Off 

Monday- Oatlands 

Tuesday- Practice at RHS, Pasta Party to follow. If you order Manhattan Dinner, please pick up. 

Wednesday- Conference Meet at Oatlands! Early Dismissal for those racing. 2:45-boys race and 3:15-girls race, $7 parking fee. 

Go Rams! Don't forget to mark your calendar for our upcoming banquet on November 14th! 

Mark your calendar for our team banquet, below for more information. 

Below is some important information for our meet on Wednesday. Please note we will also be collecting all JV runners uniforms on this day. All runners should bring a change of clothes to change into for after the race. If you plan to ride home with your parents please bring a note or send an email to Coach DeGaetano.

Some reminders to pass on to your teams and parents.

1.       $5 parking and please remind them to have their money ready to prevent delays and traffic from backing up onto Rt. 15

2.       No dogs

3.       Please use the portable restrooms provided for the meet and not to use the woods or any other grounds or houses on site

4.       Chips must be collected and turned in prior to leaving from Oatlands on this day

5.       Please make sure that we do not leave any trash on the grounds.  We are asking that you take your teams trash back with you to the school to be disposed of at your school

6.       T-shirts will be sold on site for the meet

TENTATIVE TIMELINE

4:45 (1^st load buses arrive / coaches meeting)

5:15  (Start 1^st race / Girls)

5:15 (2^nd load buses arrive)

5:45 (Start 2^nd race / Boys)

Good Afternoon Rams!

Below is the link for results and pictures from Third Battle. Great way to finish the in season with some speedy times! http://va.milesplit.com/meets/234486/coverage#.WAPeaGdwUqQ

Below is important info for the upcoming week which is jammed packed with fun and runs! And additional information about the end of season stuff.

This week:

Mon- Practice at Oatlands, if you are part of the NHS inductions practice and are unable to make it please get a 45- 60 minute run in. Leyla, Elise, and Justin R will be doing a run afterwards if you want to join them.

Tues- Practice at RHS, Manhattan Pizza dinner for those that ordered it.

Wed- LCXC Championship race at Oatlands, Parents if you are able to volunteer at the finish please email Coach DeGaetano ( Gina. DeGaetano@lcps.org) Uniform collection from JV runners. Please bring a change of clothes to change into after the meet. We will be collecting all uniforms following the race.

7 Last Day of required ppractice for JV runners.

Fri- AM practice and Senior Night at the Football game. Come cheer on Darby, Luke, Matt, and Hope!!!! Class of 2017!!!!

Sat- AM practice, sign up for the RHS Pink Run! More info on the Facebook page and RHS website!!! Pink Out!!!

Good Afternoon Parents,

Next week we will have our second annual trick or treat run on Thursday, October 20th from 4-7PM. This is a special run when the team dresses in costume and runs throughout the Lansdowne neighborhood for Tricks and Treats. For every trick they get a treat. At each stop ( a house) you will have a trick for the kids to complete, for example 60 second plank then they get a treat ( candy, water, snack, etc). I will assign each house on the list a trick for them to complete before they get there treat. Below are a list of ways you can help with this special run. Please note practice is a bit longer on this day as we have a Halloween team trivia and party after the run. A few items you should know: The team will come together, we have about 60 runners, we will start our run at 4 30 and end by 6. Therefore if we come to your house you would need to be present from 4 30- 6, or you can leave the treat and trick at the door for us if you are not able to be home. I will give you the order we plan to come so that you have an idea when we will make it there.

How you can help:

1) Be a house stop for our run. Send me your address so I can add you to the list!

2) Donate Candy or Treats ( Desserts) for the Post Run Party, they can be dropped off anytime before Thursday or on the day of the event prior to 300 in the main office, please label XC.

Thank you for your support!

Go Rams!

Hello XC Families!

Good Afternoon Rams! 

I hope you are enjoying the crisp, cool, fall weather! Below is the info for the week: 

Monday- Riverside 7AM-9AM, please note this is a  change from the original plan which was at Red Rock Park. Athletes should bring money for breakfast as our run will finish at Panera's for a Team Breakfast!!! 

Tuesday- Oatlands 

Wednesday- RHS 

Thursday- RHS 

Friday-RHS AM Practice, Pasta Party in the Afternoon at 5

Saturday- Third Battle Inv. for more info: http://va.milesplit.com/meets/234486/info 

Please note this is our last Saturday meet for the season. We hope to see you there cheering the team on!! 

Go Rams! 

Good Morning Rams!

I hope everyone had a great homecoming weekend! A few items for the upcoming week:

Monday- Oatlands Practice

Tuesday- Practice from 4-5, Pasta Party to follow immediately after  (DelaskiFamily for hosting this week. Their address is 20231 Millstead Dr. Ashburn) If your runner needs a ride please have them notify one of the coaches and we will help them find a ride to the pasta party!

Wenesday- Meet at Woodgrove High School, should return no later than 8. We will have the runners call/ text when we are close to home.

Thursday- Practice at RHS

Friday- Morning Practice

Saturday- Balls Bluff Park 7AM-9AM

Hello XC Families!

Team, 

The meet today has been cancled due to weather and will be rescheduled for later in October. There will be no practice today, please try to get a 30- 40 minute run in on your own. See you Thursday. 

Coach D 

October Practice Schedule Posted under team files for your viewing!!!! Happy Monday. 

A few items for the upcoming week and from last week:

Last Week- The team did a great job this weekend racing in PA. We had a great showing and represented VA very well. We also showed PA how to crush those hills!! Girls placed 4th in the blue race out of 30 teams and boys finished 15th overall.

Thank you to all of our volunteers for helping with last weeks Wednesday meet! It is much appreciated.

This Week:

Monday- Oatlands

Tuesday- Morning Practice at 6 30AM. Pasta Party at 5PM at the Thomas's House. ( Information on the Location was sent in Mrs. Logan's email).

Wednesday- Meet at Woodgrove HIgh School. http://va.milesplit.com/meets/251655/info#.V-kEPNIUXIU

Thursday- Afterschool like normal

Friday- Morning Practice at 6 30AM

Saturday- On your Own, Have fun at Homecoming!!!

Go Rams!

Good Afternoon Rams,

A few items from last week and  for the upcoming week:

Last Week- Congrats to our runners of the week Maddie F. and Mason O.

Congrats to all those who ran at the Oatlands Invitational, it was a great day to be a Ram!  A big congrats to Chloe Ramirez who placed first overall in the Varsity B race and to the Varsity B girls team who placed 1st as a team! Congrats to Christian Sporre who medaled in the Underclassmen JV race. We will go over many more highlights about the race on Monday at practice, including the many PRs!!! Great work Rams!

This Week:

Monday- Practice at Oatlands

Wednesday- Meet at Oatlands, race at 5 45PM. Parent volunteers please arrive by 5 15PM. 

Friday - Morning Practice for all but Hershey runners.

Reminder for all those racing at the PIAA meet in Hershey, please bring your check on Monday. Parents individuals were given a schedule, additional important information to share with you. Please ask your runner for additional information. We will leave on Friday at noon and return late on Saturday night around 11PM.

There will be no Saturday practice for those not racing in Hershey. Please review the practice schedule for workout to be completed on your own.

Go Rams!

Since we are only having 2 Pasta Dinners the night before Wednesday meets this year, we have come up with an OPTIONAL idea for getting your runner pasta on the other nights. We have arranged with Manhattan PIzza’s “Take 5 Student Athlete Box Meal Plan” for pasta deliveries after selected Tuesday practices. If you sign your runner up and pay for this program, a pasta meal will be delivered to RVHS after XC practice on three Tuesdays. For $8 per meal, your runner will get an individually boxed pasta entree, a bottle of water, and 3 sides (the sides will vary depending on availability). Your runner can choose to hang out at the school and eat with fellow runners or take it home. The time of the delivery will be decided by the coaches. The meals should be there by the end of practice.

HI XC Rams!

Rams,

This Saturday at the conclusion of the meet we will ask that all Rams XC members help with the clean-up and take-down process of the meet. Parents, family, and friends are more than welcome to help, the more the merrier!!! This process is typically very quick especially with more hands.

Thank you for your help!

Parents,

First, a BIG thank you to all our help yesterday! I really appreciate the help you provided at the finish line! In less than a week we will be hosting our next Home meet at Oatlands and will need volunteers once again for the finish line. We are looking to have about 5-10 volunteers. Please email Coach DeGaetano if you are able to help, Gina.DeGaetano@lcps.org. Volunteers should arrive by no later than 5 15PM for a 5 45PM start time.

Thank you as always for the support of the XC team.

Go Rams!

Congrats to both boys and girls for placing 1st overall! Great job to all runners today! Very pleased with the effort and drive today! Results can be found under team files, 9-14. Thank you to all the help from our parent volunteers and cheer squad!!! 

Below is a link to an article you may find interesting! Thank you Mrs. Trautman for sharing with the team! 

http://www.runwashington.com/2016/09/11/when-parents-are-the-cross-country-rookies/

A few items from this week and last week.

Last week's runners of the week were Gabby O, Greyson S, and Rachel F! Great work! This ( for the week of 9-6-9-11 week's runners of the week will be announced on Tuesday.

Saturday was hot but the Rams still mananged to have a great race on Saturday even with all the changes which were made for the JV runners! Keep up the hard work. Restuls from the race can be found on milestat. We have time conversations for those that ran in JV. We will show them to you on the bus to Oatlands!

Wednesday- Is our first home meet! Parent Volunteers are needed! Please arrive at 5PM if you are helping to volunteer. Coach D will give you your volunteer assignments there! Thank you to all those that offered to help already, we can still use a few more hands. The race will start at  5 30PM at Oatlands Plantation. Parking is $5, please no pets allowed. Runners are allowed to go home with their parents after the conclusion of the meet if they would prefer than ride the bus. They must check out with a coach before leaving.

Saturday- Is the Oatlands Invitation, please consider helping for this event. If you are interested in helping please contact myself or Mr. Matt Oblas ( matt.oblas@lcps.org). For information regarding the meet: Visit our meet website at http://www.prraces.com/oatlandscrosscountry/ for more info that will help you prepare—a course map for you to print for athletes and parents, pictures and videos from the course, etc. 

We will announce today who is racing on Saturday for Oatlands. And more information regarding the meet this week.

Hershey- This week we will be notifying the team who will be racing the Hershey travel meet!!!!!

If you have any questions feel free to contact Coach DeGaetano!

Go Rams!

Good Afternoon Rams XC! 

I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend and crispy almost fall running weather! A few items for the week: 

1. Tuesday, we are headed to Oatlands for practice. Please be dressed and ready to load the bus at 4. We will return to RHS sometime between 6 30- 7PM. 

2. We have a team pasta party on Friday. Please sign up to bring a dish for the dinner. Practice on Friday will be at 6 30AM. 

3. We have our second XC meet on Saturday. We will announce who is running on Tuesday. We hope to see you out there cheering the team on! 

4. If you ordered a backpack from the spirit wear order, they are not in yet but hopefully soon! 

Go Rams! See you on Tuesday. 

September Practice Schedule is posted under team files!

Congrats to last weeks runners of the week: Greyson Sequino, Rachel Fuller, and Gabby Oliver! 

Happy Labor Day, enjoy the great running weather! See you Tuesday, remember practice at Oatlands bus leaves at 4! 

Good Afternoon All-

We are in need of 5-10 parent volunteers to help with our first XC meet at Oatlands on 9/14. If you are to help please email Coach DeGaetano for more information (Gina.DeGaetano@lcps.org). We need help with the following jobs: Timer, Finish LIne Help, Course Marshalling, and a few odds/ ends.

Thank you in advance for your consideration in helping with our first meet!

Good Afternoon Rams! I hope you are all enjoying the last few hours of summer break! A few items from last week and for the upcoming week: 

- Congratulations to Matthew Thomas for becoming last week's Runner of the Week

- A big thank you to The Sporre's for hosting and fueling our runners for the first team pasta party! Thank you to all the parent volunteers and for those who donated food for the event! Also, to all the families that brought snacks for the meet! 

Central High XC Meet: This weekend was our first meet of the season and boy was it exciting!!! We are very proud of all those that represented the Rams this weekend! The boys varsity and girls varsity both got 1st place! We also had a number of individuals in all four meets place in the top 15 and medaling!!! Congratulations to Rachel Fuller and Jason Viadero for placing 1st in the Developmental races and Greyson Sequino placing 2nd in the Varsity and Chloe Ramirez placing 4th in the Varsity Girls. These are just a few who medaled in the top 15. We are super excited for the future of the Rams XC program and the upcoming season. Results and times can be found: http://va.milesplit.com/meets/245652/results BE sure to check out the team trophy's the next time you are at Riverside!! 

This week practice will be held after school M-Th and morning practice on Friday. We will not hold practice this coming Saturday due to the holiday weekend. Runners should review the practice scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Runners should be dressed and ready to run at 4 05 after school, meet in the back ( normal practice location). Be sure to pack your running clothes and sneakers for school, you can put your stuff in the  ream locker room, be sure to lock it during the school day! 

On Tuesday this week we will be going to Oatlands for practice after school. This will typically be on Mondays but for the first two weeks we will go Tuesday. The bus will pick us up at RHS and take us to Oatlands. On these days we will be back at RHS around 6 30-7, depending on traffic. We will have the team text you on our ride home. These days will be a bit later than normal practices due to off-site location. 

Spirit wear is in and looks great! We will be handing it out on Monday to those who placed orders! 

Last item- be sure to be drinking water throughout the day! Bring a water bottle to school!! 

Have a great first day of school and see everyone tomorrow!! 

Go Rams ! 

Thursday: 

This Thursday runners should run on their own, there will be no scheduled practice.Enjoy your last day of summer and the freshmen orientation. Please refer to the practice schedule for your run. 

Pasta Party and Friday Practice 

We will have practice Friday afternoon, at this time we will go over meet protocal and meet information with the team. Following practice the team will head over to the Sporre's house for our first team pasta party. Please if you have not done so already sign up for a dish to bring for the pasta party. If your runner needs a ride please let us know so that we can help them find a ride. The pasta party will start after practice, approx. 5PM. Sign ups for the pasta party and meet snacks can be done here: 

http://signup.com/go/tHcB2v

Friday 8/19

We had twin day, pictures are posted on our Facebook page! The team did a great job twinning! We also cooled off with ice pops after our run! Our runners of the week were announced, congratulations Hope Fuller, Justin Rocha, and Christian Sporre! Keep up the hard work and drive!

Saturday 8/ 20

The team raced at Woodgrove for Lydia's run. Riverside had a great showing from the team and familiy members. Thank you to all that ran and supported Lydia! Congratulations to Shelby Haeff ( 1st place female) and Greyson Sequino ( 3rd place male). Great job to all our runners, parents, and sibilings that were out there today running!

Sunday 8/21

The team will be volunteering at the Leesburg 20k/5k. Runners should meet at 6 50AM at the Market Station Shopping Center in Leesburg. This is were Tuscarora Mill and Fireworks Pizza are located. 

Next Week:

Please sign up to bring an item for our pasta party on Friday and meet snacks for Saturday. We will be notifying runners on Monday if they are entered in the race for Saturday.

Go Rams!  

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps: 
1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/go/Q6v39k 
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp.com) 
3. Sign up! Choose your spots - SignUp.com will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy! 

Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.

Gary Viadero has added pictures from Lydia's Race to Shutterfly.  Link below:

https://riversidexc.shutterfly.com/

Gary Viadero has uploaded pictures from today's race to shutterfly.  Link below:

https://riversidexc.shutterfly.com/

Gary Viadero has uploaded pictures from today's race to shutterfly.  Link below:

https://riversidexc.shutterfly.com/

Good Morning Rams! 

A few items for the week: 

1. Today's practice will be from 4 30- 5 30PM. We are planning to have a quick practice to allow you time to head over to the football game and cheer the Rams on! Please come dressed and ready to run at 4 30. 

2. Friday is theme day, this weeks theme is Twin Day! Find a buddy and twin it up!! 

3. Saturday we will have practice at Woodgrove High School from 7 30AM- 9 30AM. If you have not done so already please register for the race. If you are not planning to race we will have an alternative run for you. The race goes off at 8AM so  be sure to be on time. Parents and family members feel free to join the team and run, walk, jog, etc! Link to register and information: https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Purcellville/LydiasRace

4. Sunday we will be volunteering at the Leesburg 20k/ 5k, we will meet in the Market Station Parking Lot at 6 50AM. We hope to see many of you out helping with the race! We will be working the start/ finish area.. 

5. Our first pasta party is next Friday, we will be sending out information  for sign-ups and parent help soon. Please be on the outlook! Thank you for your support in advance! 

Go Rams! As always if you have any questions feel free to email us! 

Just a reminder- Practice will be in the morning from 7-9AM due to the weather. Meet at Trailside Middle School and bring water! 

Attention Rams XC- Today's practice will be inside the Aux. Gym due to the weather. Meet inside the Aux. Gym at 4PM.Be sure to stay hydrated!!!

Go Rams! 

Attention Rams XC- Today's practice will be inside the Aux. Gym due to the weather. Meet inside the Aux. Gym at 4PM.Be sure to stay hydrated!!!

Go Rams! 

Below are a few reminders, updates, and additional information for the next few days. 

This Friday (8/12) we begin afternoon practices. We will start at 4 and finish by 6 30PM. Runners should meet in our normal location unless otherwise noted on the schedule. Tomorrow is our Themed Team Challenge Day. 

This Saturday (8/13) we have a change in time for practice, we will start at 7AM rather than 8AM. Practice will be from 7-9AM at Red Rock Park in Leesburg, VA. Please be sure to bring your own water and use the bathroom prior to practice as there are limited restroom accomodations. 

On Sunday ( 8/14) the Spirit Wear Store will close. Please place all Spirit Wear Orders before it is too late, this will be our last order fro the season. https://prteamsales.tuosystems.com/stores/riversidecrosscountry 

Parents- If you missed the Fall Sports Night, I have posted the Agenda under Team Files and on the Facebook Page. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions regarding the information. Thank you to all that attended. 

Your Help Needed; Parents please sign up to volunteer for Concession Sales. Each time a parent volunteers our program is given $10, this is a huge oportunity to raise money for our program. Sign-ups can be done here: http://www.riversiderams.net/main/otherad/contentID/39939244

Today your runner was given information regarding volunteer oportunities for our Oatlands Invitational. If you are able to help volunteer please contact Mr. Matt Oblas ( Matt.Oblas@lcps.org). 

Some information for the 19th and 20th- 

On the 19th Practice will be held at Woodgrove High School. There will be a 5k race being held at the school on this day in honor of a local area runner and past LCPS graduate. We hope that the athletes will register to run the race as well as family members and friends! In formation and  Registration can be done here: https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Purcellville/LydiasRace 

On the 20th the team will be volunteering in Leesburg at the 20k/5k race! This is one of our big fundraising events! Runners, parents, and friends are welcome to help! Our team will be working the start/ finish area! This is a great event and a ton of fun! More information to come. 

Below are a few reminders, updates, and additional information for the next few days. 

This Friday (8/12) we begin afternoon practices. We will start at 4 and finish by 6 30PM. Runners should meet in our normal location unless otherwise noted on the schedule. Tomorrow is our Themed Team Challenge Day. 

This Saturday (8/13) we have a change in time for practice, we will start at 7AM rather than 8AM. Practice will be from 7-9AM at Red Rock Park in Leesburg, VA. Please be sure to bring your own water and use the bathroom prior to practice as there are limited restroom accomodations. 

On Sunday ( 8/14) the Spirit Wear Store will close. Please place all Spirit Wear Orders before it is too late, this will be our last order fro the season. https://prteamsales.tuosystems.com/stores/riversidecrosscountry 

Parents- If you missed the Fall Sports Night, I have posted the Agenda under Team Files and on the Facebook Page. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions regarding the information. Thank you to all that attended. 

Your Help Needed; Parents please sign up to volunteer for Concession Sales. Each time a parent volunteers our program is given $10, this is a huge oportunity to raise money for our program. Sign-ups can be done here: http://www.riversiderams.net/main/otherad/contentID/39939244

Today your runner was given information regarding volunteer oportunities for our Oatlands Invitational. If you are able to help volunteer please contact Mr. Matt Oblas ( Matt.Oblas@lcps.org). 

Some information for the 19th and 20th- 

On the 19th Practice will be held at Woodgrove High School. There will be a 5k race being held at the school on this day in honor of a local area runner and past LCPS graduate. We hope that the athletes will register to run the race as well as family members and friends! In formation and  Registration can be done here: https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Purcellville/LydiasRace 

On the 20th the team will be volunteering in Leesburg at the 20k/5k race! This is one of our big fundraising events! Runners, parents, and friends are welcome to help! Our team will be working the start/ finish area! This is a great event and a ton of fun! More information to come. 

Below are a few reminders, updates, and additional information for the next few days. 

This Friday (8/12) we begin afternoon practices. We will start at 4 and finish by 6 30PM. Runners should meet in our normal location unless otherwise noted on the schedule. Tomorrow is our Themed Team Challenge Day. 

This Saturday (8/13) we have a change in time for practice, we will start at 7AM rather than 8AM. Practice will be from 7-9AM at Red Rock Park in Leesburg, VA. Please be sure to bring your own water and use the bathroom prior to practice as there are limited restroom accomodations. 

On Sunday ( 8/14) the Spirit Wear Store will close. Please place all Spirit Wear Orders before it is too late, this will be our last order fro the season. https://prteamsales.tuosystems.com/stores/riversidecrosscountry 

Parents- If you missed the Fall Sports Night, I have posted the Agenda under Team Files and on the Facebook Page. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions regarding the information. Thank you to all that attended. 

Your Help Needed; Parents please sign up to volunteer for Concession Sales. Each time a parent volunteers our program is given $10, this is a huge oportunity to raise money for our program. Sign-ups can be done here: http://www.riversiderams.net/main/otherad/contentID/39939244

Today your runner was given information regarding volunteer oportunities for our Oatlands Invitational. If you are able to help volunteer please contact Mr. Matt Oblas ( Matt.Oblas@lcps.org). 

Some information for the 19th and 20th- 

On the 19th Practice will be held at Woodgrove High School. There will be a 5k race being held at the school on this day in honor of a local area runner and past LCPS graduate. We hope that the athletes will register to run the race as well as family members and friends! In formation and  Registration can be done here: https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Purcellville/LydiasRace 

On the 20th the team will be volunteering in Leesburg at the 20k/5k race! This is one of our big fundraising events! Runners, parents, and friends are welcome to help! Our team will be working the start/ finish area! This is a great event and a ton of fun! More information to come. 

Tonight we will meet at 6 45PM at the Rita's in Village of Leesburg Shopping Center, after Rita's we will head over to our Shoe night at Potomac River Running. We hope to see runners and family members for the event!!! The team was given information regarding shoe night today and it can also be found under team files. 

Today we announced our first Runner's of the Week for the season. Congratulations to Juliana Passey and Spencer Hill! Both runners are new to cross country and shown great drive, determination, and focus for the first week! We are excited to see what they will do this season as Freshmen. Stay tuned for more runners of the week to come. Keep working hard Rams!!! 

Tonight we will meet at 6 45PM at the Rita's in Village of Leesburg Shopping Center, after Rita's we will head over to our Shoe night at Potomac River Running. We hope to see runners and family members for the event!!! The team was given information regarding shoe night today and it can also be found under team files. 

Today we announced our first Runner's of the Week for the season. Congratulations to Juliana Passey and Spencer Hill! Both runners are new to cross country and shown great drive, determination, and focus for the first week! We are excited to see what they will do this season as Freshmen. Stay tuned for more runners of the week to come. Keep working hard Rams!!! 

Tonight we will meet at 6 45PM at the Rita's in Village of Leesburg Shopping Center, after Rita's we will head over to our Shoe night at Potomac River Running. We hope to see runners and family members for the event!!! The team was given information regarding shoe night today and it can also be found under team files. 

Today we announced our first Runner's of the Week for the season. Congratulations to Juliana Passey and Spencer Hill! Both runners are new to cross country and shown great drive, determination, and focus for the first week! We are excited to see what they will do this season as Freshmen. Stay tuned for more runners of the week to come. Keep working hard Rams!!! 

Attention XC Parents and Families! We need your help. Each season we have Pasta Party Dinners prior to some of our meets! These are special dinners where the team gets to enjoy pasta, salad, and desserts and of course bond as a team and hang out outside of practice. If you are interested in hosting a pasta party at your house please email Coach DeGaetano. Also, please list the date (s) you are interested in hosting.

The following dates are avvailable for this season:

Friday, August 26th 5 30PM

Friday, September 9th 5 30PM

Friday, September 16th 5 30PM

Tuesday, September 27th 5 30PM

Friday, October 14th 5 30PM

When you host a pasta party you are not cooking for the whole team! Families will sign up to bring dishes, utensils/ plates, and additional parents will help you! As the host, you are opening your house to 60 plus hungry runners. If you have additional questions please do not hesitate to ask!

Go Rams!

We are looking for one or two team parents for the Cross Country season. Team parents help in a number of ways. If you are interested please email Coach DeGaetano for additional information. We would love to have you help us have a great season! Email Address: Gina.DeGaetano@lcps.org 

We had a great first week of XC and two great time trials! A few highlights from this week: 

Wednesday, we had our first time trial! We had a number of runners make the team and run very impressive times on a course with two hills! The coaches were really pleased with the times and effort! 

Friday, we had our first themed run and Olympic Games! The runners dressed in red, white, and blue and participated in our version of the Olympic Games! There are pictures from the event on the facebook page, be sure to check them out! 

Saturday, we had our second time trial and upperclassmen got to go to the PR/ New Balance event! Great job to all for representing the Rams at the event and getting some long miles in!!! 

Next Week- 

-Practice Monday is at Trailside Middle School at 8AM. 

-Please if you have not done so yet, turn in your LCPS athletic fee ( $150 made to Riverside High School with student ID in the memo portion of the check) 

- Pictures and Fall Sports Night are on the 10th.Runners received picture forms on Friday. If they plan  to buy pictures they should bring this with them for the pictures. 

-PRR shoe night and Rita's event is on the 9th. Potomac River Running is located in the Village of Leesburg shopping center. We will meet at Rita's prior to the event for some ice cream! 

Great Job Rams, keep it up!!!!! 

We have had a great first three days of practice and tryouts! Keep up the hard work Rams! A few items to recap from the first three days:

1. Please turn in your LCPS athletic fee. Checks should be made out to Riverside High School for $150 and include the student ID number in the memo. They can be turned into the AD office.

2. Don't forget to order your Spirit Wear, the last day to order is right around the corner. http://prteamsales.tuosystems.com/stores/riversidecrosscountry

3. Our Shoe Night at Potomac River Running will be next week on Tuesday, the 9th! We hope for you to join us. Meet at Rita's at 6 45 followed by Shoe night at 7 30PM. Potomac River Running is located in the Village of Leesburg location.

4. This Saturday, upperclassmen will have the opportunity to meet at the PRR High School Running event  at Loudoun County High School WO&D trail rather than attend practice if they would like. Freshmen runners and/ or any upperclassmen that choice to not attend should attend the practice which is on the August practice schedule.

 More info below:

Hello Rams,

We are so excited to start this coming Monday!!!! Some important information for you to review prior to Monday:

1. August  2016 Practice Schedule is posted under team files

2. Running Logs/ Days off slip for those who may be out is posted under team files

3. Start time 7 45AM on August 1st

4. Come dressed to run and bring a water bottle

Last Minute Questions??? Email Coach DeGaetano at Gina.DeGaetano@lcps.org

GO Rams!!!

If you plan to be absent please complete a Days Off Form found under team files. This should be turned in prior to the day you will be absent. Additionally, please complete a running log while you are away. These should be turned in upon your return. 

If you will be absent anytime this season please complete a Days off form ( found under team files) and turn it in to Coach DeGaetano. Additionally, while you are away you will be required to complete a running log ( under team files), this should be turned into Coach DeGaetano upon your return. Please use the practice schedule to help quide your workouts while you are away. If you have any questions feel free to ask! 

If you have already sent emails to me or told me that you would be absent plesae still complete a Days Off Form and Running Log. 

Go Rams! 

Have you turned in your participation forms yet?!? All LCPS atheltic forms and physical needs to be turned into the athletic office ASAP. 

Attention Rams- We are a week before the start of the season.... 

1) Please be sure if you have not done so already to turn in your LCPS forms and physicals to the athletic office prior to the start of the season. All forms can be found on the riversiderams.net website. Remeber you will not be able to participate till these forms are turned in. 

2) Be sure to come dressed and ready to run. All athletes should come in running sneakers, shorts, tee, and bring a water bottle. Also, you will need a watch with a stop watch function as well. 

3) Please arrive at 7 45AM on August 1st we will conclude at 11AM. 

4) Tryout information can be found under team files. 

Can't wait to see everyone on Monday! Go Rams! If you have any questions feel free to check the team files and email Coach DeGaetano. 

Attention Rams- We are a week before the start of the season.... 

1) Please be sure if you have not done so already to turn in your LCPS forms and physicals to the athletic office prior to the start of the season. All forms can be found on the riversiderams.net website. Remeber you will not be able to participate till these forms are turned in. 

2) Be sure to come dressed and ready to run. All athletes should come in running sneakers, shorts, tee, and bring a water bottle. Also, you will need a watch with a stop watch function as well. 

3) Please arrive at 7 45AM on August 1st we will conclude at 11AM. 

4) Tryout information can be found under team files. 

Can't wait to see everyone on Monday! Go Rams! If you have any questions feel free to check the team files and email Coach DeGaetano. 

Purchase your 2016 XC spirit wear today! Below is the link to the store, happy shopping! The store will close on August 14th, get it before it's too late! Be sure to get gear for the whole family! Go Rams! 

https://prteamsales.tuosystems.com/stores/riversidecrosscountry 

Please note tomorrow's run ( 7/16) will be at 8AM at Trailside Middle School. 

Next week captain's runs will be on Monday and Thursday at 8 30AM, meet at RHS. 

Please be sure to get your paperwork in ASAP. 

Also, check out the team files for information on our shoe night this season at PRR. 

Order your spirit wear for the summer! Store closes in July! 

https://prteamsales.tuosystems.com/stores/riversidecrosscountry

Today- Coach Brenner will be there at 9 for a 30 minute run. Practice will be over at 10AM

Friday- Coach DeGaetano will be there at 9 for a run and core workout ( possibly weight room time too!). Practice will be over at 10 30AM. 

Please bring your own water bottle!

Mark your calendar- Summer Practice Dates below. Just a reminder that summer practices are not mandatory but highly recommended you attend. There will also be captain runs organized by the team captains. 

Summer Practice Dates : 

June 16th at 9AM- Meet at Riverside High School outside behind the AD office ( Back of School, parking lot in front of Tennis Courts)

June 17th at 9AM- Meet at Riverside High School outside behind the AD office

What: Twilight 4 miler race volunteers 

When: Saturday, June 1, meet at 6 30PM

 Who: All current and new XC runners, family, and friends 

Where: Meeting Location- Home Goods in Ashburn Commons Shopping Center

Wear: Be sure to represent the Rams in Riverside Spirit Wear! 

Questions: Email Coach DeGaetano at Gina.Degaetano@lcps.org 

We hope to see you there, this is one of our first team gatherings for the 2016 season. Also, this is a great way for  the team to give back to the running community! 

Start Marking your calendar for the Fall! Our Saturday Meet Schedule is set to go for the Fall, 2016 Season. Wednesday meet dates to come! 

Current Schedule: 

8/27 Central High School

9/10 Judges Classic 

9/17 Oatlands 

9/24 PIAA - Travel Meet ( Varsity Runners Only- We will take top 20) 

10/15 3rd Battle 

It has been a great first year at Riverside High School!

Attention all New and Old Cross Country runners, we will be having an informational meeting on June 7th at 4PM in the health room to discuss the upcoming season, summer running, summer practice states, and much more. We hope to see all of you there!!! If you are not able to attend please email Coach DeGaetano at Gina.DeGaetano@lcps.org to get the information you will miss. 

Also, don't forget to mark your calendar for our Summer Kick-off Pasta Party on the 8th at the Ong's house. 

Go Rams! 

Attention all XC Runners and Future Runners: Mark your Calendars, we are having a kick off to Summer training/ running at the Ong's House on Wednesday, June 8th. We will have our first unofficial pasta party of the season! All returning runners and new runners are welcome for fun times and good food! More to come closer to the date! For questions email Coach DeGaetano

We hope to see you there!!! 

Go Rams!