Houston Methodist West Hospital will be holding physicals at The Village School Moore Gym on May 18 from 3:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.. Cost of the physical will be $25; we ask checks be payable to The Village School.

Students must bring the following forms correctly completed by both student and parent: Physical Evaluation and Medical History Form, Physical Assessment Form, Houston Methodist Physical Consent Form, and the Impact Testing Form. All forms can be found on The Village Athletics website under the tab Student Resources, or click the link below.

As a reminder, students do not need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian but must have all forms correctly completed and signed by parent/guardian in order to be able to have a physical completed.

On behalf of the MS cross country coaching staff, we would like to thank all of our parents and runners for a fantastic season. Your support was greatly appreciated. We had more parents attend meets this year than any other year I have been a coach. This not only means a lot to us as coaches, but it means a lot to the kids as well. We also want to thank you for organizing snacks for the kids. They love it and it’s great to know they are well taken care of before and after the race. We also had a lot of parents take photos at our meets to help capture all of the great moments and fun throughout our season. Thank you!

Our team experienced a lot of success this season. We received a number of medals and trophies at each meet we attended. That is always a great thing! We are most proud of the fact that every kid on the roster improved. They had a great attitude all year long and worked so hard at each practice. Cross country is definitely not an easy sport. They experienced their fair share of aches and pains, but they are all better for it. To those runners who experienced injuries during our season, we wish you a speedy recovery and hope you are ready for the Winter season.

We will really miss this group of kids. We enjoyed being around each other and bonded together very quickly. It was nice to see such a great rapport among the team and I’m sure they will miss spending time together as well. I’m glad we were able to spend some together away from a practice, or meet setting, and watch a movie together. The kids seemed to enjoy it and it was a lot of fun.

Good luck to everyone during their Winter and Spring seasons.

-Coach Petito and Coach Dyer

This weekend, the Middle School cross country team competed in the Faith West cross country meet. The boys team came in 1st place overall out of 22 teams, earning themselves a trophy. It was a large meet, with over 200 runners competing in the boys division. The Vikings were led by 8th grader, Victor R-V, who ran 12:51 for his 2 mile event. 7th grader, Tristan A, was second on team and recorded a time of 13:02. The girls team also ran well, placing 5th out of 18 teams. The girls team was led by 8th grader, Doris M, who ran 13:58 in her 2 mile event. Second on team was 8th grader, Olivia G, who ran 14:52. The middle school team is back in action this weekend as they compete in the St. John’s meet at TC Jester Park. Great job and congratulations to both teams.

The middle school cross country team participated in the Dave Jantzen Invitational on Friday. This was the largest meet the Vikings have participated in so far this year. Dozens of the best private and public schools from all over the Houston area competed in this meet. The Vikings ran well. The 8th grade boys team finished in 3rd place and earned a plaque. Over 125 runners competed in the 8th grade boys division!

The Vikings are showing major signs of improvement. 13 out of the 19 7th and 8th grade runners set a new Personal Record (PR) for their 2 mile event. The 6th graders had their first experience running a 2 mile event. They did a great job with this distance and this will only make them stronger for their district championship distance of 1.5 miles.

The Vikings are back in action this Saturday, as the team competes in the Faith West Hills cross country meet. Come support your Viking runners!

The Middle School XC team competed at the 2nd Baptist XC Meet on Saturday. The 7th and 8th grade teams ran 2 miles and the 6th grade team ran 1.6 miles. The 7th grade boys team ended up winning their division, earning first place as a team. The 7th grade boys team was led by Tristan A’s 2nd place meet finish. Tristan ran a 12:44 2 mile time! The 8th grade boys finished 2nd as a team. The 8th grade boys were led by Victor R-V who ran a 13:10 2 mile time. 6th grade boys, Sebastian R-V, and Grayson G, finished in the top 10 in their race and earned a medal. Great job boys!

The girls team had a great showing as well on Saturday. 8th grader, Doris M, came in 3rd place overall, and teammate, Olivia G, came in 6th place overall. 6th grader, Maria S, came in 1st place in her division, and fellow teammate, Isha T, came in 10th. All of the Viking runners are showing great improvement. The Vikings next competition is set for Friday, October 2nd, at Houston Christian High School. First race starts at 5:30pm. Come out and support your MS runners!