Dear Tallassee Community,
My name is Larry Dean, and our son Woodrow, is a member of the THS Class of 2022, who will be Seniors this fall. He is also a member of the THS Cross Country and Track teams, and as one of the distance runners for THS, is one of those that can often be seen running the sidewalks and streets of Tallassee after school or during the summer months. And that is the purpose of this letter – can any other "softer surface" training options be made available for and to these athletes.
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