SRLA continues to be offered to students at no cost to the student. For students who make the final roster, their race fees, uniforms, and a pair of Nike running shoes will be available to all who qualify. Unfortunately, SRLA does not have unlimited resources to offer these precious spots to all who are interested. Each school is given a certain amount and has to narrow down the team to the maximum number that is given to them. At the start of the season, Nobel Middle School is granted less than 20 spots for the team. This number may increase as other schools evaluate their need for spots. Because our school has been so successful with SRLA, we continuously have a lot of eager students who want to be part of the team. The leaders will work together to decide who will make the final roster. When we make our decision, we take many things into consideration including: attendance, effort, attitude, following school/SRLA rules, respect of peers and adults, etc. The roster has to be finalized by the first week of December. Until then, students can flow back forth between the active and inactive rosters. The active roster is only used to determine who will run the races. ALL students will be expected to practice every week.