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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span data-ogsc="black" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">Happy Friday, Everyone!</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span data-ogsc="black" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">I am excited to announce that our Welcome Back event will take place<span> </span><span dir="ltr" style="font-size: inherit !important; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 134, 240) !important; color: currentcolor;">on
August 25th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM</span><span> </span>at the Foster Pavilion! This year, the theme will celebrate the current Olympics happening in Paris, focusing on fun competition and fellowship as we gear up to kick off the school year.</span></p>
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<p><span data-ogsc="black" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">Here are some important details you need to know:</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Team Competitions:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"> Student-athletes will be divided into teams with the goal of winning GOLD for their respective team.</span></li><li data-ogsc="black" style="margin: 0in;"><b style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; color: black;"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Invitations:</span></b><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"><span style="color: black;"> We
sent out </span></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"><span style="color: black;">invitations to the student-athletes via Teamworks and will be promoting the event through SACE social media.</span></font></li><div style="font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Mandatory Attendance:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"> Attendance is<span> </span><b><u><span data-ogsb="yellow" style="background: repeat yellow;">mandatory</span></u></b> for
the student-athletes. I apologize if there was confusion on the requirement for this kickoff event.</span></li></div>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Food:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"> There will be food available, as the BANC will be closed on Sunday.</span></li><div>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Games and Activities:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"> We will have yard games and interactive Olympic-themed games. </span></li></div>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif">Family Involvement:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman", serif"> Coaches and staff are encouraged to come and bring their families to enjoy the food and games with our student-athletes as
a Baylor family.</span></li></ul>
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<p><span data-ogsc="black" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">I will follow up with more details as we get closer to the event. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!</span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span data-ogsc="black" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: black;">Excited to start the school year with you all!</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Christal Peterson </b>| Assistant AD for Character Formation</span></p>
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Department of Athletics | <b>Baylor University</b></div>
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