Dear Penguins and Parents:
We’re very proud of our penguins, even though the Oaktree Sharks won Saturday’s meet by a score of 116.6 to 100.3. We were actually pretty close in place points, but Oaktree beat us in improvement. Still, we finished the season with a winning 3-2 record. This weekend at Champs we’ll need every penguin to swim their very best!
DANI DOES IT AGAIN
Daniela Fasan bested her own breaststroke record by almost half a second with a new time of :32.57 and also improved her freestyle record with a :26.28. Congratulations!
THIS WEEK AT PRACTICE
Although swimmers will be tapering and resting up for Champs this week, it’s still very important to come to practice very day to keep refining those small improvements that can add up to big points at the meet. Please note that there will be no dryland exercises the rest of this week. Night practices will be Monday through Wednesday at the usual time; there is no night practice on Thursday because of Spirit Night.
SPIRIT WEEK
We’ve got fun dress-up days and snacks at practice all week:
- Multicultural Monday: Dress in clothes from other countries and cultures
- Teddy Bear Tuesday: Come to practice in your PJs and bring your favorite stuffed animal
- Wow You’re Bright Western Wednesday: Dress in neon clothes and/or western wear
- Thuperhero Thursday: Dress like your favorite superhero
- Black and White Penguin Friday: Dress like a penguin!
SPIRIT NIGHT ON THURSDAY
Parents and swimmers are invited to attend Spirit Night on Thursday (7/16) from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Swimmers will get together to eat pizza, decorate posters to hang up at Champs, and elect swimmer reps for next year. Meanwhile, parents have a meeting to discuss Champs and elect next year’s Board members. Then we’ll all get together in the clubhouse for Swim-a-Thon awards and a slideshow/video that celebrates the season and energizes the team to do their best at Champs. There is no cost for this event. Look forward to seeing you all there!
PURCHASE A DVD FOR $20
If you’re interesting in getting a DVD copy of the team slideshow/video, please bring $20 to Mark or Melinda Doutt. It’s a great way to remember all the fun we had this season!
SPAGHETTI DINNER FOR TEENAGERS ON FRIDAY
All swimmers ages 13-18 are invited to the clubhouse on Friday from 6:00 to 7:00 to “carbo-load” before Champs at the annual Spaghetti Dinner. We’ll also decorate cars to show our penguin pride. The cost is $7 per swimmer; please pay at the door. We do need some parents to help serve and clean up as well.
BANQUET FORMS DUE WEDNESDAY!
If you haven’t already done so, please turn in your meal order form NOW for Sunday’s Awards Banquet. Swimmers eat for free, but we still need you to fill out a form so we know how much food we’ll need. See the Banquet page of the website for more information.
CHAMPS VOLUNTEERS: PLEASE CHECK YOUR ASSIGNMENTS
Champs volunteer assignments have been posted to the Champs page of the website and are also attached to this email. Please check to see what shift(s) your family has been assigned. Please note that families with more than one swimmer may be assigned to multiple shifts. Even if you don’t see your name listed here, please check in with Wendy Marley and Julie Waldron on Saturday morning, as you may still be needed to help fill in.
MORE INFORMATION ON CHAMPS COMING SOON
We’ll send another email later this week with more detailed information about the VCSL Championship Meet (“Champs”), which will be held this Saturday (7/18) at the Morgan Hill Aquatic Center. Entries have already been submitted to the league and will be posted to the website later this week.
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Thursday, July 16: Spirit Night
- Friday, July 17: Spaghetti Dinner
- Saturday, July 18: Champs
- Sunday, July 19: Banquet
See full LPAC 2015 calendar