Dear Penguin Family,
Great swimming on Saturday! LPAC defeated the Oaktree Sharks with a score of 106.8 to 99.6. Way to Go Penguins! LPAC is now 4-0 in dual meets so far! It is our greatest hope that your swimmer had a fun time at the Cardboard Boat Races and Overnighter.
LPAC@ SILVER CREEK: SATURDAY, JUNE 29
- If your child will have to miss all or part of the meet against Silver Creek or Champs, please send an email to coaches@swimlpac.org and volunteers@swimlpac.org TODAY! This is so important.
- The swimmers that we know will be missing all or part of the Silver Creek meet are: Gabriela C., Ethan H., Wesley H., Ben H., Rachel H., Maleah K., Micah K., Gus M., Cruz M-S., Kalila N., Sophie N., Joseph O., Cameron P., Lucas P., Serena P., Theo P., Adelina R., Olivia S., & Viola S.
- Check in time for the Silver Creek meet will be at 7:00 am.
CHAMPS: JULY 13, 2024
- The coaches need to prepare the Champs meet entries ahead of time. It is very important that they know if your swimmer will be missing part or all of Champs. Champs is an all day event usually lasting from 6:30 am to 4:30 pm or so. Be prepared to spend the day with your Penguin family!
- So far, the swimmers that we know will be missing all or part ofChamps will be: Maleah K., Micah K., Gus M., Cruz M-S., Adelina R., & Liam R.
- Thank you to the families that let the Coaches know well in advance that their swimmers will miss all or part of the meets. It makes planning for the meets much easier. If you know you or your swimmer will be missing all or parts of meets please let us know in advance, if possible.
SPLASH & DASH PLEDGES DUE BY JULY 5TH
In 2024, we had 102 out of 147 Swimmers participate amongst all of the practice age groups. These 102 swimmers swan a total of 7,740 laps. Now that is what we call Penguin Power! We are Penguin Strong! The 2024 Splash & Dash is raising money to cover three things this year:
- The new black and white backstroke flags that we use during meets.
- The beautiful new brick pathway that was imagined, organized, laid out and made possible by LPAC’s very own Dylan D., who is working on attaining the rank of Eagle from Troop 286. This was his Eagle project and LPAC agreed to reimburse him for the materials he used. We are so proud of him for making this a reality.
- This summer we will be patching the LPAC shed floor, which is key to keeping our LPAC equipment in good shape for years to come. So that critters (insects and vermin) don’t make our shed their home and so that we do not have to replace equipment so often..
Please help us to accomplish these three important expenditures that were not budgeted for by our board. Don’t worry you can still collect pledges even after the Splash & Dash is over by printing out a Splash & Dash 2024 Pledge sheet. All donations are tax deductible. Turn in pledge sheets and money to the Splash & Dash folder in the back of the swimmer folders by July 5th in order to be eligible to win Penguin Prizes.
Thank you for your generosity and support that you have shown by participating in this years Splash & Dash!
BEACH TRIP: SATURDAY, JUNE 29
All swimmers in the high school age practice group are invited to attend the traditional LPAC Beach-and-bonfire trip to Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz. Last chance to register your teenager now for the 2024 Beach Trip. Please register before the end of the day Tuesday June the 25th. Check out the Beach Trip page on the website for more information.
PRACTICES
Practice times are available on the website.
*Night practices are available to swimmers who are unable to attend morning practice because of summer school or work commitments, on Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00-9:00 pm. Swimmers must have coaches’ prior permission to attend night practices.
END OF SEASON GIFTS FOR COACHES
Judy Seps will begin collecting contributions for coaches gifts at the meet on June 29th. As a reminder we do have 6 coaches this year. You may contribute with cash, check, or Venmo @judyseps (last four digits of her phone number are 3532). All funds will be pooled together to purchase gift cards. We will present the gift cards and Thank You cards to each coach at the LPAC banquet. This will be your last chance to chip in, so find Judy at the meet, contribute to the Coaches Gifts and sign the Coaches Thank You Cards.
COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT
Join us Wednesday July 3rd, as LPAC will be hosting a Community Service Event for all age groups at 8:45 am with the help of San Jose Parks and Rec. Please join us as we bring our Penguin Community together to give back and beautify Los Paseos Park.
High School practice will be held as usual on July 3rd and we will have a shortened 12-14 practice from 7:45-8:30 am.
Details:
- Age Group: All age groups
- Date: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
- HS Practice will be at regular time; 6:45-7:45
- 12-14 practice will be shortened that day: 7:45-8:30
- Time of Event: 8:45-12:00 pm
- Location: Los Paseos Park. Meet at Los Paseos Park at 8:40 am .
- Waiver: Everyone participating must fill out a Volunteer Waiver 2024. Turn in your waiver to the “ACTIVITIES” folder in the family files.
- Cost: None
- Questions: Amelia Hadfield (408.529.5783)
NEWS FROM THE OVERNIGHTER
Thank you to all of the Coaches and Parent Volunteers who helped make the Penguin Overnighter a huge success!! Did you see the unveiling of our 2024 Penguin Mascot?
But wait! Are you missing a towel, goggles, shorts, etc from our epic overnighter? Check out these, and other items, in the Penguin lost and found when you come to practice this morning.