Dear Penguin Huddle,

Can you believe that there is only one week left of Practice? This swim season has flown by. Today, July 5, is the last day to turn in your Splash & Dash pledges for your swimmer to receive prizes and to help support LPAC.

There is no meet Saturday. Have a great weekend free before Spirit Week and the Countdown til Champs begins.

RAFT TRIP: JULY 6, 2024

Tomorrow is the Annual LPAC Raft Trip. If you are going remember to bring your waiver, if you did not already turn one in for each member of your family that is participating. An email was sent out Frida,y only to those that are on our Rafting list, about important reminders from the Sunshine Rafting company, let us know if you were missed and did not get the email. If you didn’t get to go this year don’t worry there is always next year. Have fun, Be safe and enjoy the time away with your Penguin comrades.

END OF SEASON BANQUET: REGISTER FOR MEALS BY TUESDAY, JULY 9TH

The End of Season Banquet is our chance to celebrate the swimmers, the coaches, the families, the sponsors and especially the age-outs. For one last time, we’ll all get together to have dinner, pass out trophies, say goodbye to our age-out swimmers, and celebrate another great season. 

• Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024 @. 4:30 to 8:00 PM
• Place: Los Paseos Clubhouse back lawn area
• Meal Choices in Banquet Form
• Cost: Swimmers eat free but must turn in 2024 LPAC Banquet form to reserve a meal.
• Additional meals: Price $15 for each additional meal.. You MUST order extra meals by July 9th.  Orders will not be accepted at the door.
• Payment Options:
  • Check: Make checks payable to LPAC and put your checks in the TREASURER folder in the family files with Banquet written in Notes section on Check.
  • Zelle: Use Zelle to pay Justin Katz at treasurer@swimlpac.org, Include “LPAC 2024 Banquet” with Swimmer Family Last Name in memo. 
• Registration Deadline:Fill out 2024 LPAC Banquet form and pay by July 9, 2024
• Contact: Geoege Nijmeh or email info@swimlpac.org

SPIRIT WEEK

Last Week before Champs is Spirit Week. Each day penguins get to dress up and after practice they get a special treat.

Monday: Messy Hair Monday. Wear pajamas. 
Tuesday: Tattoo Tuesday. We will have fun tattoos/stickers for the kids to put on after practice. Whatever Wednesday: Wear something from pop culture. Disney, sports, music groups, etc.
Thursday: Twin Thursday. Dress up like twins. 
Penguin Power Friday. Show your Penguin spirit.

SPIRIT NIGHT: JULY 11, 2024 

The Thursday night before Champs is “Spirit Night,” where swimmers get together to eat pizza, decorate posters to hang up at Champs, and elect swimmer reps for next year. Meanwhile, parents have a mandatory meeting and elect next year’s Board members. Then everyone gets together in the for Splash & Dash awards and a slide show/video celebrating the season and energizing the team to do their best at Champs. It is always a fun night full of cheers and excitement.

• Date: Thursday, July 11, 2024
• Time: 6:30 – 9:00 pm
• Location: LPAC Clubhouse
• No alcohol is permitted on the premises. 
• Pizza and drinks will be served for the kids, starting at 6:30pm.
• **IMPORTANT** Parents will be receiving final details on Champs and voting on new LPAC Governing Board Members.

SPAGHETTI DINNER: JULY 12, 2024

The night before Champs, all High School aged swimmers, who have completed their Freshman year of High School or older, are invited to “carbo-load” with their teammates at the LPAC Spaghetti Dinner. Families of High School age Penguins  Parents are asked to Sign up to help make the Spaghetti dinner a success.

CAR DECORATING FOR CHAMPS: JULY 12, 2024

Following the Spaghetti Dinner we invite all families to come decorate cars to show our penguin pride. All families are invited to bring their cars to the church parking lot, closest to the pool parking lot at 7:00pm, to have their cars decorated. Big buddies will be there to help with the decorating process. We will have some window markers available to use but would not be opposed to families bringing their own.

LPAC ON FACEBOOK
 
Follow LPAC Swim Team on Facebook! Want to include your kiddo in our posts? Share your pictures and videos with Amelia Hadfield, text them to her (408)529-5783 

 *Please ensure you have parents’ consent before sharing pictures of kids who aren’t yours.

PICTURE DAY PHOTOS ARE READY!!!
 
 Order more pictures anytime using the link to the LPAC 2024 Gallery or  QR code

Included in your registration for LPAC(one 8×10 team photo, one 4×6 photo of your swimmer and one button of your swimmer) will be delivered to, and handed out by LPAC at the banquet.. Everything else you will order online and will be shipped directly to the address that you enter at checkout. 

Any questions..Scott Phillips (Owner) 408-712-1697 Mobile# Text/Call. 

FROM THE OVERNIGHTER: PHOTO BOOTH PHOTOS ARE LIVE!!!

Photo booth photos of 2024 Penguin Overnighter password: LPAC%2024%
Enjoy! Photo Booth photos will stay active for just a month so if you see a few you like Download them.

Dear Penguin Nation,

A valiant effort was made by LPAC this Saturday unfortunately we were defeated by the Silver Creek Sharks with a close score of 113.1(Sharks) to 105.4(LPAC). We’ll get them next year. Keep on swimming hard for the next two weeks before Champs.

PRACTICES THIS WEEK

• Regular Practice times Monday, Tuesday and Friday
• Wednesday Day of Service full HS practice: 6:45-7:45 & a shortened 12-14 practice:7:45-8:30. No Practice for 9-11 and 8 & under.
• Thursday is Independence Day: No practice

CHAMPS: JULY 13, 2024

• The Champs Volunteer Sign up is now active. If you have not yet signed up for a position please sign up. All families need to pitch in to help Champs go smoothly.
• Purchase your Champs Ads before July 2nd. Send picture and messages by email to: info@swimlpac.org. & either zelle your payment: treasurer@swimlpac.org (make a note CHAMPS AD) or make a check out to LPAC write Champs Ad in notes section of check and place in the Treasurer file folder. More information on Champ Ads on the Champs page.
• The league is bringing back Premier Parking Spots Raffle to also help reduce costs of CHAMPS.  LPAC has two spots right outside the back gates under the solar panels to raffle off. We will sell tickets at spirit night for $5 each. If you win you receive a special parking pass and premiere spot for the entire day.

COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENT 2024: JULY 3, 2024

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.

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)

WATER FIGHT AFTER SERVICE PROJECT

Last time we held this event we finished in about two hours. This year after we finish we are going to have a water fight. If you have extra water guns please bring them from home. If you’d like to share your water guns please label with your family name so that you will get them back at the end. Looking forward to this water fight!.

NO PRACTICE ON THURSDAY, JULY 4TH

• Happy Independence Day! Enjoy your day with family and friends. We want to hear all about your day.

SPLASH & DASH (FORMELY KNOWN AS SWIM-A-THON) PLEDGES DUE BY JULY 5TH

Pledges are due in 5 days. If you have not turned in your pledge sheet and donations please do. This year we have shown our Penguin power and our Penguin Strength. Now it is time to show our Penguin generosity and our Penguin Goodwill.  The 2024 Splash & Dash n 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 aka Swim A Thon folder in the back of the swimmer folders by July 5th in order to be eligible to win Penguin Prizes. We want everyone who is due a prize to be able to get one. Please everyone contribute something so that your swimmer will not be left out. Thank you for your generosity and support that you have shown by participating in this years Splash & Dash!

RAFT TRIP: JULY 6, 2024

If you are going on the Raft Trip, please fill out a separate waiver forms for each person who will be rafting and turn in forms to the “RAFT TRIP” folder ASAP.  Looking forward to seeing everyone up in Oakdale!

Find information about Motel 6 reservations on Raft Trip page of the website.

SPAGHETTI DINNER- 7/12 SIGN UPS

The night before Champs, all High School aged swimmers, who have completed their Freshman year of High School or older, are invited to “carbo-load” with their teammates at the LPAC Spaghetti Dinner. Families of High School age Penguins are asked to Sign up to help make the Spaghetti dinner a success. We also decorate cars to show our penguin pride. All families are invited to bring their cars to the church parking lot, closest to the pool parking lot at 7:00pm, to have their cars decorated. 

END OF SEASON BANQUET: JULY 14, 2024

The End of Season Banquet is our chance to celebrate the swimmers, the coaches, the families, the sponsors and especially the age-outs. For one last time, we’ll all get together to have dinner, pass out trophies, say goodbye to our age-out swimmers, and celebrate another great season.  Swimmers eat free at this event but you must turn in 2024 LPAC Banquet form to reserve a meal. You can also reserve any additional meals on the same form.Additional meals are $15 each you can pay by cash check or Zelle. More information on the Banquet page of the website.

LPAC ON FACEBOOK

Follow LPAC Swim Team on Facebook! Want to include your kiddo in our posts? Share your pictures and videos with Amelia Hadfield, text them to her (408)529-5783 

 *Please ensure you have parents’ consent before sharing pictures of kids who aren’t yours.

PICTURE DAY PHOTOS ARE READY!!!

Direct Link to the LPAC 2024 Gallery or  QR code

LPAC has included Memory Mates(one 8×10 team photo, one 4×6 photo of your swimmer and one button of your swimmer) in your registration costs and will be delivered to, and handed out by LPAC..Anything else that you want you can order online and will be shipped directly to the address that you enter at checkout. 

Any questions..Scott Phillips (Owner) 408-712-1697 Mobile# Text/Call. 

FROM THE OVERNIGHTER: PHOTO BOOTH PHOTOS ARE LIVE!!!

Photo booth photos of 2024 Penguin Overnighter password: LPAC%2024%
Enjoy! Photos will only be active until July 22, 2024. You can download your favorite.

Have you picked up your lost items from the overnighter yet? Please pick up your lost items before July 5. We will be donating LPAC’s lost and found on the 5th.