Well, that sure went quick. This is already the last Friday email of the swim season!

CHAMPS CHECK-IN: 7:00 AM

Remember: swimmers need to check in tomorrow no later than 7:00 am at the Morgan Hill Aquatic Center (16200 Condit Road). Meet entries and volunteer assignments have been posted to the Champs page of the website.

Please leave plenty of time to drive to Morgan Hill, park, and locate the check-in table in our designated team area. LPAC will be in the same location as last year, in the middle of the grassy area at the warmup end of the pool (see map posted to the Champs page of the website). Gates will not open until 6:15 am, so please do not arrive before then.

If your child is ill, please call or text Coach Scott at 408-613-5126.

Parents, please check in at the volunteer table and be sure to listen for announcement and shift changes. Because we are only running 9 lanes this year instead of 10, the meet will probably run a little longer than usual. We need everyone’s help to make shift changes as quick and smooth as possible. Please arrive early for your shift and do not leave your volunteer post until your replacement arrives.

If you pre-ordered Snack Bar or Mr. Pickle meals, you can pick up your tickets when you check in with the Volunteer Coordinators. We encourage you to purchase a program, food, and t-shirts — all proceeds help our team and the league pay for Champs!

One final reminder: do not leave the meet early without checking out with the coaches. We may need your swimmer to sub on a relay.

SPAGHETTI DINNER TONIGHT FOR TEENAGERS

The Spaghetti Dinner (for all swimmers ages 13-18) is tonight at the clubhouse from 6-7 pm; the cost is $8 per swimmer. Thank you to the Blacow family for coordinating this event, and to all the parents who volunteered to bring food and help out. Don’t forget to bring your cars if you want them decorated for Champs!

BANQUET ON SUNDAY

The LPAC Team Awards Banquet will be on Sunday starting at 4:30 pm. Remember to bring your own folding chairs, EZ-Ups, or blankets to sit on. We look forward to getting everyone together one last time to hand out trophies and celebrate another great season!

SPIRIT NIGHT THANKS

Special thanks to Adrienne Burke for coordinating the Swim-a-Thon and other fun raffle prizes and to Sergio and Heather Castro, Carl and Jennie Anderson, Judy Seps, Rob Lombardi, and Coach Ryan for working together all season long to put together the great team video! We’ll share a link in an upcoming email in case you missed the show.

GO PENGUINS!

Dear Penguins and Parents:

Congratulations on a great win over the Silver Creek Sharks! LPAC won by a final score of 104.8 to 101.1, giving us a 4-1 record in the regular season (behind only the Oaktree Sharks, who went 5-0). Now it’s time to gear up for Champs this Saturday!

ANOTHER GARDIN ON THE RECORD BOARD

Paige Gardin joined her daddy Charlie on the LPAC record board with a blazing-fast backstroke time of 23.10. This breaks the 5-6 girls’ record that has stood for 30 years, set in 1988 by Monica Dournaee. Great swim Miss Paige!

SPIRIT WEEK

For the last week of practices before Champs, we’ll be having fun dress-up days and snacks. Come every day if you can!

• Monday Morning: Come in your jammies; bed-head hair is encouraged
• Twin Tuesday: Match with a friend or dress up like a coach
• Would You Be My Friend If I Wore This Wednesday: Dress weird and wacky
• Thports Thursday: Wear your favorite sports team jersey
• Formal Friday: Dress up in black and white or penguin gear

LAST CHANCE FOR SWIM-A-THON PLEDGES!

Monday (7/9) is the LAST day to turn in your Swim-a-Thon pledges to be eligible for prizes. Thank you for generously supporting the team and helping raise money to buy a new electronic event board! All donations are tax-deductible.

GIFTS FOR COACHES

If you’d like to contribute to gifts for our coaches, please see Judy Seps by Thursday. She will be at practices this week, or you can call her at 408-506-3532.

SPIRIT NIGHT ON THURSDAY

This Thursday (July 12) is Spirit Night at the clubhouse from 7-9 pm. The swimmers will meet out on the grass and picnic tables to eat pizza, decorate posters to hang up at Champs, and elect swimmer reps for next year. Meanwhile, parents have a meeting about Champs and vote to elect next year’s Board members. We have a lot of openings for the Board this year, so we encourage all families to come and vote. After all the business is taken care of, we’ll all pack into the clubhouse for Swim-a-Thon awards and a slide show/video celebrating the season, paying tribute to our graduates and age-outs, and energizing the team to do their best at Champs.

If you haven’t already purchased raffle tickets for the excursions with coaches, Adrienne Burke will be selling them at Spirit Night before the awards. Don’t miss out on the chance to have a fun adventure with your favorite coaches and help support the team too!

BRING YOUR EZ-UPS ON THURSDAY!

If you’re planning to bring an EZ-Up to Champs, please bring it to Spirit Night on Thursday evening. Leave it in your car until after the slide show is over, when we’ll collect them for the Setup Crew to take down to Morgan Hill. Please bring 10×10 tents only, and be sure they are labelled clearly with your last name. This way the Setup Crew can set them up ahead of time on Friday night and organize them into orderly rows with clear pathways in between. If you’d like tents to be grouped together, please use the same names and/or color tape, and we’ll try to keep them together if possible.

SPAGHETTI DINNER ON FRIDAY

All teenage swimmers (13-18) are invited to “carbo-load” with their teammates at the Spaghetti Dinner at the clubhouse from 6-7 pm. The cost is $8 per swimmer. Bring your car if you’d like to have it decorated to show your penguin pride. Thank you to the Blacow family for coordinating this event and all the other parent volunteers who are bringing food and helping out.

We’ll have lots more information about Champs at Spirit Night…look forward to seeing you all there!

UPCOMING EVENTS (This list is pretty short now!)

• Thursday, July 12: Spirit Night
• Friday, July 13: Spaghetti Dinner
• Saturday, July 14: Champs
• Sunday, July 15: Banquet

Happy Friday! Here are a few reminders before this weekend:

• Penguin Pool Party TODAY (7/6) 3-5 pm
  • Please bring a white t-shirt if you’d like to tie-dye. See Tie-Dye Folding Instructions for design ideas.
  • If you are not an Association member, the cost is $1 per child and $2 per adult.
  • Parents of kids 12 and under, please stay to help supervise.
  • Special thanks to Julie Webb for planning and hosting this fun event!
• Saturday’s Meet: Silver Creek @ LPAC
  • Meet entries and volunteer assignments have been posted to the Silver Creek meet page on the website.
  • Swimmers need to check in with the coaches before 6:30 am.
  • If your child is ill, please call or text Coach Scott: 408-613-5126.
  • Remember to always check OUT with the coaches before you leave the meet.
• Taking Care of Business
  • Saturday is also the last day to take care of lots of important business! Please go to the Announcer’s Table to turn in forms and payment.
  • Turn in your Champs Meals order form and payment. Please note that the snack bar will have limited hours, and we cannot accept late orders this year. 
  • Turn in Banquet order forms and payment. Swimmers eat for free, but we still need you to turn in the form so we know how many tacos we need to order!
  • Turn in Swim-a-Thon pledges. Last day to be eligible for prizes is July 9.
  • See Judy Seps if you’d like to contribute to gifts for the coaches.
• NEW! Raffle for Excursions with Coaches
  • See LPAC Coaches Raffle flyer for information about a raffle to win fun experiences with the coaches.
  • Each ticket is $1; see Adrienne Burke at the meet if you want to purchase.
  • There is also a special grand prize raffle for an ESCAPE room adventure with friends and 2 coaches. Tickets for this raffle are $5 each.
  • All funds raised will go towards the goal of buying a new electronic event board.
• Beach Trip for High Schoolers
  • Saturday is also the Beach Trip for all swimmers in the High School practice group.
  • Plan to meet at the pool at 4:30 pm to arrange car pools.
  • The cost is $8 per swimmer. You can pay at the event if you haven’t already prepaid.
  • We need parent drivers for this event; teenagers are not allowed to drive themselves.
• Spirit Week Next Week!
  • For the last week of practices before Champs, we’ll be having fun dress-up days and snacks. Come every day if you can!
  • Monday Morning: Come in your jammies; bed-head hair is encouraged
  • Twin Tuesday: Match with a friend or dress up like a coach
  • Would You Be My Friend If I Wore This Wednesday: Dress weird and wacky
  • Thports Thursday: Wear your favorite sports team jersey
  • Formal Friday: Dress up in black and white or penguin gear

GO PENGUINS!