Dear Penguin Families, Please have your swimmer empty out their family folders this morning- swim pictures from Photo Day were put in your folders last week. Each swimmer who took photos should have received a 4×6 picture of your swimmer, a team photo and a picture button, if anything is missing please email Meghan. Extra items that were ordered online will be shipped to the address you provided. If your swimmer missed picture day but still wants a team photo Meghan has extras- Find her at the Banquet to get one. Tomorrow is the day we have been working towards all season. It is finally here. Champs!!! Let’s do our Penguin best! Penguin Power! Go Penguins!SPIRIT NIGHT PRESENTATION We had such a great time celebrating our swimmers with you last night. If you missed it please take a look at the recap of the Slide Show. We will be sending out a link to the swimmer video soon, so keep your eyes open. Thank you to everyone that helped put Spirit Night together for our LPAC community to enjoy. CHAMPS: SATURDAY, JULY 19 Champs is the final swim meet of the season, with all six teams in the Valley Cabana Swim League (over 700 swimmers!) competing against each other to determine the overall champion for the season. Location: Morgan Hill Aquatic Center 16200 Condit Road, Morgan Hill, CA  95037 Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025 Time: Check in no later than 7:15 am for both swimmers and volunteers. Gates open at 6:15 am. Do not arrive before 6:15 am. Champs Schedule Link Meet Entries are in the email newsletter will be on a board at Champs next to our LPAC tents. Volunteer Assignments and Job Descriptions for Setup Team, Coaches Runners, Return team and Marshalls are posted to the Champs page of the website. If you have any of those jobs or are unclear of your volunteer position please look to the Champs page of the website. If your child is sick, please call or text: Coach Julia: 408-334-0657, and Li Fang; 408-930-8033 or Jeanne Fang; 408-981-3370 DIRECTIONS FROM LPAC:  (15-20 min drive)Take Hwy 101 SouthExit on E. Dunne and turn Left onto E. DunneTake the 1st Right onto Condit Rd. (second stop light)Go about 0.7 miles, MHAC will be on your Left LPAC SEATING AT CHAMPS: SEE MAP Each team is given a designated team area, as you can see on the Champs map. Ours is directly to the right of the pool, between Silver Creek and Oaktree.. Do not bring extra EZ Ups to Champs. There is no room for any other EZ Ups besides the few that we will be bringing to MH on Friday evening.. PARKING: There will be parking Marshalls directing traffic.Parking spots at the Main Entrance are reserved. You may not park where you see an orange cone. Parking will be under the solar panels to the far end of the pool. There is a gate to enter from that side. We encourage each family to bring only one car or carpool.If you park in one of the businesses across the street be prepared to be towed. VOLUNTEERS: Check in at the Volunteer Coordinator table right in front of our tents facing the pool no later than 7:15 am, no matter which shift you are working. If you have a problem with your shift, text either of the volunteer coordinators immediately :Li Fang; 408-930-8033 or Jeanne Fang; 408-981-3370 You will be given an LPAC name tag with your shift assignment on it, please wear it. Please pay attention to when there is a shift change and be at least 5 min. EARLY reporting to your shift. Don’t leave your job until someone comes to replace you. If no one replaces you, contact Li or Jeannie. SPECIFIC VOLUNTEER MEETINGS: All Clerk of the Course volunteers must attend a mandatory meeting at the “Clerk of the Course” area at 7:45AM. All Stroke and Turn Judges must attend a mandatory meeting at 7:45AM (see attached map for your meeting spot, located on the recreation side of the MHAC.) Champs map All Marshalls, Clerk Marshalls, Parking Marshalls and Marshalls, must attend a mandatory meeting at Lane 10 at 7:45AM. Parking Marshall Map If you are a TIMER or RECORDER, your “meeting/instructions” will be given behind the blocks prior to the start of your shift.  Please check the attached volunteer assignment document to see what position you are working. WARM UPS: LPAC Warm-Ups 2nd Warm Up Shift: 7:35- 8:05 am The warm up/cool down lanes are to be used by LPAC during warm up.. NO DIVING without coach supervision! After the meet begins, the warm-down pool will be at the far end of the pool with 2 ‘buffer lanes’ between the competition lanes and warm-down pool (absolutely no swimming in the buffer lanes). This warm-down pool is not a play space. These lanes are to be used for warming up or cooling down between races.  MHAC PUBLIC USE: MHAC opens to the public at 11:30am .The public will not be using our competition area of the facility, but will be in the adjoining ‘water park’. Swimmers in Champs, their siblings, friends, etc., are under no circumstances allowed to use or be near the ‘water park’ or the 25 yard pool on that side of the windscreen. You will have to pass this area to go to the snack bar and restrooms, which will be fine. CLERK OF THE COURSE: Only coaches, clerk of the course volunteers and swimmers are allowed at the clerk .No siblings, friends, or fans will be allowed in the bench area. Drop your swimmers off and go watch them race! Please don’t send swimmers to the Clerk of the Course too early, due to crowding. PROGRAMS: Programs are $10 each and are for sale by the Entrance that has the Solar Panels.. The meet is pre-seeded so if you buy a program you will know exactly which heat and lane your swimmer will be in.Heat and lane assignments will also be posted in several places throughout the facility. WHISTLE PROCEDURE: At Champs we will have a Referee & Starter running the meet. Our swimmers have been practicing this all season and should be very comfortable with the procedure. SWIMSUITS AND CAPS: Our League follows the USA Swimming guidelines for swimsuits. At Champs, you may not wear suits with rubber materials, or suits with zippers. You will be DQ’d if you are wearing an illegal suit. Wear your team caps only (or a plain cap), no high-school logos or year-round swim team logos are allowed on caps OR suits.  Your swimmer should either be in an LPAC suit or a plain black suit. Your swimmer could be DQ’d for not wearing the appropriate swimsuit. SPECTATORS: The spectator area is all around the pool deck, except where the coaches are sitting. SCORING: Top ten (10) placements in each event scores points at Champs. Every swimmer can contribute by improving their times!  GO LPAC PENGUINS!! !FINAL THOUGHTS: Please remember that parent volunteers, such as YOU run the team and the Valley Cabana Swim League. We have all worked hard to make this day positive and fun for our children. Some of us have been working on the Champs Meet since January. Please keep this in mind if there is any hardship for you or your children during the day. Please seek direction with understanding and kindness. Enjoy this day with your Penguin family and teammates.

BANQUET

July 20, 2025 4:30 pm- 8:00pm

The End of Season Banquet is our chance to celebrate the swimmers, the coaches, the families, the sponsors and especially the age-outs. Banquet is held the Sunday after Champs. It is held at the Los Paseos Clubhouse on the back lawn area in the late afternoon and evening. 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.

Remember to bring your own chairs, EZ-ups, and blankets!

UPCOMING EVENTS: Link upcoming events to your Google Calendar

Dear Penguin Family,

LPAC Penguins swam great on Saturday. It was a really close meet. Unfortunately we lost against Belwood by just a few points. The score was 112.4 (Belwood) to 108.9 (LPAC). We can beat them at Champs!!!

This is our final week of the season. Make sure your swimmer(s) come to practice every day as we prepare for Champs!!!

LPAC @ Belwood Meet Results are in the newsletter.

Today, Monday July 14, is the final day to sign up for:

1. Register for the Banquet
2. Sign up to bring something to the Spaghetti Dinner for high school group.

CHAMPS: SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2025

If your swimmer will have to miss all or part of Champs, please send an email to coaches@swimlpac.org and volunteers@swimlpac.org TODAY! It is important to let our Coaches and Volunteer Coordinators know ASAP if your swimmer will be missing any part of Champs..

The swimmers that we already know will be missing  all or part of Champs are: Annika B., Cailyn F., Daniel R., Natalie C., Wesley H., Declan G. and Dylan D. 

If your swimmers name is not listed above and you will be missing all or part of Champs, it is imperative that we need to know now.

SPIRIT WEEK JULY 14-18

Monday: Madhatter Monday (wear a crazy hat/crazy hair)
Tuesday: Tatoosday
Wednesday: Wild West Wednesday– Wear your best western outfit
Thursday: Thports – Represent your favorite Sports team
Friday: Penguin Power Friday – Penguin themed outfits or black & white

SPIRIT NIGHT: THURSDAY JULY 17
Date: July 17, 2025

• 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.
• The kids will also be voting for new swimmer reps and making posters for Champs.
• Splash & Dash prizes and awards will be given out.
• Slideshow: Spirit Night will conclude with a slideshow, celebrating the season and energizing the team to do their best at Champs!

NEWS FOR CHAMPS during SPIRIT NIGHT

Feel free to bring your 10×10 EZ up labeled with your family name on the legs  to Spirit Night. When Spirit Night ends bring your 10×10 EZ up to the Sports Court. Stack your EZ ups by the sign that says “Stack EZ Ups here!” The set up crew for Champs will then take your family EZ Ups with them to set up for champs on Friday night and they will set up as many as possible. Setting up the EZ ups is a bit of a puzzle so we would like all EZ ups to be 10×10 size to make it easier. The set up crew will set them up. You will need to take your family EZ Up down after Champs.

The league is bringing back Premier Parking Spots Raffle.  This year each of the participating teams get to keep the proceeds of the raffle. LPAC has two spots right outside the back gates under the solar panels to raffle off. We will sell tickets on Thursday night at Spirit Night for $1 each. Bring cash! If you win you receive a special parking pass and premiere spot for the entire day.

CAR DECORATING: JULY 18 

Come decorate your car for Champs with us. We will be decorating between 5 and 6 pm on Friday July 18. Bring your cars with clean windows to the back of the church parking lot closest to Los Paseos. We will provide some washable car markers. If you would like to bring your own please do so. Show your Penguin Spirit!
 
SPAGHETTI DINNER: JULY 18 SIGN UP NOW

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 provide part of the dinner & help make the Spaghetti dinner a success.

LPAC BANQUET: SUNDAY, JULY 20

The end of Season Banquet is a final time to come together to congratulate and recognize all of our swimmers, to thank our sponsors and send off our age outs. Food can not be purchased day of the Banquet. You must preorder if you want to have dinner at the banquet by registering for the Banquet and pay before July 14th Banquet Registration
Any questions Contact: George Nijmeh @ 408-489-2416

PHOTOS FROM THE OVERNIGHTER PHOTOBOOTH ARE LIVE.

The fun Photo booth photos from the 2025 Penguin Overnighter areonline. Enjoy! Photo Booth photos will stay active for just a month so if you see a few you like Download them.

2025 LPAC COMMUNITY BOOK

Help your fellow penguin families get to know you and your swimmer(s)!  Add your family picture to the 2025 LPAC Community Book, add your swimmer’s names and ages along with some fun family facts to a slide. This is a fun way to get to know all of the families on the team. A volunteer parent photographer will also be available at the swim meets to take quick pictures for you. 

UPCOMING EVENTS: Link upcoming events to your Google Calendar

Dear Penguin Family, Can you believe that we are almost down to the end of the season? It has gone by so fast. We have enjoyed getting to know all of our Penguin families. With only 9 days before the end of the season there are going to be a lot of things going on and there will be a lot of important information in these emails. Please read through to find all the Penguin happenings. Breakdown for Due Dates Coming up  Monday July 14 Spaghetti Dinner Sign up Register for the Banquet LPAC @ BELWOOD: SATURDAY, JULY 12 Date: Saturday, July 12, 2025 Location: Belwood Pool and Cabana Club 100 Belwood Gateway, Los Gatos, California 95032 Pool Gates will open at 6:30 am  Time: LPAC swimmers and volunteers need to check in by 7:15 am The meet starts at 8:15 am .If your child is sick, please text both the Coaches and Volunteer Coordinators as soon as possible.Coach Julia @ 408-334-0657 , and Volunteer Coordinators: Li @ 408-930-8033 or Jeannie @ 408-981-3370.  EZ-Ups ok, no tarps or tents with floors allowed Do not park in the 3 way intersection of Belwood Gateway and Belblossom Way. Belwood Baitshop snack bar will be open serving breakfast burritos, donuts, onigiri, burgers, hot dogs and much more! Please check the Belwood page for volunteer assignments and information about Belwood’s repaved parking lot .Meet Entries are posted here. END OF SEASON GIFTS FOR COACHES The last time you will be able to contribute to the Coaches Gifts is on July 12th. Keep an eye out for Judy Seps, the LPAC photographer. She will be collecting contributions for coaches gifts at the Belwood meet. As a reminder we do have 7 coaches this year. You may contribute with cash, check(made out to Judy Seps) 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.    LPAC PHOTOS ARE HERE: Check your family file folder today to find your swimmers photos and button that everyone gets with registration. Remember with your registration cost, LPAC pays for a team picture, individual photo, and a 3-inch photo button.If you’d like to purchase extra individual or buddy pictures, Picture Day Photos are ready to look at and purchase through the direct link: LPAC Gallery. Access Code: LPAC25. You can look through the pictures and pick the ones you want to purchase.  BEACH TRIP: SATURDAY, JULY 12  All swimmers that have finished their 9th grade year are invited to attend the traditional LPAC Beach-and-bonfire trip to Twin Lakes State Beach in Santa Cruz. HS age Penguins and volunteers need to meet at the Los Paseos Clubhouse at 4:30 pm. Have fun with all of your fellow High School age Penguins. Check out the Beach Trip page on the website for more information. SPIRIT WEEK JULY 14-18 Monday: Madhatter Monday (wear a crazy hat/crazy hair) Tuesday: Tatoosday Wednesday: Wild West Wednesday- Wear your best western outfit Thursday: Thports – Represent your favorite Sports team Friday: Penguin Power Friday – Penguin themed outfits or black & white SPIRIT NIGHT: THURSDAY JULY 17 Date: July 17, 2025 Time: 6:30 – 9:00 pm Location: LPAC ClubhouseNo 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. The kids will also be voting for new swimmer reps and making posters for Champs. Splash & Dash prizes and awards will be given out. Slideshow: Spirit Night will conclude with a slideshow, celebrating the season and energizing the team to do their best at Champs! CAR DECORATING: JULY 18  Come decorate your car for Champs with us. We will be decorating between 5 and 6 pm on Friday July 18. Bring your cars to the back of the church parking lot closest to Los Paseos. We will provide some washable car markers. If you would like to bring your own please do so. Show your Penguin Spirit!   SPAGHETTI DINNER: JULY 18 SIGN UP NOW 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 provide part of the dinner & help make the Spaghetti dinner a success. LPAC BANQUET: SUNDAY, JULY 20 The end of Season Banquet is a final time to come together to congratulate and recognize all of our swimmers, to thank our sponsors and send off our age outs. Please register for the Banquet and pay before July 14th Banquet Registration Any questions Contact: George Nijmeh @ 408-489-2416 PHOTOS FROM THE OVERNIGHTER PHOTOBOOTH ARE LIVE. The fun Photo booth photos from the 2025 Penguin Overnighter areonline. Enjoy! Photo Booth photos will stay active for just a month so if you see a few you like Download them. PRACTICES: Morning Practice schedule can be found on the Practices page of our website.2025 LPAC COMMUNITY BOOKHelp your fellow penguin families get to know you and your swimmer(s)!  Add your family picture to the 2025 LPAC Community Book, add your swimmer’s names and ages along with some fun family facts to a slide. This is a fun way to get to know all of the families on the team. A volunteer parent photographer will also be available at the swim meets to take quick pictures for you. UPCOMING EVENTS: Link upcoming events to your Google Calendar