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

Tomorrow’s the last home meet of the season, against the Oaktree Sharks (who won Champs last year)…time to show them our PENGUIN POWER!

Just a few reminders before the weekend:

1. All LPAC swimmers must check in with the coaches no later than 6:30 am.
2. If your child is ill Saturday morning, please call or text Coach Scott: 408-613-5126.
3. Meet entries and volunteer assignments have been posted to the Oaktree @ LPAC page of the website.
4. IMPORTANT: At home meets, we really need everyone to stay and help clean up after the meet is over. High school swimmers need to help put the lounge chairs away. Parents, if you are signed up for the Clean-Up crew, please report for duty before the end of the meet and stay until everything is put away. We still need extra volunteers for clean-up and kitchen clean-up shifts. We ask all families to stay to help pick up garbage and be sure we leave the pool area cleaner than we found it. If everyone pitches in, we can get done a lot faster. Thank you!
5. Be sure to turn in your Banquet order forms and Swim-a-Thon pledges if you haven’t already done so.
6. We will have some extra LPAC merchandise for sale (including kids’ crewneck sweatshirts and ladies’ tank tops) at the announcer’s table during the meet.
7. If you don’t already have an LPAC swim cap, you can purchase one for $10. All swimmers should wear LPAC caps at Champs.
8. During the meet, we will be selling $1 raffle tickets to win a premium parking spot at Champs! All proceeds benefit LPAC.
9. High school swimmers should plan to meet at the pool at 4:30 pm on Saturday to carpool to the Beach Trip. The cost is $8 per person. We still need more parent drivers to help out, as kids cannot drive themselves to this event. Please RSVP to Nancy Keslin. Remember to dress in layers, as it will get cool at night!
10. Next week is Spirit Week, with fun dress-up themes and snacks each day at practice:
    • 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!

Dear Penguins and Parents:

Hope you all had a fun Fourth of July weekend! It was wet and wild on the Raft Trip for sure. Now we’re down to just two weeks left in the swim team season…time sure goes by fast when you’re having fun!

***IMPORTANT: WILL YOU BE AT OAKTREE AND CHAMPS?***

The coaches are filling out entries for the Oaktree meet and Champs right now, so it’s very important to let them know if your swimmer will be missing any part of either meet. If you don’t see your name on the lists below, please send email ASAP to both coaches@swimlpac.org and volunteers@swimlpac.org.

Swimmers missing all or part of the Oaktree meet (7/11): Kayla Fewkes, Alexis Galindo, Rachel Hoge, Mackenzie Keslin, Claire Lombardi, Matthew Lombardi, Shauna Pickett

Swimmers missing all or part of Champs (7/18): Jake Fuss, Izabella Hasse, Jazmine Hasse, Claire Lombardi, Matthew Lombardi, Hannah Waldron, Alexa Wise, Christian Wise

ROOT BEER FLOAT SOCIAL AND POOL PARTY TODAY!

Come out to the pool today (Monday, July 6) from 3:15 to 6:00 pm to enjoy refreshing root beer floats and fun times with your swim team friends! The cost is $1 for Association members and $2 for non-members. Parents and siblings are also welcome to attend. We could use some extra parents to scoop and serve if you’re available this afternoon to help out.

STILL SEEKING VOLUNTEERS FOR CHAMPS

We still have several open shifts for Champs that we need to fill:

• 3rd shift Clerk Marshal
• 4th shift Clerk of the Course (2 spots)
• 4th shift Deck Marshal
• 4th shift Event Board

Champs is such a big meet, we really need every family to pitch in. Families with multiple swimmers must volunteer for more than one shift. Please send email to volunteers@swimlpac.org if you can help out with one or more of these jobs. If we don’t hear from anyone today, we’ll have to assign shifts, as we need to submit our volunteer assignments by tomorrow.

FORMS DUE THIS WEEK

Don’t forget to turn in forms and payment for:

• Banquet Meal Orders: Swimmers eat for free, but we still need you to turn in the form to confirm the number of meals. Extra meals for parents and siblings can also be purchased.
• Swim-a-Thon: Get your pledges in this week to be eligible for prizes and help the team get new starting blocks!

FUN EVENTS THIS WEEK

• Rockin’ Jump: All swimmers in the 9-11 practice group are invited to Rockin’ Jump (1901 Monterey Hwy) this Wednesday, July 8, from 12:00 to 2:00 pm. The cost is $12 per child.
• Beach Trip: All swimmers in the high school age group should have already received an invitation to the Beach Trip this Saturday (7/11). Everyone should meet at the pool around 4:30 pm. We need lots of parent drivers, as kids are not allowed to drive themselves to this event, and we have over 40 swimmers in this age group this year! Please email Nancy Keslin to RSVP.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Monday, July 6: Root Beer Float Social & Pool Party
• Wednesday, July 8: Rockin’ Jump (9-11 practice group)
• Saturday, July 11: Oaktree @ LPAC
• Saturday, July 11: Beach Trip (High school age group)
• Thursday, July 16: Spirit Night
• Friday, July 17: Spaghetti Dinner
• Saturday, July 18: Champs
• Sunday, July 19: Banquet

See full LPAC 2015 calendar