Happy Sunday Wahoos families!  A LOT of important announcements for the full week and beyond, so please read all the way through:

Monday 6/12 Home Meet vs. Windy Rush - We are in need of volunteers to serve as both Clerk of Course and Assistant Clerk of Course for either half or full meet.  We cannot run the meet without these important volunteer roles.  If you are a parent, you can do this job!  It simply requires referencing the heat sheet to get children organized as they enter the Clerk of Course area.  Please contact [email protected] to help.

• Arrive at 5:00 for warm-ups at 5:15 for Home meets.
• Wahoos families sit near the ping-pong tables or snack stand areas, (visiting team sits in the area near the kiddie pool), and parking overflows into the field.
• We will have a Red, White & Blue theme, and the snack stand will be serving chicken wraps and burgers.  You are welcome to order delivery as well.
• We swim in the rain.  If there is thunder/lightning, we will pause for 30 minutes and then often resume.  Please do not leave the meet unless you receive a formal cancellation message via Swimtopia.
• This will be a tough meet, so please have your best cheerleading ready!

Thursday 6/15 at Home vs. Foxcroft East - Declare your swimmers participation by 11:59pm on Tuesday 6/13.

• Arrive at 5:00pm for warm-ups at 5:15.
• Hawaiian luau theme, and the snack stand will be serving burgers and chicken wraps.

Saturday 6/17 Wahoos Annual Invitational at Home - We are happy to continue this Wahoos tradition for our 12 & Under swimmers.  This is a fun, relaxed, informal swim meet for our younger swimmers, and will either just be Wahoos or one additional visiting team.

• 8:30am Warm-ups, 9:00-11:00am Meet
• Events will include Freestyle, Backstroke, and Free Relays (Optional Individual Medleys will be time-permitting)
• 1st-4th place ribbons in every heat of every event! Yahoo Wahoos!
• Declare participation by 11:59pm on Thursday 6/15.  That said, entries will be seeded by coaches at the Clerk of Course area prior to each event.
• Timers and meet management software will not be used for this informal meet.
• Volunteers needed!  Please see Volunteer section below!

End-of-Season Social Wednesday 6/28 at WSRC - A date has been set for Weds 6/28 5-9:30, (young swimmers can leave any time after 7:15).  This annual tradition is a fun way for all swimmers and their families to help us close out the season.  More info to come!

• RSVP via the calendar on Swimtopia by Sunday 6/25
• Please take photos for the slide show at upcoming meets and practices!  We'll be in touch with where to send them in the coming weeks!
• If your child plans to attend, please plan to volunteer.  Please see below.

Important Volunteer Needs! - Even if you have met or plan to meet your minimum of 4 volunteers slots, we need your help to make these upcoming meets and functions special for all our swimmers.

• 6/12 Home meet - Clerk of Course & Asst Clerk of Course.  We can't run the meet without these!  We can train you in a quick 5 minutes!  Please contact [email protected] to help
• 6/17 Home Invitational - We need 4 ribbon handlers, 1 announcer, and 1 Clerk of Course (please sign-up to volunteer via the Calendar section -> Sign-up for Jobs on Swimtopia)
• 6/28 End-of-season Social - A variety of jobs are available (set-up, clean-up, pizza distribution, cupcake distribution, etc.).  When you RSVP your child, please also sign-up to volunteer (Swimtopia -> Calendar section -> Sign-up for Jobs)

General FYIs

• Heat Sheets & Results - A reminder that you can find heat sheets on Swimtopia the morning of each meet and results on Swimtopia the morning after the meet.
• Ribbons - The coaches plan to hand out ribbons at Friday practices.  If your child does not attend on a certain Friday, they can collect their ribbons the next Friday or at the end-of-season social.  If your child was at practice but didn't receive their ribbons last Friday, please be patient as we get our ducks in a row.
• Playgrounds - Swimmers should remain off the playgrounds at both home and away meets.
• Starting block area - Swimmers should only be in this area if they are swimming in the next three or so heats.  If they are chatting with friends or cheering, they should move to the Wahoos cheering area.
• Team photo attached :) Chaotic but cute!

Whew, thanks for reading through, and thanks for your help!  It takes a village!  

GO WAHOOS!!!