Practice location change for Friday, January 2

Practice has been changed Friday to Calvin College from 11:00am-2:00pm.

Alumni Water Polo

This Wednesday, December 24 at 1:00pm we will continue our annual water polo match vs the alumni.  If you know any alumni please invite them to join us at Ottawa Hills.  Our practice will end at 1:00pm and then we will start up water polo.  

Hope to see you then!  

West Michigan Relays - Saturday

Be at school at 7:45am, 1-way bus will leave right when everyone is there.  Please be there on time, our warm-up time is from 8:30am-9:00am and we would like to be there and ready to start that.

Psych Sheet

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Christmas Break Schedule (December 22 - January 3)

It is important that you attend practice over the break.  If you have to miss practice for anything, please talk with Jeremy.

WEEK ONE - 

Monday, December 22:

- Morning lifting @ Quest Center (GRCH) 11:00am-11:45am

- Practice @ Calvin College 12:00pm-3:00pm

Tuesday, December 23:

- Practice @ Calvin College 12:00pm-3:00pm

Wednesday, December 24:

- Morning lifting @ Quest Center (GRCH) 10:00am-10:45am

- Practice @ Ottawa Hills 11:00am-1:00pm

- Water Polo against the alumni 1:00pm-2:00pm

Thursday, December 25:

- CHRISTMAS DAY!  no practice

Friday, December 26:

- Practice @ Ottawa Hills 11:00am-2:00pm

Saturday, December 27:

- Practice @ Ottawa Hills 11:00am-2:00pm

WEEK TWO - 

Monday, December 29:

- Morning lifting @ Quest Center (GRCH) 10:00am-10:45am

- Practice @ Ottawa Hills 11:00am-2:00pm

Tuesday, December 30:

- Practice @ Ottawa Hills 11:00am-2:00pm

Wednesday, December 31:

- Morning lifting @ Quest Center (GRCH) 10:00am-10:45am

- Practice @ Ottawa Hills 11:00am-1:00pm

- New Years Eve Relays 1:00pm-2:00pm

Thursday, January 1:

- NEW YEARS DAY! no practice

Friday, January 2:

- Practice @ Calvin College 11:00am-2:00pm

Saturday, January 3:

- Practice @ Ottawa Hills 11:00am-2:00pm

Important Update!

Practice location today has been changed to Calvin College.  Practice will still by from 12:00pm-2:30pm.

The rest of the week's practices will also be at Calvin College from 12:00pm-2:30pm.

Contact Info.

At the meeting, It was brought up that it would be nice to have the contact information for the athletes as well as their parents.  I have reset the contact info setting on the website so now you are able to fill out your own contact information and it will be password protected.  The password will be sent out to you within 24 hours of filling out the form, you will also be able to confirm your information.

You may click here to go directly to the questionnaire.

If you want to find out where to access the contact information sheet and fill out your information, please use the following directions:
Please go to the contact info. line under quick links (right side of website), it will be the last link under quick links.  Please scroll down to athletes and families and click on "here".  Then it will ask for you to fill out the form "here".  Click on "here" and it will bring you to a information questionnaire, please fill out and await the confirmation email and password!

Weekly Schedule (December 15 - December 20)

Exam week schedule:
NO MORNING LIFTING THIS WEEK

Monday:
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00pm-8:30pm

Tuesday:
- Quad meet @ East Kentwood 6:00pm (East Kentwood, Byron Center, Portage Central)
- NO BUS, athletes must be there at 4:45pm

Wednesday:
- Practice @ Calvin College 12:00pm-2:30pm

Thursday:
- Practice @ Calvin College 12:00pm-2:30pm

Friday:
- Swimming practice @ Calvin College 12:00pm-2:30pm
- Diving at the West Michigan Relays @ Jenison 5:30pm (competition begins) 4:00pm (warm-up begins)

Saturday:
- Swimming at the West Michigan Relays @ Jenison 10:00am (competition) 8:30am (warm-up begins)
- 1-way bus leaves at 8:00am (be at school at 7:45am!)
- Diving - No Practice



Please let Jeremy know if you will be out of town at all over Christmas break.

Quad Meet Tonight!

Make sure you eat something right after school that will agree with your stomach, try not to eat right before the meet.

Don't forget that if you are an athlete you need to arrive at 5:15pm @ Calvin College.
At 5:30 we are allowed to go on deck and start our warm-up.
The meet itself will start at 6:30pm and will probably end between 8:00pm-8:30pm.
Afterwards the athletes from each team will be fed a meal in room HC 280.  If you are providing food, this room is in the hallway to the left (west) side of the old gym area.

See you tonight!  GO EAGLES!

Sign-ups

Thank you so much for those who have signed up already!  If you haven't signed up yet, please do so!

Fundraising:

New2You



Food for meets:
Please sign-up to help provide for the teams!

Grandville Meet Reminders!

Tuesday, December 9 the 1-way bus leaves at 4:45pm from the back of school.  Please make sure you are there on time so that we can leave at 4:45pm.  

Please make sure that you bring a big enough snack to eat after school so that you won't be hungry during the meet and so you'll have enough energy.  Make sure it is something you've had before and know will agree with your stomach.  

For the meet you'll need:

- Race suit (money for race suit)

- Meet warm-ups (top and bottom)

- Goggles (extra pair just in case for a backup)

- healthy snacks

Meet Suits are in!

We received the meet suits today just in time for our meet tomorrow against Grandville.

Please make sure you pay the following in cash or check to JACK PYPER.

Diver Speedo - $17.00
Diver Jammer - $30.00

Swimmer Speedo - $25.00

Please bring to tonight's practice or to the meet tomorrow.  We will give you your suit once you have paid.

Weekly Schedule (December 8-December 13)

Monday:
- Morning workout @ 6:45am in Quest Center
- Parent meeting @ Calvin College 5:30pm-5:55pm
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00pm-8:30pm

Tuesday:
- 1-way Bus leaves from back of school carport @ 4:45pm
- Meet starts @ Grandville 6:30pm

Wednesday:
- Morning workout @ 6:15am in Quest Center
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00-8:30pm

Thursday:
- Athletes must arrive to lockerroom @ Calvin 5:15pm
- Warm-up starts @ 5:30pm
- Quad Meet starts @ 6:30pm (Catholic Central, Fremont, Wayland)
- After the meet is finished there will be food for the team upstairs

Friday:
- Practice @ Calvin College 6:00pm-8:00pm

Saturday:
- Practice @ Calvin College 10:00am-12:30pm

Thursday Meet Food Sign-up!

On Thursday, December 11, we are hosting a quad meet at Calvin and are responsible for providing food for our team and our guests.  We believe we will have approximately 80 swimmers, divers and coaches eating that night.  The Bell family has generously volunteered to donate lasagnas for the entire group.  Please sign-up to provide the portions of the remainder of the meal for the team.  Thanks for your help!

Here is the link to sign up:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0B44A9A82AABF58-december

Please help! - New2You

We still are in need of 1 or 2 volunteers for tonight's shift 4:00pm-7:00pm at New2You.

Don't forget all the proceeds from this goes directly to our program and also helps cover social dues.  Each year we collect social dues from everyone in order to pay for food after meets, at team parties, etc.

Please let Jeremy know ASAP!

Parent Meeting Update

New2You - We are still looking for 1-2 more volunteers for this Friday's shift, please let Jeremy know, or email dpruis@sbcglobal.net

First Meets - Our first meet is Tuesday, December 9 at Grandville High School, we would love to see you there to cheer us on.  Our first home meet is on Thursday, December 11 @ Calvin College and we will be competing against 3 other schools.  After this meet we will be feeding our athletes as well as the visiting athletes, If you would be willing to provide food, please let Jeremy or email dpruis@sbcglobal.net.

Parent Meeting - We will be meeting at Calvin College at 5:30pm on Monday, December 8 in the classroom off the pool locker room. There will be access to this classroom through the locker rooms.  Please show up early so we can make sure everyone is able to get to the classroom.

Warm-ups - Last night we sent home warmups with your swimmer or diver.  These warmups are the teams warmups that we handout each year.  please make sure if something happens to them, you let us know so we can get them fixed, etc.  Please make sure that when you wash and dry the warmups you are doing so in a way that is best for the specific type of material (cool, not hot).

New 2 You

We are signed up for the month of December to have 3-4 workers at the store each Friday.  Of the workers each night there needs to be at least 1 male worker.  The shift that our team will be working is the 4:00pm-7:00pm shift.  If you are available during this time on Friday, we would love to have your help in raising funds for our team.  We have raised over $1,000 in the past by doing this, so please show your support by helping us out.

If you would like to help out please contact Mrs. Pruis (dpruis@sbcglobal.net)

Thank you!