End of School Year Update

Can you believe that summer is right around the corner?!

Here is a quick update on the CHS/SJP Swimming and Diving team including summer plans.

• The coaching staff for the fall has been hired! We have a couple of familiar faces returning to the team...Meghan Rysavy (CHS '07) will be the assistant coach and Kayla Edelbrock (CHS '06) will be the diving coach. Both ladies will bring a lot of new energy to the team, and have already been helping to plan the fall season.
  
  
• We were informed that the 2008-2009 team was rewarded the Silver Level of the NISCA All-American Scholar team award (http://www.inswim.net/acallamerteam09.html). Congrats to all athletes. Without all of your hard work in the classroom, we would not have qualified for the award. Keep up the great work. Let's see if we can reach the Gold Level in 2009-2010.
  
  
• Congrats to Miriah Hoffman on receiving the Academic All-American award (http://www.inswim.net/acallamer09.html). This award is for senior swimmers or divers who maintain a GPA of 3.75 or higher for 7 semesters. Also, good luck to Miriah as she heads to St. Ben's this fall.
  
  
• We have created a blog so that you can easily access information on the team. The blog can be found at: http://crusaderswimdive.blogspot.com
  
  
• The Captains will be having Captain's practice every Wednesday at 3:00 throughout the summer. The location and activities will vary throughout the summer. The first Wednesday will be June 3 at Whitney. Come on out for capture the flag. This is not mandatory, but a great way to meet new team mates, and have a good time together.
  
  
• The coaches are in the process of locking down some possible summer pool dates. More information to come soon. Like the captain's practices, the pool dates are not mandatory, but rather a good opportunity to get in the pool and learn a little about what is in store for the fall season.
  
  
• Attached is the goal sheet for the fall season. If you feel comfortable filling out the form, feel free to do so. Once your form is complete, send it to crusaderswimdive@yahoo.com. We can then schedule a time this summer to discuss your goal sheet so you can start planning how you are going to reach your goals.
  
  
• Key Dates: August 15 for a pre-season team function. August 17 first day of the season.

That should pretty much cover everything for now. Feel free to forward this email to families/athletes that are thinking about joining the team this fall. We would love to have them as a part of the team in the fall. Encourage the interested athletes to attend some of the events this summer so they can see what the team is like before the fall season.

Enjoy the last days of the school year!