June 3rd-7th Swimmers of the Week were:
Group 1: Ella Samrow
Richard Tonry
Group 2: Madeline Smail
Reed Kronlage
Group 3: Brandon Smith
Bethany Ganucheau
Congrats, early practices are hard but it paid off! Great job:)

FYI:
Warm ups for Lakeside Meet have been moved to 3pm. Parking is difficult, so please allow time for it.
If you want to show your team spirit, the theme is "Super Hero".

Please make sure you are checking your emails for team updates and volunteer sign ups.Thank you in advance for your help!

GO PINEWOOD!!

TEAM POOL PARTY TONIGHT!!

The team's pool party is from 6-9 pm tonight at Pinewood. Parents can join in the fun by signing up for relays. Let's show our kids what we can do!

Our next swim meet is at Lakeside pool on Monday, so make sure to sign out your child if they will not be there. The team pays money for every entry in the meet. The theme will be super hero. ( optional)

Congrats & Swim News

Congrats Pinewood Porpoises on your blow out meet last night!!!

775 PCC to 341 CG - WOW!!! 

Normal morning practice schedule this week, Tues-Fri.

Group 3 - 7:15-8:30

Group 2 - 8:30-9:30

Group 1 - 9:30-10:30 

MEET:

Our next meet is a Tri-Meet and is scheduled for Monday, June 10th at Lakeside Swim Club.

We will be swimming against Picayune and Lakeside. 

Lakeside Swim Club
497 Cumberland Street
Slidell, LA  

Directions coming from Front Street:

Pontchartrain Drive heading toward the lake;

Turn left on Markham in Westchester Estates;

Turn right on Cumberland,

Lakeside Pool is at the end of the Cumberland Street

 

Parking can be difficult so I suggest allowing enough time to find a place to park and still get your child there on time for warm-ups. 

Warm-ups are a little different this week due to it being a tri-meet.

Pinewood warm-ups are from 3:10-3:35pm. 

Sign-outs:

It is extremely important that you sign your child out of the meet if they will not be there to swim.  We had several no-shows at the Mini-meet and yesterdays meet and it really messes things up, especially relays!!!   

The coaches put a lot of time making the roster for the meets and planning relays and when one person does not show up it can eliminate an entire relay team.  This not only means less potential points for the team but also it robs other children the chance to swim again!!  Please be considerate of this and let us know ASAP if your child is not able to swim.

Also, the team has to pay entries for each child entered into the meet regardless of whether or not you show up. 

Volunteers:

Please be sure to respond to Kevin Samrow's emails regarding volunteers.  While we have 3 teams to split volunteers with, Picayune's team is much smaller than us and Lakeside. 

Besides, the more often you volunteer the more chances you have to win a prize at the end of the season!  We enter your name into a raffle for each shift you volunteer for.  This is our way of saying THANK YOU!!! 

Swim Hop:

Last week's swim hop was a huge success!!!  Thank you to everyone who came and supported our team!  Good news, the diving board is in and should be in place by next week!

Next swim hop will be next Thursday, June 13th from 6-9pm, $5.00 per swimmer.

This is open to the PUBLIC!!!  Be sure to tell your friends!! 

Tshirt Orders:

Most of the tshirt orders are in and ready to be picked up.  A lot of people picked theirs up last night at the meet.  Unfortunately, some orders have not been filled yet.  I am working on getting these by next Monday.  Please be patient with me! 

For those who have picked up their orders, please be sure to check to make sure it is correct.  Human errors happen, sorry! 

Lastly, emails:

I have had a few people tell me they are not getting emails from me & or Kevin.  Please spread the word when you get an email to make sure your friends know.  That way, if someone is not getting them they can let me know to add them to the list. 

Congrats to all the swimmers tonight! You did a great job:)  Your hard work paid off.
We won; final score:
PCC 775
CG 341

Thank you to all the volunteers!
We have practice in the morning now.
Group 3: 7:15 am - 8:30am
Group 2: 8:30am- 9:30am
Group 1: 9:30 am - 10:30am
See you in the morning!

Swim Meet Today

Our first dual swim meet is today!!!  We have warm-ups at 3 pm, meet starts at 4 pm. Please keep inside the gate area and big green and white tent for the visiting team. Its going to be a long meet because we both have  big teams.  The more help we have the faster we can go.  Don't forget our theme is Hawaiian.  See you at the pool, aloha!

Pictures by Jon Nastasi Photography

Studio Individual Pictures
Sunday, June 2nd from 5:00-6:30pm

Make-up Outdoor Individual Pictures
Tuesday, June 11th at 5:30pm
Please be sure to sign-up on the bulletin board by the pool.

Cash or Credit Card (Visa & MC) ONLY!!  No checks accepted.

http://www.jonnastasi.com/

Email Contact List

Emails are sent out several times a week typically regarding volunteer sign-ups or just updates on team news.  Please be sure to let us know if you are not receiving emails.

Team Manager:
Jennifer Abney - Jennifer.abney@att.net or jenabney1@gmail.com

Volunteer Coordinator:
Kevin Samrow - samrow3@charter.net

If you are not already doing so, follow us on Facebook - Pinewood Porpoises Swim Team.  Updates are posted there as well.