2015 Welch Team Ribbons & Awards pick-up reminder (LAST CALL)

Labor Day (9/7/15) will be the last day to pick up your Welch Swimmer's team meet ribbons and awards from the Welch Pool entrance desk staff.  Welch Pool will be open on Labor Day Monday from 10 AM to 5 PM.  Afterwards the Welch swimmer folders and items will be forwarded to CRPR's office in the C.O.G. Building on Gateway Drive.

Many thanks and have a happy and safe fall, winter and spring.  Hope to see everyone back with the Welch Swim Team in 2016.

2015 Welch Age Group Individual Entry Meet Point Award Winners

As something new for the 2015 season, we tallied the regular season individual entry (no relays) swim meet points earned by all Welch Sharks Swimmers in their respective age groups:

• Age 6 & Under
• Age 7 to 8
• Age 9 to 10
• Age 11 to 12
• Age 13 to 14
• Age 15 to 18

Based on the totals, at last Friday’s (7/31) season ending Fun-day Friday practice, we awarded a special medal to the top point achiever within each age group and a trophy to the top/overall point leader among all age groups for the 2015 Welch Sharks Swim Team.  The final results were close in some age groups and the overall was also competitive.

With great Welch Shark pride our 2015 Welch Sharks Swim Team’s Individual Entry Point Achiever recipients are:

• Age 6 & Under:  David Ulmer (93 pts)
• Age 7 to 8:  Molly Olds (87 pts)
• Age 9 to 10:  Mackenzie Paggett (90.5 pts)
• Age 11 to 12:  Annie Geng (83 pts)
• Age 15 to 18:  Savannah Wilson (89 pts)

Our inaugural Overall Individual Entry Point Leader and Top I/E Point Recipient was from the
Age 13 to 14 group with 110 total i/e points:  Noah Witt

Congratulation to these swimmers as well as the many other Welch Sharks who swam very well this season.

Please contact your Team Parent Rep via email (welch[dot]sharks[dot]swimteam[at]gmail[dot]com
to make arrangements to get the medal if your swimmer was listed above and was not at last Friday’s practice and did not receive their award.

Banquet Follow-Up and a few things to keep in mind

Rained out again…but still had a great time

All though we got rained out in the end, the parents and coaches want to thank everyone who came out for the end of the season banquet. The food everyone brought was very delicious and the slide show was great to watch pre downpour (thanks Dave and Marion Ulmer). 

A few things to be aware of this week.

Those of you who were unable to attend or had to leave early. All awards have been placed in your family folders. Please check the folders at practice this week. If you know of neighbors or friends that are gone for the summer please check with them to see if you can pick them up for them. We’d like all the swimmers to have all awards before the 2016 season if possible. 

Also a friendly reminder that Park Forest will be practicing with us, so let’s show up (on time) and work hard to show them how great of a team we are. 

***Parents this also mean we need to show Park Forest and the other teams how great we are by presenting good numbers in volunteering for CHAMPS. I know it gets old hearing this, but CHAMPS is an all-league event that requires parents from all teams coming together to get the meet done. Let’s get our Welch Spirit going and have an awesome (non-rainy) end of the season.***

See you all Tuesday and Thursday. Let’s go SHARKS!!!

Weekly UPDATE - July 13 - July 18

A very busy week for our Welch Sharks.

1. *UPDATE POSTPONED until TUE, July 21* Home meet on TUE (July 14) at Welch Pool vs. SPRA
   (A) Welch Parent Volunteer sign-ups for the meet and concessions can be completed by clicking the links below.  We still have a great need for 2nd half timers and concession stand help.  Please continue to support the team and assist the other volunteers by selecting an unfilled volunteer position.  We can not operate either the meet or concessions without volunteers.  So please consider signing up for a position before the season ends.
   
   • Meet Volunteer Sign-up Link - July 14 (TUE) SPRA at Welch
   • Concession FOOD Donation Sign-up Link - July 14 (TUE)
2. Tie-Dye Tuesday (July 14)!  Please see our earlier FRI posting for more information and tie-dye tips.
3. Home meet on THU (July 16) at Welch Pool vs. Penns Valley
   (A) Swimmer entries for this meet will be taken until WED morning practice.
   (B) You know the drill ;-)  Welch Parent Volunteer sign-ups for the meet and concessions can be completed by clicking the links below.  Please continue to support the team and assist the other volunteers by selecting an unfilled volunteer position.
   • Meet Volunteer Sign-up Link - July 16 (THU) Penns Valley at Welch
   • Concession FOOD Donation Sign-up Link - July 16 (THU) 
4. WELCH Team Picture - will be taken prior to the start of the THU (JUL 16) home meet.
5. Day of Joy fun relays at Park Forest Pool is this SAT (JULY 18) 8AM-Noon.  Attendance sign-ups are being taken at practice.  More information about this Park Forest Pool activity for swimmers, siblings and parents is available at the following link:
   
   • SAT 7/20 2015 Day if Joy at Park Forest Pool info sheets
6. The Welch Swim Team's food collection drive continues through this week.  Please bring your items to the pool that will benefit The State College Food Bank.
7. A big thank you to Mr. Joe Meyer of Meyer Dairy for his continued support of our annual Welch Ice Cream Social Fun Night.
8. Welch Coaches' NEW E-mail address -  Swimmers or Parents can contact their Welch Coaches directly through their new email address:  welchcoaches[at]gmail[dot]com
9. We are still accepting Family Donations in lieu of Fund-Raising.  Donations and forms can be placed in the wooden Welch Swim Team lockbox at the pool.
10. Looking ahead: Welch HOME meet TUE (7/21) Rain-makeup meet vs. SPRA
    Swimmer entry sign-ups will begin WED (7/15).
    • Meet Volunteer Sign-up Link - July 23 (TUE) SPRA at Welch RAIN MAKE-UP 3rd Time's A Charm Meet
    • *PENDING* Concession FOOD Donation Sign-up Link - July 23 (TUE) *PENDING*
11. Looking ahead:  Welch Pancake Breakfast THU (7/23) after morning practice sessions.
    (A) We will need parent help and the use of electric griddles to hold this team activity.  Look for more posted information later this week.
    • Welch Pancake Breakfast Volunteer & Equipment Sign-Up
12. Looking ahead:  Welch AWAY meet THU (7/23) at SPRA
13. Looking ahead:  Welch Team Banquet - SUN (7/26)
14. Looking ahead:  CPSL Champs meet info - TUE (7/28) and THU (7/30)
    
    • We will post swimmer entry information
    • We will post information regarding placing happy/cheer advertising in the Champs program.
    
    

Swimmer's Team Awards & CHAMPS Medals & Ribbons available for Pick-up

Welch Sharks Swimmers' Team Banquet AWARDS that were not picked up at the banquet as well as CPSL CHAMPIONSHIPS MEDALS & RIBBONS will be available for pick-up at the Welch Pool Main Entry Desk from Parks and Rec. staff until the pool's season closing week. After the season closing, the awards will be available for a limited time at Centre Region Parks & Recreation main office located in the C.O.G. building on Gateway Dr. in Cato Ind. Park.

When picking up items, please sign the staff provided sheet(s) for the items selected. Thank you very much for a fun filled 2014 summer swim season.