Welch 2015 Parent Volunteer Drawing award winners

Congratulations to Sue Wilson and Chris Gabany who respectively won our 1st prize ($80 CRPR gift certificate) and 2nd prize ($40 CRPR gift certificate) 2015 Welch Parent Volunteer Drawing awards.  Their volunteer efforts at Welch meets and fun events, as well as the valued time and efforts from everyone else were greatly appreciated and helped make our swim meets and team activities run more efficiently.  We hope that everyone enjoyed the 2015 Welch Swim Team season and we look forward to your return in 2016.

CHAMPS (10 & Under) Meet Programs and Swimmer Entry Lists AVAILABLE FREE

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• 2015 CHAMPS (10 & Under) MEET PROGRAM
  
• 2015 CHAMPS (10 & Under) Welch Team Swimmer Entry List

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We still need some Welch Parents to help with seeding/seating and scores/awards.  Welch is the only team presently NOT TO FILL ITS VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENT.  Please step up to volunteer for your last chance of the season.  Thanks

One last time....Please

We can do this!

Parents we have received notification that we need to have our volunteer list in by noon today. I know some of you say you’ll wait until the meet to see where help is needed, and that’s great, but today we need to know beforehand. We need volunteers to help with Seeding and Scoring for both first and second half.

This is the last meet, until next summer, that we will ask you to put one last good effort in. We don’t like to beg but we really do need to be good role models to our swimmers and show we put in as much effort as they do. Incentive might be over for this season but we will put your name in the pool towards next season. 

Sun might not be shining right now, but it will be nice and bright this evening. Get your swimmers ready because I know our coaches are ready to go.

CHAMPS at Penns Valley (10 and Under)- Signups

 

Welch Parent Vol. Noon-time update - 4 is what we need.

Do YOU want to be a member of the FANTASTIC 4?
It's not everyday YOU can become a legitimate SUPERHERO also known as a Welch Parent Meet Volunteer.
TODAY IS YOUR DAY!

Make a difference and sign-up now to be a CHAMPS Meet Volunteer and be a member of something bigger... The CPSL Hall of Just-Us Meet Parent Volunteers!

• 2015 CHAMPS Bigs (11 & Up) TUE 7/28 at SPRA - SUPERHERO sign-up link 

 WHAT'S YOUR SUPER POWER?

CHAMPS (10 & Under) - Welch Parent Volunteers (8 needed)

Welch Sharks Parents, we are 2 days from the start of CHAMPS-littles (age 10 & under) at Penns Valley (Millheim – Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Park).  We need to fill 8 more of our required Welch Parent Meet Volunteer spots.  Nice work, but we still have “miles to go before I sleep or is it 23 miles until we swim at CHAMPS (10 & under)?” ...it's both -- see Google Maps ;-)

Unlike a regular season meet which uses two (2) timers and records the average of the two (2) watch times per lane, a CHAMPS meet uses three (3) timers with the recorded time being the watch time that is between the upper and lower watch times.  Let’s fill these Welch Parent positions and root on our younger Sharks to have a great CHAMPS meet.

THU – CHAMPS @ Penns Valley

	1st Half	2nd Half
Timers	0	1
Seating/Seeding	2	2
Score/Awards	1	1
Stroke & Turn	1	0
TOTALS	4	4

• 2015 CHAMPS Littles (10 & Under) TUE 7/30 at Penns Valley (Millheim) - Parent meet volunteer sign-up

Let’s try and fill these Welch Parent Meet Volunteer positions before WED (7/29) and then be able to focus our undivided attention to root on our Welch Shark Swimmers.

Directions to the Penns Valley Pool (estimated travel time = 34 minutes):

From Welch Pool, State College – Continue on S. Atherton St.(Rt. 322-business) towards and into Boalsburg.  Make a LEFT onto Rt.45 EAST (Earleystown Rd.) at the traffic light nearest Kelly’s Steak House and Boalsburg Motor Cars.  Continue 18.7 miles on Rt. 45 in to the town of Millheim.  The Milllheim Pool at the Soldier's and Sailor's Memorial Park is located just off Park Road in Millheim, PA.  From the intersection of Routes 45 and 445 (aka North Street) in downtown Millheim (zip 16854) head EAST on Route 45 until you cross the bridge. Park Road is the first LEFT after the bridge. Follow Park Road until you see the park entrance on your left.

GO WELCH SHARKS!

CHAMPS (11 & Up) - Welch Parent Volunteers (7 needed)

CHAMPS - Team Warm-up Times:

• TUE (7/28) - AT SPRA - BIGS ages 11 & Up:  Team warm-up time = 5:20 to 5:40pm
  Swimmers please arrive between 4:45 and 5:00pm for check in.

Welch Sharks Parents, we are several hours from the start of CHAMPS-bigs (age 11 & up) at SPRA and we almost have all our CPSL required Welch Parent Volunteer spots filled.  Nice work, but we still have seven (7) more to go that I’m confident that we can fill by NOON TUE.

Unlike a regular season meet which uses two (2) timers per lane and records the average of the two (2) watch times, a CHAMPS meet uses three (3) timers with the recorded time being the watch time that is between the upper and lower watch times.  Let’s fill these Welch Parent positions and root on our Sharks to have a great CHAMPS meet.

TUE – CHAMPS @ SPRA

	1st Half	2nd Half
Timers	2	2
Seating/Seeding	1	1
Score/Awards	0	1
TOTALS	3	4

-2015 CHAMPS Bigs (11 & Up) TUE 7/28 at SPRA - Parent meet volunteer sign-up link

When parking at the meet at SPRA, DO NOT PARK IN WONDERLAND CHARTER SCHOOL PROPERTY.  You can park on the SPRA property or further up on/near SPE Federal Credit Union.

Also, please do not forget THU (7/30) night's CHAMPS (10 & Under) at Penns Valley (Millheim - Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Park).  We need Welch Parent Volunteers at this meet too.  You can sign up for THU's CHAMPS at the CHAMPS (10 & Under) post.

GO WELCH SHARKS!

CHAMPS: Welch SWIMMER ENTRY REPORTS & MEET PROGRAMS available online!!!

As the thread's title states, WELCH SWIMMER ENTRY REPORTS and MEET PROGRAMS (for both the TUE (7/28) SPRA location and THU (7/30) Penns Valley location 2015 CHAMPS Meet are available for you to view, download and print from the following links:

• 2015 CHAMPS - WELCH Swimmer Entry Report
• 2015 CHAMPS (Ages 11 & Up) at SPRA TUE (7/28) MEET PROGRAM
• 2015 CHAMPS (Ages 10 & Under) at Penns Valley THU (7/30) MEET PROGRAM

Welch Parents, we still need to fill a few more volunteer spots in both the TUE & THU meets.  We need Timers, Seeders/seating, Awards and Stroke & Turn.  If you plan to attend to watch your swimmer, the Welch Swim Team and the other CPSL teams could use your help in staffing these very important meets that serve as the finale for our summer swim league season.  Sign-up links are provided below:

CHAMPS (11 & Older) is TUE, 7/28 at SPRA.

• 2015 CHAMPS Bigs (11 & Up) TUE 7/28 at SPRA - Parent meet volunteer sign-up

CHAMPS (10 & Under) is THU, 7/30 at the Penns Valley - Millheim Pool.

• 2015 CHAMPS Littles (10 & Under) THU 7/30 at Penns Valley - Parent meet volunteer sign-up

CHAMPS - Team Warm-up Times:TUE (7/28) - AT SPRA - BIGS ages 11 & Up:  Team warm-up time = 5:20 to 5:40pm
THU (7/30) - AT PENNS VALLEY - Littles ages 10 & Under:  Team warm-up time = 5:20 to 5:40pm

**Please allow yourself sufficient travel time to arrive and check-in at the meet.**

Some more Yogi-isms to enjoy and ponder...
Might seem strange coming from a Red Sox fan but IMO these Yogi-isms are funny and insightful (I can see my daughter as she starts to roll her eyes).  Enjoy.  ;-D

• “You have to give 100 percent in the first half of the game. If that isn't enough, in the second half, you have to give what's left.”
• “If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.”
• “Cut my pie into four pieces, I don’t think I could eat eight.”
• “I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question.”
• “You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you.”
• “We're lost, but we're making good time.”
• “It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” (Especially handy for our meteorologist friends) ;-)

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!!!