SCAY News – January 5, 2010 Happy New Year!

I have lots of information to share as the regular season gets underway in earnest:

Meet details as noted in Steve’s note.   As always, we will need lots of volunteers to help.  Please sign up ASAP at www.aqualions.org to help during the meet.   Also this meet, D1 is in charge of concessions, D2 is to help with set up, and D3 is in charge with tear down.  You should have received notice from your parent reps regarding helping out.   If you were missed, please contact them:   D1 Leslie and Chris Finton at fintons@comcast.net,  D2 is Terry Cumins at terrypsu@yahoo.com, and D3 rep Mechteld Hillsley at mechteld@engr.psu.edu.   Thanks again to the reps for their help!   Please also bring in your drinks if you haven’t already done so.  We are especially in need of water.

We will have our annual Late Night at the Y on January 16 from 8-11pm.   This is always lots of fun.  There will be basketball, open recreation in the rec room, rock climbing, swimming, and the always much-anticipated underwater coin toss hosted by Steve.  He has informed me that he has been hoarding his change for the past year and is ready to go!   I will need a few parents to stay and help.   This will include sign-in/emergency contact, general supervision, and helping set up for pizza/party snacks.  Let me know if you can help at jkoberna@stompit.net. 

I would like to quickly review general information about KSYL League Championships and West District Champs for those of you who are new.   League Champs will be held on February 20 in Dubois.  Anyone can participate in league champs.  Awards will be given.   West Districts will be held March 13-14 at Indiana University of PA.  Swimmers need to qualify by making “district times.”  These times are posted on our bulletin board, and are on-line.  Under Best Times on-line and on the bulletin board, you will also see the word “District” next to your child’s time.  Qualifying for this meet is a goal throughout the swim season.  The meet is lots of fun and a great experience for the swimmers.   The top 12 swimmers from each event at Districts then qualify to compete at the States Championships on March 20-21 here at PSU.  (more to follow – we need everyone’s help that weekend!)  For Districts we have reserved 15 rooms at the Blairsville Hampton Inn for the 12^th and 13^th for those who would like to stay overnight.   The rooms are .00 per night (down from 4.00) for 2 queen beds and are under the “State College Area YMCA.”   Their direct phone number is 1-724-459-5920.  Juniors (13-14) will be swimming Saturday morning, Seniors (15-18) Saturday afternoon.   Cadets (10 and under) will be swimming Sunday morning and Preps (11-12) Sunday afternoon.    Google West Districts YMCA Swim Championships for more information.  Please don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

Trophy Case and Bulletin Board

You have probably noticed the new bulletin board and the improvements being made to our little corner of the Y.   We are also expecting delivery of our new trophy case tomorrow.   These are wonderful ways to showcase the team’s accomplishments and build camaraderie.   A huge thanks to Karen Myford and Heather Jordan for taking on this project and doing such a great job!

I think that is all for now.   Again, feel free to contact me with suggestions, questions, or concerns.   Thanks to everyone for chipping in.

Jenny