T-shirt reminder

**Linda Heys is putting in the final t-shirt order tonight after practice. Please have your daughter bring your payment if you have not paid, or your order if you have yet to order a t-shirt. She is not going to put an order in for you without payment! Checks can be made payable to Linda Heys and collected by Abby Heys, thank you!

Don't forget to sign up

Parents,

Please remember to sign up to volunteer:

1. Bring food to home swim meets (quick links> food assignments for home meets > chooes 4 spots on the same or different days and email Kim VanHarn at vanharno@yahoo.com)
2. Volunteer at New 2 U (quick links > food assignments for home meets > choose a time you could help > email Kim VanHarn)
3. Help out at to serve at concessions for GRCH events (quick links > concession stand schedule > click the "here" link > sign up or email questions to Jennifer Schroder at jennschroder@gmail.com)

Schedule for the week of August 27th

Monday: Practice 6:00-8:30 (dry land)

Tuesday: Practice 6:00- 8:00

Wednesday: Practice 6:00-8:30 (dry land)

Thursday: Practice 6:00-8:00

Friday: Practice 5:30-7?

Sport Schedules: A note from the athletic department that you can go here to check the updated sports schedules. Choose the sport, level and gender.

Labor Day weekend: No practice Saturday or Monday! I do ask if the girls can get in the pool at some point during those three days as we do have a meet on that Tuesday. Do the following work out below:

400 swim

6x75 k/d/s

6x50 descend by 3

8x25 @ :30 hard/easy, easy/hard, hard, easy

3 times through:

4x50 @ :50/1:00 (4 dolphin kicks off each wall)

3x200 @2:45/3:00/3:15 descend

4x25 @ :45 kick half way under water fast + easy

15x50 free descend:

5x50 @ :50/:55/1:00/1:05/1:15

4x50@ :45/:50/:55/1:00/1:10

3x50 @ :40/:45/:50/:55/1:05

2x50 @ :35/:40/:45/:50/:55

1x50 @ :30/:35/:40/:45/:50

200 easy

Meet results and thank you!

• Thanks to everyone for a great first meet under our belts last night! West Ottawa is a big team and we put up a fight. I have posted on the right tab of the blog the results from the swim meet (under "meet results" and then "West Ottawa").

• T-shirts: Parents who ordered an xxl or xxxl t-shirt I was told are an extra $2. If that is you please send $2 to Linda Heys (via Abby) and attach you name with it please! Linda also mentioned she has some cash and some people that have said they have paid and not sure who that is, if you could have your daughter verify with Abby at practice that would be great. The shirt order deadline is August 24th.

• Thanks again for bringing food to the swim meet for the girls parents. I also want to thank everyone on the behalf of myself and the EAB for supporting such a successful event last Thursday, it was a fun and beneficial night. The committee was "so thankful for the willingness and positive attitude toward the challenges showed the true character of the families that make up our school." The Grand Prize tickets to the Orlando game will be announced during our football game this Friday against South Christian.

West Ottawa Meet & More

I hope everyone has a great first day of school and is excited for the first meet. We are meeting at 4:20 at the CAW (center for arts and worship). Our swim caps are not in yet so girls who are returned please bring any extra ones you might have.

Parents let you know girls if you want a team shirt and sent them with your size and money to give to Abby Heys, we will send a sheet around on the bus ride.

Please sign up to work concessions on the concession tab to represent the swim team! We already have a date next week.

Also if you are wanting an easier site to remember Jeff Nyhoff made a link eagleswim.org and if you want to him to share the google calendar with you email him at jnyhoff@gmail.com

Schedule for the week of August 20th

Schedule:

• Monday: Practice 6-8:30 (Dry land) and freshman do your practice when you can get it in!
• Tuesday: Swim meet is at West Ottawa High School (directions are on right hand side of the blog). Girls need to meet at GRCH by the CAW at 4:20. There will be a bus there and back. Make sure to bring your new warm ups! Swim meet start time is 6:30pm.
• Wednesday: Practice 6-8:30 (Dry land)
• Thursday: Practice 6-8
• Friday: Practice 5:30- ?
• Saturday: Practice at Calvin 9-10:30 (Dry land)

**We will pass out a parent t-shirt sign up on the bus ride to the swim meet. Let your girls know if you would like a parent t-shirt and what size. Send them with money if you would like one. The checks can be made out to Linda Heys and the price is on the blog ***

Quad swim meet date change

Our quad meet that was originally on the 20th of October has been changed to the 29TH of September with a 11 am start time.

Also make sure you check out the link to our home meet meal sign ups and NEW 2 U sign up under the "food assignments for home meets" tab. We would like for each parent to sign up for 4 spots and email Kim VanHarn about which one you would like to cover (vanharno@yahoo.com).

Extravaganza

The Extravaganza is still on for tonight! See you all there!

Cottage Party- August 18th

Parents, Swimmers & Divers:

The girls handed out a little cottage party information sheet yesterday at practice I will attach below was was on there.

We will be having dry land at Calvin at 9:00 on Saturday (meet in the side pool parking lot) and head out at 10:30 to the VanHarn's. I expect to return around 5pm, we can have your girls call you on the way back if the time is different. We will be returned to Calvin College and you can pick them up in the side pool parking lot.

What to bring: A towel, bathing suit, sunscreen, sweatshirt and your assigned food.

• Freshman: desserts
• Sophomores: snacks like chips, pretzels, etc.
• Juniors: Some kind of salad (tossed, pasta, etc.)
• Seniors: Some kind of fruit or veggies

Where: Abby VanHarn's grandparents cottage in Newaygo. We have drivers already organized (if that is you, remember to bring a van if you have one).

Parent t-shirts and team gear

Parents,

It was great to see you all at the parent meeting last night. I know we mentioned getting parent t-shirts this year and I have some information from Linda Heys about costs as well as a design.

For parent t-shirt we have three options this season.

Option #1- men's cotton t-shirt which costs $8.00

Option #2- men's drift t-shirt which costs $11.00

Option #3- woman's cut t-shirt which costs $10.00

All shirts will have the one design shown here. All shirt sizing is standard.

Your daughters will be filling out the orders on an order sheet at practice, so if you want to let your swimmer or diver know the type and size please let them know. All payments need to be turned in at the time of your order. Please make checks payable to Linda Heys.

The deadline for placing your order is August 24th.

Additional team gear:

• Team suits- $23.50 made payable to Kim VanHarn and collected by Abby VanHarn
• Social dues- $30.00 made payable to GRCHS and collected by Megan Nyhoff
• Team Gear- $ TBD and made payable to GRCHS and collected by Kacie Pruiksma

Team pictures

Parents!

Tomorrow we have team pictures and remember to have your girls bring their picture forms. If you want to get buttons you need to fill the form out. It is 8 dollars for 2 buttons. Remember to wear black on top and jeans on bottom!

Thank you,

Alyssa

Schedule for the week of August 13th

Parents, Swimmers and Diver!

The first week of practice was a success and so much fun. I am happy to see all of the returning faces and enjoying meeting the new ones. I will attach an agenda for the upcoming week to keep everyone in the loop.

Monday: Practice 6-8:30 (dry land)

Tuesday:

• Team picture @ GRCH be there at 7:45 am (by the football field)
• Practice 6-8:00 pm
• Parent meeting @ 7:45 pm in the conference room over looking the pool

Wednesday: Practice at OTTAWA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL 6-8:30 (dry land)

Thursday:

• Practice 6-8
• Eagle Extravaganza 5:30-9:00

Friday: Practice 5:30-7... ?

Saturday:

• Dry land @ 9:00 CALVIN
• Cottage Party at Abby VanHarn's

If you cannot attend the parent meeting on the 14th please send me an email (alyssa.ludema@gmail.com) and I will send you an outline of what we discussed after the meeting.

Go Eagles!

Alyssa

Physicals & Parent Meeting

Swimmer, Divers & Parents!

It was great to see some of the swimmers and divers tonight at the Vanharns house to watch the Olympics, it makes me excited for our season to start.

Just a reminder that the girls need to have a physical and their physical form handed in to the office by August 8th. In order to participate in practice or a meet it has to be turned in!

Also we will be having a parent meeting at the end of practice on August 14th at 7:45 if you want to mark you calendar. We will plan on the conference room overlooking the pool unless you hear otherwise.

Go Eagles!

Alyssa

Eagle Extravaganza

Parents, swimmers and divers!

We have one short week until season starts, I am more than excited. Just a reminder that August 8th, 9th and 10th we will have practice from 6-8pm at Calvin College. I will hand out a meet schedule at that time as well as the rest of the August schedule.

EAGLE EXTRAVAGANZA is around the corner and will be Thursday, August 16th at 5:30pm. I have attached a site to register here by August 8th!

I am more than excited for the season to start. If you have any questions please do email me at alyssa.ludema@gmail.com.

-Alyssa