
Weekly Mailer
October 15, 2012 |
Dear VJO Swimmers and Parents,
Upcoming Events:
Practice Schedule
Changes for October
Monday Oct
22nd– (Day After Zone 3)
- No Practice for Senior
Group
- Tuffy & Sam’s
Group 6:00-7:15pm
- Hilary’s Group
6:30-7:30pm (regular)
- Age Group 5:30-7:30pm
(regular)
Friday Oct
26th– (Day of Halloween Party)
- No Practice for Hilary, Sam
and Tuffy’s Group
- Senior & Age Group
combined 3:30-5:30pm
Wednesday Oct
31st(Halloween)
- No Practice for Hilary, Sam
and Tuffy’s Group
- Senior & Age Group
combined 3:30-5:30pm
Halloween Party
- Friday Oct 26th
Our VJO Halloween Party will be held Friday, October
26th at the Jesse Bethel High School Cafeteria from 6-9
pm. Each family is asked to bring a potluck dish to
share. A flyer with the potluck assignments will be sent out
soon. We will be eating first, playing games after dinner,
and we will finish with a team costume contest. There will be
no swim practice for Hilary, Sam and Tuffy’s Group on this
day.
Time:6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location:Jesse Bethel High School –
Cafeteria (1800 Ascot Parkway, Vallejo, CA 94591)
Practice Schedule: No practice for Hilary, Sam,
and Tuffy’s Group on Friday Oct 26th.
Senior
and Age Group will have a combined practice from 3:30-5:30pm
Sign-up Sheets &
Food Donations for Zone 3 Champs
Parents, sign-up sheet are available! Sign-up
today! Sign- up sheets for meet set-up, meet clean-up, and
snack bar have been placed in the Shark Tank area at the
pool. Sign up ASAP to get the volunteer positions and times
best for you. We need as much volunteer help as possible in
order to make this meet run smooth.
We still need some snack bar food items donated for Zone 3
Champs. Sign-up sheets for needed items are located in the
Shark Tank.
Breast Cancer Awareness
Caps
VJO is selling special Breast Cancer Awareness Caps for the
month of October. The proceeds will be donated to a Breast Cancer
Foundation. The caps are being sold on a first come first serve
basis. We still have silicone caps ($15.00) available. If you are
interested please fill out the form and place the form and
a check made out to VJO in the Henderson file. Breast
Cancer cap order forms have been placed in family file folders,
extras can be found in the front of the file folder box. Thanks so
much for helping this great cause!
Upcoming
Meets:
Zone 3
Championships (Oct 19-21 @ Cunningham
Pool)
Zone 3 Champs Meet is now closed for entries.
This is our Fall Championship meet and all qualified VJO
swimmers are expected to attend Zone 3 Championships on October
19-21.
Time: Friday Night session will begin at
5:00pm with warm ups from 3:30 to 4:45.
Time:Saturday and Sunday prelims Session
“A” and “B” will begin at 9:00
AM with warm ups between 7:30 AM and 8:45 AM. Please
arrive at 7:15am to check in. Prelim Session A (11 &
Over) will be swum in the deep end of the pool and Prelim Session B
(10 & Under) will be swum in the shallow end. Finals will begin
no sooner than one hour after the completion of Prelims Session
“A and “B”, the exact time to be announced each
day. For more meet details please see the meet sheet at
:http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/VJO20121019
.
Parents: Sign-up today!
Sign- up sheets for meet set-up, meet clean-up, and snack bar have
been placed in the Shark Tank area at the pool. Sign up ASAP
to get the volunteer positions and times best for you. We
need as much volunteer help as possible in order to make this meet
run smooth.
Parking: Please be advised parking will
be difficult. We recommend arriving early. The parking
lot will only be open to officials and coaches. All swimmers,
parents, and spectators are asked to park along the
street.
VJO C/B/A
Meet (Nov 2-4 at Cunningham Pool)
This meet is filling up fast… Friday night
is already closed! Don’t miss your chance to
enter!
Online entries are open for our VJO C/B/A home Meet on Nov
2-4. Our VJO home Meet is recommended for all VJO
swimmers. The meet will be held at our Cunningham Pool. To
Enter online go to:http://ome.swimconnection.com/pc/vjo20121102
.Online Meet Entry
Deadline: Online entries are due by 11:59 p.m. Thursday,
October 25, 2012.
Parents:Volunteer sign-up sheets will be
available Monday Oct 22nd in the Shark Tank. All families are
expected to help out at this meet in order to make the meet
possible. We need volunteer help in all areas.
Save the
Date:
- Oct 19-20 - Zone 3 Championships (Cunningham Pool)
- Oct 22 - No Senior Group Practice
- Tuffy & Sam’s Group Combined 6:00-7:15pm
- Hilary’s Group 6:30-7:30pm (regular time)
- Age Group 5:30-7:30pm (regular time)
- Oct 25 - Shark Pride Day (All Groups 5-7pm)
- Oct 26 - Halloween Party (6-9pm at
Jesse Bethel HS)
- No practice for Hilary, Sam, and Tuffy’s Group
- Senior and Age Group practice from 3:30-5:30pm
- Oct 31 - No Practice for
Sam, Tuffy, and Hilary’s Group
- Senior & Age Group practice 3:30-5:30pm
- Nov 2-4 - VJO C/B/A Meet (at Cunningham Pool)
- Nov 5th - No Practice for All Groups
- Nov 29 - Shark Pride Day (All Groups 5-7pm)
- Nov 30- Dec 2 - Junior Olympic Championships (14 & under at Morgan Hill Aquatics Complex)
- Dec 7-9 - Short Course Championships (Sr II Trials & Finals @ Walnut Creek)
- Dec 7-9 - Neptune Swimming C/B/A Meet
- Dec 20 - Christmas Party (at Jesse Bethel HS)