Hi Everyone!

I hope you all have enjoyed the short week, or at least the swimmers have! :-) We had a pretty intense 3 days of practice and everyone did GREAT! Good luck this weekend to all of the club swimmers at the ASC meet! I'll be "watching" from Meet Mobile! The times the swimmers get at that meet can be used for the TISCA since it is USA observed, so swim fast! :-)

This coming week is fairly uneventful. We have the first 5 day week that we have had in a while and also the last one that we will have for a while. I am out on Monday as I finish up my IB training in California and Mrs. Votaw will be the "guest coach" that day - THANK YOU! (She is also my sub for my classes so it works out since she is an LISD employee.)

The weather is going to be cooling down starting on Monday and I just want to remind everyone that we do swim when it is raining (as long as there isn't constant lightning and thunder) and we do swim when it is cold. Please dress accordingly for the outdoors! :-)

Here is what we need to be planning for:

• This week is the 3rd week of the cycle/progress report time. Progress reports are due on Monday, Oct. 17th so please make sure your swimmers are on top of their classes. There are still some "missings" in the grade book from the last meet on Oct. 4th. Unless the teachers have not put in grades yet, this should not be the case. All swimmers should have turned in/made up work by now.
• I will be working on AISD and Round Rock meet entries this weekend. They are due on the 20th so everyone will know what meets they are attending/what events they are swimming in (hopefully) by Tuesday. I will try my hardest to take everyone to the AISD meet but there are no guarantees because of the limited entries.
• Mark your calendars for Trunk or Treat Wednesday, October 26th from 6-8 pm. Sabrina Hyden is heading this one up so be on the lookout for info/needs. This is the community Halloween celebration and it is just a fun couple of hours of the swimmers handing out candy, dressing up, and hanging out. We usually need LOTS of candy since so many people come out for this event. Rumor has it that Mr. Nevins may have some Swedish Fish that had a delayed delivery from the Homecoming Parade?? :-)
• Mark your calendars for Tuesday, November 1st 7:00 pm. We will be having a team Booster meeting at LHS that evening to go over our last home meet (Senior Recognition) as well as Aggieland, TISCA, and Holiday practice expectations. Please try your best to have at least one parent present for this meeting. Whenever we travel for the first time as a whole team it is important to have everyone on the same page regarding expectations. :-) Joy Boon sent an email from the LHS Swim Booster email. Please make sure that the email address is not going to Spam.
• The last day of the 2nd grading cycle is Friday, November 4th, which is also our last home meet. Many swimmers will also be missing Friday, October 28th for the AISD meet. I really did not plan it this way - I promise! I will continue to remind swimmers of the importance of disicpline this grading period. In addition, we do have about 20-30 mins of study hall time each morning (depedning on how long it takes a swimmer to get ready) and I have seen lots of people studyding and working together during this time. We also have lots of swimmers in upper level classes who are available to help, so please utilize this resouce if your swimmer is in need of any academic assistance!
• Finally, my weekly reminder to stay healthy!! Vitamin C, rest, hydration, and using Ear Care will keep everyone going!!

That’s all for now!! Y’all are awesome and as always, thank you for sharing your swimmers with me each and every day!

Let me know what you need!

~Coach Weeks