September 29 - FUNDRAISER FRENZY and other stuff...

Swimmers and Parents,

Thank you swimmers for coming out and getting RED!  The E looks wonderful and you all worked so hard, thank you!  We will finish this fun project WEDNESDAY (not tomorrow) so remember to bring your 4 inch roller if you have one.  What a difference and what a great way to support our school and show that the swim team has the most school spirit!  We will also be making posters for Saturday's fundraiser so more kids the better!  Remember to check it out next time you drive by!

We are in the final planning stages of this weekend's fundraiser PANCAKE BREAKFAST, SILENT AUCTION and BAKE SALE.  We encourage and challenge every swimmer to bring in at least 5 extra attendees who will come eat, bid and buy.  Attached is the flyer (thanks Steve Swanson!!) and we encourage you all to post it on your FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM and/or TWITTER accounts and EMAIL/TEXT it to your family and friends so we can get as many people as possible.  We'll be posting flyers around the school and plan to advertise around the community this week. Remember to bring your cash and checkbooks to support our team!

Thanks to those of you who have offered your services!  We have more positions to fill and items to donate, so here's your chance!  There will be a sign-up sheet at workouts tomorrow and Wednesday -- swimmers can sign themselves AND their parents up for a shift or two.  We need all hands on deck so please help!  Attached is a signup sheet for those of you who have already committed.  If you are interested in filling a vacant spot, please respond to this email!

PANCAKE BREAKFAST:  

We priced out all of the food items at Costco and we'd really appreciate making this a total fundraiser and having any of you who are able to, donate these items.  Email Joslin Wright back and let her know if you are willing to help out by THURSDAY AT NOON so she can purchase what isn't donated.

EQUIPMENT

We need to borrow a 3 Gallon (or larger) Water Cooler filled with 2.5 gal clean, cold water.  We have 2 but need 3 more!

FOOD:

(Thank you Brian and Karen Day for donating all the breakfast meat! WOW!)

We need 6 - six packs Kirkland Frozen Orange Juice

(6/16 oz cans, makes 3 gallons)

Price per six pack: $9.39

We need 4 – 2 packs Mrs. Butterworth's Syrup

(2/64 oz each)       

Price per 2-pack: $6.09

We need 4 bags Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake Mix

(10 lb bag, need 40 lb total)

Price per bag: $6.39

We need:

• 50 Oranges, sliced in eighths
• 20-30 lb grapes – trimmed in small clusters (green or red)
• 75 Bananas (we’ll cut in 1/3’s or 1/4's at breakfast)

BAKE SALE!!!

This is totally volunteer driven!  Please bring your individually wrapped bake sale items to the event at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 4th.  We will price them using a color coded method.  If you'd like to bring a basket, tray or something cute to display them on, even better!  Thanks to Deanna Mortensen for volunteering to head this up!  We've had great success in years passed and we can't wait to see what all you bakers come up with this year!

SILENT AUCTION!!!

Thanks to those of you who have donated items!  If you still have items to donate that need wrapping or staging, please let Joslin Wright know ASAP by either responding to the email or by calling Joslin at (801) 661-0300. She has put the baskets and items together and is in the process of preparing the bid sheets and will be sharing the items up for bid very soon!  

Remember to wear East High Swim Team apparel, East High apparel or Red.

If anyone has questions, concerns, encouragement, etc. please let us know!

GO EAST!

September 27, 2014

We will be rescheduling paint the "E" for Monday after practice if it's not raining!  Keep your fingers crossed!

September 22-27, 2014

Here is a quick update for the coming week.  

• Monday Sept 22 - practice 3-4 pm.  Dryland.  Wear shorts, Tshirts, and running shoes.  Bring a water bottle even though I don't think it will be as hot as last week.  After practice we will make posters for the Noodles fundraiser.  There will also be a sign up sheet for swimmers to wave those posters, and hand out flyers to  people coming in. I will pass out flyers to swimmers.  Write your name on the back.  If you want more, you can copy them, or print out more: Noodles & Co Flyer  At the end of the fundraiser, the swimmer or diver who had the most flyers redeemed will win a free dinner for six people!
  
• Tuesday Sept 23
• Leopard Loop during lunch breaks at school.  The swim team will have a table.  Meghan and Eden will need help at the table encouraging students to try the swim team!   
• Practice 3-4 pm.  Swimming.  Be ready to get in right at 3pm.
  
• Wednesday Sept 24 - practice 3-4 pm. Dryland.  Wear shorts, T-shirts, and running shoes.  Noodles fundraiser 5-9 pm.  ALL swimmers are expected to help with this.
  
• Thursday Sept 25 - practice 3-4 pm. Swimming.
  
• Saturday Sept 27 - 9:00 am.  Paint the 'E'!  This will be a fun job to spruce up the 'E' before our pancake breakfast (Oct 4th). Report to the 'E' on 13th East at 9am.  Wear old clothes.  Bring a paint brush or roller and a scraper.  

We will have more details coming soon about the pancake breakfast and silent auction to be held October 4th.  We are still looking for donations, either to be included in a basket, or as an auction item.  Contact Joslin Wright with questions.  joslincw@gmail.com

Remember - Attendance requirements start October 6th.  Physicals and registration on registermyathlete.com must be completed by then for swimmers to participate and practice with the team.

Cathy

September 18 - Friendly Reminder!

A friendly reminder to everyone on several things happening soon!

1. Give forms to Cathy.  Specifically, she needs the Athlete Information Sheet, Parent Volunteer Opportunities Form, the I-19A (Parent Approval), the I-19G (Student Code of Conduct), and the UHSAA Physical Form A.  Please get these to her ASAP. 
   
   
2. Fee and Gear Forms are due to the East Treasurer by Friday, September 19.  If these are not turned in and fees paid, your suits won't get ordered.  Don't miss out! This is the link to the Fee and Gear Order Form.
   
   
3. Wednesday, September 24th is the Noodles & Company Fundraiser. Athletes are encouraged to stay after workouts on Monday, September 22nd to help make posters.  A shift sign-up sheet will be available that day for swimmers.
   
   For a little competition....Swimmers will be given flyers for the fundraiser to pass out to encourage people to come to this activity.  The swimmer who is able to have the most flyers with their names written on the back returned and redeemed at Noodles & Company the night of the fundraiser will win a FREE DINNER FOR SIX!
   
   
   • You can also print out more flyers here.
   
   
4. Saturday, September 27th at 9:00 a.m. Paint the E!  Report to the "E" across the street from East wearing work clothes and carrying a paint brush, paint scrapter and/or roller.  The Team will supply the paint and swimmers will supply the work.  Let's show our team spirit!
   
   
5. Saturday, October 4th is the Pancake Breakfast, Silent Auction and Bake Sale. The price for the breakfast has changed to $6 for students and $7 for adults.  We encourage EVERYONE to donate a basket or find items to donate to this important fundraiser.  The Information Sheet and donation request letter are available on the forms page.

Lastly, WE NEED YOUR HELP!  Please send an email to Clark Littleton, clittleton@slco.org, the director at the Salt Lake Sports Complex and ask him to change the outside pool lane lines to short course on October 1.  The inside pool is under renovation, leaving our simmers at a disadvantage because they are unable to practice short course.  The more requests they receive the more apt they are to accommodate our school teams.  The inside pool may not be ready until the end of October so it's critical that our swimmers have the opportunity to practice short course.

Thanks to you all, let's have a wonderful season!

SEPTEMBER 15 - 19, 2014

Swimmers and Families -

Great first week!  Considering all the hoops we all are learning to jump through, we had a good group at practices.  Remember our practice schedule:  Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs - 3:00-4:00 pm at SL Sports Complex.  Monday and Wednesday are dryland - wear shorts, shirts, running shoes - meet on south side of pool.  Tuesday and Thursday are swimming - be ready to get IN the pool at 3pm! Bring a water bottle to ALL practices. I must have the physical form turned in to ME before you can participate.  All swimmers need to be registered on registermyathlete.com.  It is from this list that I will create and turn in a roster.  Please do it now!  It won't be complete, but at least you are listed.  It is especially important for anyone that needs to be approved as a transfer from ANY other high school in Utah, or in the USA, or Japan, or anywhere! Those need to get started through the system.  I can't put you on the roster if you have not registered.

GEAR order forms must be turned in to the East treasurer, along with payment, by FRIDAY, Sept 19th.  You don't want to be left out when everyone is getting their suits and bags, and sweats!  Jodie Swanson will be at practice this WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17th with the fit kits for anyone who didn't get to try on a suit for sizing purposes.

All other forms that weren't handed in at the BBQ need to be handed in to Cathy this week ASAP.  All the forms can be accessed on the East Swim Blog Page under the FORMS tab at the following link: eastswimteam.blogspot.com/p/participation-forms.html.

Upcoming events:

• We will be painting the 'E' on 13th East on Saturday, Sept 27th at 9AM. Please bring a paint brush and scrapper, wear old clothes and plan on helping! 
•  Silent Auction will be on Oct. 4th.  We need donations!  Swimmers and Parents - if you know someone who might have something to donate, please help!  The donation letter and tax form can also be found on the blog site.  If everyone finds one item... 
•  Also coming up on Sept. 24th is the Noodles & Company fundraiser.  The swim team gets a percentage of sales that evening. There will be sign-up sheets for swimmers. Families - plan on eating there that day!  

If you haven't figured it out yet - the best place to find answers to your questions is on the swim team blog site: eastswimteam.blogspot.com.  Also - please register your email there.  

Whew! Got all that??  

Questions??  Thanks parents!  

Cathy

September 8-12, 2014‏

Hello Athletes and Parents!

Thanks to all the athletes who were able to attend the meeting on Thursday.  There were a lot of new faces and we are looking forward to getting started!

Pre-season workouts begin tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. SHARP at Salt Lake Sports Complex (aka Steiner Aquatic Center).  Swimmers and coaches will meet outside on the south side of the pool.  Coach Cathy is NOT planning on getting in the pool tomorrow -- only some running and dry land.  REMEMBER to bring running shoes, shorts and a water bottle to workouts tomorrow.

THIS WEEK....

GET EXCITED for the Opening Social Potluck BBQ for athletes and parents this Thursday, September 11th at 6:00 p.m.  Please see the flyer below for more details and information.

Have a wonderful week and we'll see  you Thursday!