Parents Meeting

Hello! My name is Sarah Reeves! I will be your Swim Team Coordinator this year. It is going to be a great summer season! I have an awesome team helping me out this year. Brandy Pavelka is our Volunteer Coordinator. Allison Fielden is our Concessions Manager. Sue Culberson is Coaches Coordinator. Richard Culberson is our Treasurer. We have two amazing coaches this year, Ansley and Grace!

1) Practices: The coaches are there to coach, not to watch the pool like a lifeguard, so please make sure there is a responsible adult watching your child in the pool. We have a couple of very large age groups, so we are working on ways to spread those kids out. We may be asking a 9 year old to swim with the 7-8 year olds, like we have already asked 12 year olds to swim with the teenagers. That being said, many of the 12 year olds will not feel comfortable swimming with the older kids, which is totally understandable-- just let me or our coaches know what your child is willing to do.

2) Swim Meets. Most of our meets will be on Tuesdays, and we are asking parents to RSVP by Friday so there is plenty of time for our coaches to finish the meet roster. If you forget to RSVP, your child will not be entered in the meet. Also, every family must volunteer two shifts (minimum) per swimmer. To sign up both your swimmer and to volunteer, go to the website and click on "Swim Meets" to select both "Job Signup" and "Meet Entry". Once again this summer we will not be parking in the parking lot for swim meets at Somerset. We encourage you to walk if possible! Chairs can be set up in the parking lot or on the pool deck.

3)Grillmaster: We are in need of a Grillmaster for the season! This would be considered volunteer hours and is home meets from 5-8. If you can only do one meet or half a shift, please reach out! Concessions are how we raise most of our money. If we do not get a grillmaster, we will not be serving hotdogs, hamburgers, or chicken skewers. If you are interested or have questions, reach out to Sarah Reeves or Allison Fielden.

3) Sign up for Remind: Send text message to 81010...text this message: @7b3ca84

We mostly use Remind in the event of weather cancellations, delays, and to beg for more volunteers. I tried transferring those who signed up previously but if there are any issues, just ask!

Thanks everyone!