Sunday, November 15, 2015

Last Update of the Season

Hello!
Here it is, the last season update:

State Championship recap 

Pinnacle swim & dive had a fantastic State Championship meet. We had many personal best times, all-american automatic and consideration qualifying times, new school records, and many top 4 finishes! The girls placed 3rd overall, with Desert Vista only 15 points ahead of us! The boys placed 10th overall with only having a total of 4 boys score (Aaron Apel, Ryan Klein, James Hughes, Matthew Mai in 4 individual races and 2 relays). That is truly incredible!

Scoring Highlights:

Aaron Apel - 3rd place in 500 free (All-American Automatic time and tied his own school record) and 4th in 200 free
Ryan Klein - 4th in 500 free and 6th in 500 free
Boys 200 Free relay - 7th place (Aaron, James, Matthew, Ryan)
Boys 400 Free relay - 11th (Aaron, Matthew, James, Ryan)

Ally Yancy - State Champion in the 100 breast (All-American Automatic Time & school record), as well as 3rd place in the 200 IM 
Hayley Hill - 4th place in 200 free and 500 free
Isabel Whited - 5th place in 200 free and 4th place in 100 fly (New school record!) 
Gabby Lizzul - 8th place in 100 back and 13th in 100 fly 
Grace LaPorte - 11th in 200 free and 12th in 500 free 
Grace Robinson - 10th place in 100 back 
Girls 200 Medley relay - 5th place (Grace R, Ally, Gabby, Zoe Rosin) 
Girls 200 Free relay - 3rd place (Isabel, Zoe R, Hayley, Grace L)
Girls 400 Free relay - 3rd place (Grace L, Hayley, Ally, Isabel) 
Congratulations to the following athletes who also qualified for state and had the opportunity to compete: Emily Fitzgerald, Kennedy Forbes, Zoe Rosin, Paris Wierenga, Jessica Williams, Steele Forbes, Samuel Bolar, Ryan Neill, Jack Oebker.


And a BIG thank you to all our State Alternates (Blake, Hunter, Max, Kelsie, Jessie, and Casey) that came and supported the team by carrying equipment, counting, cheering their hearts out! :)

The coaches are so proud of everyone's efforts throughout the season. We enjoyed watching you reach your goals and can't wait to help you reach new ones next season. Most importantly, we loved seeing you grow in character by being decisive, an overcomer, noble, trustworthy, hardworking, obedient, loving, kind and great at discerning. You consistently believed in yourselves and had positiveattitudes along the way. That's what makes us one of the best teams in the state! DON'T HOLD BACK! 
Thank you for an absolutely incredible season. I feel so blessed to have worked with such talented student-athletes, wonderful coaches, and supportive parents. I can't wait to see everyone at the banquet on Monday, Nov. 30th. If you have RSVP'd please do so at the link below:

http://www.evite.com/event/0370VE7OYAFNM4WRYEPFO2WEWF4VLE?gid=02E5IGMD3GORZYWMUEPFPBLXU5QRCE&utm_campaign=view_invitation_button&utm_medium=email&utm_source=GUEST_INVITE_EVENT
Checks can be brought to Mrs. LaPorte in Administration ($26 pp / athletes already paid for). Need to be received by Nov 20.  
Also, if you have pictures from this season, please put them in the dropbox for the slideshow!
.https://www.dropbox.com/en/login
Password: PHSSwim14
See you soon,
Coach Paige 

Monday, November 2, 2015

Update 1 November 2015

Hello!
First, I want to say GREAT JOB to everyone that swam at the district meet and the last chance invitational yesterday. The last couple of weeks are my favorite time of the season because I see so many of you reaching your goals after putting in a lot of hard work throughout the season with having such wonderful attitudes. I look forward to watching those that qualified for states this next weekend represent Pinnacle in the best possible way, as a great athlete and a person of character!
Practice this week for all state swimmers:
Monday - Wednesday: 4-5 pm 
Thursday: 5-6 pm ALL athletes attending state MUST be at this practice. We will do a meet warm up and practice relay starts. We will also be going over details for the weekend. I can't wait :)
**If you're not swimming at state, you are still more than welcome to join us for a good workout!

Entries for the State Championships are due at 5:00 pm tonight. Afterward the AIA will be working on the final psych sheet. I will send out a final list of those swimmers that will be attending state on Friday and Saturday as soon as I get it!

State swimmers will be released from class at 11:00 am on Friday. ONLY those athletes are allowed on the bus. We encourage all swimmers to come and cheer on their fellow teammates in the stands (not allowed on deck without a pass). The meet is at Skyline High School (845 S Crismon Rd, Mesa, AZ 85208). Their is a $5 fee to get in (for students with ID) and $10 for non-students. The meet will start at 2:30 pm on both Friday (prelims) and Saturday (finals, top 16 in each event).
Boosters has organized a way for state swimmers to order a Jimmy John's lunch on Friday. It will be delivered at 11:00 am (when you get out of class). We will leave school at 11:30 am so that you have time to eat that lunch. You are welcome to brown bag if you wish (but make sure it is healthy and substantial!) ONLY STATE swimmers are welcome to order. PLEASE  DO NOT ORDER DRINKS! Lastly, be sure to put YOUR NAME on the order where it says "who wants it?". Here is the link where you can order:
https://online.jimmyjohns.com/#/addtogrouporder/175122742/zEd2YG1i/klaporte@pvlearners.net 

News from Boosters:


1.  Remember to RSVP for the Banquet:
http://www.evite.com/event/0370VE7OYAFNM4WRYEPFO2WEWF4VLE?gid=02E5IGMD3GORZYWMUEPFPBLXU5QRCE&utm_campaign=view_invitation_button&utm_medium=email&utm_source=GUEST_INVITE_EVENT
Family monies ( $26 pp / athletes paid for ) need to be received by Nov 20.  Bring checks to Mrs. LaPorte in Administration

2.  Got Photos ??? - share them at the banquet!  Upload to our drop box:
.https://www.dropbox.com/en/login
Password: PHSSwim14

3.  To honor our outgoing seniors and give them a great send-off, we are putting together a senior slide show for our banquet and need a few pictures of your senior from younger years till present.
 **Please send your pictures and answers to my email,  NOT to the shared Drop Box to avoid confusion.
carol.schroedl24@gmail.com
 If you have any questions, please feel free to email!
GO PIONEERS! 

Coach Paige