Monday, October 24, 2016

Update 10/23 and Senior Scholarship

WOW! What a special week it has been for Pinnacle swim & dive! 

Our senior meet on Thursday against Arcadia was so fun to watch and our pizza party was very memorable. We will miss our seniors but I know they have so many great things to look forward to in their future endeavors. Let's use these last few weeks of the season to cherish every moment with them! Many personal best and/or seasonal best times were achieved. That is a direct result of all the hard work you have put in throughout the season. 
The final scores of the meet were: Boys 83-93 Arcadia and Girls 67-119 Arcadia. 

THANK YOU to Tracy Francis, Alesha Hill, and Jacki Tatman who helped make this night so special by arranging the flowers, pizza, and senior posters. 
THANK YOU to all of the parents/friends/family that volunteered to time throughout the season. 
THANK YOU to Ken Apel, Darin Melin, and Debbie Lane for officiating our home meets, as well as invitational meets. 
THANK YOU to Sharon Apel (and helpers) for keeping score.
THANK YOU parents for coming out and supporting your amazing athletes! 

As for yesterday's district meet:
We are officially the 2016 men's & women's PVUSD district champions! 
This is the first time in Pinnacle history that both teams have won the district meet together. The coaches are SO proud of ALL of you. Those who swam received personal and seasonal bests, as well as a few provisional state qualification times. I have attached the results to this email. Those of you who came to cheer on your team did a phenomenal job. It was great to see (and hear) that sea of white on the side of the pool.Everyone plays a role in the successes we have and I couldn't be more proud to be a Pioneer! 

Reminders for the week:

1) Wednesday, 10/26, is the last practice we will have all together. Juniors will be giving captains speeches before we get in the water. *note: you do not HAVE to give a speech. Your teammates will be voting afterward and we will announce the 2017 captains at the banquet.

2) After practice on Wednesday, we will be heading to the Esterly home for our annual pasta party! Please sign up to bring an item if you have not done so already. As much as I love bread and dessert, that is not all we can eat for dinner... we still need a lot more pasta and salad! Directions are included on the following link with the sign up:

3) Thursday is our final dual meet against Chaparral
Start time is 4 pm at Cactus Park (7202 E Cactus Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260). Bus will be leaving school at 2:30 pm. Please wear your polos to school! 

4) This Friday will be the first day that practice is optional, if you are not swimming in the last chance invitational on Saturday. 

5) Saturday 10/29 is the AMDG invitational meet at Brophy College Prep (the last chance invite). The bus will be leaving at 11:30 am from school. Meet starts at 1:30 pm and will be 2-3 hours. The following swimmers (32) will be attending:
Dylan Melin
Jessica Williams 
Emily Fitzgerald 
Alex Willett 
Lexi Reinstein
Anabelle Alderfer 
Max Oebker 
Robbie Robinson
Ally Gugick 
Nicole Roberson
James Hughes
Jack Oebker
Matthew Mai
Reese Gould
Danny Tatman
Taylor Schweikert 
Jessica Apel
Kelsie Lane
Elisa Padilla
Maggie Wethingon
Ryan Clancy
Mia Faasse
Juliana Drechsel 
Blake Carter
Ariel Vorobyovski 
Rachel Monheit
Samara Walker
Kylie Wetnight 
Sam Francis
Gavin Parker
Emily Aminov
Erica Esterly 

For the week of 10/31-11/5: 
Practice will be from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. next Monday (10/31) - Wednesday (11/2) and is optional for all swimmers who are not attending the state championship meet. 
On Thursday 11/3 ALL swimmers attending the state meet are REQUIRED to be at practice. We will do a meet warm up and practice relay starts, as well as discuss important info for the weekend.

The state championship meet is Friday and Saturday, 11/4-11/5 at Skyline High School (Mesa) from 2-5 pm. 





Dear senior swimmers/divers and parents, 

A reminder about our team senior scholarship that we offer! The winners will be announced at the end of season banquet. 

PHS SWIM & DIVE SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP
 Deadline:  MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2016
 No late applications will be accepted.

Requirements:  
Class of 2017 senior who has participated in Pinnacle Swim and Dive.  
Write a one-page essay.
Essay Prompt:  What has your experience in Pinnacle Swim and Dive meant to you?
Include a cover page with your full name and contact information. ( Do Not put your name on the essay ) 
Turn your essay into the College and Career Center.

Thank you!

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