IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM PHS SWIM/DIVE BOOSTERS

Congratulations on your performance at the state championship meet !! More to details to come. GO PIONEERS! 

**BANQUET - Tuesday, November 15 at 6:00 pm

All monies are due to Mrs. LaPorte (college center) by THIS Wednesday!!!! Checks made out to PHS swim & dive boosters. All athletes are paid for, non-athletes are $28/per person. 

**PHS SWIM & DIVE SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP
 Deadline: TOMORROW Monday, November 7th
 No late applications will be accepted.

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

**KRISPY KREME FUNDRAISING CARDS - It's not too late to fundraise!  Check with family and friends to see if they would like one for the holiday season ( Cards $20 ).  They can be picked up in the College Center.

** TAX CREDIT  - There's still time to contribute PHS SWIM AND DIVE ! All monies stay with swim & dive.  Contact the financial aid office at Pinnacle for more info.

Thank you!

Swim & Dive Update 10/30

Hello!

Another great week for our swim/dive family! Wednesday we had our junior captain's speeches. The 2017 captains will be announced at our end of season banquet. I know, regardless of who is elected, the upcoming senior class is going to do a great job of working together, as I have seen that over the past three years. 

A HUGE thank you to the Esterly family for opening up their beautiful home to host our annual pasta party! It was so special to see all of you have fun with one another outside of school and the pool. 

On Thursday we had our last dual meet against Chaparral, who are the defending women's state champions. We put up a good fight! Many best times and seasonal best times were achieved!

The final scores: Girls 100-70 L, Boys 105-80 L

The AMDG Invitational meet was yesterday.  We had several swimmers achieve the provisional state qualifying times, as well as bettered their rankings for the state meet next week. The results are attached to this email.

To all of the athletes who are done for the season, congratulations! We are so proud of all the hard work you have put in the season to reach your goals! It is very rewarding, as a coach, to see how happy you are when you do so. 

To those of you that have one more week left, I have submitted the "declarations" for the state championship, which close this evening at 6:00 pm. I should receive a preliminary psych sheet sometime tomorrow. I'm looking forward to announcing who will be representing Pinnacle High School at the AZ DI Swim & Dive State Championship Meet this week! 

Reminders for the week:

1. Practice is from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Monday-Thursday this week. It is optional for those swimmers who are not attending the state meet. There will still be a bus going to and from the school. 

2. ALL swimmers attending the state meet are required to be at practice on Thursday. We will be going over important meet information for the weekend. 

3. State athletes will be excused from class at 11:00 am on Friday. We will meet in our usual spot to eat lunch (bring a good, hearty lunch to fuel you for the afternoon!). The bus will be leaving school at 11:30 am on both Friday and Saturday.  Only if you are participating in the state meet will you be traveling with us to Skyline High School on Friday (prelims) and Saturday (finals). However, if you are interested in coming to cheer on your teammates on Saturday, the address is: 845 S Crismon Rd, Mesa, AZ 85208. The meet starts at 2:00 pm and there will be an entry fee of  $10 for adults and $5 for students w/ I.D.

Upcoming reminders:

Please remember to RSVP for the banquet on November 15th! Non-athlete payments can be made out to PHS swim & dive boosters and delivered to Mrs. LaPorte in the College & Career Center. Thank you!

Pasta Party Sign Up

Tomorrow, Wednesday 10/25, is our pasta party after practice! 

But we can't have a pasta party without pasta! Please remember to sign up for an item to bring ( we still need more pasta and salad dishes). 

This is always one of the most memorable events of the season and it couldn't be done without all of you! Thank you so much for contributing!

Coach Paige 

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e054facae23ab9-pinnacle

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:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go /30e054facae23ab9-pinnacle

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!

Update 10/15/2016

Reminders for next week:

1) For Seniors only: On Wednesday, please wear black t-shirts and jeans for a senior photo at the start of practice! Also, please check your email on your pvlearners accounts! 

2) Last home dual meet against Arcadia on 10/20. Please wear your polos to school and the meet. We will meet at our usual spot and will leave at 2:30 pm. 

This is also our senior meet! We will be honoring each senior at the start of the meet. We will then celebrate at the end of the meet with pizza! If you have not brought $5 for the pizza/dessert please do so next week by Wednesday!! 

Athletes may go home with their parents or there will be a bus going back to school around 6:30 pm. 

*Parent help needed! We will need 12 timers for our last home meet. Please be there at 3:45 pm. We cannot start until all positions are filled. Thank you again for your help this season! 

3) District Meet on Friday 10/21. Everyone will be attending this invitational meet, however, there is a select group that will be competing. The list of events and who is swimming is attached to this email. If you are not competing, you do not need to bring your swim gear but be ready to cheer on your teammates!! 

We will all be departing school at 7:30 am. You will be excused from all of your classes on Friday. Check in with your teachers to see what you can make up ahead of time. 

Please wear your white team t-shirt! Also, please bring a folding chair to sit on, just in case there is not enough seating for all of us. Eat a good breakfast and bring snacks and water to refuel throughout the morning! There may be a concession stand. 

For parents interested going:

Start time: 9:00 am 

Location: Moon Valley Country Club

151 W Moon Valley Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85023

**We will need 4 parents to help with timing. Our assigned lanes are 3 and 4. 

Looking forward to a fun week! 

Swim & Dive Update 10/3

"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden

I came across this quote today this weekend and I had to share. I love being reminded to focus on the positive! Your coaches and I are so proud of all you and how far you have already come this season. Let's finish strong! 

Reminders for this week:

- No practice today - Monday (10/3)

- Tuesday, Oct. 4th practice moved to 7pm - 8pm. NO bus

- Thursday Oct 6th is a home meet against Notre Dame. Meet starts at 4 pm. 

We need parent timers! Please meet at the coaches table around 3:45 pm. The meet cannot start until we have all of our timers! 

Other reminders:

- Thursday Oct. 20th is our LAST home dual meet and our Senior meet (where we will celebrate our 18 seniors with pizza!) 

Athletes, if you have not yet paid $5 to Hayley please do so by this Wednesday! 

- Wednesday October 26th will be our annual pasta party @ 6 pm at the Esterly home. Be on the lookout for a sign up genius. 

Practice time change on Tuesday, October 4th

There was a scheduling conflict next Tuesday, October 4th. 

The swimmer's practice time has been moved to 7 pm - 8pm. There will be NO bus. Please arrange a ride to and from the pool.  Please be on time to pick up your swimmers at 8 o'clock! 

Thank you! 

Coach Paige

In case anyone is interested in purchasing tech suits...

Hello Coach,

I hope your season is going well so far. I wanted to let you know about an exciting opportunity for your swimmers!

SPEEDO TECH SUIT INFORMATION:

East Valley Sports will be hosting an on deck "Speedo Tech suit fitting" with a "Speedo Tech Suit Specialist", on Saturday 10/1/16 from 8:30 AM -11:30 AM @ Kino Aquatic Complex.  Look for the Speedo and EVS tents on deck.  This is a great opportunity to get fitted and purchase/order a Speedo tech suit to ensure swimmers are not waiting until the last minute. It is also a great opportunity for them to learn about the technology, proper fit, and care from the Speedo rep to ensure swimmers are knowledgeable on the best suit for them.

Attached is the Speedo Tech Suit flyer showing the team discounts of 25-30% off the MSRP for purchases made on deck or in store.  Swimmers may order tech suits online and take advantage of the online coupon code, however due to MAPP pricing, the online pricing is not as great as the discount we can offer on deck or in store.

TYR & MP TECH SUIT INFORMATION:

 
The TYR & MP Tech Suit flyers are attached as well.  Try ons and product is available in store.  However, these brands tech suits will not be at this Speedo fitting event.

The TYR flyer shows discounts of 25 - 30% off the MSRP for purchases made in store, or if product is on deck, along with a closeout discount of 40% on Tracer Lights for in stock merchandise.
The MP Tech Suit flyer does not show the discounts we offer due to MAPP printing pricing policies by MP.   However, I can tell you that for the teams we service, we offer a 30% disc. in store, or if product is on deck.

GENERAL TECH SUIT INFORMATION:

Please be aware that EVS has a $15 tech suit try on fee per session, towards the purchase of a tech suit.  This information is stated on the flyer. 

Female swimmers trying on high end tech suits:  We recommend bringing the person(s), that would be helping get the tech suit on at a meet.    

If you have any questions please let me know.

Tyler Bergeron
Assistant Swim Team Sales Manager
eastvalleysports.com
6306 E. Main Street Mesa AZ 85205
Store 480-832-8172
Cell 978-847-8170

Swim & Dive Update 9/25

Congratulations to all those who competed at the Brophy/Xavier Invitational this weekend! You should be very proud of yourself. Doing back to back invitational weekends is tough but there were many swimmers that swam personal bests or were very close! The boys team placed 10th and the girls team placed 9th overall. We have two more invitationals (toward the end of the season) and four more dual meets to prepare for. Keep up the great work! 

Reminders for this week:

- Tuesday is a half day but a bus will leave school for practice at the normal time of 2:50 pm. 

- Wednesday is our team picture day at the pool. It will start at 3:00 pm. Please wear your team suit! The following link will allow you to order in advance. 

https://order.lifetouchsports. com/index.cfm?event=OrderHome& contractID=100059 

Since our team is so large, it may take a little longer to 1) organize our team picture and 2) get through all the individual pictures. So, PLEASE, make sure you are being respectful of the photographers instructions, so that we can get done in a timely fashion. It is more than likely that we will not get that much swimming/diving in, so if you are able to do another short workout afterward, that would be very beneficial to your training! 

- Thursday is an away meet against Brophy & Xavier. The bus will be leaving at 2:30 pm after school. Please meet in our usual spot. Stay tuned on what to wear that day. 

Location of meet: 4701 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012. 

Start time: 4:00 pm

- NO practice on Monday, October 3rd 

Upcoming reminders:

- During our fall break we will have practice on Wednesday, October 12th but there will be NO practice on October 13th and 14th. 

- We only have 113 sunscreen bottles for the Cardboard City event on October 15th. Our goal is 2000!  Please send out emails/messages to friends, family, and neighbors asking if they would be willing to donate sunscreen for this great cause! I have a box in my classroom (C223) to put the donated items. 

Have a great Sunday! 

Coach Paige

Team banquet / Team pictures

The Pinnacle Swim & Dive team banquet will be on Tuesday, November 15th @ 6:00 pm @ the Grayhawk Golf Club.

Also, our team picture day is right around the corner! It is next Wednesday, September 28th during our practice time. The following link will allow you to order in advance. Please bring your receipt on picture day!

https://order.lifetouchsports.com/index.cfm?event=OrderHome&contractID=100059 

Thank you! 

Coach Paige