The Week Ahead: 8.26 to 9.2

The chief cause of failure and unhappiness 

is trading what we want most 

for what we want at the moment.

Well, this week things really get real...school starts and we have our first dual meet!  With this shift in daily schedules away from your normal summer routine, make sure that you're getting enough sleep, staying on top of refueling and hydration, etc.  Here are the notes for the week:

Parent Meeting Notes

• Ducks for Bucks: We are in need for one or two families to volunteer to head up our Ducks for Bucks fundraiser for our home meets.  This would involve keeping track of the prizes and selling ducks during warm up and before diving.  Please email me if you're interested!  The proceeds go to Compassionate Heart Ministries in Zeeland, where we spend an afternoon volunteering each season and have for the past couple years.
• Post Practice Snacks: If you did not sign up for post-practice snacks, please email Judy Stob.  I believe the dates left are toward the end of our season.
• Football Clean Up: Keep the dates 9.6 and 9.13 in mind on your calendars.  As a team, we're volunteering to clean up the football stadium after the home games on this night, for which we receive $150 per game toward our team account.  The more helpers we get, the faster it goes!

Tuesday 8.27

• Dual Meet @ Ludington, Meet Start 6:00pm
• The bus will leave FROM SCHOOL by 3:00pm
• Make sure you bring anything you need for the meet to on Tuesday.  Don't leave it in your locker at the pool!
• For directions to the Ludington pool, head to the Driving Directions link under the header Girls Team Pages in the right-hand sidebar of the blog.
• Class Quotes
• We will do our Class Quotes activity on the bus-ride to Ludington as we did not get to it at the retreat.  Ladies, please remember to bring (or have memorized!) your contribution for your class!

Friday 8.30

• No school...
• Practice at the Aquatic Center from 8:00 to 10:30am

Monday 9.2

• No school...
• As we have a dual meet the next day, we have an optional (highly encouraged!) practice at Hamilton from 6:00 to 8:00pm
• We will meet at the Aquatic Center at 5:30pm to carpool down and should arrive back there by 8:20pm
• If you're NOT going to meet at the Aquatic Center because it's easier for you to head straight to Hamilton, please let Ben know so they're not waiting around!

I'm really looking forward to getting a meet under our belts so we can truly see where we're starting from.  Should be fun!