Important Dates for Summer/Fall 2016

Productivity is never an accident.

It is always the results of commitment to excellence,

intelligent planning, and focused effort.

Paul J. Meyer

As we get fully into summer mode, I want to make sure that everyone's aware of some important summer and Fall dates to keep in mind. Both fortunately (because swim season is awesome!) and unfortunately (because summer is also awesome), August 10th will sneak up on us faster than we expect, so please plan ahead!

REMINDERS

• ImPACT Testing
• This is testing to establish a baseline for our concussion protocol. 
• Swimmers have been exempt from this in the past, but starting this year ALL athletes at HC will be going through the testing.
• Testing will take place throughout the summer, with plenty of dates available. Please get this taken care of sooner rather than later, as I'm sure dates in August will fill up.
• CLICK HERE FOR DATES AND SIGN UP INFORMATION.
• Physicals
• All athletes must have a physical on file with the high school athletics office by August 10th, our first practice date. You will not be able to hop into the water until you have one on file!
• Physicals can be turned in to Jennifer Bieri, our athletics secretary at the high school. 

GENERAL DATES

• Friday & Saturday, June 17-18: Herman Miller Picnic. If you signed up to volunteer, please check your time slot. The options were Friday for set up, or Saturday morning or Saturday afternoon.

• Wednesday thru Saturday, June 22-25: Summer Sale at Making Waves. The supplier we use, Making Waves, now has a store location downtown Holland on River between 8th and 9th. During their summer sale, they'll have 25% everything in their store, with special discounts on technical suits as well.

• Wednesday, August 10: first practice!  58 days away...  Be sure that physical forms are on-file in the high school office by this date.
• The first 4 days (Aug 10-12,15), practices will be in the morning, time TBA but hopefully 8:00 to 11:00am. 
• Starting Tuesday, August 16, we will move to our normal afternoon slot starting at 3:15pm.

• Sunday into Monday, August 14-15: Senior Camp...  All HC seniors are invited to attend. It's a blast! Definitely not something to miss. And, for swimmers, doing an early morning lake swim has been a tradition over the past 4 years.

• Friday into Saturday, August 19-20: Swim Team Retreat.  Each season, before school starts, we have a whole team over night retreat.  It's always a fun, unifying experience and provides a great start to our season!

• Monday, August 22: First day for Freshmen!  Also, check-in day for all high school students from 12:30 to 5:00pm.

• Tuesday, August 23: First day of school for ALL!

• Thursday, August 25: First Meet @ Otsego. 5:00pm Warm Up and 6:00 Start (half-hour earlier than usual).