SHST Weekly Newsletter - May 27, 2024
Happy Memorial Day
HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS
Memorial Day Practice Schedule
Declare Now for Our Next AWAY Meet Against Lucas Valley - Saturday, June 1st
Please sign up now for our away meet against Lucas Valley on Saturday, June 1st!
Remember the deadline is to sign up is Tuesday at midnight prior to every meet!
HOW TO SIGN UP FOR DUAL MEETS:
All swimmers must sign up to ATTEND or DECLINE the meet and select the events they want to swim:
Group 1 swimmers can only sign up for Freestyle and Backstroke.
Group 2, 3, & 4 swimmers can sign up for 3 events but only if they have mastered the strokes. (If you are not sure, contact coach Mark.)
Visit our website to read detailed instructions about how to sign up, click on “Meet Sign Up”.
If your child is not swimming in the meet, PLEASE DECLINE in the sign ups so we do not have to contact you. (You must do this for each meet!)
Click here to sign up for the Meet now!
SLIC Store Fun!
Friday, May 31: Final SLIC Store
8 & Under swimmers are coming home with plastic yellow coins each Friday. These are Seal Lion Incentive Coins or SLICs for short. Your swimmer has been collecting them and they can "spend" them at our SLIC stores for little prizes and treats. May 31st is our last SLIC Store of the season.
Kids should use up all their SLICs on May 31st. Parents, please help us out to ensure this happens!
The shop will be open from 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm on Friday, May 31st at the pool.
Congrats to the Swimmers of the Week!
Group 1: Sierra Bablitch & Spencer Bush
Group 2: Mila Cereghino & Boone Hoolhorst
Group 3: Liam Yarbrough & Molly Mullen
Group 4: Ella Isakson & John Fahy
All Stars Meet: June 15 for Qualifiers
All Stars is a league-wide way of recognizing and rewarding swimmers for achieving designated qualification times. Swimmers who achieve the Q time in an event are invited to attend the All Star meet which takes place in June each year. Swimmers may qualify in up to 5 events, but may only swim in 3 individual events at the meet. For more information, go to the MSL All Stars page.
When a swimmer achieves an All Star time during a meet, an “a” is noted in the meet results.
You sign up for events at All Stars just as you do for any other swim meet on our website. The sign up link will be sent out in Monday, June 10th's Newsletter.
It is Sleepy Hollow's trun to host the All Star meet this year. It will take place on Saturday, June 15th at Archie Williams. Many parents have already signed up to volunteer- and thank you. If you have a swimmer who has qualified and you will be attending the meet, and you are willing to take another volunteer shift (they will be shorter than dual meets) please email [email protected]. We have approx 4 timing shifts open that we need to fill.
Summer Camps at San Domenico Pool
Open Board Positions
Are you loving the swim team? Are you interested in becoming more involved? We have Board positions opening for next season, so now is the perfect time to learn more about the leadership roles that will become available. Please email [email protected] if interested!
2024 Photo Library
Have you seen the incredible shots of this swim season by our talented photography team? Check out the whole 2024 library on our site!
IMPORTANT DATES FOR ALL SWIMMERS
Monday, May 27: No Practice TODAY
Friday, May 31st: Final SLIC Store of the Season for 8 & Unders
Saturday, June 1st: Sleepy Hollow @ Lucas Valley (Away)
Saturday, June 8th: Sleepy Hollow @ Strawberry Seals (Away)
Saturday, June 15th: All Stars Swim Meets @ Archie Williams (For qualifiers only)
Saturday, June 22nd: Tidal Waves @ Sleepy Hollow (Home)
Friday, June 28th: Pups Meet & Pancake Breakfast (no SHST practice)
Friday, June 28th: 11 & Up Shave Down
Saturday, June 29th: Champs Meet
Sunday, June 30th: Champs Dinner
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT....
In Case You Missed It...
In case you missed it....all our weekly reports are on our website!
The Marin Mile
The SHST community is invited to the The Marin Mile— a festival of miles taking place at Archie Williams High School on June 1st, 2024. The event is put on by Brody Barkan, SHST and Sir Francis Drake High School alum.
Inclusive of all levels and all ages, the Marin Mile welcomes anyone who wants to run or race a mile with their peers. Races will break down by anticipated times and will be highlighted by elite open races culminating in an attempt at the fastest mile on Marin County soil!
There truly is a heat for everyone and all all participants will receive swag bags with products from brands like LMNT, Bobs Red Mill Jambars, GU energy, and more!
Sign up today at themarinmile.com … It’s Just a Mile!
Ribbon Boxes
Ribbons from the weekend's dual meet will be available in file boxes on the snack bar starting Tuesdays. There are slots sorted alphabetically by last name - please only remove your family's contents and instruct your kids to to the same. Ribbons are awarded to all 12 & Under swimmers in all heats and events. Ribbons have a sticker on the back with the event, time and place.
Ribbon boxes may include:
• Colored Heat Place Ribbons - labeled with your child’s name and the heat details on the back.
• Yellow Best Time Ribbons - earned when a 14 & Under swimmer swims a faster time in a particular event than he or she has previously in the same season.
• DQ Slips - a slip could mean a suggestion from a stroke and turn judge or a DQ. Treat these as learning opportunities… read the slip with your child, communicate with the coaches, and help your child learn how to improve their strokes.
• Swimmer of the Week Photos - will also be filed in the box after they are pulled from the board (do not remove them from the board yourself – thanks).
• Other paperwork – such as team photo order forms for next week's photo day.
Read more on our website on ribbons, best times and stras, DQs, and other awards. If you believe there is a mistake with your child's ribbons, please double check on the results sheets and write it on the clip board next to the ribbon box. We will look into it and correct any mistakes.
Traffic Changes on Butterfield Rd.
We want to bring your attention to a safety improvement along Butterfield that is welcomed and supported by the Swim Team. Bike lanes have been painted on both sides of the road, and “No Parking” signs are going up this week. Be prepared for a substantial change in parking availability along Butterfield. Parking in a bike lane, even partially, is prohibited (see illustration below). We will need to get acclimated to the changes and how they affect parking. More information to come as it relates to parking for Home Meets. Thank you for partnering with us to create safe bike lanes for walkers and bikers- our neighbors and our children.
Parking and Driver Safety
Please be aware of increased pedestrians and bikers around the Clubhouse, with the start of swim team. Be very careful when walking along and crossing Butterfield Road. Help teach our Sea Lions to be responsible pedestrians and bikers. If driving, slow down and focus. When dropping off your swimmer and/or parking for practice:
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Do not park in front of the Clubhouse, this is strictly for drop off.
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Park perpendicular (not parallel) in the gravel spaces to maximize space for other people.
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Please don’t ever park in the no parking zones across from the Clubhouse or in the handicapped parking spot in front of the Clubhouse - not even to wait for your swimmer after practice/ if you remain in the car.
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Please do not let your child "jump quickly out of the car" in the middle of the road. This is not safe! Please take the extra minute and use the drop off circle.
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Use the dirt walkway in front of parked cars, and do not walk on the bike path on Butterfield, behind parked cars.
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Do not block driveways or mailboxes. Please be respectful of our neighbors!
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And again, please slow down, and watch out for Sea Lions and parents crossing Butterfield and riding and walking in the bike lanes. These Sea Lions are all of our children.
Bikes
As we partner with the Sleepy Hollow Homes Assocation to increase safety along Butterfield Road, we encourage families to bike to and from practice, if your child is ready for this. As a community, we are working to decrease the number of cars along Butterfield Road. If you bike, please remember:
- Please use the bike racks outside of the main black gate and do not block the Fire Zone/No Parking area.
- Don’t forget to bring bike locks! SHST and SHHA are not responsible for lost or stolen bikes.
- Bikes are not allowed inside the gated pool area.
No Dogs
Raise the Bar
The Sleepy Hollow Swim Team is proud to be partnering again with Raising the Bar, Keep Youth Events Substance Free. The goal of this important county-wide initiative is to shift the norms of substance use and encourage healthy choices by keeping youth events substance free. Thank you for keeping our swim team events substance free.
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