Parent E-mail Archive

E-mails from MHSSWIMBOOSTERS for the 2009-2010 season are listed here. Most recent e-mails are first.

MHS Swim Team Banquet/Basket Raffle
4/25/2010 6:50am

Hello Everyone,

Just a reminder to bring cash or checks to the banquet today. We will be selling tickets for the Basket Raffle, Tickets are $1 per ticket or $20 for a sheet of 26.

See you all later.

Jean Viotto
973-615-4532
jjavnj@cs.com

Marisa Poling
973-727-8552jmpoling@optonline.net

LAST CALL - Swim Banquet
4/21/2010 5:54pm

LAST CALL - If you have have not sent in your money for the banquet, TONIGHT IS YOUR LAST SHOT. Your form and money have to be at my house tonight. I have to give the headcount tomorrow morning and we will not be allowing "walk-ins".

The Swim Team Banquet is this Sunday, April 25th from 11:30 to 3:30pm.

I have received reservations from the following families:

SENIORS: Nichols, Gyorfy, Viotto, Loughman, Poling, Neibart, Scheer, Beston, Bi, Hall, Diller, Ramirez, Mosuriak, Villhauer, West, Knapp, Barnard, Cromie, Thompson, Kostyak, McGuiness, Nelson, Hazen

Barry, Byrne, Goss, Forte, Dempsey, Mitchell, McManus, Bonkoski, Keefe, DeGilio, Quiceno, Curran, Gardner, Burger, Crosby, Gomez, Hook, Martini, Alvarado, Hericz, Kobus, Davidson, Spillane, Austin, Poli, O'Kane, Bacas, Heher, Reilly, Mull, Marks, Minnella, Ahlmeyer, Kelly, Kaplan, Brazzel, Slawinski, Arabagian, Giostra, Epelbaum, Hodge, DeBlock, Goldstein, Tatachar, Woodfinlevine, Schwab, Ellerthorpe, Arakelian, Trackenberg, Billak, Manning, LoPinto, Barnard, Long, Paul, Swift, Murphy, Sittman, Weller, Short, Ashton, Macchia, Shih, Bates, Cataldo & Emodi.

If you have any questions, please call me at (973) 644-4949.

Thanks very much and see you all on Sunday.

Anne Kostyak

Swim Banquet Update
4/16/2010 5:21pm

The Swim Team Banquet is just 10 days away. I have attached a copy of the reservation form for anyone who might need one. The deadline is April 20th. Please send in your reservation and check as soon as possible. Due to the size of the team, we cannot take walk-ins the day of the banquet.

I have received reservations from the following families:

SENIORS: Gyorfy, Viotto, Loughman, Poling, Kneibart, Scheer, Beston, Bi, Hall, Diller, Ramirez, Mosuriak, Villhauer, West, Knapp, Barnard, Cromie, Thompson, Kostyak, McGuiness, Nelson, Hazen

Gomez, Hook, Martini, Alvarado, Hericz, Kobus, Davidson, Spillane, Austin, Poli, O'Kane, Bacas, Heher, Reilly, Mull, Marks, Minnella, Ahlmeyer, Kelly, Kaplan, Brazzel, Slawinski, Arabagian, Giostra, Epelbaum, Hodge, DeBlock, Goldstein, Tatachar, Woodfinlevine, Schwab, Ellerthorpe, Arakelian, Trackenberg, Billak, Manning, LoPinto, Barnard, Long, Paul, Swift, Murphy, Sittman, Weller, Short, Ashton, Macchia, Shih, Bates, Cataldo & Emodi

Thanks very much,

Anne Kostyak

Swim Team Banquet Update
4/13/2010 5:52pm

The Swim Team Banquet is just 12 days away. I have attached a copy of the reservation form for anyone who might need one. The deadline is April 20th. Please send in your reservation and check as soon as possible. Due to the size of the team, we cannot take walk-ins the day of the banquet.

I have received reservations from the following families:

SENIORS: Scheer, Beston, Bi, Hall, Diller, Ramirez, Mosuriak, Villhauer, West, Knapp, Barnard, Cromie, Thompson, Kostyak, McGuiness, Nelson & Hazen

Poli, O'Kane, Bacas, Heher, Reilly, Mull, Marks, Minnella, Ahlmeyer, Kelly, Kaplan, Brazzel, Slawinski, Arabagian, Giostra, Epelbaum, Hodge, DeBlock, Goldstein, Tatachar, Woodfinlevine, Schwab, Ellerthorpe, Arakelian, Trackenberg, Billak, Manning, LoPinto, Barnard, Long, Paul, Swift, Murphy, Sittman, Weller, Short, Ashton, Macchia, Shih, Bates, Cataldo & Emodi

Thanks very much,

Anne Kostyak

Swim Banquet Update
4/8/2010 8:59pm

The Swim Team Banquet is just 3 1/2 weeks away. I have attached a copy of the reservation form for anyone who might need one. Please send in your reservation and check as soon as possible. Due to the size of the team, we cannot take walk-ins the day of the banquet.

I have received reservations from the following families:

SENIORS: Diller, Ramirez, Mosuriak, Villhauer, West, Knapp, Barnard, Cromie, Thompson, Kostyak, McGuiness, Nelson & Hazen

Arabagian, Giostra, Epelbaum, Hodge, DeBlock, Goldstein, Tatachar, Woodfinlevine, Schwab, Ellerthorpe, Arakelian, Trackenberg, Billak, Manning, LoPinto, Barnard, Long, Paul, Swift, Murphy, Sittman, Weller, Short, Ashton, Macchia, Shih, Bates, Cataldo & Emodi

Thanks very much,

Anne Kostyak

Swim Team Banquet
4/5/2010 8:30pm

The Swim Team Banquet is just 3 1/2 weeks away. I have attached a copy of the reservation form for anyone who might need one. Please send in your reservation and check as soon as possible. Due to the size of the team, we cannot take walk-ins the day of the banquet.

I have received reservations from the following families:

SENIORS: West, Knapp, Barnard, Cromie, Thomspon, Kostyak, McGuiness & Nelson

Ellerthorpe, Arakelian, Trackenberg, Billak, Manning, LoPinto, Barnard, Long, Paul, Swift, Murphy, Sittman, Weller, Short, Ashton, Macchia, Shih, Bates, Cataldo & Emodi

Thank you very much,

Anne Kostyak

MHS Swim Team Basket Raffle-donations
4/5/2010 3:46pm

Hello Everyone,

Banquet is right around the corner. Just a reminder that we are still collecting items for the swim team basket raffle. Thanks to those who have already donated. Items can be dropped off at either Jean or Marisa's house and we are available to pick them up. The attachment is posted on the swim team web site should you have difficulty opening it.
www.mhscst.org

Thanks in advance.

Jean Viotto
973-615-4532
jjavnj@cs.com

Marisa Poling
973-727-8552
jmpoling@optonline.netHi Everyone,

It's time to get ready for the Third Annual MHS Swim Team Basket Raffle.
Please see attached for more info. Thanks

Marisa Poling
Jean Viotto

Relay for Life
3/26/2010 5:25pm

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE SWIM TEAM:

There will be a meeting for everyone to attend on Thursday, April 8th at 11:30 in the pool area to talk about swimming lessons to raise money for the Relay for Life - people can teach lessons or lifegaurd - and also info on joining the MHS Swim Team's team for the event.

Thanks!!
Bridget Byrne

MHS Swim Team Basket Raffle-donations
3/1/2010 10:58am

Hello Everyone,

Hope you are all surviving this winter weather.

Just a reminder that we are still collecting items for the swim team basket raffle. Thanks to those who have already donated. Items can be dropped off at either Jean or Marisa's house and we are available to pick them up. The attachment is posted on the swim team web site should you have difficulty opening it. (Flyer)

Thanks in advance.

Jean Viotto
973-615-4532
jjavnj@cs.com

Marisa Poling
973-727-8552
jmpoling@optonline.netHi Everyone,

It's time to get ready for the Third Annual MHS Swim Team Basket Raffle. Please see attached for more info. Thanks

Marisa Poling
Jean Viotto

Volunteers needed-pool clean-up, lifeguard training, music suggestions for video
2/25/2010 11:00am

Coach G is looking for some help from the swimmers in the next couple of weeks. Please see the list below and let her know if you can help. PArents please pass this on to your swimmer if they do not get emails.

1) I'm looking for music suggestions for the video.

2) POOL CLEAN-UP DAY - NEED COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS - SWIMMERS CAN PICK UP 2 hours by helping put swim team stuff away for the season on Tuesday March 9th from 2:30 - 4:30. All swimmers are invited

3) They can also recieve community service hours by helping with Lifeguard training testing on Tuesday March 2nd.

Any questions please email coachg09@gmail.com

Fundraising Summary
2/16/2010 9:02am [Note: e-mail was editted to remove specific dollar amounts]

I apologize for not sending this out sooner but I wanted to let you know about our great fundraising season.

A great benefit to having our own pool is that we get to host the large conference meets. Although the big meets are a great deal of time and work, they also give us the opportunity to raise some great money. The money we raise each year helps defray the costs related to our end of season banquet, the Thanksgiving and Holiday breakfasts, supplies for pasta party activities, various gifts and miscellaneous expenses that occur throughout the season. We have also contributed to the new record board. Last year, due to the great past fundraising efforts, the Swim Boosters were able to gift a complete renovation of the Pool Office. The office is seen and used by coaches and officials from almost every school at the large conference and county meets. It had not been touched in 18 years and needed a serious update. At times, the Swim Boosters have also been able to contribute to other scholarship opportunities for our graduating seniors such as one time scholarships for swimmers who break records, matching other scholarships available to our seniors etc. This has allowed more of our swimmers to be recognized for their efforts during their time at MHS.

Here are some of the highlights of this year’s fundraising efforts:

The Morristown HS Swim Team is known for their pasta with “Coach G’s” sauce and the rest of the Concession Stand items. This year, we raised money thru the Concession Stand.

This was the second year we collected “dues”. Dues were $10 per family and it helped us fund the concession start up expenses. Next year, we hope to have 100% participation.

This year, thru the generosity of three vendors – Lovey’s, Primaveras (Dine In/Take Out nights) & California Beach Hut (setting up their tables at the conference meets) we raised additonal money.

Spirit Ads, the ads you saw in the programs at each of the conference meets, brought in funds. Remember: when you buy an ad, it is published in each of the three meet programs.

The above does not include donations resulting from the annual Van Laskos Memorial Swim-a-thon. We have collected money in pledges and they are still coming in. As you know, the Swim-a-thon supports a one-time scholarship for a Senior Swimmer. We are very proud to say that our past fund raising efforts have made this the largest scholarship offered at Morristown High School.

As you can see, every little bit helps and makes a difference! I would like to offer a special thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s fundraising efforts for the swim team so successful!

Our last fundraising effort of the year is the basket raffle at our banquet. It is being coordinated by Marisa Poling (jmpoling@optonline.net) and Jean Viotto (jjavnj@cs.com). It is a fun way to help raise money for our team. You can participate by donating a basket, items to create a basket and by participating in the actual raffle at the banquet.

REMEMBER: The Swim Team Banquet is Sunday, April 25th from 11:30 to 3:30pm. The reservation form will be sent out in early March!

Thanks again,

Anne Kostyak
Swim Team Treasurer

Girls State Meet Monday 2/15
2/14/2010 2:03pm

The Girls team will swim Fanwood/Scotch Plains in the next round of the state tournament. The meet will begin at 5:00 pm at the JCC 1391 Martine Ave, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 908-889-8800 http://www.jccnj.org/

The girls team will be meeting for lunch at the Morristown Diner at 11 am Monday morning and then will go to the Viotto home (45 Lord William Penn Drive) for a team power circle.

The bus to the meet will be leaving at 3:30 pm.

Rescheduled meet times
2/10/2010 8:26pm

BOTH MEETS ARE FRIDAY

GIRLS MEET AGAINST WEST MORRIS CENTRAL - HOME AT MORRISTOWN, Friday, 2/12, 12:00 WARM- UP 12:30 MEET START

BOYS MEET AGAINST CHATHAM - AWAY AT WARREN-UNION JOINTURE POOL IN WARREN, Friday, 2/12, WARM-UP 4:45 MEET START 5:00 PM

NO STATE MEET TOMORROW BOYS OR GIRLS
2/10/2010 6:55pm

THE STATE SWIM MEETS SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW HAVE BEEN CANCELED DUE TO THE SNOW DAY. AN EMAIL WILL BE SENT AS SOON AS THEY ARE RESCHEDULED.

State Meet Information FROM COACH G
2/8/2010 4:45pm

Dear Parents,

The Boys' Team is seeded 5th in their state bracket and will swim Chatham at Morris Union Jointure in Warren on Thursday, February 11 at 6:15 pm. Bus details to follow.

The Girls' Team is seeded 3rd in their state bracket and will swim West Morris Central AT HOME EITHER TOMORROW OR THURSDAY. GIRLS SHOULD BRING BOTH PRACTICE AND MEET APPAREL TO SCHOOL TOMORROW.

The swimmers were given this information at practice today. Further details will follow as they are available.

Coach G

Girls A meet/Boys A Meet
2/3/2010 8:21pm

Please find the volunteer chart for the Girls A Meet on Friday. As you can see we are short many volunteers. Please take a look and see if there is any time you can offer us. It does not need to be an entire shift if that does not work for you. We appreciate any time you can give us. It has been a long season and we know that parents have donated both time and food on several occasions. This is the final request for help with meets..... (Please know I am cheering about that too!)
Current list of volunteers and open positions (Download Microsoft Word or PDF)

If there is any way you can help with volunteering please email Maria Cataldo at swimparentvolunteers@yahoo.com.

If you can help with donations of pasta please email Sophia Bacas at sophia@jcbacas.com

If you can provide baked goods, fruit or bagels please email Kerry Manning at bresman5@optonline.net

There is talk of snow Friday into Saturday. There have been no definite plans made for alternates but there is a possibility that the girls meet may start earlier and that the boys meet might be postponed until Sunday if necessary. NONE OF THESE ARE DEFINITE CHANGES. PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR SWIMMER TO CAREFULLY LISTEN TO THE INFORMATION COACH G TELLS THEM EACH DAY. AS ALWAYS COACH G IS THE BEST SOURCE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT PRACTICE TIMES, SWIM MEET TIMES, BUSES ETC

As always I thank you for your dedication to our swim team. The booster program would not be successful without the fantastic parent involvement we have come to rely on.

Barbara Miller

Thank you Junior parents
2/2/2010 9:56am

Thank you Junior parents, especially Terri Alvarado, Lidia Minella, Krissi Ashton and Allison Arakelian for hosting such a nice reception for the Senior Swimmers and their families. It is one of the traditions that makes this swim team so special.

Volunteers/donations immediate response requested
2/2/2010 8:44am

Volunteers needed Friday, February 5.
RSVP to Maria Cataldo swimparentvolunteers@yahoo.com
2:00-4:00 8 positions open
4:00-6:00 8 positions open
6:00-8:00 8 positions open
8:00-meet end-8 positions open
Clean-up
Current list of volunteers and open positions (Download Microsoft Word or PDF)

Donations:
RSVP to Sophia Bacas sophia@jcbacas.com
40 lbs pasta

RSVP to Kerry Manning bresman5@optonline.net
4 dozen cookies
3 dozen brownies
1-2 dozen muffins
8-10 dozen bagels
3-4 dozen fresh fruit cups (multiple families can purchase fruit and make together in a plastic cup)
2 bunches bananas
12-20 small packages of grapes (snack size bag)

Congrats/Thanks/Girls Conference Meet/senior meet/a note about practice schedules
1/31/2010 11:10pm

Hello everyone,

There is a lot of information in this email. Please be sure to read all the way to the end.

Congratulations to all of our swimmers. They did an excellent job in the meet on Saturday. I know that some swimmers had extraordinary accomplishments and I want to acknowledge them here but I am waiting for Coach G to pass the specifics along to me so I don't miss anyone. Look for another note on this subject very soon.

Many thanks to everyone who helped with the County meet yesterday either by donating or giving your time or, in many cases both! We also appreciate the many people who volunteered to fill 2 and 3 shifts. Your generosity is what makes our booster club so successful. Thanks also to the Freshman parents for hosting a great pasta party Friday night. Everything went very smoothly and I think the swimmers had a great time.

We have one more meet to host this Friday. It is the Super Conference A Meet for Girls. Although we have always hosted the "A" meet this year it is much larger due to the change in conference. The entries will not be complete until Tuesday but we need to begin to organize volunteers to be sure we have enough help. Coach G told us to plan for a meet as long as the County meet. Although we will have a much smaller number of swimmers and they will all be girls, please remember that the fundraising done at these meets benefits all swimmers equally. We use the money to pay for things such as pasta party activities, senior meet/reception supplies and most importantly the end of year banquet. We are aware that Friday afternoon and evening may be tough for some people but we hope you can volunteer whatever time you can. We need between 8-10 volunteers at a time for at least the first 4-5 hours (beginning prior to meet start--exact time TBA). If you can help please email Maria Cataldo at
swimparentvolunteers@yahoo.com.   Let her know when you will be available and for how long. Ideally we need volunteers for a minimum of 2 hours. Maria will try to fit people in where we need them. We are going to reserve some seats for parent volunteers to share so that we can watch our girls swim (we can rotate in and out as we need to). We will eliminate the need to stand on your tip toes at the back of the balcony.

We will also be asking for donations for the concession stand. The requests will be similar to what we have used for the "B" meet and the county meet. If you already know you can donate fruit, bagels or baked goods please email Kerry Manning bresman5@optonline.net to let her know. We will be limiting donations in different categories to reduce waste at the end of the night so Kerry may ask you for something else if that "category" is full. If you can donate cooked, tubular shaped pasta sealed in plastic bags please email Sophia Bacas at Sophia@jcbacas.com and let her know how much you will be donating.   If you are not sure what to donate please look for a donation list we will send out tomorrow.

Tomorrow is our annual Senior Meet when we take the opportunity to honor our graduating seniors in a short ceremony during the break in the meet. Senior swimmers and their parents then attend a reception with Coach G and the coaching staff. Thanks so much to Terri Alvarado, Lidia Minella, Krissi Ashton, Allison Arakelian and the junior class for hosting this event.

The final note for tonight is a clarification about practice schedules and communication via this email/website. At times we have communicated changes in practices and schedules through these channels and it may have led you to believe that the booster club is somehow involved in those decisions. Unfortunately I can only communicate information passed on to me from Coach G. As circumstances at school seem to change regularly it is very difficult for Coach to send all of that information to me. Daily changes in practice times are communicated to the swimmers by Coach and your swimmer will have to be the primary means of receiving that information. If you are confused I encourage you to ask your child what they know and if you are still confused, the most reliable source of this information is Coach G.

Thanks for everything you do,
Barbara Miller
(for the Morristown Swimming Booster Club)

County meet volunteers
1/28/2010 10:28am

Thank you so very much to everyone who has offered to help on Saturday. We truly appreciate everything you do. Please see the attached volunteer chart...it is confirmation of your assignment. (Attachment Micorsoft Word Document)

County Meet Volunteers
1/27/2010 7:04am

Please see the attached volunteer chart. It will confirm your shift and show where we still need help. (Attachment Micorsoft Word Document)

Pasta party this friday
1/26/2010 6:54pm

There is a pasta party this Friday, January 29th at the Morris Plains Community Center. It is being hosted by the freshman swimmers and their parents. The party starts at 5:30 and will be over at 9:00. The time is different than the one posted on the calendar. This is the correct time.

HELP STILL NEEDED AT COUNTY MEET/donations
1/26/2010 6:47pm

We are still in need of quite a few volunteers for Saturday's meet.

PLEASE DON'T ASSUME SOMEONE ELSE WILL DO IT BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT THAT MANY "SOMEONE ELSES"! It really is necessary for everyone to volunteer at 2 of the 3 big meets we are hosting. Please look below and see what time you may be available to help..even if your time does not coincide with one of the shifts....we can accommodate you....we just need your help. These meets can not happen successfully without you. Please let MARIA CATALDO swimparentvolunteers@yahoo.com know when you can help.

Timers
1:30-3:30
3:30-end (1)
Concessions
1:00-3:00
3:00-end
Pasta sales
1:30-3:30
3:30-end
Clean-up
WE HAVE NO VOLUNTEERS

We could still use donations of baked goods and fresh cut fruit. We have plenty of pasta and bread. Please email KERRY MANNING bresman5@optonline.net to let her know what you can donate.
Thank you so much for your help!

Primavera's Fundraiser This Wednesday
1/25/2010 3:12pm

Wednesday night is a Swim Booster Fundraiser at Primavera's in Morris Plains.

A portion of all proceeds will be donated to the Morristown High School Swim Boosters.

You can eat in or take out.

Pasta sales for county meet
1/25/2010 5:18am

PLEASE SEND PASTA AND BREAD DONATION REPLIES TO SOPHIA BACAS sophia@jcbacas.com

Concession donations for the county meet
1/24/2010 6:30pm

Please look at the list of items to be donated for the concession stand at the county meet this Saturday.

If you can provide any of them please email Kerry Manning at bresman5@optonline.net

35 lbs of pasta (cooked tubular shaped pasta in a ziploc bag with a little oil)
baked goods-cookies, brownies, muffins etc
10 dozen bagels (plain-we do not need cream cheese or butter)
Cups of fresh cut fruit (i.e. melon, grapes, fruit salad etc)
12 loaves of bread for pasta

County Meet Volunteers
1/24/2010 10:53am

Saturday, January 30th we will be hosting the Morris County Swimming Championship Meet. The meet is scheduled to start at 9:30 am and will end around 4:00 pm. We will need volunteers for set-up, timing, admissions, concessions and clean-up. Please see the available times and the number of volunteers we need for each. If your time is limited on Saturday please respond as soon as possible as we fill the slots in the order we receive them. We will need help all day long and we may ask you to help at a time other than the one you requested. If you were not able to help last Saturday please find a way to help this time. If you helped last time we still need your help. A separate request for concession donations will come later today. As always, any help you can give is greatly appreciated.

PLEASE SEND ALL VOLUNTEER RESPONSES TO MARIA CATALDO AT swimparentvolunteers@yahoo.com

Set-up
7:00-8:30 (4-6 volunteers)
Admissions/Programs
7:30-9:30 (4 volunteers)
9:30-11:30 (4 volunteers)
11:30-1:30 (4 volunteers)
1:30-3:30 (2 volunteers)
Timers
9:30-11:30 (2 volunteers)
11:30-1:30 (2 volunteers)
1:30-3:30 (2 volunteers)
3:30-end (2 volunteers)
Concession/clothing
8:30-10:30-(3 volunteers)
10:30-12:30 (3 volunteers)
12:30-2:30 (3 volunteers)
2:30-end (3 volunteers-will help with clean-up too)
Pasta sales
9:30-11:30 (2 volunteers)
11:30-1:30 (2 volunteers)
1:30-3:30 (2 volunteers)
3:30-end (2 volunteers-will help with clean-up too)
Clean-up
(6 volunteers)

Clothing Sales deadline-tomorrow!
1/23/2010 10:55am

If you are interested in ordering more clothing please email Shari Ramirez at teekadee2@hotmail.com. by Sunday, January 24th. If there is enough interest to meet the minimum orders we will place another one.

Watch for County meet volunteer and donation sign-ups tomorrow.

Swim-a-thon RSVP tonight please
1/20/2010 5:05pm

Please RSVP as soon as possible to Anne Kostyak at kostyakw@aol.com regarding the swim-a-thon pizza party.

Reminder-Food Drive Drop off ends today
1/20/2010 9:16am

Just a friendly reminder that the food drive competition with Randolph ends today. Please bring your non-perishable foods to the meet to donate to the Interfaith Food Pantry.

Swim-a-thon
1/19/2010 7:28am

Attention Swimmers!!

Just a reminder that this Friday, January 22nd from 3:00 to 5:00pm is the Swim Team's annual Swim a Thon. I have attached copies of the cover letter and pledge sheet for those of you who have not received one.

Although the Swim a Thon is mandatory and held in place of practice, we are hoping everyone is able to collect at least one sponsor. Please have checks made out to MHS Swim Boosters, with Van Laskos in the "memo" line.

There will be a pizza dinner held directly after the swim a thon - starting at 5:15pm. I need a headcount to order the pizza so please respond to me by Wednesday afternoon if you are planning on staying for pizza. If I don't hear from you, I will assume you are not coming/don't plan on having pizza.

Thank you,

Anne Kostyak

Lovey's Fundraiser
1/18/2010 7:50pm

DON'T FORGET TOMORROW'S FUNDRAISER AT LOVEY'S PIZZERIA. A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM PURCHASES AT LUNCH AND DINNER WILL BE DONATED TO THE SWIM TEAM BOOSTER CLUB.

Another chance to order MHS Swim Clothing
1/18/2010 1:21pm

Did you miss out on ordering swim clothing last time? Here's your chance to get sweatpants or a hoodie with or without a name added on the back. We need to meet a required minimum order, so we are checking interest at this point to see if we have enough to place an order. Please email Shari Ramirez at teekadee2@hotmail.com by January 24th and let her know if you are interested in ordering sweatpants $20 (either tradtional style maroon or grey with the open leg) or a maroon hoodie sweatshirt $25 or $28 with name on back. At that point, she will let you know if there is enough interest and will collect the money before ordering. There are still water bottles available for $10, as well as a limited number of hats for $15 and long sleeve tshirts for $15. We will not be reordering these items until next year, just sweatpants and hoodies."

MHS Swimming News
1/17/2010 3:48pm

Congratulations to all of the swimmers who swam in the B meet yesterday. The results can be seen on the website www.mhscst.org.

THANK YOU to Donna Goldstein and the sophomore parents for hosting a fabulous pasta party on Friday night.

THANK YOU to all the parents who volunteered at the meet yesterday and for all of the generous donations of food to sell at the concession stand. The day would not have been so successful without your support. Thanks especially to Sophia Bacas, Maureen Byrne and Anne Kostyak who remained at the meet from beginning to end......that was a long day! Thanks also to Shari Ramirez for coordinating the clothing sales and staying the entire afternoon and evening, Kerry Manning for coordinating the sale of baked goods and fruit, Deenah Lopinto for purchasing the awards for swimmers and for coordinating the fundraising opportunity with California Beach Hut and Joe Murphy for being the "go to" guy all morning long! I know there are many, many other parents who provided assistance that we could not have done without. Thank you to all of you!

NOW on to a busy week for our swimmers!

Practice is scheduled for 10-12 tomorrow (Monday) morning. In case of inclement weather check your email, the website or be alert for a call from the phone chain. I have received emails from a number of people who were not on the phone chain. Coach G has made this chain and I have forwarded your information to her. For anyone else who is not on the chain you can email Coach G directly at coachg09@gmail.com

Tuesday night is our fundraising night at Lovey's. A portion of all proceeds (dine in or take out) will be donated to our Booster Association. Please refer to the website for more details http://www.mhscst.org/Fund%20Raisers.htm    Thank you to Darka Mosuriak for coordinating this.

Wednesday is our meet against Randolph and the final day to donate food to our "friendly food drive competition" with them. The Randolph coach has challenged each of her swimmers to donate 2 bags of food. We have more swimmers....can we donate more? Please bring your food to the balcony Monday or Tuesday OR the truck from the food pantry will be outside the meet on Wednesday. Please refer to the website for more details http://www.mhscst.org/Announcements.htm

Thursday varsity will practice at 6 am and JV will have a meet at 3:30 pm at MHS.

Friday is our annual "I Swam for Van" swim-a-thon. Money raised at the swim-a-thon supports the Van Laskos Memorial Scholarship awarded to senior swimmers each year. All swimmers are expected to attend and swim. If they want to participate in the fundraising they can find pledge sheets at http://www.mhscst.org/Announcements.htm    After the swimming is done their will be pizza dinner and movie in the cafeteria for the swimmers. SWIMMERS PLEASE RSVP TO ANNE KOSTYAK kostyakw@aol.com so we can order the correct amount of pizza. Anne can also answer any questions you may have about this event.

Wednesday, January 27th we will have a fundraising night at Primavera's on Speedwell Avenue in Morris Plains. A portion of all proceeds (dine in and take-out) will be donated to the Swim Boosters. Check http://www.mhscst.org/Fund%20Raisers.htm for details. Thanks again to Darka Mosuriak.

On Friday, January 29th the freshman class will be hosting our annual County Meet pasta party at the Morris Plains Community Center. Freshman parents look for emails from Lisa Paul and Usha Tatachar asking for your help.

On Saturday, January 30th Morristown High School will host the County Swimming Championship Meet. It will run much the same way the B meet did but it will be a co-ed meet attended by all high school swim teams in Morris County. We will need parent volunteers for a variety of jobs and donations for the concession stand. Look for these requests via email later in the week.

Monday, February 1st is our senior meet. We will be honoring our seniors at a ceremony throughout the meet. In keeping with tradition this event is hosted by the junior class. Junior families should have received an email requesting your assistance from the junior coordinators (Terri Alvarado, Lidia Minella, Krissi Ashton and Allison Arakelian) PLEASE EMAIL LIDIA MINELLA WITH QUESTIONS lidiamin63@hotmail.com

Finally, a number of parents have recently told me they are not receiving emails. If you know someone who has not PLEASE share this email address with them and tell them to email me their name, child's name and class so I can add them to the appropriate list.

Emergency phone chain
1/16/2010 8:33pm

In case of icy weather on Monday morning please check your email and the website to see if there are changes in practice. The emergency phone chain is attached also. (Note: Please see your e-mail for attachement. Not published on web site.)

A note from Coach G
1/15/2010 7:49am

PASTA PARTY TONIGHT MORRIS PLAINS COMMUNITY CENTER 6-9 PM

JV Meet added to schedule
1/14/2010 4:08pm

There will be a JV meet on Thursday, January 21st at 3:30 pm at Morristown High School.

The varsity will practice at 6 AM on that day

Bagels, baked goods and fruit
1/13/2010 7:50am

We have reached 50 lbs of pasta for the pasta sales but we are still in need of donations of baked goods, fruit and bagels for the swim meet. You do not have to bake...store bought baked goods and donuts are fine. If a scheduling conflict keeps you from volunteering on Saturday please considers sending in a one of the items we need.

Please respond to Kerry Manning at bresman5@optonline.net
Thank you.

Volunteers for B meet
1/12/2010 8:34pm

We are still in need of volunteers at the following times on Saturday. We really need EVERYONE to help in some way if they can. Please don't assume someone else will do it because many, many parents have already volunteered and we still need help.

Timers
2:00-4:00
4:00-6:00(or end)

Concessions
2:00-4:00
4:00-6:00

Pasta Sales
11:00-1:00
1:00-3:00
3:00-5:00
5:00-end/clean up

Clean-up

Food drive- note from Coach G
1/11/2010 3:53pm

Morristown vs. Randolph Swim Teams
Food Drive Challenge!!!

See which team can collect more food for the Interfaith Food Pantry in Morristown at our upcoming swim meet on January 20th. Randolph's coach has challenged each swimmer to bring 2 bags of groceries each...CAN WE DO MORE???

Bring to the pool balcony between now and the meet!!! There will be a van from the food pantry at Morristown High the day of the meet.

The Pantry is very excited about our interest in helping them out. They are running low after the holidays and are in most need of the following items:

Hearty Soup – low or no salt
Parmalat & powdered milk
Cereal
Pasta
Fruit Juice
Canned Beans (not green) all kinds, chick, red, black, etc.

Check emails for any additional info!!!!

***GO MORRISTOWN!!!***

Donations for concession stand
1/10/2010 8:38pm

Hello again!
Here is the list of items needed for the concession stand for the B meet next weekend. Please pay close attention to the RSVP email addresses. PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL FOR CONCESSION DONATIONS

PASTA SALES-- RSVP TO SOPHIA BACAS Sophia@JCBacas.com ---Pasta 50 POUNDS!!!! (yes I did mean 50) plain, tube shaped pasta cooked and packaged in a ziploc bag with a little bit of olive oil (to keep it from sticking) We will take any amount you can cook...from 1 lb to 50!
---3 coolers to store pasta in until we mix it with the famous sauce ---1-electric frying pan ---1-large crock pot
---1 box of gloves for serving food

BAKED GOODS ETC. RSVP TO KERRY MANNING bresman5@optonline.net
---12 dozen bagels
---1 bagel slicer
---Baked goods individually wrapped (as many as we can) ---fruit cups (precut fruit packaged in individual cups) ---bananas ---apples ---oranges

RSVP MAUREEN BYRNE mhbyrne1@verizon.net
---3 large coolers for drinks
---bags of ice to keep drinks cold
---bags of ice for pasta coolers

We still need LOTS of volunteers all day long on Saturday. RSVP to Barbara Miller mhsswimboosters@optonline.net

Thanks,
Barbara

Spirit Ads/Volunteers for B meet
1/9/2010 11:26am

Hello everyone,
The Spirit Ad deadline has been extended until Wednesday, January 13th. Please consider purchasing one to support your swimmer or the team OR ask a local business to advertise in our program. It will be seen by all high school swimmers in our conference (Morris and Sussex county) as well as ALL high school swim teams in Morris County. All paperwork is available on the website www.mhscst.org

The B meet championship meet is at MHS on Saturday, January 16th. At this time there are 19 girls teams and 17 boys teams registered to participate. We will run it as two different meets with the girls' meet in the morning and the boys' meet in the afternoon. It will be a long day with Saturday morning set up starting at 7:30 and clean-up starting somewhere between 6:00-8:00 pm.
We will also be setting up some tables and concession supplies on Friday afternoon. As you can imagine this will require many volunteers. THIS EMAIL IS REQUESTING VOLUNTEERS ONLY. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER EMAIL LATER TODAY REQUESTING DONATIONS FOR THE CONCESSION STAND.

One important change for this year is that this is not a conference meet it is an invitational meet hosted by Morristown High School. The benefit of this is that the swim boosters receive all proceeds from the meet but we are also responsible for all of the expenses. All swimmers benefit from the activities of the booster club no matter what level they are swimming on the team and we need ALL parents to volunteer. Booster money supports pasta party activities, the swim banquet, scholarship funds and gifts to the school/swim program (such as the record board and Coach G's office improvement last year). You will need to volunteer your time during at least 2 of the championship meets whether your child is swimming or not. We will always make sure you are available to see you child swim.

Please review the list below and RSVP to this email address to tell me where you can help by Tuesday, January 12th. As it is a long day and I know WE ALL have obligations other places but I need everyone to consider helping at some point on the 16th.

Volunteers needed: (parentheses indicates # of volunteers needed)
Set up Friday afternoon- 4:30 (4-6)
Set up Saturday morning - 7:30 (6)
Admissions/Program sales
8:00-10:00-(2)
10:00-12:00-(2)
12:00-2:00-(2)
2:00-4:00-(2)
4:00-6:00-(2)
Concessions/clothing sales
8:00-10:00-(3)
10:00-12:00-(3)
12:00-2:00-(3)
2:00-4:00-(3)
4:00-6:00-(3)
6:00-8:00-(3)--may be clean up instead
Clean-up
(between 6-8 pm) time depends on Boys meet actual start time-(10)
Timers
9:00-11:00-(1)
11:00-1:00 (or meet finish)-(1)
2:00-4:00/3:00-5:00 (1)
4:00-6:00/5:00-7:00 (or meet finish)-(1)

Thank you very much for your support of our swim team!
Barbara Miller(MHS Parent Swim Boosters)

Swim for Food
1/9/2010 10:53am

Randolph High School Swim team has challenged us to a "food drive contest". We will see which team can collect the most non-perishable food by our meet against Randolph on January 20th.

Collection boxes will be in the balcony along the back wall until then. The food will be donated to a local food bank.

SWIM MEET Tuesday at 5:30 pm at MHS
1/9/2010 10:26am

There will be a varsity swim meet against Fanwood-Scotch Plains on Tuesday, January 12th at 5:30 pm.

AN EMAIL ABOUT B MEET VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS WILL BE COMING LATER TODAY. PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL AND RESPOND ASAP. THE MEET IS IN ONE WEEK AND IS LARGER THAN WE HAVE EVER HAD. WE WILL NEED LOTS OF HELP ALL DAY LONG.

Help for B meet
1/6/2010 9:41pm

Hello everyone,

The B meet will be longer with more swimmers than we have ever had before. I was hoping to get some additional "coordinators" to help with the organization.

Sophia Bacas is handling pasta sales.
Maureen Byrne and Ann Goss are handling concession sales of candy, snacks and drinks.
Shari Ramirez is coordinating clothing and water bottle sales.

It would be great to have another volunteer to handle donations of baked goods, bagels and fresh fruit. The responsibilities would include acting as the contact person to keep track of donations to be sure we have enough at each of the big meets. (1/16, 1/30 and 2/5) I would send out emails asking for donations and give your contact information for responses.

In addition it would be great if we could have a volunteer for each meet to be a "meet coordinator". Actually the "B" meet would have a girls coordinator (morning) and a boys coordinator (afternoon). Responsibilities would include checking with concession volunteers to be sure we have enough supplies and coverage, filling in when a volunteer leaves to watch their swimmer, checking in with Coach G to see if she needs anything (periodically coaches and officials need drinks/refreshments). Basically you need to be at the meet and available if something comes up.

If you can help with any of these things please let me know.
Thanks,
Barbara

Fundraising nights at Lovey's and Primavera's
1/6/2010 9:08pm

Please see the attached flyer regarding fundraiser nights at Lovey's and Primavera's. The Swim Boosters will receive a portion of all food sales for the evening. It will be even more successful if you forward the flyer to 5 friends! (Download attachment)

Swim-a-thon
1/5/2010 7:44pm

Morristown High School
Swim-a-Thon
Friday, January 22, 2010
3pm-5pm

This year’s Swim-a-Thon will take place on Friday, January 22, 2010 at 3pm at Morristown High School. The money raised will be placed in the Van Laskos Memorial Scholarship Fund.

For those of you who did not know Van, he was a member of our swim team. He was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocyte Leukemia in July of 2003 at the age of 16. Van was a remarkable young man who inspired all of us who knew him to embrace the challenges that life places before us. He was a dedicated selfless swimmer with compassion and respect for his fellow team members. He lost his battle on March 12, 2005.

The honor of this scholarship will be awarded to a senior swim team member who best embodies Van’s spirit and qualities.

Each swimmer will receive a pledge sheet and are asked to get donations from family, businesses or neighbors prior to swimming. Swimmers will either get pledges and money prior to swimming or following the swim-a-thon. Checks are to be made out to: Morristown High School Swim Team Boosters (please write Van Laskos in the ‘memo’ area on your check).

Swimmers will have two hours to swim their laps with a maximum of 200 laps.

Please come out and support your children that day. Everyone has a wonderful time. If you need any additional information, please contact: Donna Gelegonya, MHS Swim Team Coach at 973-292-2000 X 2156.

Thank you very much in advance for your support.

Anne Kostyak

January Calendar
1/3/2010 9:24pm

Please see the attached calendar for January. Attachment

Spirit Ads
12/21/2009 5:25pm

Don't forget Spirit Ads are due January 6th!

Spirit Ads are printed in the programs for each championship meet we host (buy one and it is in 3 programs-"B" championship, Girls' Conference Meet and County Championship Meet)

It's a great way to support the team and let your swimmer know you are proud of them!

There are many ways different ways you can participate.
It's a great way for local businesses to advertise too.
Ask your family over the holidays...

Spirit Ad Pricing

Full Page Ad (8 ½ x 11)........................................ $100
Half Page Ad (5 ½ x 8 ½ )....................................... $75
Quarter Page Ad (4 x 5 ½ ).................................... $50
Business Card Ad................................................. $25
Spirit-gram (one line)............................................. $5
(i.e., Best of Luck Sue! Love Aunt Jane)

Forms can be downloaded at http://www.mhscst.org/Spirit%20Ad%20Fund%20Raiser.htm

Send in the forms and checks to the swim office ATTN: Paula Grather

Questions????? email Paula at RNGrather@aol.com

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM COACH G
12/20/2009 3:55pm

Dear swimmers and parents,
Due to conference realignment in the fall Morris Hills is no longer in our conference and is not on our schedule.

The Varsity will NOT have a meet on Monday. There will NOT BE 6:00 AM practice (I'm concerned about the roads in the morning). Varsity will practice right after school - until the JV meet starts. ALL SWIMMERS NEED TO BE IN THE POOL AREA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER SCHOOL. There will be no dry-land.

The JV meet with Parsippany is still on (3:30 meet start).

Tuesday Dec. 22 practice will be after school, and run as scheduled on the original schedule (it is our holiday Aerobic practice).

WEDNESDAY IS A 6AM PRACTICE FOR EVERYONE...WITH BREAKFAST PROVIDED BY THE PARENT BOOSTER CLUB.

Over break practices are as follows:

Monday, Dec. 28 - 10:00 - 12:00

Tuesday, Dec. 29th - 10:00 - 12:00

Wednesday, Dec. 30th - 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Have a great Holiday season!
COACH G

Meet Monday 12/21
12/19/2009 7:36am

There is some confusion about the time of the meet on Monday. I have not been able to get confirmation but am hoping to get it by the end of the weekend. Please check your email as it will have the most up-to-date information. If you do not receive an email by Monday morning you should contact the athletic department to find out what time the meet is.
Thanks,
Barbara

Holiday Party 12/18
12/17/2009 9:25pm

The Annual Holiday Pasta Party is Friday night, 12/18. It is being hosted by the Junior class and their parents. Come join them for a night of fun! If you want to participate in the grab bag bring a $10 gift to exchange.

3:30 MEET TODAY
12/17/2009 7:22am

The Girls Varsity meet against Madison is at 3:30 today not 4:00 as noted in the email on Sunday night. Sorry for any confusion...please tell your friends.

JV MEET STARTS AT 3:30 WEDS and other important messages
12/14/2009 7:49pm

THE JV MEET STARTS AT 3:30 ON WEDNESDAY NOT 4:00 AS NOTED IN THE EMAIL LAST NIGHT

The girls' meet against Madison is at home at 4 pm and it IS a conference meet.

There is a 6 am practice Wednesday morning for those boy swimmers whose names are listed on the wall in the pool.

There is a 6 am practice on Thursday for ALL boys.

Weekly notes from Coach G
12/13/2009 9:19pm

Please read all the way to the bottom..there is important information all the way down!

This weeks schedule is still slightly up in the air as far as Thursday
goes ( Madison home or Away)?

Monday Dec. 14th: Par Hills Home at 4:00

Tuesday, Dec. 15th: Girls practice 2:45- 5:15 / Boys practice 2:45
-4:00

Wednesday, Dec. 16th:
Boys not participating in JV meet practice 6:00am (posted at school)Girls - away at St.  Elizabeth's at 4:00 pm (Travel team posted at school)
JV meet against Millburn -  Home at 4:00 pm

Thursday, Dec. 17th:
Girls meet against Madison (site to be determined)
Boys practice at either 6:00 am or 3:15 pm depending on site

Friday, Dec. 18th:   Boys practice 2:45 - 5:15 / Girls practice 2:45
-4:00

That about sums it up!!  Everything is subject to last minute changes.

The holiday social is on Friday, December 18th at the Morris Plains Community Center from 6-10pm. It is being hosted by the junior class. If your swimmer would like to participate in the grab bag please bring a $10 gift.

Water bottles
12/11/2009 8:19am

THE WATER BOTTLES HAVE ARRIVED!

The aluminum water bottles have arrived. At $10 each they are great for holiday gifts and for the environment. They will be available for purchase at the swim meets next Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

12/9/2009 7:04pm
Girls' meet added to schedule

Coach Gelegonya has tentatively scheduled a girls' meet against Madison High School for Thursday, December 17th. It will start at 4 pm and is at our pool. Arrangements for the boys' practice on that day will be announced shortly.

12/1/2009 8:07pm
Colonial Relays

The Colonial Relays are scheduled for this Friday, December 4th at 4 pm. As of this afternoon there are only 2 other teams participating in the event. We will not be running a concession stand but would like a few parents to sell "Colonial Relay" t-shirts. If you can help, even for a little while please email this address and let me know.
Thanks,
Barbara Miller

12/1/2009 9:17am
Meet at 2:45 at LHY

Todays meet is at 2:45 at Lakeland Hills YMCA

11/28/2009 10:23am
Reminder RSVP for parent social

Just a gentle reminder that the Parent Social is scheduled for Saturday, December 5th from 5-9pm at the home of Jonathan and Marisa Poling. Please RSVP by 11/28/09 to jmpoling@optonline.net

11/25/2009 4:01pm
Fwd: Announcements from Coach G

Hello everyone,

There are quite a few announcements to follow. Please read all the way through to the end to be sure you don't miss any important information.

Clothing orders are in and Mrs. Lopinto and Mrs. Cataldo will be distributing them on Friday at the end of time trials or Monday before practice.

Please do not bring anything valuable to school and into the locker room. Be sure to write your name in everything and lock your things up.

Coach G has scheduled two JV meets.
            December 16 vs Par. Hills at home (varsity away)
            December 21 vs. Par High at home (varsity away)

Coach is in the process of arranging 2 more JV meets. The times and dates will be announced as soon as they become available.

Colonial Relays are scheduled for December 4th. We will need volunteers to work the concession stand, donate baked goods and serve as ribbon writers. You will receive an email about signing up to volunteer as soon as we confirm how many teams will be coming.

Junior parents please look out for an email from Terri and Joe Murphy. They are the coordinators of the holiday party which is being hosted by the junior class. They will need your help. It is scheduled for Friday, December 18 at the Morris Plains Community Center.

As a result of changes in championship meets we have changed the pasta party schedule. Friday, January 15 will be a pasta party before the "B" meet. This pasta party will be hosted by the sophomore class.

Friday, January 29 will be a pasta party before the county meet. This will be hosted by the freshman class.

The swim-a-thon is now scheduled for January 22.

I have attached the Spirit Ad flyers and templates for your use. They will also be available for download from the website. If you have any questions please email Paula Grather rngrather@aol.com

At this point every swimmer and parent should have received an email from this address. Some of those email addresses have "bounced back". If your child, friend, parent, neighbor etc has not gotten an email please pass this address along to them and have them email me to get on the address list. Throughout the course of the season this will be the most immediate source of information from Coach G or about Booster activities.

Thank you to Sue Cortley for coordinating the Senior Social and to all the senior parents who cooked and chaperoned.

Thank you to Maureen Byrne and Ann Goss for getting up very early today to set up the "Thanksgiving Breakfast" after practice.

Thanks to the parents who timed for time trials last week and to Peter Bates for getting the Colorado timing system to work just right!

Thanks to Shari Ramirez, Maria Cataldo and Deenah Lopinto for coordinating and distributing all of the clothing from the clothing sale.

Have a very Happy Thanksgiving!

11/24/2009 12:12pm
Note from Coach G re meet 12/1

Below is a tentative travel team list for the meet against Montville on Tuesday Dec. 1st. It may change slightly based on Friday's time trails. The swimmers with * next to their names may or may not swim - I'm going to try to get everyone else in.

All other swimmers will be practicing from 3:30 -5:15. Meet Coach Maggie by the pool doors. Dryland clothes will not be needed. This is a great opportunity for our novice swimmers to get extra water time and attention.

Coach G
Morristown Swim Team – Travel Team
Montville 12/1/09
1)    Christian Barnard        1)  Shannon Beston
2)    Ryan Diller                 2)  Kelsey Cromie
3)    Mark Gyorfy               3)  Kelly Hall
4)    Brandon Hientz           4)  Kim Hall
5)    Dan Knapp                 5)  Kelly Hazen
6)    Matt Loughman           6)  Katie Kostyak
7)    Tyler Poling                7)  Kelly McGuinness
8)    Alex Ramirez               8)  Victoria Mosuriak
9)    Sean Thompson           9)  Sara Nelson *
10) Jack West                    10) Kelsey Nichols
11) Andrew Austin             11) Sarah Neibart
12) Greg Black                   12) Elena Villhauer
13) Andrew Deblock *        13) Jackie Viotto
14) Vinnie Forte *              14) Stephanie Arabagian *
15) Chris Spillane *            15) Hailey Arakelian
16) Brian Keefe                  16) Emily Ashton
17) Joe Minnella *              17) Alexis Bates
18) Gus Bacas *                 18) Bridget Byrne *
19) Zack Goldstein              19) Emily Goss *
20) Tom Johnson               20) Kendall Hodge
21) Michael Lopinto             21) Colleen Kelly *
22) Greg Macchia                22) Kai Murphy *
23) Justin Marks                  23) Jenny Shih
24) Remie Schwab *            24) Brielle Barnand
25) Kurt Sittmann                25) Lauren Cataldo
26) Kyle Sittmann                26) Katy Curran
27) Ryan Swift                     27) Lindsey Ellerthrope
28) Austin Woodfinlevine      28) Maya Epelbaum *
29) Matt Ahlmeyer                29) Maddie Lapsley *
30) Will Ashton                    30) Maggie Manning
31) Glen Brazel                     31) Lindsey Giostra
32) Conor Paul                     32) Rachel Emodi
33) Tommy Raminski *         33) Mary Long *
                                           34) Emily Slawinski *

11/23/2009 9:09pm
Spirit Ads

Please see attached email about Spirit Ads below.

Dear Parents,

This past week I gave out information to the swim team about the Spirit Ad fundraiser. They were all asked to participate in selling these ads, since the money raised benefits them all directly. I offered a small incentive program to get them motivated. My goal with this is to have them be responsible for the fundraiser and not the parents! Though any help would be wonderful! Thank you as usual for your support. If any questions please feel free to contact me-my e/m is rngrather@aol.com .The dead line for the Ads is 1/6/10!
Thank You
Paula Grather

11/19/2009 12:15pm
Senior Social

The Senior Social Pasta Party scheduled for Sunday is for the entire swim team....it is called the senior social because the seniors are hosting it. Sorry for any confusion!

11/18/2009 6:23pm
Invitation to senior social

Please see attached invitation to the Senior Social on Sunday. Many thanks to Sue Cortley for being the parent coordinator.

11/17/2009 9:48pm
timers needed for time trials

Coach G would like a few timers for time trials on Saturday between 9:45 and 12:00. If you can help please email me at this address to sign up. thanks,
Barbara

11/10/2009 4:34pm
NCAA Information Night

NCAA INFORMATION NIGHT

Monday, November 23rd

7 pm

MHS Auditorium

Topics include:

- The recruiting process

- Explanation of the NCAA & other sport options

- Establishing realistic goals for collegiate athletics

- The daily life of the collegiate student-athlete

- Grade-level timelines: What should I be doing now?

- Q & A session

*Featuring current & former NCAA players, coaches, and athletic directors

11/10/2009 8:55pm
Are you ready?- note from coach G

Parents please pass this information along to your swimmers. I don't believe I have all student emails and I know some students don't check everyday. Thanks

SWIMMERS!

6 DAYS and Counting - ARE YOU READY?

REMINDER: BLUE CARDS NEED TO BE IN COACH G's HANDS BY PRACTICE ON MONDAY, NOV.16th IN ORDER TO PRACTICE.

You will need your Blue card, dryland clothes (sweats /shorts/ sneakers), bathing suit, goggles, and towel for Monday's practice.

POOL CLEAN-UP DAY ----- Need Community service hours - Coach G is looking for a few energetic individuals who would like to help get the pool ready for swim team season FRIDAY Nov. 13th, after school from 2:30 until about 4:30.

10/31/2009 9:37am
Subject: Swim Clothing Deadline extended until Monday

Hello everyone,

The clothing order deadline has been extended until Monday but this will be the last day they are accepted. Please drop all clothing orders off in the swim office by Monday afternoon. If you received a gift certificate at the parent meeting you need to turn it in with your order to receive your merchandise.

Link to clothing order form: http://www.mhscst.org/MHS%20Swimwear.htm

For questions please email Shari Ramirez at teekadee2@hotmail.com.

Thanks,

Barbara

If you forget the Swim Booster website address there is now a link to it from the MHS Athletics webpage...just click on swimming.

10/26/2009 7:13pm
Subject: Swim Clothing Orders

Just a reminder...orders for swim clothing are due this Friday, October 30th. Please send them in to the swim office in an envelope marked "swim clothing". The forms and pricing are on the website. If you have any questions, please email Shari Ramirez at teekadee2@hotmail.com .

The orders will be distributed to the swimmers at practice when they come in, hopefully before the first meet. If there is an item you would like to order as a surprise for a birthday or the holidays, let Shari know and the item can be distributed separately.

There is one change to the order form however...the sweatpants cannot be ordered in maroon without the elastic, so we are now offering BOTH of the following:

maroon sweatpants with elastic bottoms (traditional sweatpants) AND grey sweatpants without elastic bottoms (hemmed legs).

Please indicate which you prefer on the order form!

10/20/2009 10:24am
Subject: Swim Booster Information

Hello everyone,
I hope you got a chance to look at the website. Mike Swift is working daily to update information and add new features. Please use this as your first source of information regarding swim team activities.

If you did not pay your dues last week please mail them to:
Anne Kostyak
6 Crescent Drive, Morristown, NJ 07960
The dues are $10 per family.

Clothing order forms are posted on the website. The deadline for orders is October 30th.

Thank you to Paula Grather for offering to coordinate the Spirit Ads. Look for a new flyer created by Mike Swift to be posted on the website. Paula is coordinating this but ALL parents can solicit advertisers.

Thank you to Marisa Poling for offering to host the Parent Social, a new booster club activity. Details to follow.

We are still looking for a parent to coordinate the Senior Meet and Reception. Traditionally this has been a junior parent. Remember...next year it will be your swimmer who is a senior.

Senior parents: Please look for information regarding the Senior Social coming from Sue Cortley soon.

All parents: Please look for information about the Colonial Relays also coming soon.

Barbara Miller
(for the MHS swim boosters)

10/18/2009 7:34pm
Subject: A few notes

Hi everyone,
Thanks for taking the time to give us your email. Just a few notes from the meeting the other night:

We are still looking for a parent to coordinate the Spirit Ads. Spirit Ads are boosters in the programs for the championship meets. They can be full page, half page, quarter page and single line ads or messages. They run in ALL championship programs.

If you did not pay your dues the other night please send them in. This will be the "start-up" money for concessions for Colonial Relays and activities for the Senior Social on November 21.

Here is the link to our new website. We will also be forwarding on-line sign-ups for events such as concession volunteers, chaperones and pasta party donations.

http://www.mhscst.org/

Thanks,
Barbara

Parent E-mail Archive

10/20/2009 10:24am Subject: Swim Booster Information

10/18/2009 7:34pm Subject: A few notes

10/20/2009 10:24am
Subject: Swim Booster Information

10/18/2009 7:34pm
Subject: A few notes