Serving as a reminder to next weeks activities
Parents of Boys,
Championship season is upon us and it’s time to celebrate these boys and all of their hard work. Below is an outline of how we will get our boys fired up this week. ALL MALE athletes will participate in the activities this week. Prior to February 15th we need you working on posters for your swimmer/diver. This is where you can let your imagination run wild or be simple and to the point. Pretty much anything goes in making these. Posters should be 14×22 (half the size of a piece of poster board) and don’t forget about the pictures from the share site. If you would like to see examples-Follow these steps to find the uploaded examples:
1. Go to the top of the Team Pages website.
2. Click on the tab that says MEDIA.
3. A menu should drop down. Select PHOTOS from the drop down menu.
4. A group of albums should appear. Click on the album titled: Sectional Poster Examples
5. There are a few examples of posters (from parents who had photos available) from both male and female athletes that were created in the past few years. I hope these examples are helpful.
The main thing to remember is that these posters are nothing to worry about. The athletes will LOVE them and enjoy seeing their teammates posters as well.

Saturday, February 15th
Hang sectional posters and decorate the boy’s locker room. Parents will meet at the storage room after practice to hang window clings, hang posters in the glass hallway between the pool and the main office, and decorate the boy’s locker room. There will be some posters and other decorations there but please feel free to bring other supplies i.e. posters, streamers, balloons. The theme is FCHS, blue, white, grizzly bears. If you are not able to hang your poster, you are welcome to deliver it to the storage room prior to Saturday and someone will get it up for you.

Sunday, February 16th
SECTIONAL DINNER
This is a very fun night outside the pool. It gives the athletes a chance to relax, eat, and spend time together as a team. Sectional dinner will be at the Pheifer’s house @5:00pm (THE ADDRESS IS: 6739 W CR 144, greenwood. ¾ mile east of 37). The lane will be marked and we are all the way at the end of the lane. Meeting at the high school and carpooling may be helpful. Boys will receive their sectional t-shirts.

Monday, February 17th
Boys will see all the inspiring decorations and posters.

Wednesday, February 19th
Boys will stop by the storage room following practice and enjoy the traditional Sectional fruit cup.

Thursday, February 20th
Boys will come to the storage room during their individual lunch period and enjoy a traditional Sectional lunch as a team; Chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, pasta salad, salad, rolls, and fruit, will be served. If you sign up to help donate food for this lunch, please arrive at 10:00 a.m. First lunch starts at 11. While the boys are eating, we will take down all decorations. Girl’s team will time at prelims. SECTIONAL PRELIMS START @5:30PM on Thursday.

Friday, February 21st
Boys will wear sectional t-shirts to school.

Saturday, February 22nd
Boys diving begins 9:00am. Swimming Sectional finals begins @1:00pm. A reminder will be sent via Sign-up email if you signed up to volunteer for this meet. Thank you for your help! Please reach out with any questions! Kristi kpheifercomcast.net or 317-213-7346

Needs
For the sectional luncheon Thursday, we are still in need of the following things:
1-crockpot of Chicken and noodles
1-large olive garden salad (you can it make or purchase. I can tell you how to make it)

Please reply all if you sign up to donate these few items. Thanks!

It’s no easy task to bleach about 30 heads in a couple of hours especially when most of the boys have dark brown hair. As always, our parents were there making sure that the boys had a good time, were well fed and looked darn good. Us team reps are extremely lucky to have such supportive parents who are willing to let these kids have their crazy traditions. This event kicks off the exciting meets that bring our season to a close. The JV invite was loaded with stellar swims and coming next will be sectionals. This is a HUGE deal to all the boys. Please be on the look out for an email about sectional activities.

Thanks again Parents, this really wouldn’t be possible without you!

What a GREAT JV Invite at Lawrence North! It was an exciting start to Championship Season! A lot of athletes put up some great times in the pool! Our cheering section was LOUD and PROUD!

Here is another quick and FINAL look at this week’s events leading up to Girls Sectionals!

Monday: Poster, window clings, and locker room decorations have been hung! Come check it out, Girls!

Tuesday: ALL GIRL athletes are invited to the Sectional Dinner at the Chapman’s following practice (around 6:00). There will be food, fun, and Sectional t-shirts! The girls WILL NOT want to miss it. (4817 Krestridge Court East in Bargersville) Girls are encouraged to carpool to the Chapman’s. Dinner will end roughly around 8:00/8:30 for those girls who will need to be picked up.

Wednesday: Sectional fruit cup time! ALL GIRL athletes are welcome to stop by the team room for the traditional fruit cup following practice.

Thursday: ALL GIRL athletes should come to the team room for lunch during their lunch periods. A baked potato bar, sandwiches, salads, and even a little dessert will be provided!
SWIM FAST and CHEER LOUD at Sectional Prelims Thursday at 5:30.

Friday: ALL girls can get ready for Saturday by wearing their Sectional Shirts today!

Saturday: GIRLS Sectional FINALS at FCHS! (more info to follow about the schedule of this day)
*I intercepted the girls’ text group the other day using my daughter’s phone and relayed this same info to the swimmers and divers! I hope they are excited for a week of celebrations!

Parents,
Sectional week is ALMOST here!!! Woohoo!!!! The girls have worked extremely hard and are ready to take on the tough competition in the pool! Good luck to all our swimmers/divers. This is going to be a fun and fantastic week. As a reminder, ALL female athletes will participate in the activities this week.

Monday, February 3
Girls will check out their Sectional posters, window clings, and locker room decor! Our Spirit Committee has been hard at work to add a bit of pizzazz to the week’s events!

Tuesday, February 4
Girls are invited to a Sectional team dinner at the Chapman’s house @6:00pm (directly after practice). THE ADDRESS IS: 4817 Krestridge Court East – Bargersville . This is a very exciting night outside the pool. It gives the athletes a chance to relax, eat, and spend time together as a team. All female swimmers, female divers, and coaches will attend. Please encourage your child to carpool. Girls will receive their sectional t-shirts.

Wednesday, February 5
Girls will stop by the storage room following practice and enjoy the traditional Sectional fruit cup.

Thursday, February 6
Girls will come to the storage room during their individual lunch period and enjoy a traditional Sectional lunch as a team. Baked potato bar, pasta salad, fruit, and sandwiches will be served. If you have signed up to donate food for this lunch, I will send you a personal text to tie up some loose ends about arrival, food drop-of, etc….
Boys team will time at prelims but a few additional timers may be needed.
All locker room decorations must be taken down by 3:00pm! I am hoping that if any parents plan to stay for the Sectional lunch in the storage room, they will also help remove decor from the locker rooms. Sectionals posters can remain.
No Subway is served. Athletes are responsible for eating on their own.
SECTIONAL PRELIMS START @5:30PM on Thursday.

Friday, February 7
Girls will wear sectional t-shirts to school.
Practice as normal per Coach DeWitt.

Saturday, February 8
Girls diving begins @9:00am.
Swimming Sectional finals begins @1:00pm
A reminder will be sent via Sign-up email if you signed up to volunteer for these meets. Thank you for your help!
Please reach out with any questions!

Here are a few IMPORTANT reminders for the coming days. I know it’s lengthy, but it will answer some of your questions:

• Our annual hair dye event for the boys team will take place THIS Friday, January 31st, right after practice in the pool area. This is optional!! There will be a taco bar set up in the storage room for all boys, whether they dye their hair or not. All hair dye has already been purchased!

• Girls’ sectional posters will be hung on Saturday, February 1 at 10:00 am. Come and hang your own poster or leave it on the lock box shelf prior to Feb. 1 and it will be hung for you!

• Before the JV Invite Meet, all swimmers will be treated to HOT breakfast.

• All boy and girl JV swimmers are invited to the Pietras’s house for a traditional JV Invite breakfast. JV
  Athletes should arrive at 8:00am. Their address is 6825 East 100 North. Athletes will either need to
  carpool back to the high school or be picked up at 9:30 am.
  All those swimmers who are not swimming at the JV Invite will be practicing that morning per Coach
  Dewitt. After practice, HOT breakfast will be provided in the storage room before departure to LN.*

Thanks to the families who offered to make this HOT breakfast service happen on short notice! Thanks to the Pietras family for continuing this tradition!

• All donations for the Sectional goodie bags for girls have been filled! Thank you! There is a box labeled Sectional Donations where these donations can be placed. Please have your donations in the box by Monday, Feb 3 at 5:30.

• There are open sectional volunteer spots that need to be filled for Boys Sectionals on February 22. In the past it has been tradition that the girls’ parents work the boys’ meet- and vice versa. But… anyone can sign up to volunteer! We will not turn you away! We need your help to end our season with a BANG!

• Finally, a list of Sectional events for GIRL athletes will be emailed tomorrow so you will be up to date on the celebrations for next week!