1. Northville Swim & Dive 2014 Season Captains: Jena Drago Natalie Filipowicz Rachel McIlvaine Allie Stellon Jessica Yan 1

2. Why Should You Join?  Getting to know people  Great bonding opportunities  Getting in shape  Building character 2

3.  We have a great website! Check it out!!  www.northvillegirlsswimdive.com www.northvillegirlsswimdive.com  All event forms and fliers are online as well  Meet schedule and event timeline too  Team news will come via email from ‘Mail Chimp’  Start checking your email often for updates  Be sure to check your ‘junk mail’ as it could end up there NHS Girls Swim Website 3

4.  We need lots of help to run our Girls Swim & Dive Team. We can't do it without parent volunteers.  Parents must work five times during the season.  Work events include:  Picnic Setup & Cleanup  Home Meet Workers (timers, runners, announcer, etc.)  Home Meet Food  Breakfast Food  Bonfire  End of Season Party  Banquet  Volunteer Sign Ups are done through Sign Up Genius. Please wait for the Invitations next week from Sign Up Genius before signing up.  The Sign Up Genius link is at www.signupgenius.com. The link is also on our website: www.northvillegirlsswimdive.comwww.signupgenius.comwww.northvillegirlsswimdive.com  Go to Sign Up Genius and open an account. It's free. If you have used the site for another sport, you can use the same account username and password. We'll send links directly to events needing volunteers. Or enter nhs.girls.swim@gmail.com when prompted under the Find a Sign Up Tab and you'll see all the team's events. nhs.girls.swim@gmail.com Mandatory Parent Volunteer Requirements 4

5. Mandatory Forms to Participate  No swimmer can swim without the following:  Athletic physical and medical history forms completed after April 15 th  Pay to Participate form/money turned in  Extra Curricular Code completed  All forms must be turned in no later than the first day of practice and can be found at http://www.northville.k12.mi.us/athleticshttp://www.northville.k12.mi.us/athletics 5

6. Mandatory Team Package Includes  Team Shirt  Team Suit (Nano Fracture Flyback-Orange)  Two Latex Caps with Last Name  One chamois for Divers  Team Fee  Booster Club Fee 6 Suit Print Color

7. Optional Team Clothing 7  Order from Big Frog Website by June 18 th  http://www.northvilleswimanddive.deco- apparel.com/ http://www.northvilleswimanddive.deco- apparel.com/  Clothing includes:  Quarter zip sweatshirt  Hoodie  Sweatpants  Parent T-shirt  Parent Polo  And more…

8. Suit and Clothing Try-On  Wednesday, May 28 th  7:00-9:00 pm  At the Stellon’s house 16577 Weatherford, Northville, 48168  If you cannot make it on that date, go to Different Strokes to try on the Suit. Tell them you swim for Northville High School, and they will have the suit for you to try on. 8

9. Car Washes  Sign up to work via Sign Up Genius  Required to work one shift at each car wash  9am – 3pm (Girls work a 3-hour shift)  Northville Fire Department  45745 6 Mile Rd (across from the high school)  Save the dates:  Spring: Saturday, May 31 st  Summer: Saturday, August 2 nd  It can be hot so please bring/wear sunscreen and bring water to stay hydrated. 9

10. Food  Food is provided by parents for swimmers  Breakfast after Morning Practice when school starts  40 swimmers for A team (M, W, F)  25-35 swimmers for B team (T, Th)  After Home Meets for all teams involved in the meets  Signup for a particular food item.  Signup via Sign Up Genius 10

11. Yard Signs  Using the same signs as last year!  Order Form on line  $50.00  Professionally manufactured fish signs  Durable  Longer lasting  Easier stake  Pick-up after first day of practice – Aug. 13th 11

12. Team Bonding  It’s a fun time  A good way to meet everyone  Strongly encouraged  Camp Copneconic, Fenton, MI  Lunch, Dinner, and Activities provided  Sunday August 17 th  Leave NHS 7:30 am; Return NHS10:00 PM  Forms available on website  Sign up to help and drive via Sign Up Genius. 12

13. Ice Cream Social  After the first practice  Starts at 11 am  At NHS  Sign up to help via Sign Up Genius.  It’s free!! 13

14. Family Picnic  Event form on Website.  Signup to work via Signup Genius.  Team provides the meat. Bring:  Seniors -- 12 pack soda or case of COLD water in cooler  Juniors – Salad (lettuce or fruit)  Sophomores -- dessert  Freshman -- appetizers  Saturday, August 16 th  $5 per person, swimmers are free  Noon – 2 PM  At Fish Hatchery Park  641 Fairbrook, Northville 14

15. Black & Orange Meet  Tuesday August 26 th  6:00 pm at NHS pool  Dinner in cafeteria immediately after meet ($20 per family)  Dinner event form on Website  Team provides the main dishes. Bring:  Seniors: desserts  Juniors: appetizers  Sophomores: salad (lettuce or fruit)  Freshman: 12 pack soda or case of COLD water in cooler  Sign up to work meet via Signup Genius 15

16. Banquet  Dress up and celebrate the end of the season with your teammates!  Tuesday, December 2 nd  Italian American Club  39200 W. Five Mile, Livonia  6:00 pm  $18 per adult, $14 age 10 and under (tentative) 16

17. Booster Club Support  Booster Club Rep is Tom Mroz, Darby’s Dad  Fundraising Golf Outing in August.  Our Team needs to provide one to two foursomes  Booster club fee per swimmer is included in mandatory team package  Possible opportunity to work football concessions for fundraising 17

18. Deadlines! 18 DateWhat’s Due June 5 th Mandatory Team Package (suit, shirt, cap, etc) Yellow Emergency Cards Lawn Sign Orders June 18 th Optional Clothing Orders (Big Frog Website) TBDTeamBonding Event form/money/permission slips August 1 st Family Picnic form/money August 13 th (first day of practice) Athletic physical and medical history forms completed after April 15 th Pay to Participate form/money turned in Extra Curricular Code completed August 15 th Black and Orange Dinner TBDEnd of Year Banquet

19. We need hosts for the following:  Team bonfire in September or October  End of season party after Conference Meet  Please volunteer 19

20. And one more thing…  Use your Kroger rewards card to earn money for the swim team. Go online here and link your card to our team (91831). You must re-enroll each April so if you have designated us in the past, you need to renew your choice now here 20

21. This Powerpoint will be available for reference on the Website after this meeting. Thanks! 21