Southgate Penguins Swim Team

Night of Champs

Saturday Night: After Champs Celebration!!! @ Southgate
come and swim, bring dinner for your family, and watch the medals awards, and say thanks to the coaches!
You do not need to be a member of the club to come after Champs,
but you MUST be a member of the team.

Spirit Day

7/30/10, Friday @ Southgate 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.
followed by practice at Chabot.
There is a flier in the files section in the team events folder. This flier tells you EVERYTHING you need to know about spirit day. Please take the time to go there and check it out! Antinette O. has once again planned some fun and amazing activities for our team. Kids 12 and over do not need a parent to attend. If you have a child under the age of 12, and you cannot be there to supervise, please make arrangements for somebody to keep an eye on your child. See you there!

Pasta Push

Be a Super Penguin! Eat your Carbs to get ready for Champs!!

Thursday, July 29th, 6:00 to approximately 10:00 PM

Everyone: Bring a Pasta Dish for at least 12.
Last names beginning with A - J: Bring a salad for at least 12.
Last names beginning with K - Z: Bring a dessert for at least 12.
Team will supply plates, utensils and coffee.

The raffle will begin after dinner.

NO SWIMMING! conserving our energy!

Volunteer Jobs at EBSL Champs

Check out your job at the Champs on July 31, 2910

New Practice Schedule for 11 & Up
Due to Start of Taper

Southgate Penguin's Annual Team Overnight

SAT., July 17th from 7 P.M. until SUN., 10 A.M.
Activities:
** Midnight Movies with Nachos and Popcorn
** Diving Contest
** Campfire with smores and hot cocoa
** Music/Dancing Contest
** Night Swimming with your pool toys and rafts allowed in the pool
** and MORE!!
Complete the Overnight form and return to Mr. Ornelas ASAP if you plan to attend.

Raging Waters on July 14th!

Swim-A-Thon

On Tuesday, July 6th, we will be holding our annual Southgate Swim-A-Thon fundraiser. At practice on the 6th of July, your swimmer has one hour to swim as many laps as they can. You have the obligation of a minimum $25.00 per swimmer for this fundraiser (even if your swimmer doesn't swim laps on the 6th.)
Please go ask your friends and family to sponsor your swimmer and help out our team! After your swimmer completes the Swim-A-Thon, you will need to collect all monies pledged.
On the day of the Swim-A-Thon all swimmers who participate will be given free nachos, and prizes will be awarded for the most amount of laps swam in each age category. There is also a big raffle held at the Pasta Push.
This is our major fundraiser, so please do as much as you can to help our team. Turn money in no later than Saturday the 24th.

Movie Night!

Instead of practice on Thursday evening (7/1, 7pm), Coach Eric and Coach Sarah will be hosting a MOVIE NIGHT!!!! Yay!!!!
The team will provide the popcorn, sodas and movie!
You provide the audience!

The movie being shown is called, "Pride".

Here is a cut and paste version of what the movie is about from Amazon: << Amazon.com A feel-good film set in 1970s Philadelphia, Pride offers hope and inspiration via athletic competition. But it's not football or basketball that gives these urban youths self-esteem and pride: rather, it's swimming. Never mind that (as Bernie Mac points out in the movie), "Brothers don't swim." In this film--which is based on Jim Ellis' real-life experiences coaching the swimmers at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation--Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow) portrays Ellis as a quiet, earnest, and honest man who wants to give children the opportunities that were denied to him. One of the few black competitive swimmers during that era, Ellis' career ended in college thanks in part to racism. His greatest desire is to show that fortitude, strength, and character aren't indicative of any color other than gold. Some of the characters are painted in strokes so broad they almost become caricatures. Tom Arnold, as the coach for a well-to-do white team, is a taunting buffoon. Mac plays the rec center's soap opera-loving custodian, who is doubtful that a team of scraggly boys--some of whom could barely swim--can beat a team of kids who've been swimming since they could walk. At one point, Ellis says the world isn't black and white, which is ironic since the film makes a point of distinguishing between the two races. There are few surprises in this film that sets up a classic case of David vs. Goliath, but what makes the film stand out--besides a training sequence where basketballs are used to help train the young swimmers--is Howard's charismatic portrayal of Ellis. He makes you believe that this soft-spoken coach could achieve the unthinkable of beating Goliath. Whether or not he actually does is just icing on the cake. --Jae-Ha Kim Product Description Based on true events, PRIDE is the inspiring story of Jim Ellis, a charismatic schoolteacher in the 1970s who changed lives forever when he founded an African-American swim team in one of Philadelphia's roughest neighborhoods. >>

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We are looking for a family or families who would be willing to donate the soda for Thursday evenings movie night. If you are willing/able to do this please contact Tammy Bollinger 912-2533 or e-mail Rochelle Doss.

New Team Record!

Nicole broke the team record for butterfly today:
Old record: Jennifer Eash 30.01 (1995)
New record: Nicole Houghtelling 29.70 (2010)
Congratulations to Nicole!!

2010 Annual Registration For New & Returning Families:

WHERE:  Southgate Swim Club
WHEN:  Saturday, March 6th, 1:00PM-3:00PM
            Saturday, March 20th, 1:00PM-3:00PM
WHAT TO BRING:  To save on copying costs, we would appreciate you downloading the forms from either our SG Penguins website, or our Yahoo Group and bring them to registration. 

Flyer / Swim Team Fee Chart

Southgate Penguins Registration Forms

2010 Annual Registration/Fundraiser For Returning Families:

WHERE:  CHEVY's at Union City Landing
WHEN:  Thursday, Feb 10th, 4:00-9:00PM
WHAT TO BRING:  To save on copying costs, we would appreciate you downloading the forms from either our SG Penguins website, or our Yahoo Group and bring them to registration.  As a thank you, you will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win either four (4) movie passes or $20 in Panera Bread gift cards!

Registration for New Families:

March 6th and March 20th @ Southgate Swim Club between the hours of 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. If you can't make either of these registration dates, please contact: tammy@southgatepenguins.org. Thank you!