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Coaches Corner:

2010 Dolphin Coaches

Swim Team Committee:

Manager
Carlos Barrios
661/644-2263
barrioscarlos@att.net

Yvette Barrios, Co-Manager
661/644-1144
barriosyvette@att.net

League Representative/ Meet Director
Mark Osowski
661/259-8237
marko@makosystems.com

Registrar
Linda Peckham
661/259-2409
MLPECKHAM@aol.com

Treasurer
Julia Beach
661/259-6543
JuliaRbeach@ca.rr.com

Volunteer Coordinator
Mindy Brill -NEW 2010
661/254-9423
spxguru@yahoo.com

Clothing Representative
Colleen Schultz
661/259-8629
colleen@coordinatedsigns.com

Team Spirit Coordinators
Edith Carranza -NEW 2010
661/260-3645

Myriam Mekelburg -NEW 2010
661/260-1633

Facilities Manager
VACANT POSITION
(Calling Volunteers)

Canteen Manager
Kathy Voice
661/255-5051
kathy.voice@sbcglobal.net 

Kid's Activity Coordinators
Maria Cardia
661/259-6619
thecardias@yahoo.com

Yolanda Morales - NEW 2010
661/287-3893
meganben@sbcglobal.net

Programmers
Dave Beach
661/259-6543
dandjbeach@ca.rr.com

Julia Beach - NEW 2010
661/255-0239
juliarbeach@ca.rr.com

Webmaster
Yvette Barrios
661/255-0239
webmaster@oldorchard1.org


Dolphin Mail

Welcome to the 2010 Dolphin Website!

CONGRATULATIONS to our entire Dolphin team on our win against the Valencia Hills Wave; it was a very close meet – Good job! Thanks go out to all our volunteers for their hard work and effort at last Saturday's swim meet. The team counts on our parent involvement to help run a swim meet and to help maintain our excellent program for our children. Thanks again!

Our FINAL swim meet of the season, the much anticipated event Championships, is just a couple of days away! On Saturday, July 17th we will be swimming against all three swim teams (Old Orchard II Sharks, Valencia Hills Wave, and Valencia Summit Seals) - this will be an Away Meet. All our swimmers have been preparing for this BIG event; this is where all our swimmers hard work is put to the test to determine our 2010 Swim League Champion. As a reminder, meet begins at 8:00 am and our warm-up time is at 7:10 am. Therefore, coaches are requiring all swimmers arrive at Valencia Hills pool (24060 Oakvale Drive, Valencia) no later than 7:00 am. Make sure the kids get to bed early on Friday night, have a light breakfast Saturday morning, stay away from sugar until after their final swim, drink plenty of liquids, shake hands after their races and cheer for their teammates!

FAMILY SET-UP HOUR - For those families wanting to setup on Friday, July 16th the family set-up hour has been set for 8:00 pm. Please do not come any earlier as the set-up crew will be extremely busy! Since there will be limited space available per team, please set-up in the "Dolphin assigned area" as posted on deck. We expect over 800+ people to attend the meet (400 being swimmers). Please bring canopies - we will want as much shade as possible, it is expected to be over 100 degrees that day!
ON-LINE VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP – The website is OPEN and will CLOSE on Friday, July 16th at 5:00 pm and Mindy Brill, Volunteer Coordinator will start calling parents to fill the remaining positions – CLICK HERE. We will need volunteers for our Championship meet, any increment of time you can donate would be greatly appreciated! A portion of the canteen proceeds will benefit the Dolphin Swim Team.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - Our Championship meet will run a completely different schedule of events than the regular Dual Meet Event Schedule - two team swim meet. Since all four HOA swim teams (OOI, OOII, SUM, and VH) will be swimming against one another at Championships, we will be following the Championship Meet Event Schedule - most notably is that the 6 and Under groups will be done within the first two hours. Please click on the above underlined links for the “Dual Meet Event Schedule” or “Championship Meet Event Schedule” to view the difference in the events that each team will be swimming.

Upcoming activities are listed below. Remember, these activities are FREE to all our Dolphin swimmers, Booster Club participants and their families:

Tonight, July 13th - Cookie Night from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Originally posted as Ice-Cream and Sundae Night, however there was so much cookie dough left over from TEEN Night (shocking) that we decided to substitute.
Wednesday, July 14th - Don Cuco’s Fundraiser from 5:00 pm to closing. 20% of food bill will be donated to our swim team, please bring the flyer with you to the restaurant! (CLICK HERE for flyer).
Thursday, July 15th - Pasta Night from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. A sign-up sheet for Pasta Night is posted on the window by the office. This is the time honored tradition where all our Dolphin families come together and just have fun!
Sunday, July 18th - Awards Night at 6:30 p.m. For those families who want to bring sweet treats to share with our Dolphin families, please limit your delicious treats to cookies and brownie ONLY! In addition, in order to be more comfortable don't forget to bring your own chairs and blankets, the team will provide the shade, paper goods, and lemonade! Our treasured End of the Season Dolphin Video will be shown!
Dolphin Swim Team Photos and DVD’s – Photos will be available for purchase and DVD orders will be taken at Awards Night. Dolphin Swim Team Photos will be available to take home at $5 per print and DVD orders will be taken with payment of $10 per copy at awards night. I will send out an email later when the DVD’s are available for pickup. NOTE: These were last year's prices, I will send out a follow-up email if I have misquoted photo/DVD prices.

Parents, please remember to remind the children that our main focus is to have fun! We want all of our Dolphin swimmers to maintain the OOI tradition of setting a good example of sportsmanlike conduct and behavior. Feel free to contact anyone on the OOI Swim Team Committee with questions you may have about the swim season and upcoming events. Most members of the OOI Swim Team Committee are always at the swim team practices or contact information is located on our website

P.S. A friendly reminder that another OOI HOA summer activity is about to begin immediately after Dolphin Swim Team Championships - WATER POLO! Registration is now open and forms can be located at the OOI Clubhouse or on-line. Please CLICK HERE for more information!

Should you have any comments and questions please feel free to contact me or anyone on the OOI Swim Team Committee; contact information is located on our website. See you around the pool

Yvette R. Barrios,
OOI Dolphin Webmaster

NOTE:  As a reminder, the parents involved on the Swim Team Committee are all volunteers.  They were recruited, and not elected (a policy that has been in effect since the organization of the OOI Swim Team).  Therefore, they do their best to provide a fun and safe program for our children.  If any of you have special talents and are interested in becoming more involved with the operations of the swim team, please come forward and let any committee member know what position you are interested in.  Thank you!

Dolphin History

The swim team is open to residents of Old Orchard I who are between the ages of 4 through 16.  We are part of a network of local neighborhoods that formed a league with friendly competition. The Dolphin organization strives to give our children an opportunity to acquire and improve their swimming skills in a competitive environment while at the same time generating a strong sense of community sprit.  The program is only six weeks long!

In order to assure its success, the team counts on extensive parent involvement.  It takes over 50 volunteers to run a swim meet and volunteers are also needed to help with swim team social activities.  Please sign-up for at least one volunteer position and help assure that we maintain our excellent program.

Come be a part of a team with a winning tradition!                      

 

This page is being updated by Yvette Barrios
Revised: 07/23/10