NO GO

4:40am - A few minutes early, but OK, not a hard call to make, lol, but we tried.  Sleep in, drive carefully to school, hope to see ALL of you this afternoon we have the WHOLE Katy HS pool to ourselves!

And who needs an alarm clock when you have a dog who is terrified of lightning and thunder?

THIS IS THE WEATHER UPDATE SPACE

Will be updated again at 445am Halloween morning, please check back and check your emails.

Live weather radar for the area is HERE

FIRST POST OF 2013-2014!!!

Hey, it's cooler outside this morning, did you notice?  We MAY have to go to Katy High for practice starting today but WAIT until you get an email or see a post HERE announcing it.  CoachA will check the water temp at our regular outdoor PM pool at 3pm and email AND post here where we will be going this afternoon.

IF YOU GET NO ANNOUNCEMENT (email or post HERE) then go to regular PM pool off Mason Road.  If there IS an announcement to change, -then- and ONLY THEN will we move to KHS.

NORMAL TIME AND PLACE: 4-6pm

KHS TIME (IF we change!): 515-715pm.  Dress with suits under dryland clothes for dryland starting at 515, we would swim 545-715.

Currently it looks like the developing weather will stay to the north and west of us, but since it's Houston, that can change in the next 15 minutes.

Here is a LINK to a good weather map.  Hit the Play icon in the lower left to animate it, click on REGION to see a wider area image.  If it's not showing the area accurately, just type in our PJ23 ZIP code 77493 in the search bar at the top and click the little magnifying glass icon.

We have four swimmers who still have to register with USA Swimming before you can participate in the practices held at KHS, please see yesterday's emails for instructions on how to do this.

Any questions, email me at hotmail or pj23.

See you at the pool.

Swimmers: Your "Battle For The Crown" meet t-shirts for San Antonio are IN!

PJ23 Swim Mom Debbie McCormick passes

It is with shock and great sadness that we share the loss of a WONDERFUL lady and an awesome Sea Lion parent, Debbie McCormick.  Debbie was the mother of ORIGINAL PJ23 swimmer and State Champion Genevieve and later her younger sister Isabel "Izzy" McCormick.  Debbie was NEVER without a bubbly smile and happy disposition, and was a tremendous supporter of her kids and her Pope John 23 swim team.

I ask you to join with me in praying for the family and for the soul of a new angel, Debbie McCormick.  Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.

Obituary HERE.

Officials Clinic Offered!

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Learn how to be a swim official and get certified, could come in handy sometime!

September 26, 2012

Katy Educational Support Center

6301 South Stadium Lane

Katy, TX 77494 

 

6:30pm - 8:30pm 

 

Registration on the UIL website will be available. 

 

2012-2013 Rulebooks will be provided to registered officials. 

 

Questions: 

 

Contact Janet Cranmer gatormom04@hotmail.com

281-744-7298

NEW YEAR, SAME GOALS: WIN STATE!!!

We are waiting on confirmation of a pool site and schedule so we can set up practices and start training.  It will not be before Sept 10, as I will be at the World Swimming Clinic the entire week before.  We'll let you know something via school announcement, school website, email, and this blog.  If you do not receive an email with a repeat of all the info in this blog post, please send me your email address at my address below!

We are looking at retaining the previous year's schedule if possible: MRHS on M-Tu-W-Th 4:00-6:00, substituting Friday for any missed day due to a meet at MRHS.  

We will implement dryland strength work early in the season, and you will need to obtain a swimming eqpt bag for your own gear, not relying on the availability of MRHS property, which we really shouldn't be using anyway.  Items you will need include a mesh swim bag WITH YOUR NAME ON IT, kickboard, fins, paddles, pullbuoy, snorkel, and stretchcord.  I'll give you a SPECIFIC list of items shortly.  Don't just go buy a pair of fins or paddles because they are cheap or a nice color or on sale, we would like you to have SPECIFIC types/styles of equipment.  Sit tight for now!

A meeting for all interested students will be scheduled next THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, right after school lets out.  Those unable to attend may visit with me in my classroom, Rm 215, same day, 715-745am.  The big thing to take care of FIRST is getting your physicals, and you will need a special form for that to take with you to your physician.  If you already had one, good for you, but the data needs to be on the OFFICIAL form.  I will have those available for you in the front office and also before school in my classroom on GOLD days.  All forms will be in a prepared packet for you, and I will have them with me and also in the front office, see Mrs. Hoth or Mrs. Nitsch or whoever is working there when you come by.

No news on a pool on our own campus yet, but will keep you updated if there is progress on that front.

My school email is dabbott (at) pj23 (dot) org.

Looking forward to seeing you and answering all your questions, and meeting all the new swimmers!

Email sent out - Meeting during lunch FRIDAY

Please check all swimmer and parent emails for a new one from my hotmail account sent this afternoon.

If you did not get one, please email me at dabbott (AT) pj23 (DOT) org