***From the Booster Club***

From the Coaches

• Practice this week:
  • Monday - Thursday swim and dryland will dismiss at 5:00
  • Friday - swim only will dismiss at 4:00-4:15
• Parents, this is a friendly reminder to please be at school not later than 5:00 Monday-Thursday and no later than 4:15 on Friday to pick up your kids.One of the coaches has to stay until all kids are picked up, and while we love these kids, we have families waiting for us at home.
• Swimmer of the Week:  Congratulations to Nellie for being this week's swimmer of the week. Nellie has an incredible work ethic and is a role model for the whole team. This should be her best year yet and the coaches appreciate her leadership!

From the Booster Club

•  At the booster club meeting, we briefly discussed ride sharing after practice. There is an activities bus to transport student athletes after practice. If there are less than 10 students three days in a row, it will be cancelled. To better assist parents in coordinating as needed rides for their swimmers, please complete this form
• Booster Club Dues and Team Sponsorships are being accepted until October 15th. Dues are $100 per swimmer and can be paid via venmo, credit card or check/cash. Please be sure to include your swimmer's name on all payments. There are three levels of team sponsorship: Gold ($500), silver ($250) and bronze ($100). Benefits include - name or logo displayed on the homepage of the website, name or logo on all home meet heat sheets, name or logo on all program documents, social media recognition.
  • Payment methods:
    • Venmo: @BTWSwim-Booster
    • Credit Card via BTW Swim Booster Club Square Site (choose 2023/2024 Dues) - this method includes a $3.50 processing fee to your final total
    • Check - Payable to: BTW Swim Booster Club
    • Mail to: Kevin Mitchell: 2405 E. 24th St Tulsa, OK 74114
  • If you have any financial difficulty in paying booster club dues, please don't hesitate to contact the Booster Club president, treasurer, or one of the coaches to see how we can help you. There are scholarship funds available. We never want finances to prevent a swimmer from fully participating on the team. Contact info is listed on the Booster Club Board page and the Coaches page under the Team menu.
• Are you completely new to swimming? We will hold a Swimming 101 to learn the ins and outs of how a meet runs, activities throughout the BTW Swim season, team traditions, etc. More details to come!
• The coaches have asked for snacks for the team during practice. If you are able to donate throughout the season, please send with your swimmer. If you don't have time but would like to help, you can send money via venmo and the booster club will purchase for you. In the memo line please note "snacks"
• The first scrimmage is in less than one month, volunteer sign up is open.
• The next booster club meeting is Wednesday, October 11. Future meetings should not last longer than 1 hour. They will be a variety of in person and via Zoom.
• Photos
  • Website: https://btwhornetsswimming.smugmug.com
  • Password: H2ornets
  • If you have high-res photos you think would be good for the year-end video, you can share them with Kevin Mitchell at [email protected]
• Upcoming Events
  • BTW Swimming 101 - TBD
  • Booster Club Meeting - Wednesday, October 11, 6:30 pm
  • Black vs. Orange Scrimmage - Thursday, October 12 at 4:00 pm