***From the Booster Club***

From the Coaches

• Swimmer of the Week for last week: 
  • Helen was last week’s Swimmer of the Week. Helen has continued to improve over the last year and has put down some solid times already this year. She is willing to take one for the team as she demonstrated by swimming the 200 IM in our most recent meet. The coaches rely on her to help lead her lane and keep our newer swimmers on track. We are so lucky to have her as part of our team.
• Swimmer of the Week this week: 
  • Even though we were unable to swim most of the week, we still had a well-deserved swimmer of the week. Hayden has shown amazing potential and this week added courage to his list of attributes. He represented our team in the shoot off at the meet at Union on Thursday (ask your kids if you don't know what this is). He went up against some of the fastest swimmers in the area and held his own swimming a 31.11- 50 free. Hayden comes to every practice ready to work and is quickly becoming one of our faster boys. He might be the one to watch this year!
• The coaches were very impressed with the Union meet attendees. They represented Booker T. well and swam fast. 
• Practice this week will be until 5:15
• We have a meet in Fort Gibson on Thursday. The entire team will be going so there will be some swimmers who only swim one or two events. I will post a preliminary pysch sheet on Monday. If your swimmer is unable to swim, please let me know ASAP. We will depart from Booker T. at 1:45 and return to Booker T between 9 and 10 PM. The Booster Club will provide dinner for this meet so swimmers will only need snacks.
• Swimmers are not to wear team suits to practice. Please make sure your swimmer has a couple of practice suits and some extra goggles. As the year goes on, these items can wear out.
• Jackets: Coach V is working on this. She hopes to have more info and will try to send something out Monday.
• If you had an issue with your Swimquik order, please e-mail [email protected] directly. 
• Upcoming practice dates:
  • We are working on securing pool time Nov. 20-22 (3-5:15). Our kids need not be out of the pool for another full week in Nov.

From the Booster Club

• For those going to the Ft. Gibson meet on Thursday, their pool is limited in seating; it is recommended you bring your own chair.
• Join us this Wednesday for the next Booster Club meeting. Use this google meet link: https://meet.google.com/wcy-rskh-kfx
• The Mitchell's will be hosting this year's first pasta party on November 15th at 6:00. This is a swimmer only event. The host will be providing all the pasta and sauce; we ask that parents sign up on the Meets & Events page to bring all other items. You will need to sign in to sign up.
• Senior Night is Thursday, November 16th; we need underclassmen parents to sign up for all jobs so senior parents can enjoy the meet from the stands.
• To view photos for the year, visit the team Smugmug site:
  • 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
  • November Booster Club Meeting - Wednesday, November 8, 6:30 pm via Google meet
  • Fort Gibson Invite - Thursday, November 9, 5:30 pm at Fort Gibson High School
  • Pasta Party - Wednesday, November 15, 6:00 pm at Mitchell Home, 2405 E 24th St in place of TBA
  • BTW Senior Night - Thursday, November 16, 5:30 pm at BTW Pool
  • Bixby Invitational - Thursday, November 30, 5:30 pm at Bixby High School pool
  • Home Meet - BTW vs. Stillwater & Owasso - Tuesday, December 5, 5:30 pm at BTW pool
  • Away Meet - Bartlesville - Tuesday, December 12, 5:30 pm at P66 Pool Bartlesville
  • Holiday Party - Friday, December 15, 6:00 pm at Gleason Home