200 Yard Medley Relay BOYS:

Jackson Herrscher, Josh McLean, Ethan Tyler, Paul Houston

100 yard Medley Relay BOYS:

Grayson Singer, Jackson Herrscher, Zachary Hutton, Josh McLean

200 yard Freestyle Relay BOYS:

Grayson Singer, Jackson Herrscher, Zachary Hutton, Josh McLean

100 yard Medley Relay GIRLS:

Carissa Chapa, Lucy McLean, Kathryn Schwartz, Ashley Tice

In terms of individual swim records:

Kathryn Schwartz:

100 yard Individual Medley (IM)

50/100 yard freestyle

50 yard butterfly

Josh McLean:

100 yard Individual Medley (IM)

50 yard backstroke

50 yard breaststroke

Ethan Tyler:

50 yard butterfly

Dear Swimmer and Parents,

Results: New Year’s Classic Meet:  Wow , what a great meet that was!  Congratulations!  We came home with loads of hardware and I hope you all saw the picture on our STE swim team page on Facebook!  The individual results are posted on Edline here . On Friday January 16^th the swim team medal winners will recognized in chapel!  We are so proud of you

Details for Saturday’s High School Meet – Cardinal Classic are as follows: At  Lamar High School.  3325 Westheimer   Saturday, January 10, 2015

Warm up: 7:30 to 8 in lane 7, one way sprints 8:30- 8:45 Meet begins at 9:00 AM.  end about 1:30 pm

Concessions will be available at the meet.  There are about 350 swimmers entered this year.  As always, warm-ups will be crowded and the bleachers will be crowded.  We have an assigned seating area for our team but they won’t be large enough for everyone and their bags to be seated at once.  Please be considerate of the other teams and your teammates.  If you leave the bleacher area between events, you must let James Bowers know where to find you.  The Psych sheet can be found on Edline here.     The meet is posted on Meet Mobile.  Please download the app on your smart phone if you have not done so already.   We will use flyover starts. 

 St John’s Meets next week: Middle School on Monday , High School on Wednesday.  There is no bus for either meet.  Please make transportation arrangements.  Meet info is on Edline

Meet Schedule: Click on the calendar event on Edline for details of each meet. IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND A MEET, EMAIL YOUR COACH.

Every Stroke Counts

Coach Finley and Coach Legaspi

Dear parents and Swimmers,

What a fun meet yesterday!  I loved seeing our alumni again and congratulations on the STE win.  Swimmers, I hope you will continue the tradition and come back and compete after you have graduated.   Thank you everyone who helped out, particularly our meet director, Peggy Mc Gough. 

We are looking forward to the St. John XXIII College Preparatory Inaugural 2015 New Year's Classic Meet on Monday.  Swimmers MUST be in full uniform and on the bus by noon on Monday.  You must have your team suit and cap and MUST wear your parka.  Email me now if you need a parka.

THERE IS NO RETURN BUS FROM KATY.   Parents, please pick up your swimmers at Katy High School Aquatic Center.  We guestimate the meet to be over between  5 and 6 pm.  6331 Highway Boulevard, Katy, TX 77494.  We encourage car-pooling. We have spots in our mini-van, email me if you want a ride back with us.
Down load the app:  If you can’t attend the meet, results are Available in real time through Meet Mobile.  Meet name is ST. JOHN XXIII NEW YEAR'S CLASSIC

http://www.edline.net/files/_7BBOC_/ad0836ecc0c600123745a49013852ec4/SJ23_Annual_New_Years_Classic-rev_1.pdf

Yes, we do have practice at 6 am on Monday morning.

UPDATED remaining meets:

 Every Stroke Counts

Coach Finley

Warm up for the Gold vs. Navy Meet begins tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m. and the meet begins at 8 a.m.  Breakfast will follow after the meet at the Finley home, 5831 Picasso Place, 77096.  Please bring a folding chair so you'll have a place to sit.

Thank you to everyone who has signed up to volunteer and has donated food.  Most of the slots on Sign Up Genius have been filled.  If you haven't signed up yet, we still need three timers and some fruit for breakfast tomorrow morning. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c4da4a82daa8-yellow

See you in the morning,

Mary Melendrez

The Yellow vs. Blue Meet is this Saturday and we still need a few more volunteers and food items.  

The positions which need to be filled are 6 timers and 2 runners, and the needed food and drinks include eggs, fruit, orange juice and gingerbread cookie dough,  

If you have already signed up to help, thank you.  If you haven't signed up, please do so at your earliest opportunity (link to sign up is below).  We know everyone is busy this time of year, but we can't run this meet without everyone pitching in.  Please remember all families are asked to donate a food item for after the meet.

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c4da4a82daa8-yellow

See you bright and early on Saturday!

Thank you,

Mary Melendrez

Swimmera and Parents,

We have recieved several updates and date changes for upcoming meets.  We are posting these on Edline as soon as we get them.

Please check the calenedar frequently.  We do our best to keep the Edline and athletic calendar in sync (next year we will only have one)

Tomorrow swim team practice is cancelled for both High School and Middle School, but it is mandatory on Thursday and Friday Morning

Parents: Don't forget to sign up for yellow and blue meet on Saturday.

Every Stroke Counts

Coach Finley

281-541-8407

Dear Swimmers and Parents,

Our STE Swim Team Garage Sale is at the Finley's house on SUNDAY December 14,2014   Arrive at 7am to set up your items.  Sign in a soon as you arrive and sign out when you leave.  This is mandatory for all swimmers unless you have already received approval to miss this (only Olivia)

      Please Bring a folding table and a pop up if you have it!

      Bring items to sell 

      Put price tags on your sale items - we will not sell any items under $1.00  If you have items worth less that a $1.. please combine them with something else to total $1.00

Garage sale will be open 8am to 2pm unless everything is sold sooner.

We need all swimmers for clean up afterwards and need your help hauling any unsold items to the Good Will on Hillcroft.

The first $500.00 goes towards the Swim Team Scholarship fund in memory of Mrs. Flato.  After than half of the remaining funds will be split amongst the swim team members based on hours worked at the sale. 

Dress warmly. Eat Breakfast. Get ready to have a great garage sale! 

Questions? Call Mrs. Lupski    832 729 4848

Below is the wrap up email from Jenny Stadler.  My first, my brief comments:  A HUGE Thank you to Jenny for months of tremendous work to out this meet on.  This year was a particularly challenging one with me being out of the country and then leaving again immediately on my return for a family emergency last week.  Jenny’s leadership combined with all the parents and swimmers who volunteered resulted in a hugely successful meet.  All 16 schools that attended were very happy and appreciative and STE once again proved to be the leaders when it comes to private school swimming in Houston.

Thank you to Wayne Mueller for stepping in to coach the Middle School team.

Dear STES Swim Parents,

I would like to extend a special Thank You! to all the parents who helped with the Holiday Relay Meet today. Everything went very smoothly, and I know that a few of you had to handle situations you weren’t expecting, so here’s a round of applause!!

Also, we have T-shirts left. I am attaching the picture of the shirt, for those of you that couldn’t come to the meet. I will come to practice this Friday (December 12) and have them for sale – when the swimmers are eating breakfast. $15. Cash or check only. There are some larger shirts for parents also, even a couple of XXL. These will be sold first come, first served, and  we have some of every size at this point. (So, no reserving a shirt ahead of time – sorry.)

Finally, I would like to give an extra special Thank You to Kathryn Kurie, who has stepped up to be the Coordinator for this meet next year.

See you ‘round the pool!

Jenny Stadler

Dear Swim Parents,

Please remember to go to Sign-Up Genius and sign up for a volunteer slot for the Holiday Relay Meet this Saturday. Here is the link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c44a4ad2eaa8-holiday

Also – I still need a parent or two to be IN CHARGE of the Hospitality Room. I will get you donations for the cost of food, but we need some organization, etc. Please contact me directly – jstadler@windstream.net.

T-Shirts will be for sale at the meet. Zoe has pronounced them “Cute” – but good for boys too. $15. Please send your swimmer with some cash if you want them to buy one. There will be a few larger sizes for parents as well.

For those of you new to the meets at UH – Parking is FREE on Saturdays, and Food is available in their snack shop.

Thanks!

Jenny Stadler

Swim team news: no swim practice tomorrow (11/21/14) due to heater in pool that is broken.

Hi Swim Parents –

The Meet Jobs have been posted on Sign-Up Genius. Here is the link: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/5080C44A4AD2EAA8-holiday/

Every swim family needs to provide one volunteer. If you have a child who is not on the team who would like to help, that is great! Volunteer hours will gladly be given if I need to sign something.

IF YOU CANNOT BE THERE, PLEASE DONATE FOOD, OR CASH TO COVER EXPENSES FOR THE HOSPITALITY ROOM.

If you haven’t done any of these jobs before, don’t fret. We will provide job training. But here is a brief description of each job.

Head Timer: You hold two stopwatches and start each at the start of each heat. You are the back-up in case another timer misses the start.

Runner: You will be doing odd jobs, helping in the scoring room, or whatever we need. Wear comfortable shoes.

Safety Monitor: checking the pool deck for violations of “No Food on Deck” Rule (you need to be strict and vigilant), also checking locker rooms periodically, if someone gets hurt you take them to First Aid

Hospitality: Staff the Hospitality Room. (I will be looking for someone to organize food, etc WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE THAT PERSON? Contact me – Jenny Stadler, jstadler@windstream.net)

Sell Heat Sheets and T-Shirts: Just what it says. You will be done before 10 am most likely – whenever sales drop off.

Team Check In: Helping Coach Finley with checking in the teams

Clean-Up – This starts whenever the meet is about to end. I have NOON on the sign-up, but it will depend on when the meet ends.

Any questions? Contact Jenny Stadler – jstadler@windstream.net

Dear Parents and Families of STES Swimmers,

The 8^th Holiday Relay Meet is coming up Saturday December 6^th. (The meet starts at 8 am, and should be over and cleaned up by early afternoon.) This is in just less than three weeks. Please put it on your calendar, and remember that we need all families to volunteer for this meet. We are expecting over 300 swimmers – much bigger than last year, so everyone’s help is needed for it to run smoothly.

After the Polar Bear Meet is over, I will send out a link to the volunteer list on Sign-Up Genius. Please be expecting this, and grab the job you want early.

We also need a parent or two to run the hospitality room. I am happy to ask parents to donate food, etc, but we need a couple of parents to set it up, and staff it during the meet. This means you get to be in the deck area, which is nice. It is a commitment for the length of the meet. Please contact me directly if you would like to volunteer for this job. (jstadler@windstream.net).

Thanks for your help (in advance)! STES Swimming parents are the best!

Jenny Stadler

As a reminder all athletic information starting in January will be located on the new Athletic Website (www.steathletics.org). All communication will be send from the website as parents and students will be able to use a mobile app to access the information as well as receive emails. 

Tomorrow morning at practice we will be selling used swim team uniforms for $10 a piece.  Some of these have barely been used.  The money raised will go towards the swim team Scholarship Fund.  Please bring cash or check and buy some great STE logo wear just time for the chilly Polar Bear Meet at Rice.

Hello Swimmers;

Coach Finley Out of Town.  I will be out of the country from November 13-30^th.  Brandon Duswalt, “Coach B”.  (with assistance from Elizabeth Finley) will be running high school swimming while I am gone.

Team Captains We will vote for team Captains this Friday 11/7/14 at 6:00 am.

Thanksgiving and Christmas

The holidays fall in prime training time.  High School will have practice at 6:00 am the Monday – Wednesday of Thanksgiving week and two hour practices throughout the Christmas Break.  There are several meets during the break also, so if you are planning a trip make sure these is a pool where you are going so you can train and let us know so we don’t enter you in the meets.

Parkas: If you have attended 20 practices please sop by and see Coach T.  She is in the 7^th grade boy’s classroom after school every day.

Swim Meets:

The next meet is the Polar Bear meet at Rice University on November 13th.  Students will take the bus to the meet, but will need a ride from Rice afterwards.  The bus leaves school at 12:15 sharp.   If you are in middle school you must download the absence form and get it signed or you will not be allowed to attend.  We are working on entries now, so if you cannot attend we need to know right away.

As you know we are hosting the Holiday Relay Meet on December 6^th.   Jenny Stadler is our meet director and she needs all hands on deck just like last year.  Thus far we have had an excellent response will be hosting 16 other schools.  Coach T. is our liaison with other schools and Coach B. is assembling all the entries into heat sheets. Please let us know if you or your company would like to help sponsor the meet.  We need help with designing programs/heat sheets, T-shirts, etc.   Please be aware that I will be not have access to email until just before the meet begins and even then will be catching up with my job, so please direct any question to Coach B, Clayton Harrell or Mrs. Stadler

Fundraiser for the Dorothy Flato Scholarship Fund:  Garage Sale !! Time to get rid of all your junk.   Mrs. Lupski is leading the Swim team fundraising with organizing a garage sale with proceeds benefitting the scholarship fund.  This scholarship is awarded to a swimmer at the end of their junior year to be used for University studies.  The scholarship is paid directly to the student’s chosen university.  Please set your junk aside. 

Every Stroke Counts!

Coach Finley

Tomorrow morning our esteemed photographer, Coach J, will be at Chancellors to take our swim team pictures.  

HIGH SCHOOLERS, MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR TEAM SUIT.  

MIDDLE SCHOOL the team suit is not mandatory.  Please wear STE warm-ups or a navy suit if you have one.

DO NOT BE LATE TOMORROW, we are not waiting for you to take the picture, we still have a good work-out to get in.

Zoe is on a college visit, so I need someone to bring a life size cut out of her.

Middle School: Mandatory Practice the next two Fridays so we can determine who is swimming what at the Polar Bear Meet.

High School Swimmers Saturday Meet Info

Where:                                 LCISD Natatorium (No bus, carpool please) 35 minute drive (45 if you are going via Starbuckets)

                                           5021 Airport Rd

                                           Rosenberg, Tx  77471

When:                                 

7:30                                     Pool opens

Warm-up                              8:00am

8:40am – 8:50am                 one way sprints (supervised at all times by a coach)

8:50am                              clear the pool

9:00am                              Start the meet

Directions

Competing Schools:

1.         Awty

2.         St Pius (Div 1)

3.         St Agnes (Div 1)

4.         Strake Jesuit (none)

5.         Duchesne (Div 1)

6.         Lutheran High North (Div 3)

7.         South East Academy

8.         Tomball Concordia (Div 1)

9.         St Thomas Episcopal (Div 3)

10.       St Thomas (Div 1)

11.       CC Incarnate Word (Div 1)

12.       Incarnate Word (Div 1)

13.       St John 23

14.       Logos Prep (Div 3)

15.       FB Christian (Div 2)

16.       LSA

17.       CC John Paul

18.       St Joseph