WEEKLY NEWS: There will be no practice this week on Friday or Saturday due to a college swim meet. This weekend We will be at Oakmarr for the annual Swim and Rock Meet! 11and older warm up is at 6:30, and the meet starts at 8:00. The 9 and 10 session will warm up at 1:15 and the meet will start at 2:00. Remember that the 9-10's will have the boys on one side and the girls on the other side.
FINALS: This is a trial and finals meet. The top 8 11 and 12's from the morning session will swim finals that evening. PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK TO SEE IF YOU MAKE IT BACK IN THE EVENING BEFORE LEAVING. IF YOU FAIL TO SHOW WITHOUT SCRATCHING, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SWIM THE NEXT EVENT. THIS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY!
WARM-UPS FOR FINALS:5:00 MEET STARTS AT 6:00 (CHECK WITH ME FOR A BETTER WARM-UP TIME BEFORE YOU LEAVE IN THE MORNING.
POSITIVE CHECK IN: REQUIRED OF ALL EVENTS 200 OR LONGER. (DO THIS BEFORE YOU GET IN AT WARM-UP!) Don't forget is you check in and then fail to show up, you will be scratched from your next event by the referee!
Concessions: There will be no concessions for spectators at this meet. Come prepared! All of the monsters in Beth's and my groups, please clean up after yourself, Find the trash cans. You represent not only yourself, but your parents coaches and the Mako Family. Take pride in our team area.
Parents: If you need to be on deck I suggest you time, otherwise please stay upstairs. This will be enforced by the officials and coaches. Don't make us the bad guys!
UPCOMING EVENTS: WE SHOULD BE SIGNING UP FOR THE BLIZZARD MEET AFTER THIS WEEKEND AND WE SEE WHERE WE ARE AT
Our group wishes to send their sympathy to John Kim and his family on the passing of his grandfather. You all our in our prayers!
SWIMMER OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER IS Rachel Anderson. Rachel has made all her practices since we started except for 2 due to illness. She has swam in all the meets and achieved many lifetime best's, and has challenged herself with many new events. She listens in practice and is always trying to perfect every part of her race in practice. She will not miss a set even when her arms her and the tears are their, she is always kicking down that door.
Swimmers of the meet MAKO/SNOW MEET AMY BERGLUND
LONG COURSE MEET JOHN KIM 
Topic for the week:
"THINK"
"If you think you are beaten, you are
If you think you dare not, you don't
If you like to win, but you think you can't
It's almost certain you won't.
"If you think you"ll lose, you're lost
For out of the world we find
Success begins with a fellow's will--
It's all in the state of mind.
"If you think you are outclassed, you are,
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
"Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man/woman,
But sooner or later the man/woman who wins
Is the man/woman who thinks they can."
Lets go monsters win some heat's and Do YOURSELF PROUD!
MIKE
