Thanks to all for making our Banquet a memorable experience:

• Coach Burch, Coach Doyle

• Captains: Dori, Chloe, Daniel, Josh

• Bristow Manor Golf Club

We appreciate all you’ve done!

Reminders and ways to continue to support our team:

• Mulch sales:

  • online orders due Friday, Mar 15 (turn in any paper orders ASAP)

  • Website: https://patriotboosters.weebly.com/mulch-sale.html

  • Delivery date: Apr 6, Saturday

• Concessions: sign up to support Spring Sports/Boosters (freshmen and all those who didn’t help in the fall/winter, especially); these hours count for all your activities, help us get support for water costs and are a fun way to work with your team/friends (parents: we need help with grilling too).

  • Our assigned dates:

  • Mar 21, Thursday: 4:30-7:00 or 6:30-9:00 pm

  • Apr 24, Wednesday: 4:30-7:00 or 6:30-9:00 pm 

  • Website link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4ba5ae2aa6f85-2019

  • Sign up for other dates as well - be sure to record swim and all your activities to get credit for your time

• Patriot Pioneer Cards: sales of the digital discount card is ongoing throughout the year

  • Website: http://www.raizzz.com/phspioneers

Seniors - Booster scholarship available to any senior who has participated in Boosters events ($1000 to one boy/one girl)

• Deadline: April 9, 2018

• Don’t delay - there are actions, signatures, etc. to get - not a last minute activity

• Website link: https://patriotpioneers.org/siteRepository/437/userfiles/2019-Booster-Club-Scholarship-Application--FINAL-Final.pdf

Please join us for the annual Patriot High School Swim & Dive Banquet!

Click HERE to RSVP by Sunday, February 24^th

Where:  Bristow Manor Golf Club

When:  Monday, March 4^th – Arrival at 5:00p.m.

Cost:  Included in registration fee 

(space limited to each athlete and 1 parent/guest - seniors may escort 2 guests)

Estimated Timeline:  5:00p.m-8:00p.m

5:00 - Guests Arrive

5:15 - Guests Invited to Buffet

6:00 – Presentations/Awards

8:00 - Conclusion of Event

Watch the Finals of the State meet online either LIVE (5:45 pm Feb 15th) or On-Demand at the NFHS Network:

Watch Live (click here)

Here are the results from prelims and the swimmers to watch in Finals tonight:

Way to go Pioneers!

The rumors are correct - the meet tonight is canceled. We will hold the Region meet tomorrow as a timed finals meet. The timeline has been shifted, slightly. See new timeline below:

• • Swimming warm-ups will start at 4:00 PM:
  • 4:00 – 4:30 – General warm-ups both pools
  • 4:30 – 4:40 – Sprint lanes 2 & 7 open (Competition Pool)
    • Pace lanes 1 & 8 open (Competition Pool)
  • 4:40 – 4:50 – Additional sprint lanes 3 & 6 open (Competition Pool)
  • 4:50 – 5:00 – Additional sprint lanes 4 & 5 open (Competition Pool)
  • 5:00 the competition pool will close.
  • 5:15 Competition begins 
  • General warm-ups confined to the Non-Competition Pool.  The Non-Competition Pool will remain open for continuous warm-up and warm-down throughout the meet.   

 We will still provide subways sandwiches, chips and water or gatorade for our athletes. It's a long meet and there is limited food in concessions machines at the pool. Entries will be posted in schoolmessenger. Athletes should arrive at Oak Marr in time for warm ups - there is no bus transportation to the pool.  

Congratulations on your District meet! We had some great races: fantastic finishes and superior support -- way to go Pioneers! Special recognition to:

Our individual District Champions: Stephen Gilbert (200 FR), Landon Gentry (200 IM), Jordan Campbell (1 mtr Dive), Ian Tansill (500 FR), Daniel Wong (100 BK), Abby Daniel (100 BR)

Our Relay District Champions: Girls Medley Relay (Megan Mastropaolo, Abby Daniel, Kaylee Benton, Lindsey Blake); Girls 200 FR Relay (Kaylee Benton, Samantha Kissi, Emily Haugen, Abby Daniel)

Patriot Records: Abby Daniel (100 FL), Lindsey Blake (500 FR)

Sweet swimming! Full results posted in school messenger.  

The Region Swim meet is organized as a prelims/finals style meet. Prelims are Friday, 2/1; finals are Saturday, 2/2. The Region Meet Format is available in the Files section. The following girls are entered into the Region meet:

                        Schedule for Friday, 2/1:

                        Arrive Oak Marr: 3:30 (No Bus)

                        Warm Ups 4:00-5:15

                        Meet Starts: 5:30

                        Cost: $7.00 entrance; $3.00 program

The team provides Subways for each athlete – please stop by Coach Bussian’s room (2026) to make your order by end of the school day Wed or email your sub request to bussiae@pwcs.edu.

Unless you are contacted by Coach Bussian, swimmers are entered in the same individual events (finishing in top 8) as Districts. The Region meet IS a USA sanctioned meet, so times WILL count for USA times. Relay entries are always subject to change.

The team also provides each athlete with a Region t-shirt. This year’s shirt is long-sleeved. Orders for t-shirts will be made by Coach Bussian. Please check the size indicated next to your name (from your pre-season order form). If you would like a different size than the one listed, please contact Coach Bussian ASAP by email.

Volunteer requirements are small: we need one timer for each night, more are allowe

Great job at our meet versus OP! Thank you to those who were able to shift their plans and join us – swimmers, parents, officials, timers, volunteers – for another successful meet for Patriot. We appreciate all you do for your team – Go Pioneers!

Our regular season ends this week with the District Swim Meet on Friday, 1/25. Normal practices continue for the week with the exception of Thursday. Specifics below:

Thursday, 1/24 – District Dive Meet (all swimmers attend; arrive at PWCSAC (Colgan) 4:45 pm – no practice); pizza provided

Friday, 1/25 – District Swim Meet @ Freedom (see District Meet Format in Files section for more details)

• 5:00 pm - arrive at Freedom Center
• 5:30-5:50 pm - Warm Ups (no starts)
• 6:15-6:35 pm - Starts
• 6:45 pm - prep for Senior Recognition
• 6:55 pm - Senior Recognition for Patriot
• 7:25 pm - Meet begins

Additional information – entry cost $7.00 unless you are working the meet (you are provided a wristband for entry). We still need a few volunteers: 5 timers, 3 Marshalls (thanks to those who’ve stepped up already!). Unlike other meets, we cannot wait until the meet to identify who is working as we have to send in our volunteer names in advance. Thank you for your support!

District t-shirts and other clothing available for design and purchase at the District meet. See flyer in Team Files section.

Please read the “High School Swimming Information 2018-2019” document in the Files section for more information on post-season championship meets, qualifying criteria/cuts for swimmers, etc (pg 2). The Meet Format for the Region meet is also available in the Files section.

Practices continue into post-season, check the calendar on our website. All non-year-round swimmers who are swimming in the Region or State Meets are expected to attend all post-season practices. Practice is optional/open for all swimmers not competing in championship meets.

Concessions – Our team is working INDOOR concessions on Monday 2/4/19. There are two shifts and five people per shift required. If you did not work during fall (football), please sign up to help. This activity counts as volunteer hours for all your clubs and helps our team with Boosters and securing money for the team. Sign up link here.

Save the date – we are in the planning stages for our end-of-season banquet, tentatively planned for Monday, 3/4, 5:00-8:00 pm. Stay tuned for more details.

With the change to our OP meet, we are shifting Senior Night to Districts as it's been done in the past. Please stand by for further details. 

Our meet against OP is rescheduled - we are not allowed to hold it tonight due to the school cancellation. But, we have been cleared to swim tomorrow at CPAC. We only have a few meets in a season and finding pool space is very difficult, so we are happy we were able to find something that would work.

Here is the proposed time line for tomorrow:

3:00 - show at CPAC

3:30 - Warm Ups

4:00 - Meet Start

6:00 - Meet ends

Please let us know NOW if you can no longer make the meet. We understand this is a late change. There will not be a penalty for missing the meet. But, please make an effort to be there is you can. This is a last chance to swim in the regular season.

GO PIONEERS!

After school activities are cancelled after 6:30 pm tonight. As our practice ends at 6:30 and the pool will be open on their normal schedule, we will still hold practice. Parents, if you have concerns for your swimmer's safety due to the driving conditions, please have your athlete document their absence on the Absence Notification form (it will be an excused absence).

Great job against BDHS on Friday!! Results are posted on our SLMS page.

Mon-Thurs - Normal practices at PWCSAC (Colgan) 5:30-6:30 pm

Thurs, 1/10 – Pasta Dinner (7:30-8:30) @ PHS Commons 1 (after practice); Attending this function counts towards one practice for all swimmers - make up a missed practice, bank one for later, etc. Sign up to bring items to the Pasta Dinner, click here.

Fri, 1/11 - meet against Battlefield @ PWCSAC (Spirit wear at school; Meet Theme: Mega Spirit)

                Show time: 4:45 pm

                Warm ups: 5:00 pm

                Meet starts: 6:00 pm

This meet is a two-dual meet and will take a little longer than our normal dual meet. However, there are less volunteers needed for the meet. Please sign up on our Volunteer site to help at the meet.

Sat, 1/12 – dive meet @ PWCSAC, 10:30 am – last regular dive meet of the season. Come show your support of our fantastic divers!

Seniors - send in your baby pics to Coach Bussian: bussiae@pwcs.edu. 

Please use the Absence Notification form to identify absences from practice or meets in "Team Links" section.

Swimmers - use the Events and Times form to let coaches know of your current (within 2018-2019) times and preferred high school events to swim. Find the form in the "Team Links" section.

Hope everyone had a wonderful winter break! Get ready for some great meets in the next few weeks. For our meet against BDHS (1/4/19, Friday):

Show: 7:15 pm - Freedom Center

Warm ups: 7:30 pm

Meet starts: 8:00 pm

School attire: dress up // Meet theme: Western

Dive meet, Saturday, 1/5/19: 10:30 am at PWSAC // Note: due to two less dive meets this year, the swimmer obligation is reduced to attending one dive meet instead of two.

Seniors: quick meeting after the meet Friday to discuss Senior night. Send in your baby pics to Coach Bussian.

Way to go at our meets last weekend!! Between the SJHS and OHS meets, we had: 7 State cuts and 6 Region cuts for individuals and 2 relays with Region cuts. Check “Summaries and Headlines” for highlights -- full results on team SLMS (access code S53AS3).

Practices this week: Monday - Wednesday @ PWCSAC (Colgan)

NO PRACTICE THURSDAY, 12/20 - Holiday Party @ Tuscani Grill (near Red Robin) 6:30-8:30 pm; $5.00 per athlete, pay at the door (cash or check to Patriot Boosters). Counts as year round practice.

Meet Friday, 12/21 @ Cub Run vs Westfield High School. Bus @ door 20 (leaves at 4:45 pm) – ALL ATHLETES ride the bus to the meet. Wear spirit wear on Thursday. Meet theme: Ugly Sweater

            Meet Details:

                Dive Warm Ups: 6:00 pm

                Dive Meet: 6:30 pm

                Swim Warm Ups: after dive meet, ~7:15-7:30 pm

                Swim Meet: to follow warm ups, ~ 7:45-8:00 pm

Great Job so far for our Adopt-a-Family drive! We have collected so many good things for our families. You are helping make their Christmas a special one. Way to go, Pioneers! You can still drop off your item(s) until Wed practice.

Please continue to sell Attractions Book (use EZPay or check) and Pioneer cards.

Here’s some information and reminders as we approach winter break:

OPTIONAL winter break practices (12/24, 26, 28, 31) (see Google calendar) @ Freedom Center:

Mondays (10:00-11:00 am) 12/24, 12/31

Wednesday (8:00-9:00 am) 12/26

Friday (8:00-9:00 am) 12/28

Use these to make up for missed practices or to bank extra practices for possible absences in January.

Be sure to continue to identify known absences – especially for this Friday - in the Absence Notification form. We have meets every week in January until the end of the season. It will go very fast.

Seniors - start looking for baby pictures for the slide show @ Conferences. Email them to Coach Bussian.

Enjoy your winter break!!!

Great job at Freestyle Frenzy! Full results posted in our team SLMS (access code S53AS3).

It’s a busy week. Here are some reminders:

Mon – No School – No Practice; swimmers who normally attend Monday practice (year rounders) DO NOT need to make it up.

Tues-Thurs - Normal practice at PWCSAC (Colgan) 5:30-6:30 pm

• Please use the Absence Notification form to identify absences from practice (including year-rounders missing their one practice/week) or meets in "Team Links" section.
• Swimmers - use the Events and Times form to let coaches know of your current (within 2018) times and preferred high school events to swim. Find the form in the "Team Links" section.

Friday, 12/14/18 – SJHS meet @ Freedom Center (Dress Up at school; Meet Theme: Bigs/Littles, Parents/Kids)

                Show time: 7:00 pm

                Warm ups: 7:30 pm

                Meet starts: 8:00 pm

Saturday, 12/15/18 -  dive meet @ PWCS Aquatic Center: 10:30 am (attend 2 during regular season)

Saturday, 12/15/18 – OHS meet @ Freedom Center (Meet Theme: Luau)

                Show time: 1:30 pm

                Warm ups: 2:00 pm

                Meet starts: 2:30 pm

Volunteers – please sign up using the link in "Team Links" section

Remember our Adopt-a-Family drive! Each team has 3 children to support; children assigned by athlete last name. Details are provided in the Adopt-A-Family document in Team Files. Bring new, unwrapped gifts to Coach Burch’s room, Coach Bussian’s room, practice or the meets. Label the gift with the ID Code of the child the gift is intended for. Wrapping paper and food items also welcome. Please turn in items by Monday practice, Dec 17^th.

Holiday Party – looking for a host. Please let Coach Bussian know if you’d be willing to host this event.

Congratulations to the following Pioneers who are selected as your Team Captains for the 2018-2019 swim season:

Girls: Dori Hochard and Chloe Palmer

Boys:  Daniel Wong and Joshua Yim

Thank you to all of our wonderful candidates - we are destined to have a great season with all the leadership and other fantastic attributes you bring to our team! Go Pioneers!

At our very successful Pasta Dinner last week (thanks to all who contributed food and Mrs Mills for helping with set up and clean up), we asked club swimmers to select their preferred practice day - in an effort to have an idea when swimmers would be at practice and to try to balance our lanes. The following table indicates the first choice preference of those who have signed up. For those who haven't signed up yet - contact Coach Bussian to identify your preference. (Obviously we have lots of room on Tuesday or Thursday)

Mon-Thurs - Normal practice at PWCSAC (Colgan) 5:30-6:30 pm

• Please use the Absence Notification form to identify absences from practice (including year-rounders missing their one practice/week) or meets in "Team Links" section.
• Swimmers - use the Events and Times form to let coaches know of your current (within 2018) times and preferred high school events to swim. Find the form in the "Team Links" section.

Freestyle Frenzy meet at PWCS Aquatic Center (Colgan):

                Friday, 12/7/18 --- wear spirit wear to school Friday; must attend at least half the day of school

                Show time – 5:00 pm – Aux gym not open before 5:00 pm, wait in bleachers upstairs

                Warm ups - 5:00-5:50 pm (open format); warm up/cool down lanes available thru meet

                Meet start – 6:00 pm

                Duration: approx 2.5 - 3 hours

Swimmers please fill out the Freestyle Frenzy meet sign up form in “Team Links”– identifying either attending or not attending and, if attending, your event requests (200, 100 or 50 Freestyle, choose 2) due: Tuesday, 12/4

Volunteers – only a few volunteers needed this week; please sign up using the link in "Team Links" section

Dive meet: Saturday, 12/08 @ PWCSAC (Colgan) @ 10:30 am - swimmers please attend at least 2 dive meets

Our meet vs OHS is officially rescheduled for Saturday, 12/15, at Freedom Center (2:00 pm warm ups, 2:30 pm meet start). All associated sign ups and schedules will be updated to reflect this change. Please pass the word.

Quick reminder: NO PRACTICE tonight, Thursday, 11/29 due to Pasta Dinner and Team meeting at Patriot, Commons 1, 6:15-8:00 pm. This team event counts as a practice for all swimmers.

  - Bigs/Littles revealed; Bigs lead Littles through Team/Season stations (Meets, Events, Rules, Expectations, Voting, Fundraisers, etc)

  - Captains voting (Nominees be prepared to introduce yourselves/speak to the group (again) and man the stations)

  - Team t-shirts (prior years) available for purchase ($2.00 each)

Thanks to everyone who signed up to bring food tonight, should be a great feast!!

The last week of November is usually a crazy week: first week for year-rounders, first dual meet, lots of questions. Important dates and details are below:

Athlete’s Mark (Spirit wear store) closes tonight (11/25); click here (or find link in Team Links)

Mon-Wed - Normal practices at PWCSAC (Colgan) 5:30-6:30 pm

Tuesday, 11/27, Training for VHSL Officials - Chris Pappas, Presenter. 7:00-9:15 pm in the classroom off the pool deck at the PWCS Aquatic Center.

Wed, 11/28, Dive Parents meeting @ 5:45 pm followed by Dive Judge Training Session - Jim Sweeder, Presenter, 6:30-9:00 pm in the classroom off the pool deck at the PWCS Aquatic Center.

Thurs, 11/29 – Pasta Dinner (6:15-7:00) and Team Meeting (7:00-8:00) @ PHS Commons 1 (instead of practice); Bigs/Littles identified, season information presented, Captains voted for during the team meeting. Attending this function counts towards one practice per week commitment for year round swimmers. Sign up to bring items to the Pasta Dinner, click here.

Fri, 11/30 - first meet against Osbourn @ Freedom Center - be in the bleachers (changed and ready to swim) by 7:00 pm to check in and get events. Warm ups start @ 7:30; meet starts @ 8:00. The meet lasts approximately 2 hours.

Volunteers - sign up link is in "Team Links" section or click here. Osbourn is a small team – we may need extra volunteers to support the meet.

Please use the Absence Notification form to identify absences from practice or meets in "Team Links" section.

Swimmers - use the Events and Times form to let coaches know of your current (within 2018) times and preferred high school events to swim. Find the form in the "Team Links" section.

We've got a short but busy week:

- Monday, 11/19:

--regular practice at PWCSAC (Colgan) 5:30-6:30 pm

--Mandatory Parent's Meeting for Winter Sports @ Patriot 7:00 pm in auditorium; follow on Swim Parent meeting in the left lecture hall

- Tuesday, 11/20:

--Swim & Dive Team Pictures after school: meet in 1403A/B right after school to get organized for our pictures and take attendance. Captain nominees may be giving a quick introduction, if time. Schedule for pictures: "on deck" (ready) @ 2:45 pm, picture time NLT 2:50 pm. Attire: returning athletes wear warm ups, white t-shirt, athletic shoes; new athletes wear white t-shirt, dark pants/jeans (blue or black), athletic shoes. One team picture done at a time - will swap warm ups between teams to get everyone in proper uniform. Please label your pants.

--regular practice at PWCSAC (Colgan) 5:30-6:30 pm

No practice during Holiday break - enjoy the break, rest, relax, come back ready to start competing!

Here's the list of girls who have testing today, Friday 11/16, in rooms 2032/2033 @ 2:30 pm:

R. Abramson

J. Campbell

S. Chierico

M. Cox

A. Garnett

E. Haugen

S. Lysohir

H. Mills

M. Orellana

E. Ozark

D. Palenscar

K. Rogers

I. Sowers

G. Wisniewski

See you there!

No practice tonight. Riptide is closed as well (because CPAC is closed) - so no suits today. Riptide will have normal hours tomorrow 10-6 if CPAC is open. Call before you go. It will be closed over the weekend due to the meet at Freedom.

As our tryouts wind down, the coaches would like to thank all swimmers for their fantastic effort and all parents/swimmers who helped time or officiate during our time trials.

Notification for team selection below (returning athletes please bring/wear team warm ups for new swimmers to see/try on for sizing):

     Girls: Friday, 11/9 in Child Development Rooms (by door 9) after school – done by 3:30 pm

     Boys: Tuesday, 11/13 in Child Development Rooms (by door 9) after school – done by 3:30 pm

Important dates for November (extra details in Team Selection Letter):

11/13 – First Regular Season Practice @ PWCSAC (Colgan) 5:30-6:30 pm

11/15 – Riptide Swim Shop (CPAC) Patriot Days (3:00-7:00 pm)

11/15 - Swim & Dive Officials Meeting: 7:00 PM, at Oakton High School in the CAFETERIA (this is new location).  Please enter in door 13 for the meeting

11/16 – IMPACT Baseline testing: all new swimmers and swimmers who need to renew (every two years), after school – meet in room 2032 @ 2:45; done by 3:30 pm

11/17 – PWCS Season Opener – practice meet/scrimmage @ PWCSAC (Colgan), show: 1:30 pm, meet: 3:00 pm

11/19 – Mandatory Winter Sport’s Parent Meeting @ 7:00 pm in PHS Auditorium; swim meeting follows

11/20 – Team pictures after school, 2:15

11/25 – Spirit wear orders due – link to online store in Team Links

Go Pioneers!

Hopefully you're working hard to get everything done and in by this Friday (see below):

DUE BY Friday, 26 OCT:

Mandatory Requirements:

• Physical (completed after 1 May 2018) – multiple places for signatures

• Blue Emergency Card – please remember to sign both sides

• Concussion training: In-person concussion training is mandatory for all rising 9th graders, new students, and students who did not complete the high school course last year that want to participate in a sport for the 2018-2019 school year. Returning athletes must complete their online training and turn in their signed completion form

• Sign up for email alerts on the Patriot Athletics website (this one)

• Fill out registration form on each team's website in the links section (ALL athletes)

Patriot is holding their in-person concussion training TONIGHT for those who need to attend (@6:30 pm).

Athletes who have all documents turned in and have been cleared by the Activities Director are listed in the document linked here or in the links section (please check the tabs at the bottom for boys/girls pages).

Welcome back to a new school year! The winter sports season is right around the corner. There are a few things you can do and should know before our tryouts in November:

Important dates:

Interest Meeting – Tuesday, Oct 2, Lecture Hall (left) after school 2:15-2:55 – bring all completed documents: sport physical, online concussion training form (not for new athletes)

Concessions –  sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4ba5ae2aa6f85-20181 We don't have a specific date so get a group and sign up together. Coach Bussian is working 9/28, 10/12 and 11/2, Hope to see you there!

All forms due – Friday, 10/26 – to Coach Bussian, room 2026

Concussion training dates click here

Tryouts: November 5-12 (check the schedule page for more info)

Don’t wait until the week before tryouts to get back into the pool! Most year-round teams have High School Prep programs – check them out and get swimming!

We’re excited for another great season – Go Pioneers!