MHS will not have a swimming team next year because we won't have a functioning pool. A bunch of us showed up to the District Board of Education meeting (both coaches, parents, swimmers). Some gave emotional speeches (I cried, and people who know me know that I rarely EVER cry), for pretty much NOTHING except false promises from the board. And then what do they do? Turn around and freakin' approve the damn budget cuts to CUT swimming next year until who knows when. Someone suggested to have practices at the Sports Center but then that screws up transportation. Another person suggested creating a bond to build a swim center but that would take years. It's extremely unfair for all of us. Anyone who knows me understands that swimming is a huge part of my life, as well as the lives of most of the swimmers. As a team, we can sacrifice and we will sacrifice. We will silently, without a complaint, allow them to keep taking things away from us like they have done these past few years, just don't remove us completely. They even admitted that they have been throwing money at the pool blindly without actually fixing anything! Wasted money, and whose damn problem was that!?!? I am so furious right now, but there is nothing I can do about it. We did what we could. All that is left is depression, confusion, and worry. I still have 2 years and I don't know what to do with them without this team.
Camp Everytown tomorrow. I was excited all day today but now I am not in the mood. At this point, I feel like I want to attend those 2 meets that conflict with Camp Eveytown so I can savor as many competitions as I can with my beloved swimmers. I now realize all the dreams that I had might as well be pushed to the back of my mind because they are pointless anyways. I wanted to make CCS some time within my high school career but I only have a few weeks left to drop 3 damn seconds. I want to be team captain, I had always thought I could try when I am more experienced but there isn't even gonna be a next year. I want MVP this year, my only chance. Time is precious and we don't realize it until one day, the alarm goes off.
Didn't make Trojan Olympics this year either. Disappointment, worry, and a bit of relief? Disappointment: I had a blast last year. One of the best experiences, hands down. Worry: Um, the team barely has anyone from last year and I doubt some of the people that were chosen will really be committed. Relief: No matter how much I wanted to be on the team, I don't think I would be able to commit time-wise. I would have to sacrifice swimming, piano, school, clubs and a bunch of other stuff that would most likely have a time conflict. I have too many things to worry about right now. I guess that evens out, I feel kinda neutral right now haha.
On a happier (just a little) note, Semester 1 grades are out:
A, A-, A-, A+, A-, A+
Just gotta keep that 4.0, hopefully all the way through high school?
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Support our sports!
Today was rather stressful. So remember how I had decided that I wouldn't be able to attend Camp Everytown, on account of the fact that I have 2 swim meets? I think I have changed my mind (Sorry I sound so vague... I FEEL so vague on my decisions!) I used to feel like attending swim meets is something I need to do, while Camp Everytown is just something I want. Now I realize thats untrue, because those meets are preseason anyways! No big deal, doesn't affect our standings in the league. Everyone has been saying Camp Everytown is THE experience, something I will definitely regret not going to, a once-in-a-lifetime deal. The only person that is saying I shouldn't go is... me. And I am wrong a lot of the time. So that's that. I am pretty sure, that I am very much most likely gonna go to Camp Everytown. Once I said that out loud, I just got kinda excited haha :D
Fundraising time! This is the real deal. 15 magazine subscriptions by next Monday. They don't even have to be new subscriptions, you can just add on to your existing one. Did you know our MHS swim team is in serious danger of being cut!?!?!?! Who knows when, possibly next year, maybe even next week, but it's definitely up for debate with the current economy fiasco. A whole bunch of us swimmers are gonna show up at the District meeting tomorrow but voices aren't enough. Politicians need to see hard money and I am gonna try my best to do my share in this fundraiser. Come on guys, you know I would support you in a heartbeat! I really need this, and I would greatly appreciate if you helped me out. Not just me actually, you would be helping our entire swim team and we will love you for it.
This about this: we already swim in a ghetto pool in dismal conditions. Some days it's not even clean with God-knows-what crap floating around, some days it isn't warmed up properly (like today, it was so mind-numbingly cold that after only a few laps, everyone had major headaches and pounding eardrums), our lanelines are breaking apart, and we don't even have blocks and therefore cannot have any home meets. But all of those above is not what we are aiming for. We are aiming for the existence of a team in itself. We will (and currently do) suffer through all that regardless, just because we want to be at swimming practice everyday. We are 70 strong, one of the biggest sports teams and many may not realize this, but one of the liveliest too. We deserve to continue doing what we do. I don't want to lose swimming, none of us do. It would be heartbreaking for all of us. Where would we go!? What will we do with our lives!? (Okay, I am exaggerating.) But you get my point, right? I don't want to have to resort to begging... so if you are interesting in magazine subscriptions, please see me by either tomorrow or Wednesday. Thanks!
Fundraising time! This is the real deal. 15 magazine subscriptions by next Monday. They don't even have to be new subscriptions, you can just add on to your existing one. Did you know our MHS swim team is in serious danger of being cut!?!?!?! Who knows when, possibly next year, maybe even next week, but it's definitely up for debate with the current economy fiasco. A whole bunch of us swimmers are gonna show up at the District meeting tomorrow but voices aren't enough. Politicians need to see hard money and I am gonna try my best to do my share in this fundraiser. Come on guys, you know I would support you in a heartbeat! I really need this, and I would greatly appreciate if you helped me out. Not just me actually, you would be helping our entire swim team and we will love you for it.
This about this: we already swim in a ghetto pool in dismal conditions. Some days it's not even clean with God-knows-what crap floating around, some days it isn't warmed up properly (like today, it was so mind-numbingly cold that after only a few laps, everyone had major headaches and pounding eardrums), our lanelines are breaking apart, and we don't even have blocks and therefore cannot have any home meets. But all of those above is not what we are aiming for. We are aiming for the existence of a team in itself. We will (and currently do) suffer through all that regardless, just because we want to be at swimming practice everyday. We are 70 strong, one of the biggest sports teams and many may not realize this, but one of the liveliest too. We deserve to continue doing what we do. I don't want to lose swimming, none of us do. It would be heartbreaking for all of us. Where would we go!? What will we do with our lives!? (Okay, I am exaggerating.) But you get my point, right? I don't want to have to resort to begging... so if you are interesting in magazine subscriptions, please see me by either tomorrow or Wednesday. Thanks!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Another season of memories
Practice on Thursday morning was bomb. People were clever enough to bring underwater cameras and we had tons of fun with that. Varsity to a JV person: "You are not supposed to blow bubbles! Gosh you are such a rookie." Haha! Bubbles can ruin an underwater picture though, for the record. (I just got pictures from Facebook, which is why I am mentioning it now)
Denny's afterward with most of the team. Introductions around the table like at an AA meeting: "My name is ___" then "HI ___!" Haha. Total of about 25 people but missing coach Pagan and a few others.
Denny's afterward with most of the team. Introductions around the table like at an AA meeting: "My name is ___" then "HI ___!" Haha. Total of about 25 people but missing coach Pagan and a few others.
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