Hello Team! Below are important reminders and upcoming events for the week of 12/11:

The practice schedule for this week has been sent out by Coach Dave. A calendar of practices and events is also available on our website.

Thank you for everyone that participated in Vizion Media Day!

The first home meet is this Wednesday, December 13, versus Quaker Valley at 5pm. We still need timers and breakdown crew.  Quaker Valley Meet Signup

The first pasta dinner will be next Tuesday, December 19^th after practice at the Senchyshak residence. A big thank you to the hosts and all who signed up to donate money and food!

Be sure to visit our social media platforms! Links can be found under the Athletes menu item.

Hello Team! Below are important reminders and upcoming events for the week of 12/4:

• The practice schedules for this week and next have been sent out by Coach Dave. A calendar of practices and events is also available under the Calendars menu item on the website.
• Team pictures will be Tuesday, 12/5. Girls MUST wear a black swimsuit under their white warmups. Boys only need their white warmups. M and M Photography will send out an email with online galleries for families to view and order.
• The first home meet will be next Wednesday, December 13, versus Quaker Valley. A sign up for timers will be sent out this week.

In addition to the website, please check out on social media:

• Instagram: uscswimsdive
• Twitter/X: USCHS SwimDive

Regards,

USC Swim and Dive Boosters

Upper St Clair Athletics mandates the use of SportsYou for all communications between athletes and coaches. We’re asking that all parents who want to receive communications to add their contact info. It is very important that all swimmers and divers sign up as this method will be used for all communications with the coaches. Texting the coaches is no longer permitted. You can find instructions at SportsYou Instructions.

The coaches are holding a Zoom call with members of the coaching staff this Monday (November 27) at 7 p.m. Please see below for the zoom call link/details. The purpose of the call is to talk generally about the season and primarily to answer any questions you may have—especially for those families that are new to high school swimming and diving.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87501833490?pwd=QAzM6HnYaN0NurF1LwDDrakzZ33RTy.1
Meeting ID: 875 0183 3490
Passcode: 767371

We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We want to remind you that class sign painting will be held tomorrow, Saturday, November 25th, after practice. Snacks will be provided, so you don’t have to worry about bringing any food. 

We are excited about the upcoming season and need your help to make it a success! This year, all volunteers must have the following clearances:

PA Criminal Record Check 
PA Child Abuse History

Please visit uscsd.k12.pa.us/volunteer and follow the “Steps to Become a Volunteer” guide to volunteer. Once completed, kindly email Suzanne Meyer the clearance expiration date at suzmey@gmail.com. Please provide this information as soon as possible!

We appreciate your continued support!

We are excited to announce the date for the Black and White Intrasquad Meet! Join us on Tuesday, November 28^th at 5 PM to cheer on the team!

Volunteers will be needed for the event, and a signup email will be sent out. Please ensure your clearances are up to date by visiting www.uscsd.k12.pa.us/volunteer. 

Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you at the pool!

Hello Team! Here are some important reminders:

• First day of swim practice: Monday, November 20^th      
• First day of dive practice: TBA

• Get athlete physicals done and uploaded in Healthy Roster before November 20th.

• Register athlete with USC Athletic Department on or after November 17th.

• Subscribe for updates at www.uscswimdive.com.

• TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to order spirit sales!!  2023 USC HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING & DIVING SPIRIT STORE

Hello Team!

We are officially 4 weeks away from the start of our high school Swim and Dive season! We are so excited to get the team back together and to cheer on and support our kids! There is a lot of information in this email, so please read to the end!

First up, we would like to reintroduce the booster’s board for the 2023-2024 season:

Co-President: Katy Jopperi-Davis
Co-President: Christina Clodfelter
Membership: Suzanne Meyer
Treasurer: Brenda Tomsheck

Swim and Dive Coaching Staff
Head Swim Coach: Dave Schraven
Head Dive Coach: Andrew Halliwell
Assistant Swim Coach: Mike Densmore
Assistant Swim Coach: Megan Bilko

We would like to welcome our new freshmen athletes!

Claire Clodfelter (swimmer)
Nicholas Andrews (swimmer)
Cullen Moriarty (swimmer)
Danis Vakufac (swimmer)
Erin Wells (swimmer)
Carter Wells (diver)
Livia Tranquilli (diver)

We would also like to welcome the new assistant swim coach!

Coach Daniele Tirabassi is a two-time Venezuelan Olympic swimmer who has been coaching since his retirement from competitive swimming in 2016. He began coaching with PEAQ this past summer and we are so excited to welcome him to the USC Swim and Dive Team!

Below is the schedule of events that have been planned so far:

Apparel Fitting: Thursday, 10/26/2023
First day of practice: Monday, 11/20/2023
Team Pictures: Tuesday, 12/5/2023
Senior Recognition Night: Wednesday, 2/7/2024

* We are still finalizing dates for the pasta dinners, winter training breakfast, team poster painting, and team banquet.

Registration and Dues

Please get your swimmer and diver registered and pay dues ASAP! (Registration Link ) The Boosters depends on the dues to provide our athletes with team apparel, travel meet/WPIAL food and snacks, senior recognition gifts, WPIAL/States apparel and bags for qualifiers, transportation for out of district meets and allows us to hold a banquet at the end of the season for all coaches, athletes and their parents.

School District Athletic Fee

Please also visit www.uscsdathletics.com to pay the school district athletic fee online on or after November 17th. This one-time $75 fee supports the team suit and caps. It also contributes $50 back to you in a tech suit discount later in the season.

Athlete Physicals

Athlete physicals need to be completed before the first day of practice, Monday, November 20^th. Those athletes whose physicals have not been done by November 20^th, WILL NOT be able to attend practice! Healthy Roster can be accessed on the desktop at www.healthyroster.com or as an app on any smartphone. Please reach out to the Boosters if you have any questions regarding physicals/Healthy Roster.

Volunteering

It takes a village to run the team meets and events! With 17 graduating seniors, many of our chair positions will be open next year AND there will be a large loss of volunteers. All of our current committee chairs are ready and willing to train volunteers in their respective areas for next year’s season. We need underclassmen parents to step up now to ensure the success of future seasons. Committee descriptions and chair contact info are in the volunteer section on the new website. Besides committee chairs, there are many other opportunities to help, from the pasta dinners, winter training breakfast to home meet timers. Signup links will be sent out by the chairs and will be available on the website. All volunteers who have contact with the athletes must have up-to-date volunteer clearances. Information on obtaining and checking clearances can be found at www.uscsd.k12.pa.us/volunteer. Please forward your clearance information onto our Membership Chair, Suzanne Meyer at suemey@gmail.com.

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The USC swim team will compete at the PIAA Championships at Bucknell University Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18. Best of luck to our Panthers swimmers!

This past Saturday the USC diving team’s Addison and Delaney Burnette, along with Kobe Yuyi took part in the WPIAL Diving Championship at North Allegheny. Addison brought home 6th place, finishing her final diving meet for the Panthers. This was the forth time that Addison has appeared in the championship meet. Both Delaney and Kobe competed in their first championship meet. Delaney persevered through her first season with the team and finished 22nd in the WPIAL! Kobe completed his first season with an 11th place finish. A huge congratulation is in order for all three of these individuals! Collectively they earned much needed points for the Swim team going into their WPIAL Championship meet later this week. Way to go Addison, Delaney and Kobe! We are so very proud of you!