Hello PRHS Swim and Dive Seniors and Parents,

We are the PRHS Swim Team Senior Committee and are currently working on Senior Night, Senior Dinner, and Senior Week, etc. for the PRHS Swim and Dive Seniors. Below are dates and deadlines for the various Senior Activities to come.

PRHS Swim Team Picture Day - Thursday, December 5th After School 2:30 - 3:30 We will be there to take a Sr. group picture that will be used for the Sr. plaque. Please try to attend.  We will also hand out fliers containing information we need each Sr. to fill out and return to us during picture day to help plan Sr. Week.

**Senior Night - Friday, January 3rd Meet at Mountain Park Aquatic Center against Brookwood 7:15 - 10: 15 pm We will be taking individual photos of each Sr. in the pool to be used on the Sr. plaque before the meet. We will be taking other photos as well to be used during a video during the end-of-year swim banquet. We will not be hosting another swim team this year for Sr. Night.

Senior Night Theme- Seniors need to come up with a theme for the night. Past themes include Mermaids and Surfers, Super Heroes, Jungle Theme, etc. The Seniors need to decide as a group what the theme will be and create their own costumes. The swim budget does not allow us to purchase costumes.

***Senior Bios - All Seniors need to submit a bio no later than Friday, December 13th to be included in the program on Sr. night.  Example bios are included below for your convenience. However, we will condense the bio as the announcer introduces each Sr. with his or her parents during the ceremony.

***You or your parent must email your bio to Susan McKnight at [email protected] as soon as possible! If you do not turn it in on time you will walk through the tunnel of swimmers to silence. Thank you! :)

Parents & Seniors - We will line up alphabetically during the diving competition on Sr. Night. Mothers will be given a rose as parents and swimmers walk together while a condensed version of the bio is read aloud by our announcer. You will stop and have a photo made with your swimmer along with the coaches under a balloon arch.

Senior Week - January 13th - 17th - Seniors will receive various gifts and treats throughout the week as our budget allows.

Senior Night Dinner: Monday Jan. 13th at The Cheesecake Factory - Mall of GA (time tbd) Please RSVP for the dinner by Friday, Dec. 20th. We will be purchasing gift cards on Dec. 24th for each Sr. planning to attend.  Upon arrival, each Sr. will receive a special menu created for our swimmers and a gift card that will cover your entree, drink, and gratuity as well as a gift certificate for a free slice of cheesecake of your choice! The coaches, athletic director, and principal are invited to attend the dinner but parents are not invited. This is for the Senior Swimmers only and they will need to get their own transportation to the Cheesecake Factory.

Sample Bios:

ZACHARY ADAMS – son of Melissa and Eric Adams

Zac Adams has been a member of the PRHS Swim Team for four years and is currently a co-captain. He has earned varsity and scholar athlete letters. He has made the county team every year and state team for the last 3 years. Zac started swimming in 7th grade and plans to club swim wherever he decides to attend college. He is leaning towards attending the UGA Honors College and majoring in Genetics. His plans are to become an Oncologist and help patients as well as research a cure for cancer.

JOHN BAUMGART- son of Barbara and Jerry Baumgart

John Baumgart has been a member of PRHS swim team for four years and is currently a captain of the team. John has earned varsity letters and made the county team all four years and made the state swim team the last three. He is editor of the Peachtree Ridge yearbook and is a youth leader at his church. John is, of course, looking forward to graduation and is planning on attending Kennesaw State College in the fall where he is interested in a degree in the medical field.

MADELEINE BRICKELL - daughter of Valerie and John Brickell

Madeleine Brickell has been a member of PRHS Swim Team for four years and is currently a co-captain. She has varsity letters in swimming all four years and qualified for state the past two years. She has also been a Scholar Athlete for four years. Madeleine swims for Swim Atlanta and has swum for Steeple Station Stingrays for five years. During her four years at PRHS she has been a member of National Honor Society, Beta Club and Peachtree Ridge Leadership Team. Madeleine is currently a swim instructor at Lifetime Fitness and a lifeguard. She is leaning toward attending Georgia Tech and study engineering. Go Jackets!!

***Senior Videos - It is tradition to show Sr. videos at our team banquet which will be held at PRHS Commons on Sunday, March 1st from 3:30 - 5:30. Video messages may be no longer than 60 seconds and will be included in the Sr. Video along with up to 5 Sr. pictures sent in by parents shared via google drive with [email protected] Coach Zopf will be helping parents create the Sr. Videos - More details to follow on Sr. Videos.

Senior Plaque - Each Sr. will receive a plaque at the team banquet. Again, we will be taking a group picture to be used on the plaque on Picture Day as well as individual pictures on Sr. Night. Each Sr. will need to list their PRHS Swim career best times and accomplishments. Below is a sample showing what information is on the plaque. Please note that the paragraph under the swimmer’s name will be exactly the same for every plaque - so if your swimmer has been with the PRHS team LESS thank 4 years please make mention of that in your info. You may literally cut and paste the swimmer info. below and add your swimmer’s name, number of years if different than 4, and awards, honors, and personal best times. If you do not know personal best times please get this information from Coach Laird or Coach Zopf.

Katrina Streeter will be ordering the Sr. Plaques – please email your Sr. swimmer’s info. to [email protected]

Plaque Sample: Copy, cut, and paste)

Bryce BeVier (paragraph below is standard for all plaques - unless your Sr. has been on the team LESS than 4 years - please change only that detail.)

The Peachtree Ridge High School Swim and Dive team would like to recognize all the hard work, dedication, and commitment you have put forth to bring pride to Peachtree Ridge during your 4 years of team participation. Our hope is that you take with you many fond memories as you move on after graduation. Good Luck and Go Lions!

Awards and Honors:

4 year County Qualifier

4 year Letterman

4 year State Qualifier

Member of State Champion Team 2011

Team Captain 2010-11

Personal Best Times:

47.80 - 100 Free

1:52.57 - 200 Free

4:49.30 - 500 Free

56.92 - 100 Back

58.28 - 100 Breast

1:54.49 - 200 IM 2/12/2011

Thank you for your cooperation and participation!

PRHS SWIM TEAM SENIOR COMMITTEE

Susan McKnight [email protected]

Lois McInerny [email protected]