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Congratulations to Manta Rays Sarah Austin, Danielle Barbiea, and Kellie Barbiea for being selected to USA Swimming's Scholastic All-American Team. Each year, USA Swimming recognizes its members who excel both in the classroom and in the pool. The Scholastic All-America Team is made up of high school student-athletes who have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and who have achieved the required time standard in a single event. To be eligible for this recognition, swimmers must have completed 10th, 11th or 12th grade and must be a USA...

TEAM SUITS ARRIVED TODAY AT THE COMPETITION POOL: If you ordered a team suit, please feel free to pick it up today at practice. Everyone should wear their team suit for the team picture tomorrow! If you are interested in volunteering to help hand out the suits, the coaches could really use some help during practice today. Please email Coach Ken or Coach Todd if you are interested. Ken's email: [email protected] Thank you!

MASTERS PROGRAM The Manta Ray Masters program (19+) continues to practice M-W-F 6-7:30 a.m. and want you to join! The first couple of practices are free! Simply show up and give it a try! For more information click here.

AD SALES FOR HEAT SHEETS Do you want to wish your swimmer good luck in the Mason Fall Invitational heat sheet or the Southwest Ohio Regional Championship (in February) heat sheet? Or advertise your business? We are selling tax-deductible ads to be inserted into our heat sheets for the next two major meets we are hosting. Look for the Ad Sales Sheet in your family mailbox. All ads and the Ad Sales Sheet are due by November 6 to ensure the ad gets into the Mason Fall Invitational meet program....

Hello All, It's Halloween Party Time !! CLICK HERE FOR THE Halloween party information for our Pups, White and Green Group's Halloween Party. The party will take place on Saturday Oct. 30th, 11:30am-1:30 pm. We will swim first, then be painting pumpkins and creating a snack. To RSVP, please detach and return the bottom portion of the flyer along with your party money to the DOSHI, Sonali folder by Monday Oct. 25th. Thanks, Trish

WATCHING A MANTA RAY PRACTICE In our swim program, we want the child’s attention focused on the coach and the tasks at hand. Occasionally children miss an instruction, or have a goggle problem, or are involved in some other distraction, or are simply playing and having fun – which is all normal behavior for young children. We view these little difficulties as part of the learning process and we allow the children an opportunity to develop the self-discipline and self-reliance needed to overcome these difficulties without the help of moms...

SPIRIT WEAR ORDERS The spirit wear orders can now only be turned in directly to Koman's Apparel on Tylersville Road. They must be turned in by this Wednesday. No exceptions and this is the only spirit wear order of the season. Thank you! Information about spirit wear, including an order form, is now available online at http://www.mantarayspirit.com/?page_id=40.

This Saturday, October 2, the Mason Community Center will be closing at 12:00 p.m for the rest of the weekend. However, all Saturday Manta Ray practices will go on as scheduled. White, Green, and Pups will need to enter through the HS Natatorium entrance. They will be able to use the HS Aquatic locker rooms located just off the pool deck. White: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Green: 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Starts & Turn Clinic for White, Green, & Pups: 1:30-2:30 p.m. (Optional) Blue: 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. Bronze: 10:15-11:45 a.m. Silver: 8:45...

The online job sign-ups for our Intrasquad meet being held on 10/9 will open today at 3 p.m. Please simply click "Job Sign-up" located on the main page. If these positions fill up quickly, please know many more opportunities will be available for our November meet and beyond. 1 1

1 Swimming World Magazine is a great magazine to get for any competitive swimmer. We encourage you to get a subscription! Free samples are available by the family files at the pool! CLICK THE ABOVE LINK TO SUBSCRIBE & TO ENSURE OUR TEAM GETS CREDIT FOR YOUR SUBSCRIPTION