AHSTC News 5/23

 Otters Club, AP Tennis, Tennis & Dive Updates

Dear Members,

We hope everyone’s Memorial Day weekend was a fabulous one.  We will be adjusting the weekly email from Monday AM to Monday PM at 7pm.  Thank you for reading the updates.

OTTERS CLUB

Scrambling to finalize activities for your child when school’s out,  we have space available for them in our newly formed otter’s club.

https://ahstc.com/otters-club/ – Otters Club is a program that provides activities, snacks and supervision for registered youth members each weekday from 9 am to 1:30 pm.

 Anja Vander Hijde will be the lead for Otters Club! I am a native West Seattle-ite and attended university in Arizona at Grand Canyon University where I earned my Bachelor’s in Psychology as well as Minors in Criminal Psychology and Counseling. I have been working in childcare for the past 12 years in various settings – from babysitting, to nannying, to after school enrichment. You may recognize me from working in the office the last 4 summers. I am very excited to get this program rolling and to hang with your kiddos!

 

YOUTH TENNIS

Spring Tennis will kick off on Monday June 2nd, please check the practice schedule for the times that work best for you.

There are only a few spots left for our Advanced Performance clinic which will kick off Saturday May 31 at 1:00 PM.   SIGN UP HERE We are very lucky to have Coach Tam lead the  advanced clinic.

Coach Tam grew up watching her father and brother play tennis. At the age of 7, she decided to give it a go and the rest is history! Tam played varsity tennis all four years of high school and went on to play for an NCAA D1 university. Tam is USTA certified and worked as a tennis pro at Casewell Tennis Center for two years before returning to the Pacific Northwest. She currently coaches a 16U USTA junior tennis team, and we are thrilled to welcome Tam to our coaching team this season!

 

DIVE

Announcing our new Assistant dive coach, Ben Leonardo.

 

“Hi, I’m Ben Leonardo, and I’m from West Seattle!  I currently am in my 2nd year at Cal-Poly SLO as a psychology major with a neurobiology minor.  I have done dive since I was a freshman in high school and I’m so happy to be able to help coach at the Arb!

Thanks to those who have registered for Dive already, it’s going to be a great Season at the Arb! Registration is Open:

ADULT TENNIS

Programs will begin on Saturday June 14.  We are trying something new this season due to scheduling & coaching conflicts.  All sessions in June will be in the morning.

As we ramp up, join us for a tennis mixer Saturday, May 31 at 6:30 PM – All skill levels welcome

Things will be heating up in July and August as we bring in Special Guest Coach from Palm Desert, CA to the Arb!  New Live Ball Tennis Sessions will start July 12. Sign up now to reserve your spot as these will fill up quickly.  Check out the website for class descriptions and Coach Caerwyn’s Bio