Rossi Awards Ceremony | December 2013

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. ~Colin Powell 

Congratulations, Rossi Manta Rays! Your hard work is paying off. Keep it up. Thank you, Peter (Mr. Tran) for taking these awesome shots!   

And thank you, coaches, for relentlessly working with our team.  

14 & Under Junior Olympics • Morgan Hill, CA | December 6-8, 2013

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you BECOME by achieving your goals. ~Zig Ziglar 

Making it to the JOs is no easy feat. It's a big goal to achieve. But it is what you become when you achieve that goal. Did that make you a better person? Did it make you desire to work harder in school, at the pool, at home? Did it make you appreciate the people who help you reach your goals? How about being a better team member, a better friend, a better brother/sister/son/daughter? 

Just things to ponder on...as the year ends and as you think about your goals for 2014.

Thank you, Peter, for taking these amazing shots! I miss going and photodocking at the meets.

We'll be there in January! Happy New Year!

Happy Thanksgiving, Winter Birthdays and more...

Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don't unravel. ~Author Unknown

First of all, I trust you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration with your family and friends.

Second of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to all the WINTER BABIES! So many of them celebrating just this coming month into January/February. Wishing you all an exciting and warm funfilled birthday celebration. Please email me if we don't have you (your swimmer) in this list. We want to include everyone.

DECEMBER

2  Sophia Tran 
8  Victor Ung 

11  John Lim 

13  Tyler Tran 

13  Sophia Gibson
17  Roy Tam 

17  Tucker Coad 

27  Jeremy Huynh 

28  Nathaniel Tran
29  Matthew Ly 

31  Amberlynn Tran

JANUARY

1  Enkhjin "Eenee" Bat-Erdene 

5  Taylor Tran 

9  Anand Bat-Erdene 

11  Aria Paul
11  Fiona Ly 

11  Darren Sun

16  Jaden Lee
24  Luc Perrenoud

26  Victor La 

26  Samantha Rebitz
28  Verna Huang (2012 graduate)

FEBRUARY
5  Jared Vu (2013 graduate)
13  Jerry Phan
17  Brandon Chan 
19  Victor Chan
23  Agnes Liang
25  Matthew Tam 

Thirdly, I'm sure you've met our newest Rossi Swim officer. If not, please come meet Irene Michaud. The Board and Coaching Staff have unanimously voted to bring her in as co-vice president with Tina Vu. She and her family (hubby, Brian, and their girls, Kaitlyn and Emily) have been actively involved with the team, and with her new role she's taken on even more responsibilities helping make our team one of the best in town! Please take time to thank our officers and coaches for the time they put into our kids and team!  

photo taken by Peter Tran (thanks, Peter!)

Lastly but not least, few reminders (for myself, too!):

- Rossi monthly dues (due 12/10th) payable to Rossi Swim Team

- Pacific Swimming renewal fee (due 12/10th) payable to Pacific Swimming

- December 22nd party (bowling and Moonstar)

I think that's it for now. Here's to an awesome December.