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King Farm is a great, diverse, and growing community. Our children attend many schools during the year, and in summer it is great to see them reunited across the lines that sometimes divide them. The Screamin' Geese Swim Team is one way that we can draw together kids of all ages, shapes, sizes, colors, and abilities to represent one thing - our pride as a community. We hope that you and your family will enjoy being part of the Screamin' Geese for this and many years to come.


Latest News and Information

New Board Members elected Jan 22

Congratulations to our newly elected 2008 KFST Board.  Please review the by-laws where there is a full description of the positions.

If you are interested in working with the board on a particular issue that you would like to address, a member-at-large position might be of interest to you.   For example, when Linda Cruciani served as a member-at-large, she revised the by-laws, developed contracts for the coaches, and assisted the board in revamping the pre-team program.  Andrew Howe and Kim Sheets the Board as members-at-large as well, working on sponsorships and spirit activities, respectively.

The positions subject to election are as follows:

President - Barbara Kunstman
Vice-President - Ruth Kresloff
Secretary - Lionel Bejean
Treasurer - Joan Bejean
A-Rep - Glenda Ashkin
B-Rep - David Lewis
Member-at-large (Spirit Activities) - Kim Sheets
Member-at-large (Adult Socials) - Yulan Wu
Member-at-large (Sponsorships) - Andrew Howe
Member-at-large (Officials) - Ted Berman

The positions subject to election are as follows:

President (vacant)
Vice-President (incumbent running for re-election)
Secretary (vacant)
Treasurer (incumbent running for re-election)
A-Rep (incumbent running for re-election)
B-Rep (vacant)
3 members at large (or more if the Board approves) (incumbents running for
re-election or election to other positions)

COACHING NEWS

Assistant coaches, Griffin Ashkin and Laura Wolford, are returning for a second season. With a heavy heart and after much soul-searching, head coach Ethan Bassett decided in December that his burgeoning medical career would not allow him to return to coach for a fourth season.

After fall recruitment for a head coach and interviewing several head coach applicants, in December, the KFST board hired Patrick Marshall to be the head coach of the Screamin' Geese. Patrick is a dedicated educator and coach. He teaches underprivileged seventh grade boys at a Catholic middle school in D.C. and is starting a three year masters of education program at Catholic University. Patrick is the assistant coach for the St. John's high school swim team in D.C. He swam in college at the NCAA Division III level and was the head coach for Kemp Mill in the Montgomery County Swim League. Patrick is 25 years old and plays the guitar in a band based in Baltimore where he grew up. Ethan and our assistant coaches had favorable impressions of Patrick when we swam against Kemp Mill last summer. Patrick is enthusiastic about the KFST; he enjoyed our team spirit last season and is looking forward to working with our swimmers. Please welcome him to the team and give him your full support.

PINDOOR POOL PARTY SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, APRIL 12,
7PM-9PM

Join your KFST Friends for some indoor swimming at the Germantown Aquatic Center

CURRENT swim team families, please bring a dessert to share -- drinks will be provided.  PLEASE INVITE your King Farm neighbors and friends of swimming age (4 - 18) to join us at this event (guests need not bring a pot-luck dessert).

NOTE:  Parents in swim attire must accompany children to this event.

Please RSVP to Kim Sheets at sheetskn@comcast.net 

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES!

Registration: Tuesday, April 22 @ Saddle Ridge Community Center (Time TBD, will be posteed shortly)

First Day of Practice: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - pre-team 5:00 - 5:30; A& B 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Congratulations Screamin' Geese -- You're Movin' On Up!!! The King Farm Swim Team has moved up 2 Divisions for the 2nd time in a a row to Division "J" for 2008. We will join Glenmont, Connecticut-Belair, Carderock Springs, Manor Woods, and Whetstone for the 2008 season. Congratulations -- moving up is a reflection of our swimmers' hard work!

MATTIE'S HEARTSONG SWIM 2008

This event will take place on Sunday, July 13, 2008 at the Rockville Municipal Swim Center.   King Farm Swim Team founded this event & our swimmers are strongly urged to participate. 

Please visit www.mattiesheartsongswim.org for all event information and forms.