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Swim Team Takes First Place

From June 25-27, the Palatine Park District Tiger Sharks Swim Team competed in Fishers, IN against 34 elite teams from 6 different states. After a grueling but fun filled weekend of competition, the Tiger Sharks ended up with an amazing number of fantastic individual performances as well as the first place team trophy in their hands. Congratulations to the Palatine Park District Tiger Sharks on their incredible accomplishment!! If you are interested in joining them, tryouts are 9:00 a.m. on July 26 and 27 at the Birchwood Pool (435 W. Illinois Ave). Early Bird Registration is 6-8 p.m., August 23 at the Birchwood Recreation Center (435 W. Illinois Ave, Palatine).

Pictured: (left-right) Natalie Cash, Julia Portmann, Rachel Lucas, Jillian Marsden, Damon Zito, Dustin Anderson, Kayleen Samuels, Jeff Freund

Swim Team Also Competed: Greg Alexander, Breanna Anderson, Alex Bartosik, Joey Carlisle, Tim Carlisle, Marcus Carter, Mia Chen, Adam Eibel, Scott Eibel, Stefan Filip, Bryan Haage, Matt Haage, Sean Hawksworth, Thomas Hawksworth, Andrew Heideman, Megan Kennedy, Emily Kini, Chris Kohut, Jordan Kohut, Kevin Lotzer, Margaret Lotzer, Elise Malin, Alex Mikolajewski, Ellis Nelson, Garrett Nelson, Nick Pappas, Paulina Pappas, Hannah Pearson, Laura Plager, Sean Rodney, Bailey Rowley, Joey Ruben, Michael Ruben, Ethan Schillinger, Alex Schillinger, Ben Stepp, Daniel Suero, Eleanore Van Marwijk Kooy, Benita Varanauskas, Megan Waddell, Amy Zahn, Lily Zahn, Yang Zhou, and Nicky Zito.

For more information, call the Swim Team office at 847-202-3240. Glenn Brown is the Swim Team Coordinator.

Susannah's Gift

A scholarship fund has been established in memory of Susannah Kist through the Palatine Park Foundation. This program will assist Palatine Park District residents or groups who need financial assistance to participate in Palatine Park District cultural arts activities.

Susannah Kist taught theater, music and craft classes for the Palatine Park District for sixteen years. She lost her battle with breast cancer on December 4, 2009. Susannah wanted everyone to enjoy the arts right here in Palatine.

Donations may be made to the Palatine Park Foundation and mailed to:
Carol Lange
Palatine Park District
250 E. Wood Street
Palatine, IL 60067

For more information, please contact Carol at 847-705-5123 x237 or clange@palatineparks.org.

Preschool Openings

The Palatine Park District is now accepting registration for preschool for the fall of 2010. The Park District schools are located at four sites throughout Palatine. All programs are licensed by the State of Illinois. Half-day programs, mornings or afternoons are available for three and four-year-olds. A pre-kindergarten class is offered Monday - Thursday afternoons for children turning five before 3/1/11. A young three-year-old class is offered on Tuesday and Thursday mornings for children turning three between 1/1/10 and 11/1/10. For more information on preschool programs, please call Karen at 847-705-5123 x239.

Military Discounts

The Palatine Park District's Board of Park Commissioners has recently adopted a new policy of awarding discounts for Park District residents who are active U.S. military personnel and their immediate families.

This policy will allow resident active military personnel, their spouses and their children to participate in two programs per registrant per season at a 50% discount. Additionally, they will be admitted to the Park District's swimming pools and recreation centers for 50% off daily admissions and golf at Palatine Hills Golf Course for the guest fee.

To obtain this discount, please bring proof of active U.S. military status to the Community Center at 250 E. Wood Street, Palatine, IL. U.S. military families will be issued park district identification cards which will enable them to receive services at the reduced rate.

For more information, please call the Park District Register, Christine Rice, at 847-991-0333 ext. 223.