Summer Jobs Program for Teens

Summer Jobs Program for Teens
Members of the Club age 15 to 17 are reminded that the City of Boston’s HOPELine for Summer Jobs will be accepting phone-in registrations on Tuesday, February 16th (10:00 to 2:00), Wednesday, February 17th (10:00 to 2:00), Thursday, February 18th (10:00 to 2:00) and Friday, February 19th (10:00 to 2:00) at (617) 635-HOPE or on the website (cityofboston.gov) 24 hours each day. Candidates registered on the line are eligible for a position but not guaranteed. Spots will be offered based on the funding available. Over the next several months the Teen program will be working with members age 14 to 18 seeking employment in the summer through the Boston Youth Fund, Boston Private Industry Council, A.B.C.D., John Hancock Scholars and the Summer of Opportunity program to name a few. For more information please contact Program Director, Mike Joyce or Teen Director Xiomara Alicea at ext. 1420.

February School Vacation Week
There will be a variety of program opportunities available to members during the upcoming school vacation. The Club will be closed on February 15th to celebrate the President’s Day holiday then will re-open for the School Vacation Week from Tuesday, February 16th through Saturday, February 20th with hours from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for members age 8 to 12. The Teen program will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. There will be a variety of activities and special events for members of all ages to participate in during the vacation week, including the Kids Café program each afternoon at 1:00 p.m. Please note that hours for our Bantam members (ages 6 & 7) will be from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Parents, remember that all Bantams will need to be picked up promptly at 1:00. There will be specific activities each day for this age group. For more information please contact VP of Operations, Dave Bonnell at ext. 1430.

Marr-lins Host Charlestown Club
The Marr-lin Swim Team hosted the cross-town swimmers from the Charlestown Club in mid-January as the dual-meet season winds down. Thanks to their hard work at practice over the past four months many members posted new personal best times during the meet including the following swimmers in the 8 & under age group: Sachi Vicente (100 yd. I.M. 2:45.15), Clare McCarthy (25 yd. Freestyle 18.06), Denise O’Donovan (25 yd. Freestyle 23.39), William Sobchuk (25 yd. Freestyle 26.56), Jesus Rodriguez (25 yd. Butterfly 25.40), Pennie Sullivan (25 yd. Butterfly 28.53) and Emma Murphy (25 yd. Backstroke 19.56). Representing the 10 & under age group are: Emily Mischler (100 yd. I.M. 1:41.10), Danielle O’Driscoll (50 yd. Freestyle 44.13), Sarah O’Donovan (50 yd. Freestyle 43.57), Victoria Smith (50 yd. Freestyle 42.69), Abigayle Crisman (50 yd. Freestyle 40.41), Josiah Simcock (50 yd. Freestyle 36.66), Tyler Wright (50 yd. Freestyle 45.18), Caitlyn O’Connor (50 yd. Butterfly 58.85), Haley O’Brien (50 yd. Butterfly 51.82), Molly O’Halloran (50 yd. Butterfly 57.16), Brenna Kirby (50 yd. Butterfly 55.12), Jasmine Burgos (100 yd. Freestyle 1:33.59), Morgan Williams-Casey (100 yd. Freestyle 1:35.94), Carlos Serrano (50 yd. Backstroke 1:04.50), Grace Scuzzarella (50 yd. Backstroke 39.90), Aine Curran (50 yd. Backstroke 1:02.56), Romelo Nunez (50 yd. Breaststroke 1:13.37), Tillie Smith (50 yd. Breaststroke 1:05.75) and Casey MacKinnon (50 yd. Breaststroke 46.41). New personal best times from our 12 & under swimmers include: Samantha Smith (100 yd. I.M. 1:22.10), Reed Garvey (100 yd. I.M. 1:42.72), Jessica Hernandez (50 yd. Freestyle 39.25), Juan Rodriguez (50 yd. Freestyle 37.69), Paul Lafferty (50 yd. Freestyle 40.97), Angela Bazzinotti (50 yd. Freestyle 39.28), Kristen Fields (50 yd. Freestyle 30.78), Sophie Phillips (50 yd. Freestyle 50.66), Evlyn Scuzzarella (50 yd. Butterfly 34.65), Jack Sobchuk (50 yd. Butterfly 54.10), Niamh Kerr (100 yd. Freestyle 1:37.09), Shane Kelly (100 yd. Freestyle 1:35.59), Valerie Trabucco (50 yd. Breaststroke 1:01.74), Amanda Jenkins (50 yd. Breaststroke 57.97) and Breena Baird (50 yd. Breaststroke 50.69). Finally, our swimmers ages 13 and older posting new personal bests include: Rachel O’Driscoll (200 yd. Freestyle 2:24.08), Courtney Garside (200 yd. Freestyle 2:52.91), Emily Carvalho (200 yd. I.M. 3:21.62), Jake MacKinnon (200 yd. I.M. 2:37.91), Colleen Garside (50 yd. Freestyle 34.63), Deirdre Newell (50 yd. Freestyle 37.35), Jack O’Halloran (50 yd. Freestyle 38.78), Katie Trojano (50 yd. Freestyle 29.06), Joshua Johnson (100 yd. Freestyle 1:06.00), Joseph Woods (100 yd. Breaststroke 1:42.85), Mike McNeil (50 yd. Freestyle 29.38), Joao DePina (100 yd. Butterfly 1:04.65), Aisling Kerr (100 yd. Freestyle 1:12.78), Sean O’Donnell (100 yd. Freestyle 58.25) and Martin Chomicki (100 yd. Breaststroke 1:19.59). For more information on the Marr-lin Swim Team, or any of our other Aquatic programs, please contact Aquiles Gomes at (617) 288-7120, ext. 2220.