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BSAC Blue Wave Swim Team Competes at AAU Jr. Olympics

By |2019-09-06T16:54:46+00:00September 6th, 2019|Activities at BSAC (All-Stars), Afterschool, Aquatic Fitness, Aquatics, BlueWave, BSAC Community, BSAC Events, BSAC Family, BSAC Members, BSAC Mission, BSAC News, BSAC Partners, BSAC Programs, BSAC Sponsors, BSAC Sports, BSAC Stories, BSAC Summer Camp, Dive Team, Facility Rental, Featured, Learn-To-Swim, Lifeguard Training, Masters Swimming, Scholarships, Staff, Swim Lessons, Tennis For Fun!, Water Polo, Youth Programs|

Swimmers on the BSAC Blue Wave team recently traveled to Greensboro, NC to compete in the AAU Jr. Olympics. It is a multisport event with thousands of participants from across the United States. The Amateur Athletic Union was established in 1888 with the philosophy of “Sports for All, Forever”.

The AAU Jr. Olympics took place over five days at the end of July. Blue Wave Coach, Rich Rogers, especially likes this event because it helps swimmers get out of their comfort zone and come together as a team. At most meets, swimmers

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New Playground Coming to BSAC Fall 2019

By |2019-08-29T22:10:47+00:00August 29th, 2019|Activities at Barrington, Activities at BSAC (All-Stars), Activities at Kingswood, Activities at Mann Middle, Activities at Stowers, Activities Lithia Springs, Adult Programs, Afterschool, All-Stars Newsletter, Aquatics, BlueWave, BSAC Childcare, BSAC Community, BSAC Events, BSAC Family, BSAC Members, BSAC Mission, BSAC News, BSAC Partners, BSAC Programs, BSAC Sponsors, BSAC Sports, BSAC Stories, BSAC Summer Camp, Early Learning, Facility Rental, Featured, Holiday Camps, Learn-To-Swim, Scholarships, Staff, Swim Lessons, Tennis|

This fall, BSAC will debut a behind the scenes project that has been many years in the making. Children and families at our main campus will soon be able to enjoy a brand new playground, complete with a shade structure.

The playground will be located to the left of the basketball courts and will be visible from the parking lot. It will have two slides, monkey bars, ladders, and other fun climbing apparatuses. Soft green turf will cover the ground and make a pathway to the gated area entrance.

While structured activities and

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Congratulations BSAC Team Leaders of February and March!

By |2019-05-17T20:01:09+00:00May 17th, 2019|Aquatics, BSAC Community, BSAC Events, BSAC Family, BSAC Members, BSAC Mission, Featured, Staff|

BSAC would like to recognize Cameron Shack and Kelly Cheney as the Team Leaders of the March! We would also like to highlight Shelby Johnson and Kerwyn Richardson, who were selected as the Team Leaders of February. We’d like to dive into the different roles they actively excel in, so our families can see how they are impacting our organization for the better.

Cameron Shack has been a BSAC after-school mentor for two years now, and really enjoys making a difference in the lives of his students. He wants to be remembered

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BSAC In Full Upgrade Mode for Our Community!

By |2019-05-17T17:28:06+00:00May 17th, 2019|Adult Programs, Afterschool, Aquatic Fitness, Aquatics, BlueWave, BSAC Childcare, BSAC Community, BSAC Events, BSAC Family, BSAC Members, BSAC Mission, BSAC News, BSAC Partners, BSAC Programs, BSAC Sponsors, BSAC Sports, BSAC Stories, BSAC Summer Camp, Featured, Learn-To-Swim, Scholarships, Staff, Swim Lessons, Tennis, Tennis For Fun!, Tennis Leagues (Adult), TRIDENT, Volleyball, Volunteering, Water Safety, Youth Programs, Youth Tennis|

BSAC has been extremely busy over the past couple of years upgrading our leadership team, updating and renovating our main campus and adding more and more features to drive our mission. Our goal is to continue to build on the positive momentum of the past several months and do even more in the weeks and months ahead.

We wanted to recap some of the new and exciting things we’ve done, things we’re currently working on and what we’re planning for in the future. Again, we want to thank all our families for

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BSAC’s 11th Annual Casino Night Raises Over $63,000 for Scholarships

By |2019-05-17T16:04:05+00:00May 15th, 2019|Aquatics, BSAC Community, BSAC Events, BSAC Family, BSAC Members, BSAC Mission, BSAC News, BSAC Partners, BSAC Programs, BSAC Sponsors, BSAC Stories, BSAC Summer Camp, Featured, Learn-To-Swim, Scholarships, Staff, Thank You!, TRIDENT, Youth Programs|

Over 450 local business leaders and community members attended BSAC’s Annual Casino Night on Friday, March 29th, and boy, what a night it was! BSAC was able to raise over $63,000 in scholarship support for families in need of financial assistance. These children will now be able to participate in programs including swim lessons, summer camp, after-school, TRIDENT (special needs programming) and many of our other great programs.

The night was highlighted by amazing food, cool casino games, a great silent auction, lots of dancing and a ton of fun. Making the

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BSAC Lifeguard, Rebekah Clark, Builds Readbox Library for Students.

By |2019-04-18T19:15:04+00:00April 18th, 2019|Activities at Stowers, Afterschool, Aquatics, BSAC Childcare, BSAC Community, BSAC Events, BSAC Family, BSAC News, BSAC Stories, BSAC Summer Camp, Featured, Learn-To-Swim, Lifeguard Training, Scholarships, Staff, Swim Lessons, VPK, Youth Programs|

Meet Rebekah Clark: a talented BSAC lifeguard, Girl Scout, and Blue Wave Swim Team Member who has made a lasting impact right here on our campus. With the help of her family, Rebekah created a mini library called Readbox, inspired by the Redbox video rentals located in popular stores in our area.

“I started this project back when I lived in Maryland because I really wanted to spread literacy and encourage kids to read outside of school,” said Rebekah. “When I was growing up, I was home-schooled. We would go to the

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Congratulations to Candy Corsi and Amy Moore, BSAC Team Leaders of January!

By |2019-02-19T22:19:56+00:00February 19th, 2019|BSAC Community, BSAC Events, BSAC Family, BSAC Members, BSAC Mission, BSAC News, BSAC Partners, BSAC Programs, BSAC Sponsors, BSAC Stories, Featured, Tennis, TRIDENT|

BSAC sincerely congratulates the January Team Leaders of the Month, Candy Corsi and Amy Moore. Both of these women have displayed a great deal of hard work and commitment throughout their careers. The BSAC Team Leaders are chosen based off of nominations from their colleagues.

Candy Corsi was first introduced to BSAC seven years ago while working at Plant City High School. She met a student’s parent who was the Director of TRIDENT at the time, and was then asked to join the BSAC team. Throughout the years, Candi has helped her

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BSAC Blue Wave Travels to Savannah Georgia

By |2019-02-06T21:29:47+00:00February 6th, 2019|Aquatics, BlueWave, BSAC Community, BSAC Events, BSAC Family, BSAC Members, BSAC Mission, BSAC News, BSAC Partners, BSAC Programs, BSAC Sports, BSAC Stories, Featured, Lifeguard Training, Masters Swimming, Swim Lessons|

After a successful winter training session, the BSAC Blue Wave Swim Team visited Savannah, Georgia for their annual travel meet in January. This is Blue Wave’s third year of participating in travel meets, having previously visited the Caribbean and New Orleans. Each year the trips grow in popularity among swimmers and parents alike.

Rich Rogers, Head Coach of BSAC Blue Wave, wanted to make this trip about shared experiences and team bonding, rather than focusing solely on performance.

“We picked this trip because it’s the beginning of the second part of the short

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Mermaid Camp has Successful December Debut

By |2019-01-25T21:27:11+00:00January 25th, 2019|Activities at BSAC (All-Stars), Aquatic Fitness, Aquatics, BlueWave, BSAC Community, BSAC Events, BSAC Family, BSAC Members, BSAC Mission, BSAC News, BSAC Partners, BSAC Programs, BSAC Stories, Learn-To-Swim, Staff, Swim Lessons|

BSAC’s Mermaid Camp had a successful debut in December, offering an unforgettable experience for young swimmers between the ages of 5-12. For the very first time, pink and blue tails filled our heated, Ken Hagan Community Learn to Swim Pool. Lifeguard and resident mermaid, Mariah Diaz, led the 5 day course which covered everything from underwater flips to proper swimming technique.

Theresa Hickie, Senior Director of Sports Programming, wanted to bring the magic of mermaids to the Brandon area.

“I wanted to offer a new experience for children that have always dreamed of

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Camp Gladiator Comes to BSAC!

By |2019-01-25T19:42:35+00:00January 25th, 2019|BSAC Community, BSAC Events, BSAC Family, BSAC Members, BSAC Mission, BSAC Partners, BSAC Programs, BSAC Stories, Featured, Staff|

Camp Gladiator will be launching its fitness boot camp program right here at BSAC on Monday, January 28th! This means all BSAC members get to enjoy a two week preview for FREE! BSAC employees will be offered an extended six week trial period. Classes will be held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM. There is no sign up cost or automatic enrollment, just full body workouts with personal trainer Gina Peterson. A discount code will be announced at the end of the two week preview for

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Mission: Impacting Lives Daily

High 5, Inc. is a community-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Our purpose is to impact lives daily through superior educational and athletic programming that enhances physical, mental, and spiritual well being.

Ways to Get Involved

We are always looking for volunteers to help with our programs and special events. Register to get involved here.

Families are encouraged to become involved... for instance, Blue Wave moms may serve on the swim meet planning committee and many TRIDENT parents love to chaperone field trips.

Ways to Give

There are many ways to support High 5 and our programs. Donations and Sponsorships are always needed. You can donate monthly. Sponsor a program, event or a week of Summer Camp. We also appreciate the gift of your time!

We want to engage with parents raising their families within the greater Tampa community. We want to build relationships with people and businesses that are consistent with our mission of building families with healthy ideals.

Contact

High 5, Inc.
405 Beverly Blvd
Brandon, FL 33511-5507
Phone: (813) 689-0908
MemberServices@high5inc.org