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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And it will creep ... it will get earlier and earlier in August.[/quote]

I know it's not an issue for many and I agree that the school calendar should not be set to work around any one industry or group. It will though, be interesting to see how some of the local swim clubs deal with this calendar change. It's a big part of many communities around here and I think it will hurt some of the clubs that typically stay open through at least Labor Day since they won't have the high school workers come August.

Again, spare the "we don't need to work around your schedule" talk. I get it. Since I'm very involved in this part of our community I'm just interested in seeing how clubs can or can't adapt.[/quote]

What do they do between Memorial Day and the end of school now?  That's what they do. In a worst case scenario, they open at 3 for a week. But probably use local college kids (NOVA, GMU, etc), private school kids on a different school schedule. D.C., APS, MCPS, etc area pools have managed for years. It's one week, swim team is over, and there is muc, much  less demand if most kids are in school-- mostly SAHMS with little ones.. So they deal-- possibly w/ shorter hours M-F for one week. The world keeps turning. [/quote]

Between Memorial Day and the end of school is not an issue. Ours opens at 1:00 and college students are back for staffing. It becomes more difficult in August when college students return to school. That is the time high schoolers fill in the gaps. With high schoolers in school that can't happen. They won't open as early as 3:00 since the HS doesn't release until 3:00. We are looking at being open 4:30-8:00 heading up to Labor Day.

Again, I'm just saying it will be interesting to see how they adapt. It will be more difficult for the clubs currently struggling with memberships. If school starts continue to move back into earlier August that will also have a bigger effect. [/quote]

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