The Tuscarora High School Swim Team participated in the Virginia High School League (VHSL) 5A Northern Regional Swim Meet on the fourth of February.  The meet was held at the Christianburg Aquatic Center in Christianburg, Virgina, which is about a four hour ride from here in Leesburg. Why the North Regionals were held in the far Southwest corner of the commonwealth remains a mystery.  But all turned out well in the end since the Varsity Relay Team, which includes Owen, had times that were good enough to be invited to the VHSL 5A Swim and Dive Championships at George Mason University’s Jim McKay Natatorium, which is 30 miles or so from Leesburg.

At the State Championships on February 19th, the THS Swim Team finished in 11th place overall.  The Relay Team finished in 7th place in the 400 and 11th place in the 200.

Read more about the Tuscarora High School Swim Team at their Twitter feed and the Husky Headline.

Ross was on a team of WVU engineering students who were given the task of building a structure out of one sheet of paper and then determining the maximum load it would support.  To find out what the load capacity was, take a look at this Video.

Looks like Ross is taking a literal interpretation of this “Mountaineer” stuff.  He went hiking in Cooper’s Rock State Forest this month! 

There was a new addition to the extended family this month.  Evan, our newest second cousin, was born on 21 December 2015.  He is the son of Mom’s cousin Bethany, who is the daughter of Pop-Pop’s brother.

Ross completed his first semester at WVU this month.  Owen is on the THS SWIM Team again this year. 

Santa Claus was very good to us again this year.  And we had a great Christmas dinner with fried turkey and all the fixings.