April 2024
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2024 Barranca Mesa Pool Board Members
Jeremy Best………………………..President
Adam Rondinone………………..Vice President
Amelia Epperson………………..Employment
Matt Hemphill……………………..Pool Operations Chair
Jen Martinez………..……………..Membership
Sarah Work…………………………Secretary
Jenn Best……………….…………..Treasurer
Vacant x2 …………………………..Member at Large
We are always looking for more support and volunteers! If you are interested in these vacant positions, please contact us at: board@barrancapool.com.
If you have questions or comments for the Board, please contact them directly via phone or e-mail, addresses found on the website.
President’s Message
Members of Barranca Mesa Pool,
The board is busy getting ready for this upcoming summer. Staff have been hired, work parties are being
planned, and we are looking forward to another good year! We are brainstorming ways to work with the school calendar changes (nearly all of our guards are high school students) and we will communicate as well as we can about the pool's hours, season dates, etc. A soft opening is being planned before Memorial Day weekend, so please check our Facebook page for news on that soon.
There are positions on the board available for anyone interested in helping to make this pool vibrant and viable for years to come. Please spread the word about our pool, and help to increase our membership with all of your friends!
As always, thanks for your continued support and dedication to your community pool. See you at the pool soon!
Jeremy
President, BMPA
Important Dates for 2024
April 27th, Saturday Season opening Work Party #1 8 AM - 12 PM
April 30th, Tuesday End of early pay discount on memberships
May 5th, Sunday Season opening Work Party #2 12 - 5 PM
May 20th, Monday Pool "soft" opens for season 6 - 7 AM & 4 - 7 PM
May 25th, Saturday Pool officially opens for season NOON
Sept 2nd, Monday Pool Closes for the season NOON
Sept 7th, Saturday Pool Closing Work Party 8 AM - 12 PM
Operations Manager message
From the operations side, Barranca Mesa Pool is getting ready for the 2024 season. We have no major concerns to address, but there is always lots of work to be done to de-winterize the pool and prepare for summer. Please attend at least one of our two work parties if possible. We depend heavily on our membership to make these successful. It’s always a great time to get to know the pool board, the pool staff, and to meet other pool members. In addition, it is a great time to get to know your pool and, if interested, to become more active in ensuring we have a well operating pool for many more years to come. We look forward to seeing you all this season!
We need more volunteer support!
Please seriously consider finding a way to give some time to help support the maintenance of our pool. Consider relieving one of our board members. Join the gardening or maintenance effort, or become snack bar coordinator. We cannot afford to hire all the maintenance to be done, while we know our membership is talented and capable!
We are going to be creating a calendar linked to the website where tasks are listed. Come at your convenience in short blocks of time.
Membership’s Message
After watching Oppenheimer, the movie, I have become increasingly interested in our town’s history. What has intrigued me recently is the history of our government housing, including the architecture and the social ties created from those rotating housing assignments. The founders of our pool likewise altered our summer entertainment and the social history of our town, when they created our pool in 1968 (check out our webpage for a bit of BMPA history). Indeed, the personal investment was high ($525), but they created our membership model that is lasting to this day. With Spring, it’s time to continue your part of that tradition with the payment of your annual assessment. I thank you for doing so.
Please encourage your friends to join. Our pool pays all our bills from our membership assessments, and there is nothing left in the coffers thereafter. We need new members to continue to pay those bills! Please help us continue and nourish our pool’s history by bringing-in those new members. We have lowered the membership buy-in to pre-COVID prices ($100)- now is the time! When you recruit new members please send me a message, I want to recognize your work for the pool.
Assessment and fees for 2024:
$550 annual assessment by 30 April ($450 base plus $75 work deposit)
$575 annual assessment after 1 May ($475 base plus $75 work deposit)
$50 to rent a membership from the pool
$100 to purchase a new membership from the pool
Each membership has 15 guest passes. Bringing more guests? $5 per guest when you check in at the front desk.
Please note: BMPA needs to have all forms/waivers with your assessment each year. Download and print them from our website to mail in with a check to P.O. Box 4, Los Alamos NM 87544 or complete it all online here.
As for the work deposit, we plan to hold the first Spring work party on April 27th and a second work party on May 5th. Each work party begins at 8:00 a.m. and lasts for three to four hours. It’s a great opportunity to learn how the pool operates, work alongside other members, as well as earn your work deposit back. Also, we will be collecting forms/ checks and assisting with membership purchase at the work parties.
Employement’s Message
Patrons!
Welcome to the 2024 Barranca Pool Season! We are working very hard behind the scenes and are excited for sunny days ahead! The 2024 staff has been hired and I'm very excited to work with this group of guards and basketroomers. They are enthusiastic and ready to get to work! We already have some training and staff meetings scheduled and want to make sure this is a great and safe season. We'll see you soon!
Amelia Epperson
BMPA Employment
Swim Lessons
Group lessons will be Red Cross program but we will offer 1 week classes this year, and alternate AM and PM options. Classes will have a main instructor and a helper, up to 8 kids per class.
Planned but tentative dates:
Session 1: June 17 to 21 (mornings)
Session 2: June 24 to June 28 (evenings)
Session 3: July 8 to July 12 (mornings)
Session 4: July 15 to July 19 (evenings)
Session 5: July 29 to August 2 (mornings)
Cost:
$30 per child per session for members/renters
$60 per child per session for non-members.
Lesson sign-ups will be online, and likely, in person at the pool the weekend prior to the session starting. If less than 5 children are registered for a class, the class will be canceled.
Private lessons: For one on one teaching, reach out to a staff member to arrange a private lesson. Pricing varies but is ~$20/30 min lesson.
Pool Parties
As patrons of the pool, you can reserve the pool during normal operations hours, or after hours, for parties. Make sure to book 7 days in advance, so we can assure we have enough staff. $125 for 1 to 20 attendees (2 hr time block), $175 for 21-40 attendees (2 hr time block). Book here.
Get to know our Managers:
Clancy Powers
Hi there! My name is Clancy Powers and I am the pool manager this summer! This is my 6th summer at Barranca and 3rd year in a managerial role. I am currently wrapping up my freshman year at ENMU studying to become a speech language pathologist. I am so excited to be coming back to Barranca and I truly think it’ll be an amazing summer!
Haden Sutton
Hello, I am Hayden Sutton, the assistant pool manager for the summer of 2024. I have been apart of the Barranca Pool staff for 3 years and enjoyed every single year so far! I am finishing up my senior year at Los Alamos High School, and plan to attend college in New Orleans to study Computer Science. Going into this summer, I am excited and hopeful for another amazing year with tons of great staff and a lot of summer fun!
Food/Snack Policy
Soft drinks, popsicles and snacks will be sold from the basket room. Members are allowed to bring their own food and non-alcoholic beverages.
PLEASE, NO GLASS DRINK CONTAINERS!
Rules
Please make sure you and your family members are familiar with all rules and regulations, found online and
in the pool lobby; rule observance shows respect to the other members of BMPA.