West Midland Family Center

Aquatics Aquatics Our beautiful outdoor pool is always a favorite spot for our summer patrons. Come take a swim in our clean, warm pool. Pool hours vary, so please call ahead or check them out on our website link Cost is $1.00 per swimmer aged 6 and over. Swimming Classes The center offers children's swim classes during the summer,in June and July. Registration for swimming classes starts in mid-May. and is on a first come-first serve basis. For current class offerings, schedules and fees, click on the link below. Click here for our swimming class schedules and information. Aqua Aerobics Aqua Aerobics is very popular with our senior citizens and our adult visitors. Aqua aerobics runs every morning, Monday thru Thursday. Cost is $1.00, payable at the front desk when you arrive. No need to register, just drop in any day and join in the fun! Call Renee Allen, 832-3256 for more information. Junior Lifeguard Program Junior Lifeguarding is a mentoring program that introduces students to the skills needed to become future lifeguards. Upon admittance into the program students are partnered with a WMFC Lifeguard who takes the role as their mentor. Lifeguard mentors work side by side with Junior Lifeguards throughout the summer teaching them lifeguard and leadership skills. The Junior Lifeguard (JL) Mentoring Program helps prepare students for the Red Cross Lifeguard Certification Course. While in the WMFC Junior Lifeguarding Program students practice many of the lifeguarding skills that are required to pass the Lifeguard Certification Test. Students interested in the program are required to go through a selection process which includes filling out an application and completing an interview. Students must also be able to perform advanced swimming skills by completing a 200 yd. swim (without stopping) prior to applying for the program. Space in the JL Mentoring Program is very limited.Preference is giving to those students who have completed 7th grade, exhibit positive leadership skills, are good role models, and have taken part in the WMFC "Water World" Summer Program Option. Students interested in being considered for the WMFC Junior Lifeguard Program should contact Renee Allen, 832-3256 for more information. Junior Lifeguard Highlights The Junior Lifeguard students are some of the busiest students in the summer program. They had lots of responsibilities around the pool, and lots to learn in order to become future lifeguards. Junior Lifeguards spent their days involved in all kinds of activities that were typical of the duties of lifeguards. They job-shadow the WMFC lifeguards, help the guards clean the lockerrooms and the pool areas, and practice their "in the water" pool skills. They also had weekly classroom and testing times. Junior Lifeguards Visit Neighboring Facilities Offsite visits are an important part of the WMFC Junior Lifeguard Program because they serve to prepare Junior Lifeguard students to be better lifeguards in whatever type of facility they might find themselves working at in the future. Offsite visits are scheduled to a variety of different pool facilities to familiarize students with the different needs and challenges that they might find in different facilities. Each summer students have the opportunity to visit facilities such as the Midland Country Club, the Midland Community Center, Plymouth Park, Alma High School, Alma College, Saginaw Valley State University, Delta College and Central Michigan University. Special thanks to all of the facilites who "partner" with us each summer and open their doors to our students! Lifeguarding Opportunities Lifeguards are needed each summer at the West Family Center. Employment begins in late May and extends through the middle of August. To apply to be a lifeguard, please fill out a WMFC application (applications are available at the WMFC front desk) and submit it to Renee Allen, Aquatics Director by February 1st of the current year. Lifeguards may also email Renee Allen at allenr@wmfc.org and ask to have an application sent to them. Please provide us with your name, address, phone number and email address. Lifeguards must have current Lifeguard, First Aid and CPR Certification, as required by state law. Preference is given to those with WSI Certification.