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Story by Emma Marsano
Photos by Michelle Le renewed enthusiasm for water
polo to the move to Belle Haven
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ot many kids can say that and the chance to play under
their water polo coach Brenda Villa.
is a four-time Olympic “Brenda is such a good exam-
medalist. But at Menlo Park’s ple,” says the mother, who notes
Belle Haven Pool, members of that her family lives very close
the new girls’ water polo teams to Burgess Pool, but it’s worth
can. the drive through late-after-
Since February, gold-medal noon traffic to get her daughter
winner Brenda Villa has been to practices she’s genuinely
head of acquatic outreach for excited about.
Menlo Swim and Sport, which During practice, Villa paces
runs swimming programs at along the side of the pool, shout-
Menlo Park’s two community ing instructions, encouraging
pools, Belle Haven and Burgess. the girls by name, and coaching
Now, she’s also head of the Maver- the teams through warm-ups,
icks Youth Water Polo program. drills and scrimmages.
Sometimes she stops and
stands perfectly balanced with
her feet hanging over the edge
‘Having Brenda Villa
of the pool, getting as close to
coaching water polo the water as possible without
falling in.
at Belle Haven is the
One mother, a resident of East
same as having Palo Alto whose twins are on the
team, remembers the effect of
Michael Jordan
Villa’s demonstration in March.
coaching basketball “The girls came home, and they
Olympic
were so excited about Brenda.”
at Belle Haven.’
She laughs, noting that she
TIM SHEEPER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, hadn’t heard of Villa before. “We
MENLO SWIM AND SPORT said, who’s Brenda? And looked
her up online and ... wow.”
outreach Now that her girls have been
Her success in the realm of practicing with the team for
women’s water polo is essentially months, she says Villa is “a really
unmatched. She attended Stan- good example for my girls” and
ford University on a water polo a reminder that “we all need to
scholarship, and since graduat- keep pushing ourselves.”
ing she’s won 15 gold medals in Olympic gold-medal winner is drawing Belle Haven She’s noticed that her daugh-
international competitions from ters are now determined to fin-
the Pan American Games to the girls and families into aquatic sports ish their homework as soon as
Water Polo World Champion- they come home from school, so
ships to the Olympics. that they can be ready for water
“Having Brenda Villa coaching polo practices.
water polo at Belle Haven is the emigrated from Mexico, and from the two elementary schools Another mother, a member
same as having Michael Jordan Villa was raised in Commerce, who had attended Villa’s demon- of the Belle Haven community,
coaching basketball at Belle California, a town in southeast stration in March. attempts to put Villa’s work into
Haven,” says Tim Sheeper, exec- Los Angeles County. But in early October, Menlo context. “We’ve never had any-
utive director and head coach at “I grew up in an area kind of Swim and Sport split the coed thing like this,” she says. “I’ve
Menlo Swim and Sport.” like (Belle Haven),” she says. Her Menlo Mavericks Youth Water been in the community around
After captaining the women’s town sponsored swim teams Polo team that practiced at Bur- 35 years, so it’s exciting to see
water polo team to Olympic gold and water polo teams, and gess Pool into a girls’ group and something different. My daugh-
in London last year, Villa retired “that’s what got me to Stanford a boys’ group. Now, all of the ter couldn’t even swim a length
from competitive play to focus and to four Olympic games.” Menlo Mavericks’ girls practice when she started, and now. ...”
on her outreach work in com- From first-hand experience, at Belle Haven Pool, while the She gestures at the girls in the
munities like Belle Haven. she says, she has seen the posi- boys remain at Burgess. water, each holding a water polo
She spoke with Belle Haven tive influence that team sports Having merged the Burgess ball above her head and treading
students about the importance can have on girls. “I am using and Belle Haven girls teams, water as Villa counts down the
of learning to swim and about my personal life experience to Menlo Swim and Sport hopes last few seconds of the drill on
her passion for water polo. In connect with the girls.” to grow the youth water polo the poolside clock. “I can’t tear
March, she gave a water polo In addition to encouraging Olympic gold-medal winner program by taking advantage her away from it,” she says.
demonstration to students from more kids to participate in Brenda Villa gives directions of Belle Haven Pool. “We have Recently, the water polo pro-
Beechwood School and Belle aquatic programs, Villa has to students during water polo more space here,” says Villa. gram at Belle Haven partnered
Haven Elementary School, using established water polo teams for practice at Belle Haven Pool. “Hopefully, at some point, we with Beyond Barriers Athletic
Belle Haven Pool. U12 and U14 girls at Belle Haven can have all Mavericks water Foundation to subsidize the
Her passion for inspiring Pool. The two teams practice extension of the Menlo Maver- polo here.” monthly team fees for girls from
students to get involved with together three days a week. icks Youth Water Polo program Parents and players alike have low-income families, as part of
aquatic sports comes from her When they began practicing that already existed at Burgess reacted well to this change. One
own childhood. Her parents in April, Villa’s teams were an Pool, and comprised mostly girls mother attributes her daughter’s See OLYMPIC OUTREACH, page 23
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C O V E R S T O R Y
Water polo coach Brenda Villa puts a cap on a student prior to warmup at Belle Haven Pool.
Aaliyah Lax prepares to pass passing during a scrimmage at Belle Haven Pool.
OLYMPIC OUTREACH everyone gets excited on game day.
continued from page 21 At the games, she says, chuckling: “I
have to tell (the parents), you know, you
Villa’s vision of making aquatic sports can’t stand behind the goal, cheering.
accessible to all kids in Belle Haven and Because a lot of them, they don’t know
beyond. “I can’t pay for two girls to play the rules; it’s just exciting to see that their
water polo,” says the mother who hadn’t girls can do this.”
heard of Villa before March. “Brenda’s It’s also worth emphasizing that the
helping me with one of the twins.” teams Villa currently coaches are girls’
Despite the success that Villa’s teams teams. While she is adamant that her
have already had, there are more hur- long-term goal is to create opportuni-
dles to overcome. Transportation, for ties for all local youth, she notes that her
instance. focus on creating opportunities for girls
“Transportation is usually a huge obsta- is intentional.
cle, especially in households where both “I believe girls do not always get the
parents work and child care is not easily fair share of opportunities in sports,” she
attainable,” Villa says. “ It takes a village to says.
help make everything work.” One mother expresses her appreciation
Her outreach work has inspired parents of Villa’s attention to this issue as she
to get involved. holds up a towel
“The beauty of for her shiver-
having the local ing daughter at
community the end of prac-
join local teams tice. “It’s nice,
is that half the because now girls Yenifer Alas puts on her water polo cap before scrimmage at Belle Haven Pool.
parents can can have a sport
walk their kids to play, not just
to practice,” boys.” mental league,” and practices aren’t too rather than just during the summer. The
Villa says. Having dried grueling. But, the practice schedule is up hope is that extended hours will facilitate
Villa remem- off and wrapped to three days a week from two, and Villa’s the transformation of the pool from an
bers the teams’ herself up against booming and forceful coaching voice lets underused facility to a fixture of the Belle
early days, the chilly breeze, everyone know that she means business. Haven community.
when almost her daughter “I like Brenda,” one player confides. It’s difficult to measure the impact that
every parent on chimes in: “I “She’s really nice. But she also gives you an athlete as decorated and as passionate
Stacy Abonce heads up freestyle with the ball
the team would like water polo a lot more practice, like she teaches you a as Brenda Villa can have on a commu-
during practice at Belle Haven Pool.
crowd the pool because I like to lot more, than before (when we played at nity. One team parent put it very simply:
deck for full swim and be in Burgess).” “She’s an example for the community, for
practices, eager to ensure that their girls the water.” With a mischievous smile she Villa’s aspirations for Belle Haven everybody. She shows us that we can do
were comfortable and happy in the water. adds, “I also like to compete.” Pool are quickly converging with reality. it. ... No excuses.”
A
Now, though, fewer parents stay for the Going forward, Villa hopes to expand Menlo Swim and Sport recently finalized
whole practice. “It’s like they trust me the water polo program she’s started at a partnership that builds on its existing
For more information
more,” Villa says. Belle Haven, so that the girls she coaches relationship with the Beyond Barriers
Visit bellehavenpool.com for more information on
But, she says, parents are still just as can have the opportunity to play for Athletic Foundation and also involves
Belle Haven Pool and its programs.
invested in the teams as they have been their high school teams and continue to Facebook and the city of Menlo Park.
from the start. The teams have had only advance in the sport. For now, the teams Together, the four entities will be able to About the cover
a few scrimmages so far, but Villa says are still in what Villa terms a “develop- keep Belle Haven Pool open year-round, Photo by Michelle Le
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C O M M U N I T Y
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Parent Education Event M-A High
Church, 950 Santa Cruz Ave. in hosts parent education event, “Under
Menlo Park, on Saturday and Pressure: Helping Your Teen Find Balance,
Reduce Stress, and Build Resilience,” a
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home and fashion products. Dinner The San Mateo County Historical Mitch Albom
Association will honor William K. Bowes,
Each product is made by an
Jr., Reid W. Dennis, William H. Draper and at Kepler’s
individual striving to break the F.P. “Pitch” Johnson for their work in ven-
cycle of poverty through their ture capital in the Bay Area. Nov. 21, 6-9
p.m. $175. Hotel Sofitel, 223 Twin Dolphin Mitch Albom, author of such
own handiwork and creativ- Drive, Redwood City. www.historysmc.org bestsellers as “Tuesdays with
ity, says church spokesperson Morrie,” will talk about his new
On Stage
Monica Brandt. book, “The First Phone Call from
“The fair is a great way to shop ‘November’: Play by David Mamet Heaven,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
Dragon Theatre Productions is performing Nov. 20, at Kepler’s Books, 1010
with a purpose,” says Bennie “November,” a comedic commentary on
El Camino Real in Menlo Park.
Ingraham, mission director at the state of the union and national poli-
It’s a story of a small Mid-
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One hundred percent of the p.m. $10-35. Dragon Theatre, 2120 Broad- begin to get phone calls from
Park Presbyterian Church’s Global Gift Fair.
proceeds are reinvested with the way St., Redwood City. Call 650-493-2006 the departed. The book is
artisans, Ms. Brandt says. ext. 2. www.dragonproductions.net/ described as “equal parts mys-
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Nov. 21-23, and 2 p.m. Nov. 24 about the power of belief.”
totaled more than $128,000. phone’ The Portola Valley Theatre Con-
John Sugden. at the school’s Rothrock Perfor- servatory performs a new play with music, Tickets at $40 cover one
mance Hall, 302 Portola Road in “Persephone.” Based on the myth, the copy of the book and premium
Woodside Priory Light-swords, aliens, futur- play includes dance, poetry, and puppetry seating. General seating at
Portola Valley.
istic robots and starships are along with jazz, bluegrass and hip-hop $20 does not include the book.
stages ‘Macbeth’ Tickets are $5 for students and music. Nov. 7-23, Thursday-Sunday, 7:30-
designed to make the play acces- Books will be available for pur-
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Portola Valley is staging Shake- but Shakespeare’s language will at the door or online. 851-8282 ext.105. www.pvtc-ca.org com/Albom-112 for more infor-
speare’s “Macbeth” in a style be there in its entirely, and the Go to priory.ticketleap.com/ Priory Theater: ‘Macbeth’ Priory mation from Kepler’s.
macbeth. Theater presents a science-fiction tilted
that is “a homage to the greatest focus will be on the characters version of “Macbeth,” with light-swords, Dance
SciFi films and TV shows,” says and “driving heart of the play,” aliens, futuristic robots, starships and
theater teacher and director Mr. Sugden says. ‘Nutcracker’ Shakespearean language. Nov. 21-23 at Western Ballet Presents: The Nut-
7 p.m.; Nov. 24 at 2 p.m. $5 students; $15 cracker Children from Western Ballet
The Peninsula Youth Ballet adult. Woodside Priory School - Rothrock in Mountain View will perform parts of this
will present its annual pro- Performance Hall, 301 Portola Road, Por- holiday classic. Children can come in their
tola Valley. Call 650-851-6102. www.priory. pajamas and enjoy hot chocolate. Nov.
TOWN OF WOODSIDE duction of “Nutcracker” Nov. ticketleap.com/macbeth 25, 7-7:30 p.m. Free. Atherton Library, 2
30-Dec. 8 at the recently refur- Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Atherton. Call
Lectures & Talks 650-328-2422. www.smcl.org
bished San Mateo Performing
INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR Arts Center. Janet McGovern: ‘Caltrain and the Family and Kids
Peninsula Commute Service’ The
PLANNING COMMISSION The choreographer is Akayo Menlo Park Historical Association hosts Bilingual Storytime at Portola
Takahashi. Tickets range from guest speaker Janet McGovern, author of Valley Library Parents can introduce
“Caltrain and the Peninsula Commute Ser- their babies to Spanish with stories, songs
For Unexpired Term Ending in February 2014 $45 to $75. Clara’s Tea Party is vice,” who will talk about the history of the and rhymes. Mondays, Nov. 18-Dec. 16,
$10 per person. rail line. Light refreshments will be served. 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Portola Valley Library,
Visit www.pyb.org or call 800- Nov. 24, 2-4 p.m. Free. Menlo Park Public 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley. Call 650-
Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park. Call 851-0560. www.smcl.org
The Planning Commission participates in the 595-4849 for times and ticket 650-330-2522. www.sites.google.com/ Finger Knitting Workshop This
administration of the planning laws and policies information. site/mphistorical Woodside Library workshop will teach
Mitch Albom, author of “Tuesdays with participants how to knit using their fingers.
of the Town. It is responsible for recommending Morrie,” will discuss his new book, “The Make an accessory (bracelet or arm-
Shelter supply drive First Phone Call from Heaven.” Nov. 20, band) to take home. Ages 7+. Sign up is
to the Town Council ordinances and resolutions 7 p.m. $20-40. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El required. Nov. 20, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Free.
necessary to implement the General Plan and Project WeHope, an emergen- Camino Real, Menlo Park. www.brownpa- Woodside Library, 3140 Woodside Road,
cy shelter covering the coldest pertickets.com/event/461887 Woodside. www.smcl.org
adopted development policy. The Commission also six months of the year, is hold- Community Events Frosty the Snowman at Portola
Valley Library Visit the library and see
conducts necessary public hearings to administer ing a supply drive for key shelter Lifetree Cafe Conversations: Frosty the Snowman come to life in this
the planning laws and policies of the Town and needs, such as blankets, hand ‘Forgiving the Unforgivable’ Lifetree show by ventriloquist Tony Borders. Nov.
towels, bath towels, sheets, robes Cafe in Menlo Park hosts an hour-long 20, 4-5 p.m. Free. Portola Valley Library,
acts upon applications for zoning amendments, conversation exploring forgiveness and 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley. Call 650-
and coats, in time for the shelter discussing the story of Louis Barrios, who 851-0560. www.smcl.org
conditional use permits, variances, subdivisions, opening and annual Thanksgiv- publicly forgave his mother’s murderer. Mothers Together Mothers Together is
and other related functions as may be assigned by ing dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Nov. 21, 9:15-10:15 a.m. Free. Bethany a women’s community/religious group that
Lutheran Church , 1095 Cloud Ave., Menlo offers Christ-centered support for women
the Council. An open house will be held that Park. Call 650-854-5897. www.facebook. in their roles as mothers, wives, daughters
day at 4:30 p.m. with dinner at com/LifetreeCafeMP and friends. Childcare available. Sept.
6 p.m. Thanksgiving Dinner at Little House 10-Dec. 10, Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Cafe Nov. 25, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. $10. Little $10 suggested donation for childcare.
The Planning Commission meets on the first and Donations may be dropped off House Activity Center, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, Fellow-
third Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the shelter office, 1854 Bay Menlo Park. www.penvol.org/littlehouse/ ship Hall, 950 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo
Park. www.mppc.org
Road in East Palo Alto. Concerts Toddler Storytime and Craft at
Interested residents may request information and CatWorks CSainmfiollan iKeotlctahi nFsaklyl lCealadss sthice ECl oCnacmeinrot Pacotirvtitoyl afo lVloawlsl eTyod Ldilberr aSrtoyr yAt imspee ocnia lt hcera ft
applications Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.- Youth Symphony Sinfonietta Orchestra in third Tuesdays of the month at the Portola
Peninsula CatWorks will have its Fall Classic Concert, featuring student Valley Library. Nov. 19-Dec. 17, 10:30-11
12 noon and 1-5:00 p.m. at the Town Clerk’s cats and kittens looking for a soloists Meghan Leong and Alvin Kao a.m. Free. Portola Valley Library, 765
and works by Haydn, Rossini and Davi- Portola Road, Portola Valley. Call 650-851-
Office, Town Hall, 2955 Woodside Road, on the home at the Pet Place in Menlo doff. Nov. 23, 7:30 p.m. $15 general; $8 0560. www.smcl.org
Town’s web site at www.woodsidetown.org, What’s Park on Saturday, Nov. 23, from students and seniors. Menlo-Atherton Per- Live Music
noon to 3 p.m. forming Arts Center, 555 Middlefield Road,
New, or by telephoning [phone]. Deadline Atherton. www.ecys.org Redwood Symphony: ‘The Planets’
Visitors are invited to have a hot The Fab Four: A Tribute to the “The Planets” by Gustav Holst will be pre-
for applications is Tuesday, December 3, 2013, cup of spiced cider. Food dona- Beatles Nov. 30, 8 p.m. $40-$50. Fox sented by Redwood Symphony. Nov. 23,
5:00 p.m. tions will be accepted all month Theatre, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood 8-10 p.m. $10-$30. Canada College Main
City. www.foxrwc.com Theatre, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Woodside.
for the animal shelters. The Pet www.redwoodsymphony.org
Place is at 777 Santa Cruz Ave.
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