Hoopeston Aquatics Coalition

07/25/2026

It’s conference day!! Go Hoopeston Stingrays!

06/07/2026

The pool is temporarily closed due to lightning in the area. Watch the Hoopeston Public Pool page for updates!

05/16/2026

The pool is officially filling!!! Watch your water for rust.

01/06/2026

08/10/2025

Last, but certainly not least, is our Abby. She has been with us longer than any other guard here, and if you had asked me at the end of her first year, I would have told you I doubted she would return. (BOY, are we glad she did!) Will she be applying to be a manager here next year? We’ll have to wait and see!

Abby will be a senior at Hoopeston Area HS this fall who plans to become a cosmetologist after graduation. She became a lifeguard because she loves swimming and being outdoors. She was a valuable member of the Stingrays this summer. (We just wish we had had a swim team to offer her for the last 9 years!)

Her favorite part of working at the pool has been seeing all the little kids excited to swim, and her least favorite (surprise, surprise) is unclogging toilets.

She would love to see Cody Johnson in concert again! Her dad gave her the nickname Jooce (there’s got to be a story there), and everyone should know that her dad lets her practice cutting his hair.

Enjoy your senior year Abby! It has been a treat being your boss!

08/08/2025

This is Cayden, known by others as Iron Giant. He will be starting his senior year at Hoopeston Area HS in a few weeks. He became a lifeguard to save for a car, just like his older brother, Gus. He sees himself becoming trained and being a lineman electrician in 5 years.

His favorite part of the job is working with his co-workers and meeting new people. His least favorite part is cleaning up after the people who leave big messes in the concession area.

He would love to attend a “Suburban” or Avenge Sevenfold concert. One thing he thinks everyone should know about him is that he is profoundly deaf in his right ear and has hearing loss in his left ear. Even with that challenge he is a great guard! Thanks Cayden!