
REGISTRATION
New Junior Guards are required to pass a swim test before they can register for the program. JGs who took a year off are not considered returning and must re-test. If your child participated in summer 2024, they are not required to try out. For more information about tryouts, visit the "TRYOUTS" page.

Registration Deadlines
Feb 3rd
JG Program Registration Opens
Apr 18th
Priority Registration Deadline
Apr 27th
Lottery Registration Deadline
May 25th
FINAL Registration Deadline
Scholarships
To be eligible for financial assistance consideration, your child must be a current student enrolled in a Long Beach Unified School District school. Scholarship awards are based on annual household income. The scholarship application is 1-page and applicants are asked to provide us additional documentation to show their annual income. Families should fill out an application for each child they wish to have participate. If you are applying for a scholarship, you will be allowed to register for the program without paying the fee.  Once scholarship awards are announced, you will be required to pay the balance if you did not receive a full scholarship. 
Priority Registration
Returning Junior Lifeguards (those that participated in Summer 2024) are given priority for the selection of their preferred session but they MUST submit registration packets by the designated registration deadline.
Lottery Policy
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Registration must be submitted by the Lottery Deadline in order to be considered for the morning lottery
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Any returning JGs requesting the morning session that register AFTER the Priority Deadline will be placed in the morning lottery.
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For families who have multiple children in the lottery pool, the family will be entered in as one (1) lottery name rather than separate name entries for each individual child.
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For example, the Smith Family has 2 children who will be participating in the JG program for the first time. One child is in the B group and the other is in the C group. Both children will be placed in the lottery pool as one entry (i.e. Smith Family). If the Smith Family is chosen for the morning session then both children will be placed in morning session groups despite being in two different age groups. If the Smith Family does not get selected for the morning session, both children will be placed in afternoon groups
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For families with one returning JG and one new JG, only the returning JG will be considered for priority registration. The new JG will be entered into the lottery for session placement.
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In the event that two siblings are placed in separate sessions, the returning JG has the option to move to the afternoon session.​
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A morning waitlist will be automatically created based on the lottery results. If a spot in the morning session becomes available, the JG team will notify families via email.​