Updates for athletes, parents, and supporters of Woodson Rowing.
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⚡ URGENT!
🌭 FOOTBALL CONCESSIONS — FRIDAY, 11/7
We are required to provide 12 volunteers.
👉 Sign up HERE
🛶 BOATHOUSE WORKDAY — SATURDAY, 11/8
We need at least 2 more volunteers.
👉 Sign up HERE
🗝️ Athletes can receive service credit for helping.
💬 In this issue: winter conditioning, ErgSprints, registration reminder
🙏 THANK YOU!
Thank you to all the volunteers who helped at the craft show.
We couldn’t do this fundraiser (or any of them!) without you.
The vendors continue to heap praise on our polite and helpful athletes.
We sincerely appreciate our team!!
🍽️ DINING FOR A CAUSE — Thu, Nov 20
All day (10:30a–10:00p) at honeygrow (9600 Main St).
20% of every order is donated back to our team.
🌟 RSVP & details: https://grouprai.se/s315587
❄️ WINTER CONDITIONING
Begins December 1, 2025 — after school
♀️ Women’s Team
3:30–5:30p: M, W, F
5:00–7:00p: T, Th
♂️ Men’s Team
3:30–5:30p: T, Th, F
5:00–7:00p: M, W
Prerequisites:
🧑⚕️Physical on file: NEW FORM HERE
🪧Activities registration: HERE
🗓️Schedule & more: woodsonrowing.org/winter-conditioning/
🐥 PLEASE REGISTER!
Register before Dec 31 and save $25.
Help us plan for the season and get it off your to-do list!
🔗 woodsonrowing.org/registration
🧑🎓SCHOLARSHIP FUND
OBC’s Julia Shew Memorial Scholarship — awards up to $1,000 available!
🚣♀️ERG SPRINTS — Early Registration Open!
Save $10 per event when you register early.
📅Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
📍Location: 3330 King Street, Alexandria, VA
🖥️Register: https://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/?job_id=9646
Questions?
🤓ergsprints.com or 🗣️to your coaches
💬 STAY CONNECTED
Slack is our main hub for quick updates, carpool coordination, and team chatter.
Parents: Email [email protected] with
1️⃣ Your name
2️⃣ Your email
3️⃣ Your athlete’s name
You’ll get an invite link!
Athletes: Coaches will add you to the team Slack.
🧠 Use a non-FCPS email address to join!
If this newsletter was forwarded to you, join the Google group here: https://groups.google.com/g/woodsonrowingupdates/
📅 CALENDAR AT-A-GLANCE
November
Nov 7: Football concessions. Sign Up ➡️HERE
Nov 8: Boat-house workday. Sign Up ➡️HERE
Nov 20: honeygrow restaurant fundraiser. RSVP ➡️HERE
December
Dec 1: Winter Conditioning begins. Schedule ➡️HERE
January 2026
Jan 31: ErgSprints. Info ➡️HERE; Register ➡️HERE
February 2026
Feb 23: First day of practice (at school)
Feb 24: First on-the-water practice (at Sandy Run)
🌊 STAY INVOLVED
Recruitment: Keep spreading the word—send families to woodsonrowing.org.
Newsletter: Join or view archives; Email for more info
Sponsors: Become a supporter; Email for other ways to help.
Spirit Wear: Shop ‘til you drop!
Photos: Relive your favorite moments online.
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🧉Shells sink, dreams float. Life’s good on our boat.
– Jimmy Buffett