Hope you are recovering from the daylight savings “Spring Forward” that happened at 2:00am yesterday. This week we are headed into our first team dinner and first regatta of the season! Expect an email on Thursday this week with more information re: the regatta. Meanwhile, there are a lot of things to do. Please read below to find out more.
1. *NEW* PRACTICE EXTENDED TO 6:45p
2. *NEW* TEAM DINNER: VOLUNTEERING AND OTHER INFO
3. *NEW* US ROWING REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
4. *NEW* SPRING BREAK SCHEDULE
5. *NEW* VASRA REGATTA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
6. SPIRIT WEAR – GET IT NOW!
7. AT-A-GLANCE
8. SPREAD THE WORD
ACTION ITEMS FOR THIS WEEK
- Sign US Rowing express waiver per item #3 below.
- Sign up here to help with Friday night dinners
- Athlete dietary restrictions to [email protected].
- Item #5 below re: a recurring VASRA volunteer opportunity.
- *NEW* PRACTICE EXTENDED TO 6:45p
Beginning today, Monday, March 13, practice will be extended by 15 minutes due to Daylight Savings giving us more sunlight on the water! Practice times for both the Women’s Team and the Men’s Team will be:
Mon-Fri: 4-6:45p
Sat: 8:30-10:30a
- *NEW* TEAM DINNER: VOLUNTEERING AND OTHER INFO
Our first Friday Night Team Dinner is this Friday, March 17 at 7:15p in Cafeteria B at Woodson.
- In order for Friday night dinners to run smoothly, we need parent volunteers to help set up and clean, and 1 parent to pick up our meal order. Sign up here to help with Friday night dinners.
- Dinner is for athletes only and will be served around 7:15p (plenty of time to get to the school after practice).
- NO DRINKS WILL BE PROVIDED. Athletes should bring their refillable water bottles.
- All athletes must plan to stay for the duration of the meal and for a quick clean up afterwards. Plan to pick up athletes around 8:30-9:00p.
- Please contact [email protected] with any dietary restrictions by Monday, March 13.
- *NEW* US ROWING REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
The WTW Crew Boosters has purchased a US Rowing membership for your rower. In order for them to be eligible to race, parents must sign an express waiver. No further purchase is necessary! Please follow the directions below:
To sign the US Rowing e-waiver, follow these instructions:
1. Visit https://membership.usrowing.org and hover your mouse over the ‘Log In’ button under ‘Individuals.’ Select ‘Express Agreement.’
2. On the Express Waiver page, choose the email tab. Enter the email address of the parent who registered for the team and birthdate of your athlete.
3. You will receive an email with a link for Express Login, click on the link and follow the directions to complete the express waiver.
4. If Safe Sport training is required for your athlete (18+) you will be able to navigate to this from your student’s profile page.
If prompted, our club code is DURXS.
If your athlete participated in erg sprints, you’ve already done this.
Email Jenn Ros with questions: [email protected]
- *NEW* SPRING BREAK SCHEDULE
There is an away regatta scheduled on April 1. More details to follow, but families will be responsible for providing their own transportation to Middletown, Delaware for the St. Andrews Invitational. This is a great chance for athletes to race teams they do not usually compete against in different conditions.
The tentative spring break practice schedule below is for both the men’s and women’s teams:
There is no regatta and no practice on Saturday, 4/8. Practices will resume at the regularly scheduled time on Monday, 4/10.
- *NEW* VASRA REGATTA VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Thank you so much for already volunteering for so many VASRA shifts! Gentle reminder that if you sign up, you’re expected to volunteer. If it is a regatta weekend and you are unable to fulfill your duties, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Michelle Byman, so that she can try to help you find a replacement for your shift.
- As part of our participation in VASRA, our team is required to help with various tasks to support the VASRA regattas in which we participate. Sign up here. Feel free to check back frequently, even if shifts appear to be full, in case others are unable to fulfill their duties. If you sign up to drive a launch, you must have completed the recent launch driver training.
- *NEW*: We are looking for a dedicated volunteer or two to serve in a recurring role on the dock during regattas. Each team has a responsibility to identify a parent to perform these duties during all the regattas we attend. We usually split it between 2 or 3 folks to accommodate schedules, and we have one parent returning from last season. This job gives you a great view of the action on the water, directs traffic at the busy docks and helps keep regattas organized under the close instruction of VASRA regatta officials. If you would consider serving in the position during some of our regattas, please contact Bill Westman – VASRA Rep at [email protected] and Michelle Byman – Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected].
- SPIRIT WEAR – GET IT NOW!
Be ready for regatta season with your WT Woodson Crew spirit wear. A portion of the proceeds goes directly to the team, so you will benefit the team while showing off your team pride. Shop for items for rowers, as well as for parents, family, and friends. Visit the store today!
- AT-A-GLANCE
March
- Team Dinner @ Woodson Cafeteria B: 7:15p, Mar 17
- REGATTA – Polar Bear at Sandy Run: Mar 18
- Team Dinner @ Mantua ES (9107 Horner Ct): 7:15p, Mar 24
- REGATTA – Regional Park at Sandy Run: Mar 25
- Restaurant Fundraiser – &Pizza: Mar 29, 5-9pm
April
- Team Dinner @ Woodson Cafeteria A: 7:15p, Mar 31
- REGATTA – Invitational at St. Andrews, Middletown, DE: Apr 1
– (families provide own transportation) - Spring break: Practice scheduled as above Mon-Fri: Apr 3 – Apr 7
- Restaurant Fundraiser – Toby’s Ice Cream in Vienna: Apr 5, 5-9p
- Restaurant Fundraiser – Chipotle: Apr 12, 5-9pm
- Team Dinner @ Woodson Cafeteria A: 7:15p, Apr 14
- REGATTA – Tri-Meet at Anacostia River: Apr 15
- Team Dinner @ Woodson Cafeteria A: 7:15p, Apr 21
- REGATTA – Ryz Obuchowicz at Sandy Run: Apr 22
- Team Dinner @ Woodson Cafeteria A: 7:15p, Apr 28
- REGATTA – Al Urquia at Sandy Run: Apr 29
May
- Team Dinner @ Woodson Cafeteria A: 7:15p, May 5
- REGATTA – VSRC (State Championship) at Sandy Run, Day 1: May 6
- Team Dinner @ Woodson Cafeteria A: 7:15p, May 12
- REGATTA – VSRC (State Championship) at Sandy Run, Day 2: May 13
- Restaurant Fundraiser – Noodles & Co: May 17, 4-8p
- REGATTA (Qualifiers only) – Stotesbury Cup at Philadelphia, PA: May 19-20
- REGATTA (Qualifiers only) – SRAA Championships at Oak Ridge, TN: May 26-27
- SPREAD THE WORD
Continue to share the enthusiasm for your team as you speak to other students and encourage them to join! Please direct any questions about joining the team to [email protected].
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