***** FIRST STROKE DINNER - FRIDAY, MARCH 5TH, OCHS CAFE *****  GREENHEAD SPRINTS, SATURDAY, MARCH 6TH ****** March 13th, 2010 – Brian Fitzpatrick Annual Fundraiser with Tidal Wave at Greate Bay Country Club  7:00pm ******  CHECK OUT CREW NEWS*****  CONGRATULATIONS GO TO THE OCHS GILRS THAT TOOK HOME THE BRONZE MEDAL ******  NICK MATOUCH BROUGHT HOME THE SILVER FOR THE SOPHOMORE BOYS *******  PLEAE CHECK OUT THE MEETS TAB FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS SEASON SCHEDULES ******

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C.R.A.S.H.- B Sprints World Indoor Rowing Championships
 

The entry deadline is Monday, February 1, 2010, midnight EST.

  Please anticipate the possibility of no Bullpen (on site entries day of the event) this year and plan accordingly.

Entry confirmation and a list of entrants can be found on our web site, www.crash-b.org, or by
clicking directly on this link, www.roninregistration.com?_rtu=6111111424.

Please check our home page, www.crash-b.org, for up to the minute updates on erg assignments, heat
times, vendors, etc.

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   Dear Crew Families

The Booster club would like to take this time to welcome all freshman families

 and returning families to the upcoming 2010 Spring Crew Season.  

 Here are some upcoming events and important dates to remember:

1. February 3^rd 2010 – Kickoff meeting:  The Kickoff meeting will be held in the High School Café starting at 7:00PM.  This meeting is where all pertinent information regarding the upcoming season will be distributed and it is very important that parents attend this meeting.  Fees will be collected and great crew apparel will be sold at this meeting.

2. March 5^th, 2010 – 1^st Stroke Dinner:  The 1^st Stroke Dinner will be held in the High School Café starting at 6:00PM.  This is a cover dish dinner where all families are invited to meet each other and is the start of the 2010 Crew Season. We will be passing out more information on the dinner at the kickoff meeting. Again apparel will be sold at this meeting.

3. March 6^th, 2010 – Greenhead Sprints.  This is the first “race” of the 2010 season.  It is an indoor erg race that most area schools attend.  More information will be provided by the coaches. 

4. IMPORTANT:  March 13^th, 2010 – Brian Fitzpatrick Annual Fundraiser:  The fundraiser this year will be held at the Greate Bay County Club and will start at  7:00PM.  Tickets will be $35.00 per person which includes a buffet and beverages (Beer, Wine & Soda), a cash bar will also be available.  This year we are excited to have the Tidal Wave Band  as our entertainment.  There will also be a Chinese auction with great prizes.  We are asking for participation from our crew parents in supporting this event and each family is being asked to sell two tickets to this event.

We will also be having the Dinner Club Tickets fundraiser and 50/50 fundraiser again this year and information on these fundraisers will be distributed at the Kickoff meeting. Fundraising is a very important tool to make the crew program a success.

There are two websites and these websites are our main communication with parents and rowers and will be update throughout the season.  It is very important that you check these sites periodically.  The links to these sites are:

http://www.ochscrew.org 

http://www.ochscrewboosters.ning.com - You need to become a member is access this site.  If you have any questions regarding this site please contact the site administrator at troutbaron@comcast.net.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at occrewmom@hotmail.com.

Looking forward to meeting you at the Kickoff Meeting on February 3^rd, 2010.

Yours in rowing

Michele Morrissey

President

Ocean City Crew Boosters, Inc.

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Congratulations go out to our Women’s JV 8 Boat on their 3^rd place finish and the Bronze Medal at the 2009 SRAA Nationals on Mercer Lake!! 

 Great Job, Girls!

We also congratulate the Women’s V-8 and the Women’s 2^nd 8 for making it all the way into the Finals

 As well as the Men’s V-8, Men’s 2^nd 8, and the Women’s Freshman 8 who all qualified,

(from the first day’s races), to move on to the second day’s semi-final round!

We had 6 boats that qualified to go to the 75^th Scholastic Nationals Regatta and represent Ocean City High School Crew….

…all 6 boats made it out of the first round and qualified for the semis….

…3 boats were successful in the semi-final round and qualified to race in the Finals ….

…with the final result being a 3^rd, a 5^th and a 6^th  at NATIONALS ….Nice work, Rowers; that was a very competitive regatta! 

WELL DONE, COACHES!!  

Thank you, parents, friends and alumni, for all your help and support of our program. All should feel very proud today!