Newsletter 16

Sport @ St Luke's Issue 16 - 2012

Get Started - new State Government funding for student participation in sport and recreation clubs

Get Started - new State Government funding for student participation in sport and recreation clubs

see link

http://my.stlukes.qld.edu.au/docs/img-X18111155-0001.pdf

Thanks

Peter Robinson

Learn to Row 2012 and 2013 Rowing Overview

St Luke's Anglican School Rowing

Learn to Row Program  2012

Expression of Interest:   Tuesday Oct 9^th  -  Interested students to meet Melanie Schmeider after assembly.

Rowing Information:   Wednesday Oct 10^th  -  Information session in Lecture Theatre for interested students during school.

Parent Information:  Monday Oct 15^th  -  Information for Parents & students 3.15 – 4.30 at school gym.  Students can try out ergos.  Coaches will be available for any queries.

Program & Cost:   The Learn to Row program is run over 6 weeks and costs $35 per student.  The program will be run by our Head Coach, Mr Ian Grotherr with our other St Luke's coaches to help out.  It is on Saturday afternoons from 1.00pm – 4pm on the following dates & locations.

Saturday               -              October 20^th        -              Bucca Rowing Course  -  Bucca

Saturday               -              October 27^th        -              Bucca Rowing Course  -  Bucca

Saturday               -              November 3^rd      -              Bundaberg Rowing Club  -  Burnett River

Saturday               -              November 10^th   -              Bucca Rowing Course  -  Bucca

Saturday               -              November 17^th   -              Bucca Rowing Course  -  Bucca

Saturday               -              November 24^th   -              Bucca Rowing Course  -  Bucca

(On the last training day we will be having a BBQ so everyone can meet each other and discuss further information for the 2013 Rowing Season

Head of the River 2013

Training for Head of River will begin early in Term 1.  Coaches will be assigned their groups and they will contact you regarding training times and locations.  These are mostly after school and our coaches will do their best to work in with everyone.

The Head of the River series is held over 3 Regattas.  The first two are lead-up regattas where all rowers row in a variety of events.  These are 'practice' regattas and give our new rowers the experience to row in a regatta.  In the final Regatta, all schools can nominate 2 crews per event per age (i.e. single, doubles & quads).  At this stage, no dates have been set yet by BDSSS but the lead ups are usually held March/April and the Final is always in May.

Cost:  The cost for the Head of the River Series which runs from February to May is $180*.

(This includes $60 school boat maintenance levy.  The balance is paid to the Bundaberg Rowing Club which includes insurance cover for all our rowers.)

(*This is based on 2012 Membership Fees from Bundaberg Rowing Club & maybe subject to change)

Forms:  Forms are required to be filled in and signed and returned to Mrs Carolyn Weston with full $180 payment prior to commencement of training (This is to ensure our rowers have their insurance cover before going on the water).  These forms will be given to students at the start of Term 1:

·        Bundaberg District Secondary School Sport Form

·        Bundaberg Rowing Club Membership Form

·        Photo Permission Form

And for your information:  St Luke's Rowing Code of Conduct.

Regattas take a lot of hard work and we are very thankful to the Bundaberg Rowing Club for their great facility.

To make work easier for everyone, we ask that we all help in a small way to make Regattas enjoyable for everyone.  This maybe helping in the canteen (all schools are rostered to do a session), help with boat loading & unloading, dads helping the coaches with rigging boats and helping our rowers on & off the water.

Rowing is a great sport and we are very fortunate to have such great equipment at our school and to have a great venue at Bucca.

School Rowing Championships 

After Head of the River, rowers have the opportunity to continue rowing in both School & Club Regattas if they wish.  This requires paying an extra $145* to the Bundaberg Rowing Club to extend your membership until 31^st December.  There are 3 School Regattas that are:

Central Qld Regional Championships           -              June                      -              Rockhampton

South Qld Regional Championships              -              July                       -              Kawana (Sunshine Coast)

Qld School Championships                             -              September          -              Bucca

Dates & further information on these Regattas will be given by our Coaches after the Head of the River Series is finished.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will try to help.

Pam Schmeider

Rowing Coordinator

St Luke's Anglican School

Email:  schmeiderscooperage@bigpond.com