Edition 1 March 2016

The Penrower Penrhos College Rowing Newsletter

A warm Welcome to the first issue of the 2016 Penrower! I am looking forward to capturing

and reporting on all things rowing throughout this season.

In each issue you’ll find those all-important photographic memories, essential information,

events, general news and coaching insights. We want this newsletter to be valuable for you

so please, please share your feedback and suggestions to help improve it.

Enjoy!

Shirley Anne Fortina

OMG We Did It! We

made it to YEAR

12 as Rowers!!

Presidents Report

A warm welcome to all returning rowers, new rowers and parents to the

2016 Penrhos Rowing Season. My name is Frances Schild and I am your

president of the support group for 2016 and a parent of a year 12 rower.

Thank you to the 2015 support group committee and parent volunteers,

in particular our past president Shirley Anne Fortina for her leadership,

guidance and support last year. Shirley Anne continues to remain

involved in our support group this year by co-ordinating and publishing the Penrower.

Keith and his committed team of coaches are slowly easing you all into pre-season training.

It’s been fantastic to see the year 10’s embracing the early morning training, Saturday

fitness with Rita & Wednesday ergos with Amber along with the seniors. Fitness along with

technique is key to a successful rowing career. We look forward to seeing more year 9

rowers down at the river for afternoon training, encourage your

friends to try this wonderful sport, it is never too late!

We have a busy calendar ahead so I encourage you to reserve these

times and dates in your diary (see full calendar of events further on).

The year 12 rowers are off to Melbourne for a once in a lifetime

experience …………. more details to follow in the next edition, I don’t

want to spoil some surprises we have in store for the girls.

We will be sending specific rowing medical forms to all parents shortly which I encourage

you to sign and return to me or Keith as soon as possible.

Finally, we have a Support Group Meeting on the 7th March 2016 at 7pm at the boat shed

and I would love to see more year 9 parents there so we can answer any questions you may

have.

Regards Frances

Frances enjoying the

pristine conditions at last

year’s Eaton River Camp

Keith Reynolds

We are having a great start to our rowing season. And

I would like to take this time to thank everyone for

their help so far. Rowing Support Group, Coaches

and you girls, thank you all for helping.

It is going to be another fantastic year with our new

Rowing Support Group already on the job and

organizing so many events already.

The 1st regatta is to be hosted by Penrhos and it will be our best yet. We have so much on

the calendar already so please make their job a little easier by getting back forms and

replying to emails as soon as possible.

The year 10s and Seniors are training on Monday 5.30am, Wednesday after school,

Thursday 5.30am and Saturday mornings fitness 7.00am.

Year 9s are rowing on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons after school.

Freshies can come down anytime they wish at this time.

I do know that with Shirley Anne on the job as editor of Penrower we can expect some

oarsome editions.

Melbourne. Many thanks to Rachael Gilchrist for

all her hard work in organizing and booking our

year 12 rowing trip. It is going to be a lot of fun and

a bit of hard work. We will have many photos of the

trip in the next edition.

New quad. We have just received a shiny and fast looking new quad. Hope to have a boat

naming soon. Just a reminder that my name is spelt Keith.

This is thanks to all the hard work from you guys and organized by the Rowing Support

Group that we have a world class boat for all to race in.

It is almost that time again!

If we are all training hard now the camp is going to be a beautiful thing. For those that

have not been before it is a top spot and a great weekend away to have a paddle and get to

know the squad.

Captains of Boat. Please have a think about who you would like to

lead you this season. Voting soon.

Let’s have a great kick --- year and I hope they find a better photo of

me than what they had on last year.

Thank you all

Keith xxx

Secretary – Lizzie Smith

With my girls rowing in Yr10 and Yr12 this season, I'm familiar with the

toing and froing of a few rowing seasons, and some of the workings of the

PRSG. This is a new role for me, but you can count on my enthusiasm to

document the PRSG activities in a semi-coordinated fashion, and to keep

the rowers, their wonderful parents & the coaches all up to date as our girls

row hither, thither & yon!

You will be hearing from Lizzie on a regular basis and in our next edition you will meet the

PRSG Committee!

MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK!!

A reminder that we need your help – please put

your hand up to help out with the various

activities, events and functions!

The Penrhos Rowing Support Group is continuing its association with the Astrofest Event

at Curtin University with our fund raising sausage sizzle. The Rowing Support Group

runs a sausage sizzle throughout the afternoon and into the evening, providing food for

event staff and participants. The Astrofest attracts around 4,000 people for an evening of

stargazing, information sessions and activities for students of all ages. The best part is that

it is a FREE event!

This year, the event will be held on Saturday, 12th March, commencing at 4.30pm and

concluding around 9.30pm.

We are seeking parent and student helpers for 90-

minute time slots to help with a variety of duties

including setting up, cooking sausages, serving

customers and assisting with the clean up

afterwards.

We encourage all families associated with Penrhos

Rowing to consider volunteering some of their

time to help us out. Ideally we need four adults

and four students to volunteer for each time slot

to ease the pressure on all.

All girls assisting on the night can count their

time towards their community service hours, so

bring your books along with you!

To get involved or find out more please contact the Astrofest Coordinator:

Joanne Priest jopriest@hotmail.com

Fitness with Rita @ 7am at Heathcote

Smiles after a Saturday

Morning Session with

Rita!!

Heathcote

A great

place for a

good

workout

Year 9 Welcome Sausage Sizzle

5:30AM Morning Sessions

Thanks to Anthony Fortina for the photos!

Coach Profile – Louise Blackmore

1998 – 9A Squad First Eight 2001

Four names I go by:

1. “Lou Lou” – most normal people in my life call me this

2. “Weezie” – my little brother James’ baby name for me has unfortunately stuck 3. “LouB Mobile” – my high school friends kindly named me after a mobile mechanic so

as to distinguish me from our friend Louise N (she got the very inoffensive “LouN” as a nickname)

4. “Possum” or “Possum Magic” (my mum’s embarrassing name for me)

Four places I have worked:

1. Club Med Resorts – fitness instructor/amateur acrobat in Malaysia, Bali and the

Whitsundays 2. Zest Fitness – teaching BodyPump and BodyCombat

3. IGA deli girl – bathing in ham juice for days at a time may be the reason I’m now vegetarian

4. Native Arc – wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre in Bibra Lake

Four things I love to watch:

1. Fast, clean and effective rowing (especially when it’s my crew doing it)

2. The Eagles smashing the Dockers in Western Derbies 3. Movies, all of the movies, any movies

4. Gossip Girl (shhhhhhhh it’s my secret shame)

Four (favorite) places I have visited:

1. Japan 2. Spain

3. Canada 4. My bed, after training, most days, for a nap, I’m old now, leave me alone

Four things I hate: 1. Traffic – cannot even deal 2. Children telling me when I should or should not shave my legs

3. Catches with no backsplash 4. Finishes with no tap down

Four things I love to eat: 1. Chocolate – the non-dairy versions that don’t taste like cardboard (i.e. not many)

2. Ice-cream – Ben and Jerry’s are making a non-dairy version and I actually cannot wait

3. Broccoli – the vegetable of kings and queens 4. That delicious new popcorn – the slightly sweet and slightly salty kind mmmmmm

Four favorite drinks: 1. Water 2. Herbal tea

3. Sports drinks 4. I literally drink nothing else in my life, except smoothies, but I make them so thick

that actually it’s more like eating and less like drinking (i.e. spoons get involved)

Four things I love doing:

1. Coaching obnoxious school children – you know who you are 2. Exercising so hard I almost throw up but not quite (it’s a precise game…)

3. Yoga to recover from 2. 4. Hanging with my ridiculous family

Four things I am looking forward to: 1. Finishing my PhD so I can make people call me Dr Blackmore except for when I’m on

planes because then they might expect you to save lives in a crisis or something

2. That’s all, nothing else going on really

NO! That

can’t be

right!!

Diary Dates

MONTH EVENT LIST

8 February 2016 Meeting No. 1

19 February 2016 Welcome to 2016 Season - Meet & Greet at Penrhos Boatshed

4 – 7 March 2016 Melbourne Trip - Year 12

7 March 2016 Meeting No. 2

12 March 2016 Astrofest Fundraiser @ Curtin Uni

29 March 2016 Meeting No. 3

1 - 3 April 2016 Eaton Camp

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 9 April to 26 April

22 - 24 April 2016 Mini Camp @ Canning Bridge

30 April 2016 Manure Drive @ Penrhos College

2 May 2016 Meeting No. 4

6 May 2016 Pasta night - All Crews @ Canning Bridge

7 May 2016 Regatta No. 1 – Host School Penrhos College – Canning Bridge

20 May 2016 Pasta night

21 May 2016 Regatta No. 2 – Host School MLC - Canning Bridge

27 May 2016 Pasta Night

28 May 2016 Regatta No. 3 – Host School PLC – Champion Lakes

30 May 2016 Meeting No. 5

10 June 2016 Pasta night

11 June 2016 Regatta No. 4 – Perth College – Champion Lakes

20June 2016 Meeting No. 6

24 June 2016 Pasta night

25 June 2016 Head of the River – St Hildas – Champion Lakes – alternate for HOR if 25th June

is cancelled is 26 June 2016

25 June 2016 HOR dinner – Liew Woodford Function Centre (time to be confirmed)

26 June 2016 Cleaning & handover of boats – Penrhos Boat Shed - AM (All Crews)

25 July 2016 Meeting No. 7 – 2017 Budget Meeting

TBC Welcome for potential new year 9 rowers for 2017 – to be confirmed

7 November 2016 AGM (Election of committee for 2017)

Contact List

PRESIDENT

Frances Schild 0406 729 438 frances.schild@bigpond.com

VICE-PRESIDENT

Les Brown 0417 932 486 bcbuilding@westnet.com.au

TREASURER

Maria Biddle 0418 368 559 maria.biddle@westnet.com.au

SECRETARY

Lizzie Smith 0407 472 397 lizziesmith_kintor@hotmail.com

PENROWER EDITOR

Shirley Anne Fortina 0430 314 449 shirleyanne@podconsultancy.com.au

PROPERTY & MERCHANDISING OFFICER

Toby Watkins 0415 095 197 toby@frenchexpress.com.au

ROWING CO-ORDINATOR

Keith Reynolds 0403 466 682 reynok@penrhos.wa.edu.au

CAMP CO-ORDINATORS

Frances Schild Rachael Gilchrist Rosie Barton Les Brown

0406 729 438 0422 181 567 0407 978 880 0417 932 486

frances.schild@bigpond.com rachaelg@iinet.net.au rosie.barton67@gmail.com bcbuilding@westnet.com.au

LIAISON PARENTS YEAR 9

Les Brown 0417 932 486 bcbuilding@westnet.com.au

YEAR 10

Jo Priest 0407 429 390 jopriest@hotmail.com

SENIORS - YEARS 11 & 12

Rosie Barton Jo Hofer

0407 978 880 0414 373 248

rosie.barton67@gmail.com joannehofer@outlook.com

BOARDING HOUSE

Michele Hay

MANURE DRIVE CO-ORDINATORS

Les Brown Frances Schild James & Deborah Petty

0417 932 486 0406 729 438

0419 701 233 (Deb)

bcbuilding@westnet.com.au frances.schild@bigpond.com deb_petty@hotmail.com

HEAD OF RIVER DINNER

Lesley Clafton Frances Schild Shirley Anne Fortina

0438 364 809 0406 729 438 0430 314 449

lesley.clafton@iinet.net.au frances.schild@bigpond.com shirleyanne@podconsultancy.com.au

YEAR 12 MELBOURNE TRIP

Rachael Gilchrist 0422 181 567 rachaelg@iinet.net.au

ASTROFEST CO-ORDINATORS

Les Brown Jo Priest

0417 932 486 0407 429 390

bcbuilding@westnet.com.au jopriest@hotmail.com

REGATTA CO-ORDINATORS

Shirley Anne Fortina Frances Schild Lesley Clafton

0430 314 449 0406 729 438 0438 364 809

shirleyanne@podconsultancy.com.au frances.schild@bigpond.com lesley.clafton@iinet.net.au

PENRHOS SUPPORT GROUP COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE

Susan March 0438 605 234 g_s.march@bigpond.com

PHOTOBOOKS

Lisa Robertson Lesley Clafton

0422 066 690 0438 364 809

sjrobertson56@optusnet.com.au lesley.clafton@iinet.net.au

SHED BOOKINGS

Swan River Rowing Club 9316 8812 hallhire@srrc.org.au