Home school learn to row program
PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association will begin a learn to row program for home school students today.
The program runs from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Mondays and Wednesdays.
It will be taught by Rodrigo Rodrigues, the association’s rowing coach who is internationally recognized for his coaching accomplishments in Brazil.
The rowing association’s vision is to build a state-of-the-art rowing program on the Peninsula while building character, strength and confidence in young rowers.
Rowing also offers a chance at college scholarships. Sequim High School senior Elise Beuke recently signed a letter of intent to row at the University of Washington.
The program costs $60 per month and is open to ages 11 and older. It meets at the rowing association’s boat house at 1431 Ediz Hook Road.
For more information, email OPRAyouthadultrowing@gmail.com.
NWAC All-Academic
BREMERTON — Former area athletes Mariah Frazier and Jayson Brocklesby have received Northwest Athletic Conference All-Academic honors for the spring season.
Frazier is a former Port Angeles High School standout who is a sophomore at Olympic College, where she plays basketball and softball.
Brocklesy is a Sequim graduate is a sophomore for the Olympic College track and field team. Last week, Brocklesby won the NWAC decathlon championship.
All-academic honors are for sophomores with a minimum 36 credits earned and a cumulative 3.25 GPA or better.
