Monday, November 19, 2018
L.L. Bean Nordic Team Night
Check your email for info about the upcoming L.L. Bean Team Night. Ideally this info would be posted here on the blog, but with the two attachments, it is much easier to send via email :)
Monday, November 12, 2018
Upcoming ski swaps
Anyone needing new equipment should consider one (or more) of the upcoming ski swaps. In the next few weeks, ski swaps can be found at:
December 1st - The Greely Ski Swap & Sale will be held December 1st 9:00am to 1:00pm at Greely High School in Cumberland. More info at Maine High School Skiing website.
December 2nd - The Falmouth Ski Swap will be held from 9:00am to 12:00pm at the Falmouth Middle School.
November 17th - The Yarmouth Ski Swap takes place Saturday, November 17th from 9:00am to 12:00pm at the Yarmouth Elementary School. More info at the Maine High School Skiing Website.
November 24th - Downeast Ski Club ski sale is held annually the Saturday after Thanksgiving at the Portland Expo. More info here.December 1st - The Greely Ski Swap & Sale will be held December 1st 9:00am to 1:00pm at Greely High School in Cumberland. More info at Maine High School Skiing website.
December 2nd - The Falmouth Ski Swap will be held from 9:00am to 12:00pm at the Falmouth Middle School.
Sunday, April 1, 2018
Monday, March 5, 2018
Slight change to the schedule on Tuesday night
We have a potential snow storm brewing this week and the high school has some important evening events as well.
Due to the potential storm, we will be trying to blend two of the events on Tuesday night.
The One Act Play Preview Performance, originally scheduled for 7:00 on Wednesday night the 7th, will be at 6:30 tomorrow, Tuesday, the 6th.
The play is approximately 25 minutes in length.
The Nordic ski team celebration, scheduled for Tuesday night, will take place immediately following the One-Act play.
Skiers and their families are of course welcome (and encouraged!) to come and watch the One Act Play preview. Students in the One-Act Play are welcome to stay and celebrate the accomplishments of this year's Nordic Ski Teams.
Set-up for the Nordic Ski Celebration will be 6:00-6:30.
Thank you everyone for your incredible flexibility.
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Photos and Dessert
Louise and Olivia have graciously agreed to put together the slideshow for our end of season appreciation evening (Tuesday, March 6). To do that, they will need your pictures from this season's ski team. These could be photos of racers, but also photos from ski camp, the states meet, practices, on the van and general shots of skiers hanging around doing whatever. As long as it's from this ski season and involves our skiers/coaches, then we want it. Please send pics to Louise at weezeewuu@gmail.com and connect directly with Louise or Olivia if you need to discuss how to get files to them if it's something other than email (flash drive, file sharing, etc.). It would be good for them to have all pics by Thursday of this week.
On a semi-related note, we would like 7-8 folks to contribute a dessert-y something for our March 6 evening. This could be cake, cookies, pie, bars, etc. We will provide drinks, napkins, plates, etc., and hope a few of you can provide a tasty treat. Please let Susan know by this coming Friday, March 2, if you will be bringing something.
On a semi-related note, we would like 7-8 folks to contribute a dessert-y something for our March 6 evening. This could be cake, cookies, pie, bars, etc. We will provide drinks, napkins, plates, etc., and hope a few of you can provide a tasty treat. Please let Susan know by this coming Friday, March 2, if you will be bringing something.
Friday, February 23, 2018
Congrats and looking ahead
Results from Class B States in Fort Kent are now posted on the Race Results tab.
Congratulations to the girls and boys teams, both earning the Class B Runners Up title, and a hearty congratulations to the coaches too!
Here's what there is to know about the nordic team for the next week or so.
End of Season Gathering:
Please be sure you're free for our team appreciation night on Tuesday, March 6 at 7:00pm in the Community Hall. This is the evening for our end of season gathering, where we will look back at the season, say many thank-yous, and enjoy dessert. Skiers, parents and interested siblings are most welcome.
Photos:
In the next day or two, we will post where to send any photos from the season, to be included in the slideshow. Please look through your photos now and get prepared to send.
Optional Races:
With states behind us, the regular high school race season is now complete. Coming up next weekend (Saturday, March 3) is the U16/Eastern High School Qualifier, which is scheduled to take place at Black Mountain in Rumford. For those that don't know what this is, the qualifier is a "two race in one day format" (classic in the morning, skate pursuit in the afternoon) to determine who is eligible to represent Maine in both the U16 festival and the Eastern High School festival. Each of these festivals is a 3 day/2 night event of skiing and racing. U16s are for younger skiers (born in 2002 or 2003) and EHSs are for any high school skiers. Each state in New England (and nearby) will field a similar team of 24 skiers and they all race against each other on the festival weekends. Note that if you make either of these teams and choose to attend the festival weekend, there is a not insignificant fee to be paid by the skier/family (probably ~ $300 plus NENSA membership). Click here for a post on mainehighschoolskiing.com re: the qualifier.
Anyone is welcome to participate in the qualifier. In addition to the link posted just above, interested skiers should keep an eye on www.mainehighschoolskiing.com for any new info and updates that may be added. Do note that this is not a MCWS team event, so the registration fee ($20 early or $23 day of) is not covered by your MCWS team fee. All skiers participating in the qualifier will need to submit their own registration (online registration form found on the qualifier info page on mainehighschoolskiing.com).
John Tarling has graciously agreed to wax for our skiers participating in the qualifier, so please extend an extra thank you to John for his help. Good luck to all that elect to ski in this race! Remember that if you make one (or both) of these teams and intend on participating in the festival weekend(s), you must have a check in hand and be prepared to pay for the festival weekend(s) on March 3, the qualifier day.
For those that do make either the U16 or Maine EHS team - those festival weekends are:
U16 - March 9-11 at Gore Mt, North Creek, NY
EHS - March 16-18 at Black Mt, Rumford, ME
Scholarship:
There are scholarship funds for attending these festival weekends. Check out the post here for more info - Nordic Scholarship - taking careful note of the application deadline.
Practices:
Since the regular high school season is over, there will not be any more official after school practices. As long as Pineland is open (it's currently closed), skiers are welcome to arrange their own transportation and ski on their own (passes are still good).
It's possible that John may come out to ski a couple afternoons a week. If/when this happens, Susan will let let skiers know at school and/or post on the blog. If John does this, he will be volunteering his time because he is really nice, so be sure to thank him :)
Uniforms:
Everyone should return their CLEAN uniform to Susan this week. Kids skiing in the qualifier next weekend may keep their uniforms until after that race.
Congratulations to the girls and boys teams, both earning the Class B Runners Up title, and a hearty congratulations to the coaches too!
Here's what there is to know about the nordic team for the next week or so.
End of Season Gathering:
Please be sure you're free for our team appreciation night on Tuesday, March 6 at 7:00pm in the Community Hall. This is the evening for our end of season gathering, where we will look back at the season, say many thank-yous, and enjoy dessert. Skiers, parents and interested siblings are most welcome.
Photos:
In the next day or two, we will post where to send any photos from the season, to be included in the slideshow. Please look through your photos now and get prepared to send.
Optional Races:
With states behind us, the regular high school race season is now complete. Coming up next weekend (Saturday, March 3) is the U16/Eastern High School Qualifier, which is scheduled to take place at Black Mountain in Rumford. For those that don't know what this is, the qualifier is a "two race in one day format" (classic in the morning, skate pursuit in the afternoon) to determine who is eligible to represent Maine in both the U16 festival and the Eastern High School festival. Each of these festivals is a 3 day/2 night event of skiing and racing. U16s are for younger skiers (born in 2002 or 2003) and EHSs are for any high school skiers. Each state in New England (and nearby) will field a similar team of 24 skiers and they all race against each other on the festival weekends. Note that if you make either of these teams and choose to attend the festival weekend, there is a not insignificant fee to be paid by the skier/family (probably ~ $300 plus NENSA membership). Click here for a post on mainehighschoolskiing.com re: the qualifier.
Anyone is welcome to participate in the qualifier. In addition to the link posted just above, interested skiers should keep an eye on www.mainehighschoolskiing.com for any new info and updates that may be added. Do note that this is not a MCWS team event, so the registration fee ($20 early or $23 day of) is not covered by your MCWS team fee. All skiers participating in the qualifier will need to submit their own registration (online registration form found on the qualifier info page on mainehighschoolskiing.com).
John Tarling has graciously agreed to wax for our skiers participating in the qualifier, so please extend an extra thank you to John for his help. Good luck to all that elect to ski in this race! Remember that if you make one (or both) of these teams and intend on participating in the festival weekend(s), you must have a check in hand and be prepared to pay for the festival weekend(s) on March 3, the qualifier day.
For those that do make either the U16 or Maine EHS team - those festival weekends are:
U16 - March 9-11 at Gore Mt, North Creek, NY
EHS - March 16-18 at Black Mt, Rumford, ME
Scholarship:
There are scholarship funds for attending these festival weekends. Check out the post here for more info - Nordic Scholarship - taking careful note of the application deadline.
Practices:
Since the regular high school season is over, there will not be any more official after school practices. As long as Pineland is open (it's currently closed), skiers are welcome to arrange their own transportation and ski on their own (passes are still good).
It's possible that John may come out to ski a couple afternoons a week. If/when this happens, Susan will let let skiers know at school and/or post on the blog. If John does this, he will be volunteering his time because he is really nice, so be sure to thank him :)
Uniforms:
Everyone should return their CLEAN uniform to Susan this week. Kids skiing in the qualifier next weekend may keep their uniforms until after that race.
Sunday, February 18, 2018
IMPORTANT
* * * NEWS FLASH * * *
Due to expected very warm weather on Wednesday, all races have been pushed back a day, with the same schedule each day. Races will now take place:
Due to expected very warm weather on Wednesday, all races have been pushed back a day, with the same schedule each day. Races will now take place:
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