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Home of Archbishop Prendergast's Crew Team
Welcome to the Home of Archbishop Prendergast Crew Team. This is a place where Team Members, Parents, Coaches, Potential Prendie Rowers, Former Prendie Rowers and Fans can go to find out news, schedules, results, and general interesting stuff about the Archbishop Prendergast High School Rowing Program.
Prendie Crew has been going strong since 1995 and currently has about 30-50 girls on the team, including the Freshman/Novice team. We have a Fall racing season, but the spring season is our main focus. For more about Prendie Crew, please check out the 'Handouts' section of this website & go to the 'Rower's Handbook'. Just about any possible question about Prendie Crew can be answered here. If not, please feel free to contact the coach.
Also info about our organization BONNER ROWING ASSOCIATION INC. If you are a Rower, Parent, or Fan, you can have access to other areas of the website. Apply for a password and tell us who you are. We look forward to hearing from you.
Friday, October 30
For Those Looking to Try Rowing
For any Prendie student who would like to join Prendie Crew & try the sport of rowing, there will be an informational session with the coaches on Wed. November 11th at 5:30pm. This will take place in Prendie's Fitness Center, which is the stone building that stands alone on the Lansdowne Ave. side of campus. Any questions about the team or the sport will be answered at that time. Prospective rowers and their parents are invited to attend. Those participating in a Winter Sport can join as well....Crew is in season during the Spring. Students of any year can join and learn how to row--its never too late!
There will be a sign-up meeting on Thursday, Nov. 19th at 7:30pm in Prendie's cafeteria. This is where all information about dues, fundraising, uniforms, and our parents' group will be distributed. Coaches will be on hand as well as members of our parents group. All Prendie students, no mattter what their year in school, are encouraged to come out for the team. Prospective rowers should attend the meeting on Nov. 19th and should bring a parent or guardian along. Anyone who cannot make this meeting who would like to join the team can contact Coach Pat McDonnell(patm@wcmechanical.com). Anyone who would like to come by a practice to see what rowing is all about should contact the coach.
Tuesday, October 6
Car Wash
Prendie Crew will be holding a Car Wash fundraiser on Saturday Nov. 7th from 11am to 3pm. It will be in the parking lot along Lansdowne Ave, on the football field side of the Fitness Center(next to Prendie's auditorium). Please encourage your family, friends, co-workers, & neighbors to drop by. We are asking $5 a car, $2 for Prendie/Bonner students, and Bonner/Prendie faculty/clergy are free.
Sunday, November 1
For Varsity Rowers(Returning Rowers from the Spring of 2009)
The 2009-2010 Varsity Team will have a brief meeting on Wed. Nov. 11th at 7:30am(just before school) in the Fitness Center. At this time, we will go over our Winter Training schedule.
Wednesday, October 21
Spring Crew Sign-Ups
If you didnt make the October General Meeting, please make sure at least one parent from each family attends the Genral Meeting on Thursday Nov. 19th at 7:30pm. This meeting will be in Prendie's cafeteria. All registration, dues, calendar, Tag Day, fundraising, etc.....info will be discussed & distributed at this meeting. This is required for all Varsity & Novice/Freshman rowers as well as a parent from each household.
Friday, November 6
Winter Training Practice Schedules
Varsity team:
-Mondays & Fridays: 5:30am to 7am
-Tuesdays & Thursdays: 5pm to 7pm
-Wednesdays: OFF
-Saturdays & Sundays: 8am to 10am
Novice/Freshman Team:
-Mondays, Wed., & Fridays: 5pm to 7pm
-Tues & Thursday: OFF
-Saturdays & Sundays: 10am to noon
Wednesday, May 28
Prendie Crew is seeking your help !!!!!
Prendie Crew is actively seeking donations to help us upgrade our equipment. We are still racing in boats that are older than the girls rowing in them. We need to make an appeal to all former rowers, rower families, friends, and anyone interested in helping us. Your help in any way would be greatly appreciated. An online pledge can be made at the web link above by just clicking on the underlined heading for this item, or checks mailed to Prendie Rowing Association at P.O. Box 72, Drexel Hill, PA 19026 will help us meet our goal of $42,000. Wish to place your United Way pledge locally? Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Crew Teams donor option number is Bonner Rowing Association - 14686. Our program could surely benefit from your generosity. Thank You
Monday, December 15
Interesting Rowing Info
Thursday, December 27
Rowers Handbook
The new Rowers Handbook can be found under the Handouts link.
Tuesday, December 16
Individual Oars for Sale
Looking for a unique gift for your son or daughter who is graduating high school or college to remember their years of rowing? Have a bar in your basement that could use some decoration? Want to give a gift to Mom or Dad for driving you to practice all of those early mornings? Prendie Crew is selling some of its oars to individuals. They are currently painted Prendie's colors but can easily be painted Bonner green or whatever color you want! They can be personalized or left as is. Each oar is about 9 feet long & hangs easliy from any ceiling or wall. Any reasonable offer will be taken. Please contact Coach Pat McDonnell(patm@wcmechanical.com) for details--they will not last long!
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