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Evanston youth rowing program steers clear of exclusivity.
‘Part of the reason I wanted to establish the [ETHS] club is to give these kids the opportunity to experience rowing and all the value that it can add to your life.’
by Nancy McLaughlin (Evanston Roundtable) June 1st, 2022
When Evanston Township High School launches its new crew team this fall, many recruits will be ready thanks to North Channel Community Rowing (NCCR), a free program for Evanston middle schoolers now entering its second year.
Designed to widen access to what has long been regarded as an elitist sport, NCCR was co-founded last summer by a team of veteran rowing coaches, including Read More...
North Channel Community Rowing Charts the Path to 2022
by NORTH CHANNEL COMMUNITY ROWING | PARTNERSHIP February 1, 2022
In the summer of 2021, North Channel Community Rowing introduced 40 Evanston middle schoolers to the sport of rowing on the North Channel of the Chicago River.
Learning to row in four-person sculling boats (“quads”), students from Chute, Haven, Nichols, Bessie Rhodes, King Arts and Chicago Friends School worked together toward the difficult goal of “rowing as one.” In the process, they gained teamwork, leadership and Read More…
Diversity Heads For The Water: How Rowing is Becoming a Powerful Force for Good in the Chicago-area and Beyond
by TED GREGORY October 19, 2021, Better
Alex Roman’s mom picked him up from school one afternoon in seventh grade and had some news.
“She said, ‘I just signed you up for rowing,’ and I was like, what?” Alex recalled. “I didn’t know anything about the sport. The first thing I thought was, that’s a sport with a lot of rich, white people.”
He’d made a valid observation, which was part of the reason Alex’s mom had registered him for rowing at the Chicago Training Center, a nonprofit that Read More...
ETHS adding rowing club to sports team lineup
by Nancy McLaughlinAugust 8th, 2022
A new Evanston Township High School rowing program is set to launch this month, giving ETHS students of all grade levels an additional choice in athletic pursuits – and no experience is necessary for them to test the waters.
“I’m looking for anyone who Read More….
Local group making rowing inclusive, accessible for kids
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by: Kelly Barnicle, Micah Materre
Posted: Oct 21, 2022 / 10:15 PM CDT
Updated: Oct 21, 2022 / 10:15 PM CDT
It was once considered an elitist sport, reserved for Ivy League colleges or the wealthy. But a group of local rowing coaches are doing their part to make the sport inclusive and accessible to everyone.
Nearly four dozen Evanston middle school students are enrolled in North Channel Community Rowing, or NCRR…