John XXIII Rowing Club 

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John XXIII Rowing Club would like to invite all of our bogan members and the broader College community to the club fundraiser, Bogan Bingo!

Expect the prizes to be just as classy as their fashion, and the comedy just as tight as their jeans. Bogan Bingo will be a ripper night that you won’t want to miss so book ya tickets and come early to grab a table with ya mates. Leave the keys to the Torana at home, bring ya favourite bogan platter and rock out to some serious bogan fun!

• Date: Saturday, 30 October
• Time: 7:00 pm for a 7:30 pm start, concluding at 11:00 pm
• Location: Leederville Town Hall, 84 Cambridge Street, West Leederville
• Cost: Table of 10 for $300. Cash bar for drinks. 
  Please remember to have some spare cash with you for our exciting raffle.
• Dress code: Your best (or worst) bogan
• RSVP essential

Funds raised on the evening will go towards the Club purchasing a new racing Coxed Quadruple Scull to replace one of our older boats which, after many years of wear, spends more time being repaired than rowed. The Bogan Bingo night is a great opportunity for the rowing community to come together, as well as fundraise towards purchasing a new Quad for the program that is accessed by over 200 students each year. In a small shed like John XXIII’s, it is vital that the equipment is safe as well as providing the best opportunities for our students to learn correct technique.

A quadruple sculling boat, often simply called a quad and abbreviated to 4x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, or ‘sculls’, one in each hand. 

Year 7 Learn to Row Program

Year 7s, we welcome you to come and have a go at rowing in the Year 7 Learn to Row program next term. It’s fun, easy to do and a great way to hang out with your mates and meet some new friends. The dedicated Year 7 program will run from Week 3 to Week 7 in Term 4 (Mon - Wed) and families will be able to choose one of those days to attend over the five weeks. Please use the online sign-up form below, to secure your preferred day. 

Season 2022

For our John XXIII College rowers, enjoy the break as rowing will begin again in Term 1. We have a few highlights next year with the All Schools Championships being our major focus and hosting the IGSSA Head of the River. 

Jerram Gibson

Rowing Coordinator