Club Members Enjoy Outing to Shawnee Peak Ski Area
On Saturday, January 7th, 150 members and chaperones hit the road early in the morning to head to Bridgton, ME and the Shawnee Peak Ski Area to enjoy a day of skiing and snowboarding on the slopes. After an introduction to the ski area and gathering all of the necessary equipment for the day, our members headed out for their lessons. Thanks to an enthusiastic group of volunteer instructors, and a few falls along the way, our group was now ready to head out on the lift to tackle the various trails available. Our members then spent the afternoon enjoying the company of friends while enjoying this great outdoor activity. Our thanks to Mr. Chet Homer, owner of Shawnee Peak for his generosity and to his staff for their hospitality on this exciting special event. This is the 2nd year of this fun special event and plans are in the works to return again next January. For info on any of the Club’s special event programming you can contact VP of Programming, Mike Joyce at ext. 2110.
Winter Basketball Program
This Winter, the Club is offering two Clinic programs, three intramural leagues, and we have four teams entered into the N.E.N.E.A.P.C. League of Boys and Girls Clubs in the region. Our two Clinic programs take place on Saturday afternoons with Little Rim (ages 5 to 7) at 1:00 and the Low Rim (for players in the intramural program) taking place at 2:00 p.m. The 6-team Boys Low Rim Intramural League (Thursday afternoons) began play on 1/5 while the 4-team Girls Low Rim League (Friday afternoons) began play on 1/13 and the 14&U Co-ed League (Saturday mornings) started play on 1/14. These three leagues will continue league play through the end of February to be followed by their respective play-off tournaments. Our four travel teams also kick-off play this month. Our Boys 12 & under team stands at 1-1 after a 37-35 victory over the Newton Boys and Girls Club. Our Stars were led by De’Andre Dew-Hollis, Erilson Teixeira, Kevin Zarnoch, Joseph Norman, Luis Rodrigues, Bryan DeLaCruz, Eben Butler, Keyshawn Barnes-Lacey, Darian Kavu, Darius Hinds, Shaheim Turner, Josiah Simcock and Deijon Holmes. Our Girls 14 & under team also stands at 1-1 after their 30-3 win over the Salem, MA Boys and Girls Club. Our All-Stars were led by D’Mitra Weathers (8), Daynaja DePina (6), Jasmine Credle (4), Marissa Grannum (4), Betzalee Matos (2), Jasmine Castro (2), Deananee Dunbar Lee (2), Shannon Zarnoch (2), Alicia Feliciano (2), Mya Nunes, Abby Connolly and Alexis Capers. The Boys 15 & under team, which includes team members Christino DaSilva, James Alves, Terrell Davis, Walter Dew-Hollis, Raul Cardoso, Le-Zhan DosSantos, Gilson Teixeira, Roodly Charitable, Saide Smith, Dirique Richards and Morris Barnes will open up their season on 1/20 when they host the Salem, MA Boys and Girls Club. Lastly, the Boys 18 & under team stands at 2-0 in league play with one of those victories coming at home against the Cambridge Boys and Girls Club, 54-42. Our oldest Boys were led by Bernard Barbosa (12), Jordan Williams (12), Evandro Teixeira (12), Danielson DePina (6), Christopher Shelton (5), Eduardo DeLeon (3), Jay Rodrigues (2), Alberto Monteiro (2), Christopher Vazquez, Rafael Garcia, Paul Lewis and Anthony DoSouto. All four teams will continue home and away play through the middle of March in hopes of qualifying for the post-season tournament which will take place in early April. For more information on the Winter Basketball program please contact Athletic Director, Bruce Seals at ext. 2210.
Music Clubhouse Program
The Music Clubhouse program will be starting up the Winter/Spring session of classes beginning the week of 1/23. Classes will be offered in piano, voice, bass, drums and guitar and are taught by Berklee College student work-study interns. Our Winter session of classes will meet weekly through the end of April. Another upcoming event is our monthly Open Mic Night (1/20). The Open Mic Night is a great way for members to showcase their special talents in front of a receptive club member audience. Other programs include Rock Band Nights and our upcoming Clubhouse Idol competition. In addition to the lesson program and these special events, for members ages 10 and up there are Open Music times built in to the schedule. These sessions are a great time for members to experiment on the instruments or for students in the lesson program to practice what they have learned. For information on the Music Clubhouse program please contact Ayeisha Mathis at 617-288-7120, ext. 1410.
