Hi everybody!

Well, my "Technicolor" message didn't work out so well. I had written each paragraph in a different color which completely failed to transfer once I sent the message out. Rrr.

But now I have good news! It has come to our attention that several parents would like to work out carpooling arrangements. So I'm inviting anyone who would like to form carpools to email me at mrstrogers@... (put "carpooling" in the subject line) and I'll compile a list of all interested parents. 

I don't feel comfortable sharing everyone's email over this public forum, so once I have the list, I'll send out a regular email that lists all the parents interested and their emails, and then you can get in touch with each other directly. (It would be great to have responses by Wednesday, May 6, so I could send the list out before the Saturday classes.)

Also, for our youth who are beginning to compete and for those who are close to it, now is the time to begin scheduling individual lessons with Abdul. Individual lessons focus on each fencer's strengths and weaknesses in a way that cannot occur during a group lesson, and are important for progress in becoming a truly competitive fencer (that would be someone who is going to tournaments).

Lessons also offer a new level of physical fitness for a fencer – one fifteen- to twenty-minute lesson can be as much of a workout as two or more classes. This, also, is important for tournaments, where it is often not necessarily the best fencer who wins a bout, but the least-fatigued - especially during the Direct Elimination, 15-touch bouts.

There are several different times and days Maestro Abdul has available, so please see him directly to see if he would recommend lessons and to make a schedule.

Happy fencing!