BWS Middle Schoolers are more excited about basketball than they are about kick-scooting, so we're starting a new Scootathon tradition just for 6th, 7th & 8th graders -- HOOPATHON!

The idea of a 24-hour, sleepover basketball fundraiser event for middle schoolers has been brewing for some time, modeled on a similar event Coach Finley Bell was part of back home in the U.K. This is Coach Bell's last year at BWS, as he and his growning family will be going back across the pond, so it's now or never for HOOPATHON, a swan song for Coach Bell!

ALL MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ARE WELCOME TO REGISTER, either to play basketball or to volunteer in another capacity.

To participate, each student (6th, 7th and 8th) must register here by March 27th. Using this roster, Coach Bell will create up to 8 TEAMS, and schedule play between them, beginning at noon on April 24 and continueing into the night. 

A Canteen-style dinner will be available, for $8, a throw-back BWS tradition many will remember! There will be a scheduled period of QUIET TIME for sleep, and a bagel breakfast will be provided on Saturday morning, before pick-up of your middle schoolwe at 8 AM. 

General Scehdule (subject to change)
April 24: School begins at the normal time.
NOON: Hooptathon play begins and continues during school day and beyond.
6:30 PM: Parents/ Spectators Welcome. Canteen Dinner avaialable for purchase.
7:00 PM: FREETHROW COMPETITION - Every student will get 30 shots to see how many baskets they can make. Open to fans.
9:00 PM: All adults leave; it's NIGHT AT CLAVER CASTLE, just for middle schoolers (except adult volunteer chaperones)

April 25:
7:00 AM Breakfast Provided.
8:00 AM Come get your middle schooler. 

Requried for Hoopathon:
-Registration on this platform (Fundraising page not required, but strongly suggested)
-Bring lunch April 24, as per usual
-Bring $8 in cash for canteen dinner (or bring dinner)
-Bring sleeping bag, pajamas & overnight toiletries
-Hooptathon T-shirt will be provided to each participant, for wear during play. This is different than the annual Scootathon t-shirt that we hope you will still purchase.
-Bagels provided for breakfast on Saturday, April 25.
-NO SMARTPHONES ALLOWED; this will be a phone-free event.

Parents: Please SIGN UP here to volunteer for the event (We need you).

HAPPY HOOPATHON!