This Week In Crozet

Feb 15th - 21st

Crozet United
February 14, 2024

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Forecast

I don’t remember daffodils blooming by Valentines

Things To Do

Thursday, Feb 15

Watercolor Class | Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards | 11 AM - 1 PM | $95

Friday, Feb 16

Winter Lecture Series | The Wintergreen Foundation | 7 - 9 PM | $15 | Registration Required

Saturday, Feb 17

Sunday, Feb 18

Monday, Feb 19

Tuesday, Feb 20

Wednesday, Feb 21

*Recurring Events

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Planning Ahead

WPL Chess Tournament | Waynesboro Library | Feb 24th | 10 AM | $ Free

Naked Creek Trail Race | Earlysville | March 2nd | 8 AM | $60-$80

Our Town

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New Play Area The Yellow Mug has a new play area for small kids if you are looking for a few minutes of peace and quiet while you have your morning coffee.

Retaining Walls Likely Taller Without any discussion, County Supervisors unanimously approved their intent to increase the maximum height of retaining walls on the County’s steep slopes by 60%, allowing developers to build even further into steep slopes to maximize housing density.

More Housing Approved Supervisors also unanimously approved rezoning UVA North Fork to allow up to 1,400 new homes (about the same size as Old Trail). The County has now approved enough new homes to last it until the year 2047.

New Building A preliminary design for large 23,000 square foot mixed-use building was recently submitted to the County’s Architectural Review Board. The conceptual drawing of the building (shown below) shows that it would be on the current site of the Green Olive Tree and Laundromat along Three Notch’d Rd.

Western Way

WAHS News and Notes

Swim & Drive

Western wins Region 3C Swim & Dive Championship!

David King (50 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly) and Jack Hathaway (100 Breaststroke) came away as individual region champions
The Warriors Relay teams cleaned up, with region-winning performances in the 200-freestyle and 400-freestyle (both Boys' and Girls' teams) and the Boys' 200-medley
The Lady Warrior divers took 3 of the top 5 places, with Raina Fitzwater placing first in the region and the Boys placing 4 divers in the top 8 spots
THIRTY-SEVEN(!) Warriors will represent Western at the State Championship meet

Track & Field

The Girls' and Boys' teams took 2nd and 3rd place, respectively, in the Region 3C meet

Pole vaulter Raina Fitzwater set a new personal best, vaulting 12-8, the #1 height in Virginia
Emmy Battista raced her way to the Region Championship in the 500-meter
Carter Torrence placed 2nd in the 55 meter, with a time that ranks her 2nd all-time in Western history
Charlie Strobach won the region pole vaulting championship, closely followed by Carter Boyd and Nathan Peterson, who swept the podium

Varsity Basketball

The Boys (18-5) dropped a close playoff game to Charlottesville, snapping a 5-game winning streak
The Girls dispatched Orange with relative ease to advance to the district final, where they hit a wall, losing to Charlottesville 37-56
Both the squads will continue the fight in more tournament action in the coming days

The Crozet United Warriors of the Week are Eden Simpson and Ika Gottlieb, who will soon be recognized by the Fralin Museum for their winning poetry in the 2023 Writer's Eye contest.

Crozet United Moment of the Week Because of a sound system glitch, the WAHS student cheering section led a beautifully raucous rendition of the national anthem prior to the Boys' basketball playoff game last Friday. The touching display of national and school spirit left few eyes dry.

WAHS Links:

WAHSCast Two sports-crazed Western students — Aiden Bakich and Jonah Klaff-Laymon — talk Warrior sports, subscribe HERE!

The Western Hemisphere WAHS has a newspaper, it’s amazing, you should read it!

Because this sports digest is a “for Crozet by Crozet operation,” please feel free to send in notable student accomplishments of the sporting and academic variety.

Upcoming Events

WAHS Varsity Boys and Girls Diving State Tournament | @ Hampton Virginia Aquaplex | Feb 15 | 2 PM and 4 PM

WAHS Varsity Wrestling State Tournament | @ Salem Civic Center | Feb 16 & 17

WAHS Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball Region Tournament | Feb 16

WAHS Varsity Boys and Girls Swim State Tournament | @ SwimRVA Aquatic Center (Richmond) | Feb 17

See all WAHS upcoming games here

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