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March is here and in full swing which means two things: Everything is green and golden for St Patrick’s Day and Team DC is ready to officially announce our 2025 Scholars. As a Patrick I take a little joy in the St Patrick’s day celebration, but please celebrate correctly and responsibly. www.paddynotpatty.com. Hope the luck of the Irish is with you.

Team DC is proud to announce that we will be awarding 9 scholarships to deserving students from across our region. Luck had nothing to do with the our winners. Each and every one of our 9 chosen Scholars are multi sport athletes, and academic all stars with an average GPA of 4.38!

This is now my 5th year as a part of the scholarship committee. I am still continuously amazed at the strength and resilience of our Scholars. With the pandemic all but in the rear view mirror, this will be our first class of scholars that will have had an almost entire 4 years of traditional highschool experience. While that may count for something for these stellar applicants, it is worth noting that this generation still missed several formative years of maturing and socializing with peers. That is why I am incredibly proud of this class of scholars. You can meet our Scholars at our Night of Champions Gala April 5th,2025.  

2025 Team DC Scholars

Nwaamaka Agwu - Springbrook High School; Silver Spring, MD
Nat Alatis - Hayfield Secondary School; Alexandria, VA
Emilia Benitez-Pergola - Benjamin Banneker Academic High School; Washington, DC
James Hughes - BASIS DC; Washington, DC
Rin Kelley -Chantilly High School; Fairfax, VA
Nadia Lytle - School Without Walls High School; Washington, DC
Shanti Osborne - Woodson High School; Washington, DC
Katelynne Robertson - Herndon High School; Herndon, VA
Jay Young - HB Woodlawn Secondary Program; Arlington, VA

Our Scholarship program started in 2008 and this year will mark our 113th scholarship. We could not continue our program with out the dedication of our scholarship committee, our board members, and our sponsors. It would also not be possible without the dedication of our member organizations, donors and scholar sponsors. This year we would like to give special thanks to:

Rogue League Sports

Centaur Motorcycle Club of Virginia

DC Frontrunners Pride Run Foundation

Nicholas Collins

Lions Club of Virginia

Stonewall Sports

JOIN TEAM DC AT ONE OF OUR UPCOMING EVENTS

Pride Night OUT at the Wizards Tickets now on Sale
Wizards vs Pistons
Thursday, March 27

Join Team DC and our partners the Washington Wizards as they take on the Pistons and as we celebrate our 12th annual Pride Night OUT Thursday March 27th at Capital One Arena. Pregame activities start at 5PM at District E in Gallery Place. 7PM tip off.  Team DC is selling early bird tickets now through January 30th.   Each ticket includes a $5 donation to Team DC's Programming fund. Tickets purchased through Team DC do not have any fees attached and offer a significant savings.  We have special access to a fan tunnel experience, and space for 12 children ages 6-12 to escort players on to the court and stay for the national anthem. Tickets start at $27

Night of Champions Gala 
Saturday, April 5

Team DC’s annual event to honor local LGBTQ+ sports leaders as well as the recipients of the 2025 College Scholarships. 

Join our 45+ member organizations and Team DC as we celebrate a Night of Champions. Team DC will honor a new class of college bound LGBTQ+ athletes. We will also celebrate local LGBTQ+ leaders and educators making a difference in our community.

Clark Ray Horizon Award - Dr Demarco Brookes

MVP Award - Esteban Dilloway

Bernie Delia Community Leadership Award - Joseph Gawler’s Sons

Platinum All Star Award - Washington Nationals Base ball Team

Trailblazer Award - D Fox

Cocktail and silent auction reception 6:00PM, dinner and awards 7:30.
Hilton National Mall/Wharf,  480 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024

Do you own a business or know someone who does? Donate to our Silent Auction at Night of Champions Gala to support our scholarship program.

Would you like to volunteer for our planning committee? Contact [email protected] to join the our ranks as we plan our Night of Champions Gala.

20th Anniversary Night out at NATS June 5th

20 Years in 2025. This year marks the 20th Anniversary of our Pride Night OUT at the Nationals. It’s also the 20th anniversary of Major League Baseball coming back to Washington DC. We are so excited because this is going to be our biggest year yet. This year the Nats are going all out for us and have designed a vintage style Jersey in Rainbow exclusively for people who purchase tickets through Team DC or Pride Night OUT Fevo. Sit with us in the Team DC section.

TEAM DC is proud to partner with Capital Pride Alliance and Interpride to bring one of the pillars of World Pride to DC. Team DC along with our members will host the World Pride Capital Cup on May 26th through June 4th 2025. Registration is now live at the link below, and you can check teamdc.org for more info coming soon

District Wrestling's 2025 Winter I season is underway! If you're new to the sport of freestyle and folkstyle wrestling, our practices are the perfect way to start. We offer experienced coaching in an inclusive and safe environment, and design our practices to be unintimidating and adaptable to all experience levels and physical abilities.

Everyone's first practice is free, so come by and check us out Mondays at 6:30pm at Frank Ballou High School! Visit DistrictWrestling.com to learn more and sign up! .

Hey Darters! Get ready, registration for Tuesday Night Flights at Nellie's opened Monday, March 3rd. https://rlsports.org/darts/

The Chesapeake & Potomac Softball (CAPS) league is having its first social event of the season. Please join us to find out more about our amazing league. The Spring season kicks off Sunday, April 6th. Registration is open. Both Open & Women’s+ Divisions. All skill levels are welcome. https://capssoftball.org

DCDD's Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, and Winter Guard are hard at work preparing for their upcoming performances! The DCDD Jazz Band will present their spring concert, "Fruits and Other Sweet Things", on Sunday, March 16 at 3pm at the MLK Library (free admission). The DCDD Symphonic Band will present their spring concert, "The Joy of Pride", on Saturday, March 29 at 7pm at Church of the Epiphany in downtown D.C.! There, they will be premiering "Gravity", commissioned in honor of late Symphonic Band Assistant Director Beth Smith. Tickets available at dcdd.org/events . Finally, the DCDD Winter Guard has upcoming contests at Sherando HS on Saturday, March 15, and at AIA North Championships on Saturday, March 29. Ticket information is available two weeks prior to each of those contests at atlanticindoor.org .

Play Ball! The Eastern Women's Baseball Conference is looking for interested players. Join one of our four teams in the DMV. Register at easternwomensbaseball.org or contact us at [email protected]./

Do you have extra love to give. The National Center for Children and Families (NCCF) provides foster care for the youth of Washington D.C and Maryland. The need for safe, loving adults who can provide a stable home for children in foster care is in high demand and NCCF invites you to learn more about becoming a foster parent.

Please join us for our upcoming virtual orientation on March 19th, 2025, where you will get a crash course on what it means to be a foster parent with NCCF. Please RSVP here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4FA4A92BAAF9C07-47635597-fporientation#/

NCCF Website: https://nccf-cares.org/become-a-foster-parent/

We are pleased to announce that the 13th annual DCFR Pride Run 5k will take place on June 1, 2025 starting at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center and running along the iconic Pennsylvania Avenue 5k route. This year we are partnering with Capital Pride and Team DC as part of the Capital Cup Sports Festival and increasing our registration cap to 5,000 runners. We need your help to get there!

Registration opened on 1/20/2025. https://dcpriderun.com/

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