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CEO Corner-From
the Desk of Peter Stokloza |
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Happy Spring!
- We had a sensational year of skiing and riding
and I am a little sad the year has finally come to a close! I just
enjoyed one of the most special and important moments of my life
with the birth of my new son Zealand Dell Stokloza.
Zealand
and his mother Chrisdel are both doing great as we all are
acclimating to family life.
- Our programs enjoyed successes as well as
challenges throughout this season. I want to thank all the
athletes, BBTS staff, parents, and members for representing our
organization admirably. I also want to thank the mountain staff and
especially Tom Day, Rob Batchelder, Eddie, and Bill Feather Sr. for
all their efforts on behalf of BBTS. I am proud of the achievements
and the work that was done by everyone.
- It is of my highest priority to start
preparing for next season by reviewing all aspects of our programs.
To remain competitive we need to be able to be as innovative and
resourceful as possible. One of these innovations came in the form
of live-video which had its debut during the Junior III Olympics
this March. It is one of my goals to be able to take this
technology to the next level by having live-video available for all
BBTS races as well as selective BBTS training sessions. I want to
personally thank Carl Anderson and Wayne Goldberg for bringing this
wonderful technology to BBTS. While we will always be challenged by
the weather, venues, finances, and facilities we look forward to
discovering new ways to accomplish our goals and ultimately our
organization’s mission and vision statements.
- We need feedback from our membership and I
encourage all members to give the program directors and I their
input positive or critical. Please feel free to email me at
pstokloza@wvbbts.org with your thoughts or any insights you may
want to share on our programs.
- On a personal side I would like to thank my
executive staff; Tom Barbeau, Nick Preston, Bill Enos, Gary Benedix,
Sharon Schmidt, all the teachers, and coaches for all their hard
work and dedication to our programs this season. I wish everyone a
safe and enjoyable spring and hopefully your children will be able
to attend one of our summer program offerings. Summer camps can be
found on our website
www.wvbbts.org. If you have an athletes in the sixth grade or
older and want to explore the full-time training program, please
contact Waterville
Valley Academy
(603) 236 4246. WVA has program offerings from one month to five
and is an excellent place to balance your child’s academics and
athletics. I also want to congratulate our seniors at the academy
who were accepted and will be attending prestigious colleges and
universities like; Dartmouth, Williams, Bowdoin, UNH, UVM,
Middlebury, Boston College, University of Utah, PSU to name a few.
Good luck to all the student/athletes in their college career.
- In conclusion I want to extend my deepest
sympathies to the families of Kirk Keating and Leland Sosman. Both
Leland and Kirk made countess contributions to our club and our
sport and they will not be forgotten. There will always be a special
place for their families at BBTS and their memories will always be a
part of us.
Sincerely,
Pete
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Academy
Corner-From the Desks Gary Benedix |
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- I would like to thank our faculty, coaches,
staff, parents, and students for all their hard work and
dedication. It takes a team effort between all the aforementioned
people to make the Academy program work and they did a great job.
At this point it is imperative that our students maintain the
highest level of effort upon and after their return to their home
schools to ensure a strong finish to the academic year.
- Our seniors deserve congratulations on their
very impressive college acceptances. At this point the list is not
complete, with acceptances still coming in, but I would like to
share what I do know. Dario Baldoni; Boston College, Penn
State, St. Michaels: Brendan Chadwick; University of Utah,
Sierra Nevada, Westminster College: Ashley Conner; University
of Colorado Boulder, University of Utah: Ryan Ewing;
University of Vermont, Plymouth State University, University of New
Hampshire, University of Colorado: Erin Fucigna; Dartmouth
College: Jeremy Landy; Sierra Nevada: Allison Lee;
U.S. Ski Team, St. Lawrence University, University of Vermont,
University of New Hampshire, Stonehill College, University of Maine
– Honors Program: Amy McLaughlin; Williams College, Colby
College, Bates College, University of Vermont: Kia Mosenthal;
Brown University: Maddy Packard; Dartmouth College,
Middlebury College, University of Vermont, University of New
Hampshire: Jordan Parks; Colorado Mountain College:
Bennett Roukema; University of Vermont, University of Colorado
Boulder: Doug Stearns; Montana State, Evergreen College,
Sierra Nevada: Brett Stein; Bowdoin College.
- The staff at Diamond’s Edge North did an
excellent job with the Headmaster’s Banquet again this year. The
food was exquisite and the atmosphere was perfect for the evening.
It was my honor to present the Headmaster’s award to Erin Fucigna
who has been a vital part of the student body for her seven years of
attendance. Erin has demonstrated excellence in her academics,
athletics and school spirit. Erin will be attending Dartmouth
College next year where I am sure she will have a bright future.
The Academic Awards for the year were presented by the Academy
Department Chairs. Foreign Language; Amy McLaughlin, Abby
Fucigna, Kerry Daigle, Lindsay Todaro: Mathematics; Ian
Harris, Nick Julius, Lindsay Todaro, Erich Berberich, Abby Fucigna,
Maddy Packard: Calculus Team Award; Brett Stein, Erin
Fucigna, Amy McLaughlin, Bennett Roukema, Kia Mosenthal, Dario
Baldoni: Social Studies; Anton Vernooy, Ryan Schmidt, Lindsay
Todaro: Science; Lindsay Todaro, Ryan Schmidt, Anton Vernooy,
Kerry Daigle, Ian Harris: English; Alice Anastasia, Anton
Vernooy, Kali St. Laurent, Jamie Ewing, Brennan Smith, Dario
Baldoni, Lindsay Mustard: Psychology; Bennett Roukema: Art;
Kia Mosenthal, Dario Baldoni, Emily Cowles, Erin Fucigna, Katie
Todaro, Lindsay Todaro, Alice Anastasia, Mike Bancroft, Doug
Stearns.
- Returning Student enrollment request forms
have gone out in the mail and it is important to get student/parent
responses by the beginning of next month before our first Admission
Committee meetings which is to be held during the first week of
May. At this meeting we will be reviewing returning student as well
as starting with the first round of acceptances for new applicants.
- Although this season is just wrapping up we
are well into the planning stages for next year. Kimberly Berman,
our Director of Admissions, and I will be manning the office through
the spring and summer. We have rolling admissions but it is best to
get applications in early. Feel free to contact us at the office
with any questions (603-236-4246).
- Have a great spring and summer!
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Alpine
Corner-From the Desk of Tom Barbeau |
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- Thank you, everyone, for a successful and
enjoyable 07/08 ski season.
- We finished on a high note with an excellent
banquet and another well run race at the Dan Bean.
- Congratulations and thank to our departing
president James Fucigna and his family for so many great years
helping BBTS. I look forward to many more. Also, a good luck to our
incoming prez Robert Mann.
- Not only was the Dan Bean a fun day, we had
quite a number of takers for our annual “River Dunk” in the Mad
River. Some of our ”Brave, or “Tough” or “Crazy” dunkers were Jilli
Crane-Mauzy, Sam Goldberg, Hannah Bancroft, Mike Bancroft, Kat
Bancroft, Dan Bancroft, Eliza Cowie, Caroline Winslow, Macaela
Wright, Devon Wright, Todd Harris and Ian Harris. Hopefully, we will
have even more dunkers next year.
- I got to ski Mt. Washington yesterday. Haven’t
seen snow like this since 1978. If you haven’t hung up the boards
for the season then a trip up to Tuckerman’s Ravine is a great idea.
Besides it is good for the legs.
- Please read one of the latest “Ski Racing”
magazine articles about Lindsay Vonn. Picabo Street talks about
Vonn’s focus both on and off the slopes. Definitely something to
live by.
RESULTS:
- British Jr. Champs in France:
- Aje Julian 9th in the slalom
- Pendoley Cannon Slalom:
- JV’s:
- Gigi Quimby 9th
- Ryan Schmidt 2nd, Chris
Bertram 3rd, Jack Keane 4th, Ted Soper
8th
- JIV’s:
- Macaela Wright 1st, Jeanee
Crane-Mauzy 6th
- Max Lash 3rd, Andrew
McCrossan 6th
- JIII’s:
- Eliza Cowie 1st, Alice
Anastasia 2nd, Annie D’Elia 3rd,
Lindsay Todaro 5th, Selin Eyuboglu 8th,
Jamie Lynne McBournie 9th, Maggie McGovern 10th
- Mike Sampson 3rd, Mike
Bancroft 6th, Julian Romano 8th, Chase
Ennis 10th
- Dan Bean GS:
- JV’s:
- Jillian Salvucci 1st,
Nicola Katz 2nd, Helen Mallinson King 6th,
Charlotte Hadley 7th, Alice Young 9th,
Risa Mosenthal 10th
- Ryan Schmidt 1st, Pate
Campbell 2nd, Chris Bertram 3rd, Ted
Soper 4th, James Rowe 9th, Jack Keane
10th
- JIV’s:
- Macaela Wright 1st,
Caroline Winslow 2nd, Grace Glennon 3rd,
Teagan Mosenthal 5th, Jeanee Crane-Mauzy 8th
- Alex Katz 2nd, Peter
Fucigna 4th, Max Lash 6th, Clay Soper
9th, Andrew McCrossan 10
- JIII’s:
- Eliza Cowie 1st, Lindsay
Todaro 2nd, Annie D’Elia 3rd, Kelsey
Wilcox 4th, Katie Kraunelis 7th,
Berkley Singer 10th
- Chase Ennis 1st, Mike
Sampson 2nd, Julian Romano 5th, Austin
Nadeau 6th, Mike Bancroft 7th, Andy
Frothingham 9th
- Congratulations to our 07/08 Award Winners:
- J5 Black and Blue Award: James
Rowe, Ryan Schmidt, Jill Salvucci
- J5 Most Improved: Nick Lacasse,
Nicola Katz
- J4 Black and Blue Award: Jason
McGowan and Macaela Wright
- J4 Most Improved: Emily Fay and
Will Utzschneider
- J3 Black and Blue Award: Kerry
Daigle, Garrett Quimby
- J3 Most Improved: Shannon Quinn,
Brian Roche
- J1&2 Black and Blue Award: Abby
Fucigna, Maddy Packard, Lenny French
- J1&2 Most Improved: AJ Clemens,
Kali St.Laurent
- Dan Cardillo Award: Aje Julian
- Have a great off-season. Remember we have
summer skiing, the Hintertux camp is for J3/4/5’s and the Chile camp
is for the J1/2’s. Our Dryland camp for everyone, we break up the
groups accordingly. All the camp are fun, but most importantly the
athletes learn how to train.
Tom Barbeau
FROM JACK BAILEY
- Thanks and great job by everyone this season.
Let's hope Mother Nature blesses us with a good snow year next
winter and we will try for some more good results.
- The I/II's ended their season strong and with
the future looking bright. The last two Lafoley series races
brought our troops to Cannon on the 29th and Attitash on the 30th of
March for two Slalom races. At Cannon, former J3, Shannon Quinn,
was right in the thick of things with a top 10 finish. Julian
Jacobson, Stacey Bolger and WVA alumni George Packard went 1st, 3rd,
5th, respectively and Alvin Clemens skied to a top 30 finish, ending
in 29th. At Attitash the next day the top finishers for the men
were a 3rd place finish for Jacobson, an 8th place finish for Tom
Sampson, and a 15th place finish for first year Garrett Quimby.
This result for Sampson was enough for him to hold on to the Lafoley
Series title. Nice work!
- Wrapping up the FIS circuit brought the women
to Smuggler's Notch for two slalom races where Erin Fucigna was 3rd
and 9th and Chelsea Stevens jumped 30 bibs to finish among the top
30. Lenny French finished 20th at the Development FIS Slalom at
Attitash on the 25th of March.
- Eastern Cup Finals concluded at Burke Mountain
in Vermont with many of the nations top skiers from the US Ski Team
on hand. In the Super G on March 31, Maddie Packard skied to an
impressive podium with a 3rd place finish. Then on April Fool's
day, Erin Fucigna skied to a 12th place in the slalom.
- Take some needed time off, then back to
work with some summer conditioning.
Great Job!
Jack Bailey
Head J1/J2 Alpine Coach
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Snowboard
Corner-From the Desks of Bill Enos and Peter Thorndike |
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FROM BILL ENOS
- Thank you for another good year, everyone
progressed far beyond anyone’s expectations. There were far too many
good results to list. It was also an unbelievable year for snowfall
and a pretty darn good year for our park. So I am going to keep this
very short – I have been running the snowboard program now for 8
years and I have never seen a group of kids work as hard as the
riders in this program did this past season. I would personally
like to thank every parent that has given our coaching staff and
myself the opportunity to work with such amazing young people. When
all is said and done we have become more than just coaches, we have
become good friends.
- Keep your eyes open for info on snowboard ramp
camp in lovely Lake Placid NY June 27-29
Have a fun summer
Bill
FROM PETE THORNDIKE
- WHEN: March 28th to April 5th
2008
- WHERE: Copper Mt. Colorado
- WHO: Over 1600 competitors from around the
country, four coaches and 26 athletes competing in all five events
represented WVBBTS
- WHAT: Five venues, and six days of
competition
- WHY: ‘Cuz we all love being overtired,
stressed out, overworked, and broke!
- USASA Nationals is always an exciting way to
wrap up the season. The WVBBTS athletes had a strong showing;
standouts included Kai Wiggins, 6th place in halfpipe,
Millie Chapman, 4th place overall, Sam Bouchie 11th
in boardercross, Eamon Aldridge, 11th in GS, Angela
Mercieri, 6th in GS, Olivia Wiggins, 8th in
slopestyle and Mackenzie Joyce earned the title of National Champion
with a 1st place finish in GS.
- Though the week was full of competitions the
riders each had at least one day off to explore the mountain. John
Frawley, in his first season as a coach and his first trip out West,
spent many long days on the hill coaching and riding with the
athletes. Judging from the color of his sunburned face (purple) it
seemed he and the riders crammed a month’s worth of riding into the
six days.
- It was a great Nationals and I want to thank
all the athletes, parents and coaches for all their help and support
throughout the week. I am looking forward to doing it all over again
next season!
-Pete Thorndike
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Freestyle
Corner-From the Desk of Nick Preston |
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- With the
conclusion of the 2008 ski season, each of us will no doubt spend
some moments reflecting on the bygone winter. I’m sure that most
present for many of us is the passing of Kirk Keating, whose family
is at the heart of our BBTS skiing community.
- I sat with Kirk
one late afternoon a year and a month ago in the Gondola Square at
Steamboat awaiting others to come off the hill. The day had been
filled with JO excitement and Colorado sunshine, and both of us
relished a chance to sit and rest our skied out legs while shading
our parched faces. As Kirk and I exchanged several ski buddy
comments about skiing that day, I took the opportunity to express to
him my best wishes for the ordeal he was to face, once he returned
home. Kirk thanked me with a muted reply, as the weight of this
reality suddenly hung heavy on the afternoon. We sat silent, both in
preponderance of….I’m not sure what. I felt like I was suddenly on a
precipice overlooking a vast mysterious space. What was in Kirk’s
mind, I wouldn’t guess. We sat a bit longer, not without watery
eyes. The others arrived.
- I’ll remember
Kirk by that moment, for as I walked to the parking lot, skis on my
shoulder, athletes in tow, my drained emotions were replaced with a
powerful appreciation for friends, family, the beauty of the
mountains, the day, life, and loss. My heart grew larger that day, a
small gift from Kirk. He was a terrific guy, and a fine skier.
- From all of us
BBTS Freestyle people, I extend sincere sympathies and well wishes
to the Keating Family, who have endured a long and tragic ordeal
with courage and dignity. I look forward to contributing to Olivia’s
and Kyle’s bright future in skiing.
- The family has
requested, that in lieu of flowers, Kirk’s remembrance may be
honored with
donations to The Keating Children Education fund c/o Rockport
National Bank, Rockport, MA 01966 or the Kaplan Family Hospice
House, Danvers, MA 01923.
- If you haven’t
visited this link regarding Kirk, please do. It’s wonderful.
http://www.itemlive.com/articles/2008/03/31/obituaries/obits02.txt
Nick Preston
WVBBTS
Freestyle Awards for 2008
Freeride Team
Outstanding: Clayton
Vila Tiffany Davenport
Most Improved: Brendan
Wall Alexa Stein
Coaches Award: Kyle
Keating
Mogul Team
Outstanding: Reed
Snyderman Nessa Dziemian
Most Improved: Nic
Dziemian Lindsay Mustard
Coaches Award: Cody
Bohonnon
Aerial Team
Outstanding: Matt
DePeters
Most Improved: Paul
Sullivan
Coaches Award:
Ashley Caldwell
EQS
Team
Outstanding: Willy
Dresser Jessica Breda
Most Improved: Tyler
Mega
Coaches Award:
Olivia Keating
Little Rippers Team
Most Improved: Phillip Morse
Coaches Award: Thomas Mallinson-King
Holderness School Freestyle Team Awards
Most Improved: Scott Nelson
Coaches Award: Nick Martini
Alissa Pinkoski
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Development &
Communications Corner; Student Life Initiative-From the Desk of Sharon
Schmidt |
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- Annual Giving Campaign-It is
that time of the year when we are busy raising the final dollars to
achieve our 2007/2008 season Annual Giving Campaign goal. If you
are among those who made a pledge at our January parent telethon,
please send in that pledge by April 20 to Sharon Schmidt, 39 Swallow
Lane, Dunstable, MA 01827. If you have already donated, thank you
so much for your support.
- Here is where we are to date:
- Dollars in hand
$44,400
- Dollars pledged
$ 5,100
Total To
Date $49,500
- Dollars to be raised
$22,500
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- Either a fellow parent volunteer or I will be
contacting you in the next few weeks to ask for your support of the
Annual Giving Campaign if you have not done so already. Or you can
click here to print out a donor card
http://www.wvbbts.org/donate_card.pdf and mail in your donation
to Sharon Schmidt, 39 Swallow Lane, Dunstable, MA 01827. Your
donation will contribute toward covering the costs of initiatives
that benefited our athletes this past season as listed below.
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Staff
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additional full time alpine
Academy coach
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additional full time
snowboard Academy coach
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key employee benefits
program to attract and retain key employees
o
dedicated Weekend Snowboard
Program Director Peter Thorndike
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dedicated freestyle
competition administrator Marissa Preston
o
additional high level
freestyle coaches including Wes Preston and Mike Macomber
o
year round Alpine J1/J2
conditioning coach Jack Bailey
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part time Academy
administrative assistant
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Scholarships
o
up to 5% of the Annual
Giving Campaign proceeds will be used to support alpine, freestyle and
snowboard Club and Academy athletes during the 2007/2008 season
(e.g.-travel, tuition, coaching fees, competition fees)
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Equipment
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aquatic conditioning
equipment for athlete conditioning and rehabilitation
o
new drills and drill bits
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grizzlies for shaping
freestyle aerial jumps
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studded snow tires for
Academy rental vans
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new video cameras and radio
sets for freestyle
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new race crew radios
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Athlete Safety
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CPR/first aid staff
training
o
safety fencing
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Technology
o
Live Timing software and
DSL services installation in Timing Hut for on-line real time race
results
o
Competition Center phone
system upgrades for coach and staff offices
o
Verizon DSL and high power
router wireless installations in Clubhouse and Competition Center
o
wireless laser printer
installation at Competition Center
o
three Academy computers,
three laser printers and two high power wireless routers to enhance
internet and e-mail access and printing capabilities at the Academy
Snows Mountain classrooms, the Academy dormitory and the Town Square
classroom space
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Facilities
o
Academy electrical and
kitchen upgrades
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WVA Student Life
Initiative; Volunteerism |
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- Parent Volunteerism
- I want to take this opportunity to thank
all the parent and WVA student volunteers who gave their time
and energy in helping me with the many off snow events I oversaw
this past season including the Ski and Snowboard Swap, the Road
Race, the Ski and Snowboard Ball, the WVA Valentines Dance, J3
Olympics, the Year End BBQ and the Year End Bash. Without your
help these events could not have been such a huge success.
Thank you for supporting our athletes and the organization in
this way!
- At the Year End Bash WVBBTS gave special
recognition to the WVBBTS Parent Volunteer of the Year-Martha
McLaughlin-for her countless hours spent day and night in
preparation for the J3 Alpine Junior Olympics.
- Waterville Valley Academy Student Life
Initiative and Awards
- This year marked the launch of a WVA
Student Government. The students’ initiatives included an
Academy apparel line, the WVA Valentines Dance, the WVA
Yearbook, and manning the J3 Olympics Athletes Night Out.
- At the WVA Headmasters Banquet graduating
seniors Dario Baldoni and Erin Fucigna were recognized as WVA
Student Leaders of the Year. Dario and Erin jointly headed up
the WVA Student Government. Many thanks to Erin for her
countless hours in overseeing production of the WVA Yearbook and
to Dario for overseeing the WVA Valentines Day Dance and
creating the J3 Olympics Commemorative Poster.
- Amy McLaughlin was recognized at the WVA
Headmasters Banquet as WVA Student Athlete Volunteer of the
Year. Many thanks to Amy for her time and effort in helping me
prepare for the J3 Olympics, as well as playing a key roll in
manning the registration booth, producing the J3 Olympics
Opening Celebration and volunteering at the J3 Olympics Athletes
Night Out.
- Special thanks goes out to Lindsay
Fleming, Kali St. Laurent and Emily Cowles for all their work on
the WVA apparel line and to all those students who helped during
the J3 Olympics.
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