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With a close race going into last Thursday's all-school fun day, the scavenger hunt proved decisive.
The Orange Fury took a win in the hotly contested scavenger hunt, finding photos for the most clues of the six teams to take the win and 30 points in the overall competition. The Red Rockets took second in the scavenger hunt, edging the Purple People-Eaters on a tie-break photo judged on artistic merit, while Yellow Korn took fourth and Blue Oyster Cult fifth. Scavenger hunt clues ranged from the straightforward—'A "Vermont Strong" license plate'—to the sneaky—"Two signs on a single post bearing the names of two ski resorts." Each team piled into a vehicle (or vehicles) driven by the adult members of the team and tried to collect 50 digital photos between Killington and Rutland. The scavenger hunt concluded at Giorgetti Park, where the primary-color teams fell to the secondary colors in a hard-fought indoor soccer match, earning five master points for each of the secondary-color teams. Finally, all six teams returned to Bowlerama, where Yellow Korn combined a strong team average and the highest individual score of the day to take 23 master points; the Red Rockets took second with 21 points, while Blue Oyster Cult (20), the Purple People-Easters (17), the Orange Fury (16) and the Green Dragons (16) rounded out the bowling results.
A last-minute protest on scavenger-hunt scoring by Blue Oyster Cult was denied, and they retained their fifth-place position and five master points from the scavenger hunt. When the day's results were totaled, the Orange Fury had eked out a one-point victory over the Red Rockets, 100 points to 99, and Yellow Korn rounded out the podium with 95 points.
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Bowling |
Spirit |
Dodgeball
1 |
Sport
picks |
Rock
Climbing |
Chess |
Checkers |
Dodgeball
2 |
Scavanger
Hunt |
Indoor soccer |
Bowling 2 |
Total |
Rank |
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Orange Fury |
10 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
∞ |
12 |
30 |
5 |
16 |
100 |
1st |
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Red Rockets |
19 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
20 |
∞ |
21 |
99 |
2nd |
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Yellow Korn |
17 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
∞ |
10 |
∞ |
18 |
10 |
∞ |
23 |
95 |
3rd |
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Purple People-Eaters |
13 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
12 |
12 |
1 |
4 |
15 |
5 |
17 |
87 |
4th |
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Blue Oyster Cult |
16 |
9 |
3 |
∞ |
10 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
∞ |
20 |
81 |
5th |
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Green Dragons |
13 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
∞ |
∞ |
16 |
∞ |
5 |
16 |
75 |
6th |
KMS and KSC/KMS skicross racers led the charge at USASA Nationals; Mazie Hayden took the win in the Girls 10-12 division, while Taylor Doxsee '11 took the win in the Men's 18+ event. BOOST student-athlete Chloe Pultar took first in Girls 10-12 slopestyle as well as fourth in halfpipe and second amongst girls 13 and younger in the rail jam. Jack Sylvester added another podium to the tally with a second-place finish in Skier Men 13-15, while Tec Calcagni just missed the top 30 in that event and then took 10th in the halfpipe competition. Charlie Gnoza claimed a pair of podium finishes, taking third in both slopestyle and halfpipe competition for the nine-and-under crowd. In the Open Men's class, Ari Schneider took 13th in the halfpipe and 23rd in slopestyle, while KSC/KMS alum Matt Crowe took 15th in the halfpipe and 28th in slopestyle. Max Tarricone added two more top-30 results with a 16th-place finish in halfpipe and a 24th-place finish in slopestyle for the Boys 10-12 division.
On the snowboard side, Logan Farmer took the top KMS result with a consolation-final win in the Youth Men division for boardercross, adding a fifth-place finish in that event to a 13th-place finish in giant slalom and a 15th-place finish in slalom. BOOST student-athlete Sophie Anderson took seventh in slopestyle for Youth Women; KSC/KMS competitor Maggie Leon also rode into the top 30 with a 28th-place finish in the same division. Kamran Gossieaux took top-twenty finishes in both slalom and giant slalom in the Junior Men category, while BOOST student-athlete Shane Smith rode strong to move up 30 spots from his ranking in Breaker Boys slopestyle and then qualified for brackets in boardercross. Nikki Sardelli crashed in the Breaker Girls boardercross quarterfinals, finishing the day in 16th position.
The 2012 alpine competition season came to a close as the alpine men's team finished a five-day race series in Panorama, British Columbia, and Piper Jenne wrapped up the USSA U16 Talent Identification camp in Utah. Piper had a 10th-place finish in the slalom and a 21st-place finish in the giant slalom, racing against the top finishers in J3 regional championships nationwide. In Panorama, all six racers on the trip had strong results against a high-caliber field—other competitors brought World Cup and Nor Am experience to the event—but Cameron Price had the strongest result of the week, finishing 14th in the second of two GS races. Wyatt Queirolo, Dylan Malone and Mike Ferri moved up more than 20 spots from their starting positions, while James (28th in the second GS) and Kyle (27th in the super G) were able to add top-30 finishes to the list.
Killington Mountain School Unveils New Action Sports Training Center on Its Killington Campus
KILLINGTON, Vt. (April 9, 2012) – On Saturday, more than 40 people attended a special ribbon cutting ceremony and the dedication of the Action Sports Training Center at Killington Mountain School. Special donors, town and school officials, as well as student-athletes, alumni, coaches, staff, and parents were on hand for the ceremony. Head of School Tao Smith led the dedication sharing with the guests the importance of having a training facility such as this to provide the level of off-snow training that student-athletes need today to compete in freestyle, freeskiing, snowboard, and alpine disciplines. (more…)
The Killington Mountain School and the Killington community have lost a true friend. Arleen Agresto of Killington, Vt., passed away on Saturday, March 31, after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. Arleen tackled cancer with the same indefatigable spirit with which she approached life, and her passing rends a hole in the fabric of our community; a loss that anyone who knew her feels deep in his heart's core. A history teacher at the Killington Mountain School for 25 years, Arleen loved gardening, skiing, tennis, golf and animals — especially her cats. But mostly, she loved her husband, Ted, the New York Giants, and the work she did so well: educating, mentoring, inspiring and guiding generations of students at KMS.
Arleen moved to Killington in 1984, and there her passions for the out of doors and ancient history found their home. Whether lecturing students in her classroom, knighting squires in her elaborate and time-loved medieval ceremonies, offering advice and life-lessons (whether asked for or not), Arleen connected with her students in a way that only the most gifted teachers can. As one of her former students recently wrote, Arleen’s greatest skill and lasting contribution was her "steadfast determination to mold each of us, regardless of age or subject matter, into young adults of poise, knowledge and principle."
In Arleen's tenure at KMS, one of the most anticipated annual traditions was the annual dinner for the graduating class that she and Ted hosted at their home. In the same spirit with which she lived, KMS will honor a member of the senior class who best exemplifies the school's mission statement — Leadership, Integrity, Responsibility, Excellence and Respect — and shows a deep appreciation for the opportunities that KMS presents. This year, and every year after, the Killington Mountain School will award the Arleen Agresto Spirit Award in her memory.
One of Arleen's former students wrote the following remembrance:
I'm going to miss her prying questions that never went unanswered. Her home baked bread that, towards the end, she didn't eat but baked for company and Ted. Her perspectives on so many little things that few of us consider in daily life. Her interest in anything that excited us. Her love for watching and helping each of us grow up.
In keeping with Arleen's wishes, there will be no memorial service at this time. Letters of condolence can be mailed to Ted Olencki, 111 Little Circle, Hertford, NC 27944.
At Ted's request, contributions in Arleen's name can be made to the Killington Mountain School Scholarship Fund.
Tao Smith
KMS Head of School
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Ansel Dickey (left) rides to a podium finish in the Michael Schott Memorial. |
In the 2012 Michael Schott Memorial Race—the opening race of the New England road racing season—Ansel Dickey led the KMS Cycling Team with his first premier-class podium, taking third in the Men's Pro / Category 1-3 division. Marblehead, Mass., has been hosting this season-opening event for nearly four decades. Ansel spent most of the race jousting with some of the top cyclists in New England for 42 miles before riding a "wildly fast field sprint" to his third-place finish.
Coach Vollers described the finish as "a massive breakthrough," noting that the podium was in the top category at a classic New England race. Racing in the Men's Category 4-5 division, Peter Vollers, Jr., just missed the podium with a fourth-place finish, while Alden Suokko took 25th.
In a season cut short on both ends by unseasonable weather and a shortage of moguls, KMS and KSC/KMS mogul competitors put their year-round training program to work and made the most out of the opportunities at hand, taking 20 wins and 370 top-30 finishes over the course of the season. Those 370 finishes included 54 podiums at every level from regional EQS ("B") competition to the Nor Am series, where KMS skiers took five top-30 spots in the overall standings while competing against many of the top mogul skiers from the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan.
Missed in last week's writeup was the 24th-place dual moguls finish at the U.S. Freestyle Championships of Tyler Wadhams '11, who was one of 13 KMS and KSC/KMS skiers to compete in the event; two other qualifying skiers—Nick Keating '10 and Allison Benedict—missed the national event because they were representing the United States in the Junior World Championships at Valmalenco, Italy.
The mogul team was not alone in racking up hundreds of quality finishes, each resulting from the hard work of a KMS student-athlete who spent the months and years prior training on and off the hill, working hard to get schoolwork done both here and on the road. As the freeride team, snowboard team and the alpine teams wrap up their seasons over the next two weeks, those summaries will also appear here. Watch for the numbers but also remember that these statistics only hint at the individual stories of the many KMS student-athletes pursuing their dreams.
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To celebrate the last week of school, the all-dorm activity on Tuesday night was a trip to the Rutland Ben & Jerry's store for Free Cone Day. |
Matt Price wrapped up the J4 season with a 13th-place finish in the Can-Am giant slalom at Maine's Sugaloaf Resort. The Can-Am event brings together the top J4 athletes from the Eastern and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States as well as the top Ontario and Quebec racers of the same age group.
KMS will formally open the new Action Sports Training Center this Saturday at 3:00 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, sparkling cider toast and a short trampoline demonstration. The annual all-school awards and senior recognition ceremony will follow, with the light reception beginning at 5:00 p.m.
Heidi Robbins '07 is one of the Purple Knight student-athletes recognized by Saint Michael's College for National Student-Athlete Day. National Student-Athlete Day honors student-athletes nationwide for achieving excellence in the classroom and on the field, while making significant contributions to their schools and communities. At Saint Michael's, Heidi was one of the student-athletes recognized for maintaining a GPA above 3.7 while also competing in NCAA athletics.
USASA Nationals are ongoing at Copper Mountain, Colo.; KMS and KSC/KMS snowboarders have already captured a number of strong finishes, and the freeride team will be competing as the events switch to skiing. FIS racing is still underway at Panorama, British Columbia, with strong results from the KMS Men's Team, as well. Watch the snowboard, freeride and men's alpine Facebook pages for updates.
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Lizzy Smith '09 skis into the top 10 at U.S. Freestyle Championships. For more photos and videos from Stratton, find the KMS Mogul Team on Facebook. |
Amidst a record-shattering March heat wave, the top mogul skiers in the United States converged on Stratton Mountain for the 2012 U.S. Freestyle Championships. KMS and KSC/KMS athletes, along with alumni, collected 21 top-30 finishes between Friday's moguls competition and Saturday's dual moguls competition. Temperatures upwards of 70 degrees during course preparation and training days forced organizers to not only salt the course but also to refrigerate the jumps, using small plastic culverts within each jump that were twice-daily filled with dry ice (solid carbon dioxide).
Bryan Zemba '10, now skiing with the U.S. Ski Team, led the team with a pair of top-15 finishes; he qualified sixth on Friday before slipping to 13th in finals, 0.03 points out of 11th and 0.22 points out of the top 10. On Saturday, he bounced back to finish sixth, falling in the round of eight to U.S. Ski Team teammate Shane Cordeau.
Darius Baradaran stepped up in both events, nipping at Bryan's heels in the moguls competition to notch a pair of career-best finishes with 14th place in moguls and 15th in duals. Thomas Rowley didn't finish the singles event but rebounded in duals to qualify sixth, taking a first-round bye into the round of 16 before being eliminated by eventual winner Cody Tempel; Thomas finished the day in 11th position, also a career-best finish. Alum Sterling Crescimanno '10 took 17th and 19th, while Colin added a 26th-place finish to round out Friday’s top 30 and then advanced to the round of 16 on Saturday, where he met Bryan in duals. Tyler Wadhams narrowly missed the top 30 in moguls competition but stepped up on Saturday to take 24th in duals.
On the women's side, the team took seven top-20 finishes over the two competitions; Lizzy Smith '09 took 10th to lead the women, scoring a career-best national championship result. Kelsey Albert '07 (11) and Kayla Burcin (13) joined Lizzy in semi-finals, Kayla's first at the national championships; Alta Curtis '10 (19), Megan Moores (24) and Kat DiMascio (28) rounded out the top 30. The women continued to ski strongly on Saturday as Kelsey (14), Lizzy (16) and Alta (18) all finished in the top 20; Kat Spilman (22) and Kat DiMascio (25) rounded out the top 30. Both Kelsey and Lizzy were eliminated in the round of 16 by U.S. Ski Team members who ended up on the podium; Kelsey fell to eventual champion K.C. Oakley while Lizzy was eliminated by second-place finisher Eliza Outtrim. Alta's pair of top-20 results also marked a career-best result, making her one of seven KMS athletes to return to nationals this year and finish better than ever before, while competing for the national championship was a first for Abe Studler and Nick Marino, both of whom narrowly missed Saturday's top 30.
Allison Benedict and Nick Keating '10 skipped U.S. Freestyle Championships to compete in the Junior World Championships at Valmalenco, Italy. Nick qualified first in the moguls competition but turned the dial too far up in finals and couldn't hold his run together; he ended up 15th on the day and then took 14th in duals. Allison, competing only in duals, skied her way into finals and ended the day in 14th.
With a top-10 overall finish at the 2012 Eastern J3 Championships, Piper Jenne qualified for this April's USSA National Development System camp in Utah. In Utah, she will be skiing with the top J3 athletes from ski racing clubs and ski academies across the country under the guidance of U.S. Ski Team coaches, using the same facilities both on and off the hill—including USSA's Center of Excellence—as U.S. Ski Team athletes.
Ian Clarke, Alli Price and Jonny Schwartz qualified for Am-Cans, a series pitting the top J3-age racers in the Eastern U.S. and Eastern Canada against each other. Held this year at Quebec's Mont Tremblant, the event saw Alli Price take fourth in the giant slalom and 10th in the slalom, while Jonny Schwartz was 17th both days.
Meanwhile at Maine's Sunday River Resort, BOOST student-athletes Matt Price, Bobby Ryan and Grace Vollers were competing in J4 Eastern Championships alongside Quechee racer and future BOOST athlete Julia Denny. Matt led the way with ninth in the giant slalom and 11th in the slalom, while Bobby took 25th in the giant slalom and put down the second-fastest first run in the slalom before hiking his way to a 44th-place finish. Based on their results, both Matt and Bobby qualified for Can-Am competition this weekend at Sugarloaf. Grace took 30th in the giant slalom and 32nd in the slalom, while Julia took 23rd in the GS.
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