Nine-month program launches, student-athletes help with Irene cleanup
Sep. 15, 2011
With a few adjustments for post-Irene transportation issues, Killington Mountain School launched its nine-month program on September 12, 2011. For the first time in the school's history, student-athletes would spend a full academic year in KMS classes.

Those student-athletes also took the opportunity on Tuesday to assist with local post-Irene cleanup. Read the full email for more details on those efforts and for highlights from the KMS Cycling Team.
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Camps in progress as cycling team keeps rolling
June 2011
As KMS student-athletes look forward to 2010-11 and step up their prep-season activities, the cycling team continues to put together impressive results, including a three-win, seven-podium performance at Whiteface and Saranac Lake. At nearby Lake Placid, freestyle and snowboard athletes are taking advantage of the water ramps, while Mammoth's incredible snowpack and great weather provides excellent opportunities for on-snow training.
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KMS Cycling Team takes strong prep-season finishes
May 2011
As the KMS Cycling Team rode to fifth place in the prep-school league, putting seven racers in the top-15 for season-long standings, coaches for the alpine, freestyle, and snowboard programs are implementing carefully planned prep-season activities. Read the full email for details on the great results from the cycling team and the globe-spanning summer schedule for KMS student-athletes as they prepare for 2011-12.
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Great USASA results, Whistler Cup wrapup, and the approach of summer camps
April 13, 2011
Sam Gnoza led the KMS and KWSC/KMS athletes at USASA Nationals, with two top-ten finishes; the athletes took nine top-15 finishes throughout the skiing and snowboarding competition. Meanwhile, the J3 team wrapped up its season with the prestigious Whistler Cup race, where Mika Smith and Jonathan Schwartz put down some strong results against the ultra-competitive field. Read the full email for more details on these results and upcoming summer camps!
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Student-athlete awards and a few more competitions
April 06, 2011
KMS recognized the class of 2011 and academic and athletic achievements from all its student-athletes on Saturday; see the full list in the email. On the hill, the last few Vermont races included a few KMS podiums and a GTS series overall title for Brian O'Rourke, while Spencer Smith was busy winning an international J4 race in Canada. Read more for details.
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KMS athletes begin wrapping up 2011 competition season with more top results
March 30, 2011
KMS student-athletes have begun wrapping up the 2011 competition season with more top results. Wyatt Queirolo followed up his Super-G and super combined wins with the slalom and overall wins at K2 Nationals, J3s grabbed podium finishes, and freestyle athletes finished in the top 10 or finals at each of the four events at U.S. Freestyle Nationals.

Read more for details on all the great results!
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Championships continue from regional to world levels
March 23, 2011
Success has not slowed from last week's historic results, as Bryan Zemba took the World Junior Championship in dual moguls at Jyäskylä, Finland. Wyatt Queirolo won the first two races at Canadian K2 Nationals, while Spencer won three of four runs at J4 Eastern Championships. In regional action, KMS racers continued to ski fast in both J3 racing and seeded competition, while the freeride team skied into the top 15 at Mt. Snow and the snowboard team got USASA Nationals invitations.

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Two junior national champions, an NCAA championship podium, and much, much more
March 16, 2011
Nick Keating and Ari Schneider earned Junior National Championship titles in freestyle competition at Steamboat, while Zach Clayton '07 had a pair of top-10 finishes at NCAA Championships, including a third-place finish in slalom. J3s took a number of top-15 finishes at J3 Eastern Regionals, while Spencer Smith and Ava Mattsson won J4 State Champion titles. And that's only the tip of the iceberg, as KMS student-athletes had great results at every level last week; read the full email for more details and photos.
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Scherding wins Vermont Cup, Freestyle sweeps Eastern Champs podium
March 09, 2011
In alpine news, a number of racers put in top-15 performances at the Vermont Cup Finals slalom; Julian Scherding took the series win, and Andrew Kimbell finished third on the year. In freestyle news, KMS freestyle swept the top four spots in Eastern Divisional Championship men's moguls competition and scored many top-15 finishes.

Read the full email for more, including a photo of the most recent project to come out of woodworking class!
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J3 State Championships, Nor Am Finals, and a bit more
March 02, 2011
Wyatt Queirolo led the J3 Team in finishes at State Championships; he added the GS and slalom titles to his Super-G victory earlier in the month. He was joined in the top 15 by a number of his teammates, and was one of seven KMS student-athletes named to the Vermont State Team for J3 Junior Olympics.

Meanwhile, Killington hosted Nor Am Cup Finals, in which the freestyle team had top-10 finishes in each event, the men's and women's alpine teams got in races at Pico and in Ontario, and the freeride crew swept the halfpipe podium at Mt. Snow. Read the full email for details and photos!
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Podiums on home snow, a bit of foreign food and more
Feb. 23, 2011
The freestyle team took podium finishes at all four events of the Killington Klassic, with Dan Rosenblum, Hannah Soar and Alta Curtis leading the way. Meanwhile, the J3s wrapped up their MVC season with a sixth team win and 16 skiers named to the J3 State Championship team. Foreign language classes got a taste of culture, while KMS student-athletes and alumni have continued to ski well on the Nor Am and collegiate circuits. Read on for full details and plenty of pictures!
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J3s continue their win streak, seniors present class gift, and more
Feb. 16, 2011
The J3 team continued a string of successes as it captured the team banner again at the Middlebury GS on Sunday and took half the podium spots in the Vermont J3 State Championship Super-G on Monday. The mogul team continued its success on the regional circuit as Colin Lang took three wins at Sugarloaf to least 31 top-30 finishes.

Meanwhile, the class of 2011 presented a class gift to the school and the yearbooks are available to pre-order.
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Auction thanks, collegiate skiing, and much more
Feb. 09, 2011
The first week of February featured the 27th Annual KMS Auction and Dinner; many thanks to all of you who made the event a success. This week, we also saw more success from KMS alumni racing in NCAA and USCSA circuits, the first Nor Am mogul competition of the year, some more top-10 freeride results, and more.
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Freeride, J3, and J4 victories; auction Saturday; and volunteering with Trailblazers
Feb. 02, 2011
Dan Rosenblum won another pipe competition Saturday, taking his second consecutive Gatorade Free Flow Tour halfpipe victory and leading an impressive slate of freestyle and freeride results. On the alpine side, the men and women put down strong results at home, while the J3 and J4 team took three more team victories between them.

Meanwhile, the excitement has been building for Saturday's 27th Annual Auction and Dinner, and KMS student-athletes have been having a great time working with local elementary school students.
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Dan wins again, the KMS Auction open for bidding, and more
Jan. 25, 2011
Dan Rosenblum has continued his successful pipe season with a win at the Gatorade Free Flow Tour. Also winning this week was Alli Price, who took the top spot in the girls' GS in Eastern Regional Series action featuring the top J3s from throughout the region.

The newest part of the auction, online bidding, is now available; read more to find out how to join the excitement!
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Rev Tour win, racers skiing fast, and Auction tickets
Jan. 19, 2011
Dan Rosenblum won the Mt. Hood, Oregon Rev Tour pipe competition, taking the first pipe victory of his career. Not to be outdone, the mogul team took six wins at the Bristol, N.Y. Toyota Freestyle Fest and the J4 team won the Beanpot.

The 27th Annual KMS Auction and Dinner is rapidly approaching, and tickets are available for a limited time; read more to find out how you can join the fun!
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Top-10 Mogul Maine-ia results, J3s claim the banner at Pico, and more
Jan. 12, 2011
The KMS Freestyle Team took seven top-10 results and 10 top-20 results at this weekend's Mogul Maine-ia event at Sunday River, Maine; KMS student-athletes won both men's and women's competitions both weekend days.

Killington J3s again claimed the banner, taking the team victory for the second week in the row as race wins were backed up by a string of top-ten finishes.

Mark Grundy '09 was one of many KMS racers skiing fast this weekend, while the KMS Freeride Team put a number of athletes in the top 30 and the ad copy deadline for the KMS Auction was extended to this Friday, January 14. Read the whole email for more details!
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J3s take the banner; J4s take the Beanpot; Olympians visit and more
Jan. 5, 2011
Exciting results came in from the alpine and freestyle programs, as the J4s took the Beanpot at the Quechee MVC race, the J3s put five student-athletes on the podium and took the banner at Suicide Six, the alpine men and women took podium spots in the second Vermont Cup of the season, and freestyle took a podium and a number of top-ten spots at Sugarloaf's Greg Francoeur Memorial competition.

Back in Killington, the new weight gym is open (many thanks to the KMS supporters who helped make the new space a reality), auction Early Bird pricing has been extended just until this Friday, Jan. 4, and Olympians Mike Morse and Hannah Kearney came to visit—read more in the full email!
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Bryan Zemba wins at U.S. Selections; 11 podiums and many top-15 results
Dec. 22, 2010
Bryan Zemba took the win at day two of the U.S. Freestyle Selections in Steamboat Springs, Colorado as he topped a high-level field that included the two newest members of the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team. He was joined in the top sixteen by five other KMS athletes.

Julian Scherding won the Vermont Cup slalom at Killington, leading six Killington men in the top ten, while Dan Rosenblum took 16th in the Rev Tour pipe competition at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Back East, the KMS and KWSC/KMS Freeride Teams put in a strong showing at the K-Town Showdown, the snowboard teams took a number of podiums at a USASA GS, and the men's alpine team put down a lot of good runs at Attitash Open FIS races.
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Top-twenty finishes; Rails 2 Riches; and upcoming competitions
Dec. 15, 2010
The KMS men's and women's alpine teams skied fast last week, with eight front-page finishes in the season-opening Vermont Cup, a top-ten finish in the Open FIS race series at Sunday River, and eight top-twenty finishes in Alaskan FIS races.

Meanwhile, the freeride team put in a strong performance at Killington's Rails 2 Riches competition, and all teams are looking forward to competitions this weekend.
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Competitions ramp up, creative gingerbread, and holiday trees
Dec. 8, 2010
While competitions for KMS student-athletes are ramping up across the country, student-athletes are also getting into the holiday spirit with gingerbread assembly at KMS, the Festival of Trees at Killington, and the KMS Holiday Tree. Read the full email for more on celebrating the holidays at KMS, including how the KMS community is giving back to the larger community.

Don't forget—parent conferences are this Friday, December 10.
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Getting ready for competitions, alumni news, & more
Dec. 1, 2010
As the competition season begins to ramp up, student-athletes in all disciplines have been adjusting their training levels and finding the opportunities that will best prepare them for early season competition. Freeride and snowboard teams have been in Colorado, while the alpine teams have taken advantage of Mammoth's elevation. Meanwhile, the mogul team is in Apex, BC as they prepare for U.S. Freestyle Selections events.
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KMS Helps Killington Patrol & a few reminders
Nov. 17, 2010
2010 marked the second year in which KMS student-athletes were able to help Killington patrollers install skier awareness devices in preparation for further terrain opening. KMS student-athletes were able to help with 10 of Killington's chairlift lines and got a better appreciation of the amount of work involved in preparing for skiing in the process.

Logistical reminders about reaching the dorm staff, the Study Hall cellphone ban, and day student attendance also included.
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KSC/KMS Wreath Sale; Jay Rodenberger; and more
Nov. 10, 2010
KMS programs have continued to take advantage of the early season opportunities provided by Killington Resort, and more photos are available on the coaches' blogs.

KSC/KMS is running a wreath sale to raise money for competition programs scholarships, while Kelly Rowland and Sam Gnoza made appearances in online media.

Finally, and with deep sadness, we inform you of the passing of a beloved former teacher and dedicated director of studies. Jay Rodenberger passed away on Nov. 6, 2010, and the KMS community is saddened by the loss.
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First day on snow, first comp of the season, and Halloween
Nov. 03, 2010
Tuesday's opening at Killington Resort allowed KMS student-athletes to get on home snow, enjoying some of the best snow in the east only two days after arriving for the year.

Shortly before commencing the 2010-11 academic year, freeride athletes from KMS and KSC-KMS entered the 5th Annual Trick N Treat Rail Jam at Green Mountain College's Killington Road campus, putting in solid performances in the first competition of the year.

Also included: overviews of Sunday's activities, including a special Halloween program in the dorm.
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Pine Hill MTB Race, alumni news, and opening weekend
Oct. 27, 2010
Donate by Oct. 31 and an anonymous donor will match your donation, doubling the impact of your contribution to the KMS Scholarship Fund. KMS Cycling puts two in the top ten at the inaugural Pine Hill Park mountain bike race, while Suzanne Sargent Jones '83 gets inducted into the Saint Lawrence University Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Gift matching, opening weekend schedule, and ramp camp
Oct. 20, 2010
An anonymous donor has offered to match all gifts made to the KMS Scholarship Fund before Oct. 31, 2010—donate today and double the impact of your gift!

Also inside—the opening weekend schedule for 2010-11 and Coach DJ's report from the last water ramp camp of the season.
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Sunday Dryland update; Class of 2010 Freestyle Update
Oct. 13, 2010
The KMS and KSC/KMS Sunday Dryland program is finishing strong, with only two sessions left before the KMS Academic Year begins on Nov. 1. Student-athletes have been working hard here and elsewhere to prepare for the coming winter, and freestylers Sterling Crescimanno, Nick Keating, and Bryan Zemba are among those hard at work in the prep season.
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KSC Monster Sale Approaches; BOOST filling fast
Oct. 6, 2010
The KSC Monster Sale is this weekend, Oct. 8-10. One of Vermont’s classic ski swaps, the Monster Sale features great deals on new and used gear from both shops and individuals.

The KSC Cycling Team has had strong finishes in the first mountain bike races of the fall season, while BOOST sessions are filling fast.
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Golf Tournament a Success; Alumni Profile
Sept. 29, 2010
Congratulations to the winners of the 23rd Annual KMS Golf Tournament. A great thank you from the ultimate winners—KMS student-athletes who benefit from your support—goes to all of those who supported the event—by playing, donating, and volunteering.

Thanks again to all of those who supported this important fundraiser. Through your efforts, we can all support the KMS student-athletes who work hard year-round to accomplish success on and off the hill. For those of you who wanted to support our student-athletes but were unable to attend, selected Giving Tree items are still available for “purchase;” by paying for your choice of items selected by KMS coaches as targeted needs of our athletic programs, you can know exactly which need your support will meet.
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September Weekly News
Sept. 22, 2010
Five alpine racers from Killington Mountain School have been named to the 2010-2011 Vermont Alpine Racing Association (VARA) Team. Current KMS student-athletes Kyle Burcin, who won the overall title at the J3 Eastern Junior Olympics; Allison Visconti, who won the Vermont J1/Senior Slalom Championship; and Dylan Malone, who won the Vermont J2 Slalom Championship are joined on the team by BOOST student-athletes Alli Price, J4 Overall State Champion, and Piper Jenne, J4 State Champion, who will be joining KMS full-time this year.
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Golf Tournament News!
Sept. 1, 2010
Dear KMS Parents, Friends and Trustees,

Fall is fast approaching and winter is just around the corner. Killington Mountain School is ready to get the 2010-2011 winter season underway with the 23rd Annual KMS Golf Tournament on Friday, September 24 at Green Mountain National Golf Course.

The KMS Golf Tournament is a great opportunity to support the school and its programs. Proceeds from this event benefit the Athletic Fund and ensure that our student-athletes continue to have the resources, equipment and facilities they need in order to reach their academic and athletic potentials.

Please come support our student-athletes—you can help in a number of ways:
• Participate and play—come as an individual or bring a foursome and have even more fun!
• If you can’t participate, sponsor a hole and be here in spirit.
• Volunteer the day of the event. Volunteers are key to our success!
• Encourage your company or local businesses to sponsor the event.

Sponsors receive visibility both on and off the course during the tournament and throughout the year on KMS’s Donor Wall.

Online registration is available at www.killingtonmountainschool.org/golf
Our parents, alumni and friends express their belief in the KMS experience by giving generously of their time, talent and treasures. We hope you will consider participating as a player, sponsor or volunteer and support KMS student-athletes.

If you have any questions regarding participation, sponsorship or volunteering, please contact the Tournament Coordinator, Nicole Kondziela directly at 802.422.5671 x 254 or nkondziela@killingtonmountainschool.org.


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August 2010 E-Newsletter
August 25, 2010
KMS student-athletes wrap up a busy camp season.

A busy summer camp season is wrapping up, with the last on-campus dryland camp in progress and freestyle student-athletes finishing their Australian journey. Between the alpine, freestyle, and BOOST programs, KMS has been involved in training camps every day since June 24—a streak that ends on August 27, encompassing over two months of prep-season training.


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