Utah Olympic Park Ski Program:

Attention Alpine Skiers Age 7-10 years old ~ Are you looking for something new to try?

Checkout the Utah Olympic Park Explorers Ski Program.  By participating in the ski explorers your child will have a unique opportunity to be introduced to and reinforce ski skills in Nordic Ski Jumping, Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing (moguls) and Freeride (boxes, rails and jumps) all in one program.

Our goal is to create an environment that is FUN, dynamic and inherently teaches well rounded ski skills.  Our curriculum is heavily alpine based as we feel this is the foundation to open doors for children to participate in a variety of ski sports.  The program is not meant to replace ski schools, as we require all participants to have at least an intermediate level of skiing, but to give youngsters the opportunity to try other ski sports, build their foundation of ski skills and possibly introduce them to a sport they would like to pursue in the future.  We will send home a skill card at the end of the session that will note the skills that were introduced and how your son or daughter progressed with those skills.  We will also have a fun “ Ski Meister” competition on the last day where the kids will run gates for time and ski jump distances that we encourage you to come out and cheer them on! The Utah Olympic Park runs programs in ski jumping with the Park City Nordic Ski Club and freestyle/Freeride with FLY freestyle.  If at the end of the session your son or daughter would like to try one of these sports we can arrange for 1 – 2 free sessions with the perspective club.

The explorer’s program runs for 5 weeks starting Monday February 6^th to Monday March 5^th from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.  The cost is $120.00 and includes lift ticket and coaching.

Please feel free to call me with questions and hopefully we will see you on the hill! — Matthew Terwillegar, Sport Program Manager  www.UtahOlympicLegacy.com

Snow flew on February 5th as US Olympic Team members helped student leaders and other dignitaries break ground for new facilities that will jointly serve Soldier Hollow Charter School, Soldier Hollow Legacy Foundation and Wasatch Mountain State Park.

Five members of – the now medal winning – 2010 Olympic Team USA dug their skis deep into the snow: Johnny Spillane, Todd Lodwick and Taylor Fletcher from Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Billy Demong from the Lake Placid region; and Park City-based Brett Camerota.

Coached by Heber City residents, Dave Jarrett and Greg Poirier, along with Chris Gilbertson, this year’s remarkable US Nordic Combined Team spends much of its time training at Soldier Hollow. Five-time Olympian (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010) Todd Lodwick came out of retirement last winter to chase that elusive Olympic medal.  Rather than starting with the World Cup Tour, the Steamboat Springs-based Lodwick came here to compete, then burst onto the international scene later in the season – ultimately winning two World Championships in 2009.

“It meant a lot to Soldier Hollow and the entire community for our Olympians to join us for the event,” said Soldier Hollow General Manager Howard Peterson. “They are heroes to the kids here. And as you looked out on the crowd, you could just sense that there’s a future Olympian or two in the group.

Also participating were:

The school’s student officers: Sierra MacFarlane-President, Bryn Dayton-Vice President, Jessica O’Hara-Secretary, Courtney Weese-Treasurer.

Wasatch Mountain State Park Manager Bruce Strom, Soldier Hollow Legacy Foundation Executive Director Howard Peterson.

School leaders and directors: Principal Chuck Weber. Board members Claudia Heusch and Brandon Phelps. Project Manager Kimberly Gilboy.

**Country leaders please meet your team at the lodge**

9:15-10:00  Opening ceremonies – athlete procession down to stadium as follows:
Japan, China, United States, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France,Germany, Great Britain, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine

10:00-11:00  Bean-Bag Biathlon
France, Finland, Norway, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Canada

10:00-10:30  Obstacle Course
Italy, Denmark, New Zealand, Poland

10:00-10:30  Relay Race
Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Spain

10:30-11:00  Obstacle Course
Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Spain

10:30-11:00  Relay Race
Italy, Denmark, New Zealand, Poland

11:00-12:00  Bean-Bag Biathlon
Italy, Denmark, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Spain

11:00-11:30  Obstacle Course
France, Finland, Norway, Bulgaria

11:00-11:30  Relay Race
Ukraine, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Canada

11:30-12:00  Obstacle Course
Ukraine, Great Britain, Czech Republic, Canada

11:30-12:00  Relay Race
France, Finland, Norway, Bulgaria

12:00 Clean-up of events and return equipment to lodge

12:45 Awards at lodge (if stadium is cleaned up and equipment put away)

Ski payment Reminder: If you haven’t already paid for skiing, please call the office to arrange payment. Students will not be allowed to ski until payment is received.

Arts & Crafts Day, Friday, Dec. 5th: The entire school will be participating in this event.

Christmas/Tubing Party, Dec. 15th: Soldier Hollow’s Christmas party is for the entire family (siblings, parents, grandparents, etc.). There will be tubing (4-6pm), dinner (6-7pm) and a program (7pm) performed by the students. Dinner and the program will be held at the Golf Lodge this year. You will need to purchase tickets ($2 for each person over 3 yrs. old). Tickets on-sale Dec. 1 – 12th. You may purchase (cash or check only) your tickets before or after school from Tiffany McClellan or Sissy Davis. Final count for food is due by Dec 12th.

Volunteers Needed: Are you low on volunteer hours (Should have 36+ hours by now.)? Well, do we have a great project that needs lots of help — Our annual SHCS Christmas party! We need help with set-up & break-down and manning the hot chocolate/snack table which will be at the bottom of the tubing hill. Please call the office or Tiffany McClellan if you can help.

SH Winter Olympics, February 27th: The world famous Soldier Hollow Charter School Olympics is just around the corner. Preparation has already begun for this wonderful & fun event. If you are interested in helping with the Olympics, please contact the office or Tiffany McClellan.

Holiday Gift Baskets for the Needy: This holiday season each class at Soldier Hollow will be presenting a food basket to a local family in need. Please send non-perishable food items with your child to their class to help fill their basket! Donations will be accepted until December 12th. Thank you and Happy Holidays! — Soldier Hollow Student Council

Give Jake A Hand! There has been an amazing outpouring of love & concern for the family of Jake & Cordell Johnson. In August 2008, at the age of 4, Jake was diagnosed with a rare form of malignant cancer. Jake & his family’s lives have been turned upside down as they’ve battled this illness. While Cordell has been able to remain in school, Jake’s immunities are so low, that the family has been effectively quarantined. Jake’s parents have been making daily trips to the Huntsman Institute for daily radiation & weekly chemotherapy treatments. And, while the Johnsons have health insurance, uninsured medical expenses have also been accumulating.

Parents & former parents at the school have begun organizing several ways to help Jake & his family through this challenge. Here’s what’s in the works:

• Cash Donations: Donate in the school office or at Zion’s Bank (Jake Johnson #9366). Donations deposited directly at the bank are anonymous. If you leave a check written to Zions Bank (Jake Johnson #9366) in the office, the Johnsons would appreciate being able to send a formal thanks.
• Silent Auction at the Christmas Party: Soldier Hollow generously donated some wonderful items – ski gear, tubing passes, a Swatch Dive watch – that we’ll be auctioning off during the family Christmas party on December 15th. We’d love any additional donations for this or the raffle baskets.
• Aluminum Can Drive: We’ll be collecting aluminum cans over the next several months. There’ll be a collection bin near the front of the school. This is a great way for kids to help, too! Jolly Kids teacher and her family (who inspired this idea) raise about $800 per year on can collections.
• Raffle Baskets: In addition to coordinating can donations, former SHCS parent, Michelle Moore (Rhys’ mom), is putting together a couple of gift baskets that will be traveling around the valley to locations like Fit Stop where people can donate for chances to win. Again, we’d love donations for children and adult baskets.
• Winter Carnival: Angie Wycoff had the brilliant idea to hold a valley-wide indoor carnival sometime in January. Valerie Roadfuss is donating the use of several large inflatable play structures. As we nail down the details, we’ll need a lot of help with volunteers to create booths and staff the event. A community-wide event like this should be a terrific fundraiser and should bring great visibility to the cause.

For more information please contact Kim Gilboy at kim@4specs.com

Rewards Program: The snowball fight is off to a great start! Right now 1st grade is in the lead with 10 snowballs, and 7th/8th grade has 4 (thank you Mrs. Drake and Mr. Weber). Every time a class brings in 10 Cream O’ Weber milk caps, they receive a paper snowball to put on their door. The class with the most snowballs gets to have a real snowball fight when we return from Christmas break. Contest will end on December 18th.

There are two kinds of milk caps that qualify: the 5-cent caps are found on gallon & half-gallon containers and have a big 5 on them. The 2-cent caps are not marked and are on all quart & smaller containers. They are white, flat & really wide.

Please remember to shop through the Box Tops website if you are shopping online. We can earn a lot of money this way – and it doesn’t cost you any extra. The site is secure and you will not receive junk mail or be put on any lists. Please give it a try! The site is www.boxtops4education.com
Thank you for everything! — J. Johnson

Luna Sticks: In October the students participated in Circus Day where they were introduced to Luna Sticks. The children enjoyed them so much that Mr. Weber purchased a set for each class. If any parents are interested in purchasing a set of sticks, we have been given a special school price. We need to order these as a school, so if you are interested please contact the office.

STICKS – Spellbinder – Light & easy to use, specifically designed for beginners. Baton is made of solid fiberglass covered in rubber tubing with leather tassels, handles are made of wood covered with black rubber. The leather ends come in 3 colors, but selection will be limited to stock we have on hand.
DVD: Aaron Young, Sticks Play Fundamentals

School Fundraiser Prices:
Up to 24 sets: $18
More than 24 sets: $15
Holiday special: Set of sticks & Aaron Young DVD: $25

As mentioned these are our school fundraiser prices & are not available to private individuals.