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BULLETIN BOARD–NEWS
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Up Close & Personal – In the Spotlight
You are invited to E–Mail or write me brief writeups of what is going on in your life: Accomplishments, Honors, Awards, Trips, Family News, etc – for inclusion in this Section.
Season Awards – 2008 Trophy Awards
This screen will give you some idea of the types of Awards, Prizes and Incentives I offer my students for their accomplishments, in & out of the water. You can see what types of accomplishments I value. Primarily ATTENDANCE, even more than swimming skills which will almost automatically follow good attendance.
I have a lot of fun giving these Awards and the kids much enjoy receiving them. I feel Recognition & Appreciation are great "motorvators" for accomplishment. Parental expressed Support and Recognition of their children's accomplishments (Swim Skills AND otherwise) greatly compound the positive effect and self–esteem building of their participation in my lesson program.
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"SUCCESS STORY" OF THE YEAR: This is the most "Prestigious" Award. Usually given to a student whose name comes up multiple times as a "finalist" for other Trophy Awards, and/or whose Success & accomplishments have been phenomenal. Bree STAPLEY |
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BEST SWIMMER: 1st Pl Tie: Rebecca & Rachel BANGERTER. Both GRADuated last year, 2008 |
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FEAR MASTERY: Sometimes it is hard to pick a winner for this one, as some children very effectively hide their fears. Sabrina WATSON Hon Ment: Ashley HILL, Taylor KIRKHAM, Amy PAGE |
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TAKE CHARGE (PERSONAL INITIATIVE): Donovan CORLEY HONORABLE MENTION: Sheri LERMUSIAUX |
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FAMILY OF THE YEAR: This Award goes to the Family who took an aggregate of the most lessons this year: |
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Honorable Mention: 2nd: WATSON Family — 4 Students taking 61 Lessons. 3rd: GIBBONS/FRANDSEN Family — 3 Students taking 56 Lessons |
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Shelley BOUVANG — Most Referrals: "Booster" Award |
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Sue FRAMPTON (Pleasant GRANDparent) |
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These Awards go to Patient Parents who are Helpful, Flexible, Congenial, Encouraging, Supportive and Smiling. They respond to Questionnaires and return Phone Calls & E–Mails promptly. They are even willing to listen to my long rambling phone conversations when they can, and perhaps offer suggestions & insight to occasional quandaries I find myself in. |
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PERSISTENCE ("Keep On Keeping On") Cam PAUL "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" |
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CONTROL DEVELOPMENT: "Control" may be Physical and/or mental. This is a student who began lessons with some real Control problems, but has largely overcome them. Amani BADRAN has been in my program 4 yrs now and has made outstanding progress in CONTROL each of those years. Honorable Mention: Josh TAYLOR, Taylor MITCHELL, Grace KLOBERDANZ, Mallory MURPHY |
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I HAVE OVERCOME ("CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN"). This student has overcome challenges and/or handicaps to accomplish and progress. The challenges can be obvious or hidden physical, mental, emotional, or difficult family circumstances. Anna ELIASON Honorable Mention: William MURPHY, Bree STAPLEY |
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HARD WORKER (TIME SAVER): This is usually a more "serious" student who knuckles down, pays attention and tries hard & practices between turns, while their classmates all around them may be "goofing off". Emily DICORALIS. Honorable Mention: Bree Stapley |
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MOST SKILL LEVEL ADVANCEMENT (PROGRESS): These Awards are Calculated by: Assigning a numerical value to each Skill Level, and Subtracting Starting Skill Level Value from Ending Skill Level Value to get "Most Progress". 1st: Miranda PLATT fr Beg 1 to Str 1 Honorable Mention: 2nd 2–WayTie between Anna & Erin HAUSAM fr Beg 1 to Str 1–. |
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BRITE IDEA: Marley BILLINGS Improved Registration Form Ideas |
| Dad–Mark (GrMom–Louise CHAMBERLAIN) w/ Mason Chamberlain | Mom–Sheree NASH (GrMom–Louise CHAMBERLAIN) w/ Brittany, Ryan & Twins (nxt Yr) Nash | |
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| Dad – Justin STRUNK. (GrMom–Linda STRUNK) w/ Hunter & Mia | Mom-Melanie (Evans) MENDEZ GrMom Melissa (EVANS) MENDEZ w/ Evan Mendez | Mom: Chyrese (BANGERTER) Nielson GrMom: Renee BANGERTER w/Matthew Nielson |
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LONGEVITY: Lizzie SILVER has been in SCSS for 5 Seasons since 2004 + Has Xtra Early Bird Deposit on 6th in 2009 HON MENT: These students all began in 2005 (4 Seasons) and have Xtra Early Bird Deposits on 2009: BILLINGS, STOBBE & WERSLAND Families |  | |
The following Awards are for miscellaneous things, some kind of "cutsie" and just "for fun".
- 1st–Length Underwater & 15 Min "Survival Swim": 2–Way Tie. Rachel & Rebecca BANGERTER
- 1st New Start Family Registration in 2008: Mark & Stacia CHAMBERLAIN (Mason)
- Youngest Student: 1st–Pilar CARDENAS (2.5)–Will be 3 on Jul 8, 2009.
2nd– Henry HUFF–2.5 , 3 on Nov 3, 2008; 3rd–Cali DAVIDSON–2.5 yrs. Was 3 on Sep 19, 2008 - Self–Saver & "Gutsy": Emma BARKER, Amy PAGE, Ellie GYURO Got to safety on their own in a "real" situation
- "Creepy Crawly"––Farthest (Most Driving): 1st–Dez HAUSAM (Anna & Erin) live in Taylorsville. 2nd Julie TAYLOR lives in Syracuse.
- Closest to Pool Noelle COOK lives ½ block down the street & can walk to lessons.
- "Chill Out": (After Mary Landen) Hunter STRUNK
- Polka Dot Award (1st to miss a class due to Chicken Pox): Happily, none this yr.
- "Adorable Redhead": Mason CHAMBERLAIN
- "Social Hotdog": Jack SHUNN, Lizzie SILVER, Karsten WERSLAND
- "Shy Guys": Drew JOHNSON, James LEFLER
- "Cutie Pie": Cali DAVIDSON
- "Sweet Siblings:Twins Rebecca & Rachel BANGERTER & Twins Anna & Emily HOFFMAN
- Super Tan: Tori ELIASON
- Freckles: Avery PAUL
- Prettiest or most Unique Name: At least Half of my Girls & 1/3 of my boys
We had a VERY SHORT Season this year. With Public Schools letting out later in June and Starting up again earlier in Aug/Sept, there was not opportunity to get in a lot of lessons. Fortunately, we enjoyed generally good weather and didn't have to cancel any lessons due to the weather once we finally got started.
15 + LESSONS (75%) — Minimum to achieve satisfactory Progress. 40 Students came 15–19 times.
20 + LESSONS (12.5%) — More Progress: 7 came 20 or more times: Elle & Grace KLOBERDANZ, Mallory & William MURPHY, James PATTEN, Josh & Zack TAYLOR
25 + LESSONS — Great Progress: Season too short to get in this many lessons @ 2 per week. Only 1, LIZZIE SILVER, attended 25 or more lessons. She did this by coming on the “Other” Days & Saturday Xtra Lessons.
30 + LESSONS — Fantastic, Super Progress: Season too short to get in this many.
INTERESTING NOTE: ALL those who took 20 or more lessons in 2008 have Xtra Early Bird Deposits on 2009 This demonstrates that the most satisfied clients had excellent attendance and are the ones who want to commit to another successful experience the next year. In other words, ATTENDANCE is a major key to Success, Satisfaction & Progress!
With my new "No–Session" Program, "Perfect Attendance" Awards were given to students when they attended 8 consecutive lessons as scheduled, 2 or 4X per week.
May Not enough Lessons given in May.
June 35.7%: 52 Students.
July 8.9%: 9 Students
August Attendance fell way off after about Jul 25. No one earned Perfect Attendance in Aug.
24 (42.86%) Students earned Perfect Attendance Awards
2 (3.57%) Students earned > 1 Perfect Attendance Award
1 Student, Ellie GYURO earned the "Tiny Tot" Award for swimming the length under age 4. She was the 1st in UT. 11 Students passed BEGINNER; 1 Student passed Strokes 1; 4 Students passed Strokes 2 (Elite)–Emma HAYES, Kylie KELSCH, Lizzie SILVER, Addyson WERSLAND.
None Graduated in 2008.
14 Students accomplished the 15 Min Survival Swim; 12 Swam the Length Underwater. Next year (2009) we're adding another Challenge–5 min MOTIONLESS Back Float.
I had 08 (9.3%) Special Needs Students for one thing or another.
