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FLITE Team Results at NY/PA Championships by Sean Crotty

HoliMont FLITE Team athletes have been working all season to qualify for championship events, which kicked off Feb. 24. In our B athlete lineup, 32 of our 39 athletes qualified for the NY/PA Championship, which will be held this weekend at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pa. Many of our athletes are at the top of the standings in their respective disciplines. Females: Elissa Cole, Moguls Tied 1st, Aerials 2nd; Lexi Crotty, Moguls Tied 1st, Aerials 6th and Slopestyle 3rd; Marissa Vasatka, Moguls 6th; Magdeline Vasatka, Moguls 7th; Kenedy Cooper, Moguls 8th; Alliy Hansen, Moguls 18th, Aerials 8th and

Slopestyle 6th; Emma Hawkes, Moguls 20th; Hayleigh Holland, Moguls 28th, Aerials 12th and Slopestyle 5th; and Riley Morrell, Moguls 37th and Aerials 23rd. Males: Parker Johnston, Moguls Tied 1st, Aerials 2nd and Slopestyle Tied 1st; Lucas Goodin, Moguls 9th, Aerials 5th and Slopestyle 23th; Jared Smolinski, Moguls 12th, Aerials 16th and Slopestyle 20th; Sean Ryan, Moguls 13th, Aerials 16th and Slopestyle 14th; Spencer Williams, Moguls 16th and Slopestyle 9th; Evan Dermott, Moguls 18th, Aerials 15th and Slopestyle 21st; Reese Cooper, Moguls 20th; Ryan Henri, Moguls 25th and Slopestyle 24th; Travis Goodin, Moguls 34th and Slopestyle 28th;

Joseph Voelkl, Moguls 40th and Aerials 25th; Mitchell Wayland, Moguls 42nd, Aerials 29th and Slopestyle 18th; Jake Wayland, Moguls 43rd, Aerials 25th and Slopestyle 18th; RJ Cancilla, Moguls 47th and Aerials 27th; Brandon Crotty, Moguls 52nd, Aerials 21st and Slopestyle 35th; Calvin Elliott, Moguls 60th; Matthew Voelkl, Moguls 62nd and Aerials 33rd; Jack Rath, Moguls 64th and Aerials 28th; Cameron Evans, Moguls 65th; Michael Kennedy, Moguls 75th and Aerials 26th; Colin Woodrow, Moguls Tied 1st and Aerials 38th; Griffen Hansen, Aerials 4th and Slopestyle 2nd; Nicholas Ennis, Slopestyle 31st; and Preston Read, Slopestyle 34th.

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Odyssey of the Mind

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year, one or more teams from the school have advanced to the state competition in Binghamton. In 2005, a team of fourth and fifth graders made it to the World Finals in Colorado. Then last year, the school have advanced to the state competition in Binghamton. In 2005, a team of fourth and fifth graders made it to the World Finals in Colorado. Then last year, the high school team followed their lead by making it to World Finals at Michigan State University. All this success, no doubt, is the reason there are six teams this year, compared to last year’s five. This year, 20 fourth and fifth graders are divided into three elementary teams. Eleven sixth graders and one eighth grader make up the two middle school teams. The high school group is made up of six students in grades 9-12. According to Colleen Bower, who teaches kindergarten at ECS and is serving again as the Odyssey of the Mind coordinator, teams are made up of students in good academic standing who have been recommended for the program by their teachers. The teams selected four of the six problems that were devised by the international OM organization. One of the elementary teams, coached by Caitlin Keller with assistance from 12th graders Izzy Brown and McKenzie Robinson (both members of last year’s high school team), will be solving a problem called “The Stackable Structure.� This problem requires teams to “design and

build a structure made up of separate components stacked on top of one another. The structure components will be made of only balsa wood and glue, and will be tested by balancing and supporting weights after they are stacked. Teams will be scored for the number of components they use in their final structure. Before they are stacked, the separate components will be integrated into an artistic representation of Earth. The team will include the stacking of the components, placement of the weights and Earth into the theme of its performance. FYI, NASA is the international sponsor of this problem! One elementary team (coached by Laurie Caldwell) and one middle school team (coached by JoAnn Kurtis) each will be addressing a problem called “The Not-SoHaunted House,� in which the teams will “create and present an original performance that includes a ‘pop-up-style’ notso-haunted ‘house’ where four special effects take place. The intent of the special effects will be to scare others, but they will produce a different result instead. The performance will include at least one character that experiences the special effects and a narrator who relays the experiences to the audience. It will also include a surprise ending. The special effects will be scored for originality and engineering.� The third elementary team coached by Melissa Block and the other middle school team coached by Aimee Kilby are working on creative solutions to the “Seeing is Believing�

problem. In this problem, “teams are to create and present an original performance about a community that feels threatened by something in a location it has never visited. The community townspeople will use a creative method to select one or more Travelers to visit and explore the location. While at the location, a Traveler will use a means of communication to send a message home to convince the community that there is nothing to fear. The performance will also include a narrator character, two rhymes about the travels and a moving set piece.� The high school team, being coached by Zachary DeChane, is tackling “The Driver’s Test,� for which the team must “design, build and drive a vehicle that will travel a course where a student driver attempts to complete tasks in order to pass a driver’s test. The vehicle will travel using one propulsion system and then travel in reverse using a different propulsion system. The vehicle will encounter a directional signal and have a Global Positioning System (GPS) that talks to the driver. The team will create a theme for the presentation that incorporates the vehicle, a driver’s test, a student and the talking GPS.� If any (or all!) of these teams advance from the regional competition, they will move on to the state finals in Binghamton in April, and then, potentially, to the World Finals at Iowa State University in May.

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judged on the style and flair of the skier, and the size and quality of their tricks. The EQS is the highest level of competition at the entry level of freestyle skiing. The emphasis is on having fun while improving the skiers’

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HoliMont A Team Shines from Coast to Coast by Sean Crotty

FLITE Team athletes representing our A contingent were at Eastern Freestyle A Championships in Sunday River Maine, as well as at NorAm Championships in Vail, Colo. Maggie Ryan topped the podium at A Champs in Sunday River on Feb. 22 over a field of 31 females from Eastern Freestyle competing on Tempest. The invite-only event, based on the season’s results, is the final event for the 2014 Eastern Championship Series. Congratulations to Maggie on her success! Unfortunately, Maggie got the flu and had to withdraw from Sunday’s Dual Mogul Championships. Bluebird skies over Cookshack at Vail prevailed for the Nor-Am Championship, Feb. 22–23, where 62 male athletes from eight countries

competed for the Nor-Am Cup. HoliMont FLITE Team’s Robbie Andison was one of the 62 athletes representing Canada. In Saturday’s Individual Males event, Robbie Andison was the youngest male in the Top 20, finishing an impressive 8th place in the highly competitive event with some very high-profile athletes

competing. In Sunday’s Dual Mogul format, Robbie managed to string together a run to finish in 12th place in the field of 59 athletes. Unfortunately, his close first round dual loss signaled the end of his day. Congratulations Robbie on your continued success and climb up the international ladder!

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