Lowell Whiteman School

Chloe Banning at the USASA National Championships

In her first year of eligibility in Open Class Women, Chloe had a great year.  She came in 4th in her first NorAm Cup in February, making it to finals with some of the top women boarder-cross riders in the US.   She finished first in Open Class Women’s Boarder-cross in the Copper Series. At USASA National Championships, she came in 3rd in Boarder-cross.   Chloe was invited to be on the Pacsun USASA Snowboard Team for the 08-09 season.  This is an elite team of the top 22 male and female riders under 19 in the country!  Chloe was one of 3 girls chosen for the boarder-cross team.  Congratulations on a great season Chloe!

(Photo by VastAction)

2008-2009 School Calendar is Available.  Click on this link to be directed.

Art to Go
Former LWS student and amazing anime artist Baleigh Bolten is completing her senior thesis at Ringling College of Art and Design where she majors in illustration with a concentration in comics.   Please click here to be directed to her portfolio. 

Think Golf
The 12th Annual LWS Golf Tournament is scheduled for Friday, June 6th at the Haymaker Golf Course.  To download a registration form please  Click Here.

Wilbur Brown

The Lowell Whiteman School lost a good friend and board member last week when Wilbur Brown passed away.  Wilbur was one of the first campers to enroll in Lowell’s A Western Camp for Boys and a long-time trustee of the school.   Walt Daub, Head of School stated “I will miss Wilbur’s loyalty to the school and his ever-present sense of humor. Wilbur loved the school and what we stand for.”  Wilbur’s devotion and contributions to the school will long be remembered.                                                                                              

Chemistry Chaos
Chemistry might seem daunting to most but not to Mrs. Hoff’s Intersession class. While learning about the geometry of molecules,  students constructed balloon atoms and paper hats to demonstrate the structural components of elements

Graduation
Lowell Whiteman School’s 51st Commencement will be held on Saturday, June 7th at 10:00 a.m.  Graduation announcements are currently at the printer and will be sent out soon.  Senior parents will receive 20 announcements.  If you wish to have more than 20, please notify Lynne@lws.edu.  On Friday evening, June 6th, seniors, parents, alumni, faculty, staff and trustees are invited to a reception in the Charley Williams Lodge beginning at 5:00 p.m.

Click here for details and Registration

LWS Alum (2001) Michelle Gorgone  took second place in the Mt. Hood Meadows, OR Parallel Slalom Event.  Click Here for US Snowboarding news article.

Announcements During Parents’ Weekend

Parents’ Chat Debut-Sixteen parents joined Mitch Globe and the Parent Association for the first in a series of informative conversations. Three residential students joined the group to offer a student perspective on the topic: “Teens, Choices and the Parent Role” (drugs, alcohol, peer pressure, availability, etc.). Thank you to the Grand Futures Prevention Coalition for providing informative handouts. If you have feedback on this event, or you would like to propose another topic for the next Chat, please contact Mitch Globe via email at globem@lws.edu.

Focus Group-Grand Futures, the City of Steamboat Springs, Yampa Valley Community Foundation, and the NW Colorado Community Health Project are sponsoring four separate focus groups to share groundbreaking research on the detrimental effects of alcohol and substance abuse on young people. The first meeting will be held on Monday, March 17th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Olympian Hall. For more information call (970) 879-6188.

College Counseling-Thank you to those parents and students that attended college counseling meetings held during Parents’ Weekend. If you did not attend the junior meeting, please visit our website, click on LWS Programs and navigate to the College Counseling area. We have posted the power point presentation for your review or click on Power Point to go directly to the presentation. Meg and Lynne are beginning to meet with juniors and will be monitoring their Naviance profiles. Be aware that the deadline to sign up for the April 12th ACT is March 7th. The test will be held at the Steamboat Springs High School.

Academics-The Final Exam Schedule has been posted to our website. Click here to view. Grades and comments were mailed on Saturday, March 1st. If you have not received grades and comments please contact Lynne@lws.edu. Advisors will begin to meet with students on Monday, March 10th to assist them with course selections for the 2008-2009 school year. Intersession will begin on Monday, April 14th through Friday, May 9th. The academic day runs from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Students are expected to be on campus all day. Contact Doc laskoj@lws.edu if you have any questions.

Experiential Education-Margi will be sending an important letter regarding Foreign Travel mid March. Please be sure to read it carefully. You will be asked to complete a form giving the school permission to take your student out of the country (if you completed this form during Parents’ Weekend, please disregard this message). In addition, students will be asked to complete a form regarding pre and post trip logistics. If, after you have received this information, you have any questions, please contact Margi@lws.edu.

Calendar Change-LWS Day, listed in our school calendar on March 12th, will be cancelled. The school will hold a Community Service Day in its place on Friday, May 23rd.

Spring arrives March 20th—Hang in there and enjoy the skiing & riding!

Spring Break-Classes end at 12:25 p.m. on Friday, March 28th. There will be a shuttle to Denver International Airport leaving campus at 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 29th. Parents should make individual transportation arrangements for their student to return to campus. REMEMBER, there will be NO SHUTTLE DURING INTERSESSION!!

Gina Gmeiner places 7th at Winter X Games

Click Here to view Steamboat Today News Article

News Release from Steamboat Magazine 

Link to Steamboat Magazine Article-
 1/18/08

Lowell Whiteman School graduate Emiko Torito won her first World Cup moguls event and two teammates reached their first podium Friday as the Nature Valley Freestyle Cup got underway in a snowstorm at Whiteface Mountain.