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USMMA COLORADO PARENTS ASSOCIATION Representing Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming Fall 2016 Newsletter Congratulations to the USMMA class of 2016 on a job well done! The USMMA’s 80th commencement ceremony took place Saturday, June 18, 2016. The 229 graduates receiving a bachelor of science and Coast Guard license are off to exciting careers in the military or maritime industry. Thomas Hill Jeremy Guettlein Weston Iannone Kevin McMahan Nathan Robbins Gus Sawicki Rachel Smith 1 Class of 2016 Celebrations! 2 Welcome class of 2020! The annual Welcome Aboard Picnic was held Saturday, June 11, in Aurora, CO. We had 90 people in attendance, including three recent graduates and nine of our 14 plebe candidates.. Graduates Thomas Hill, Weston Iannone and Kevin McMahan and parents of our other graduates each received a mounted antique brass bell symbolizing the bell at Kings Point each rang upon passing the Coast Guard Licensing exams earlier in June. The graduates gave advice and answered questions for the incoming class of 2020. Outgoing Parents Association President, Dainne Iannone was recognized for her hard work and dedication with a spa gift card. Welcome class of 2020: Axel Bonney, Daniel Garcia, Micah Grissom, Keith Heimbrock, JC Henderson, Gregg Hermanns, Kyleigh Kappas, Filipa Martinovic, Michael Moore, Zachary Polliard, Zac Polukoff, Ricardo Pruneda-Castro, Greg Royal and Mitchell Weller. Kyleigh Kappas Parker, CO 1st Company JC Henderson. Meeker, CO 4th Company 3 Izaac (Zac) Polukoff Park City, UT Band Company Welcome class of 2020! Ricardo Pruneda-Castro Highlands Ranch, CO 1st Company Axel Bonney Canon City, CO 4th Company Micah Grissom Parker, CO 1st Company Gregg Royal Evergreen, CO 3rd Company 4 KP Life! Congratulations to the USMMA class of 2017! First class midshipmen include: Spencer Blauw, Emily Finnin, Danielle Garcia-Lance, Michael Havenar, Marjan Martinovic and Patricia Ormond. Members of each graduating class design a class crest and ring. During the ring dance, which takes place every year, each senior's name is called and the Admiral (superintendent) dips the ring into a bowl containing water from the Seven Seas. In addition to the ring dance, seniors also hold a welcome back luau. This is the first time they all come together since their plebe year! 5 KP Life! Coloradan Devon Klingman (2019) leads the Vibe Tribe in yoga stretches at Melville Hall. The group meets two to three times per week in the evenings This activity helps midshipmen and plebes reduce stress while improving flexibility, muscle strength and tone, while also increasing their energy. The Solar Hydrogen House on Tomb Field provides an outdoor space for a garden that can be created and maintained by students and staff. The USSMA plans to grow herbs, fruits, and vegetables that can be used in healthy cooking classes. USMMA sailboats Bandera and Phantom competed in the 40th annual Around Long Island Regatta. The 190-nautical mile race began on a Thursday afternoon off Rockaway Point and had a wide range of sailing conditions from the Long Island Sound to the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The Phantom crew, including Coloradan Patrick Lyell (2019), second from the left, finished second in its division after 40 hours of sailing. The Bandera placed fourth. The offshore sailing team practices every day after school. 6 7 Fundraisers Our biggest fundraiser is the Reloadable Cards from King Soopers and Safeway. Membership Dues AmazonSmile Grocery Store Reloadable Gift Cards Spyderco Knives Acta Non Verba Book USMMA Flags Jewelry and Keychains Christmas Ornaments Gift Here is how YOU can participate! Everyone buys groceries and gasoline, so please consider purchasing Reloadable Gift Cards from the USMMA Colorado Parents Association. These prepaid cards carry no additional cost to you, yet the Parents Association receives 5% or 3% of each card’s value for our fund raising efforts. Gift Cards are an effortless way to give to the Parents Association. We use these funds for our Midshipmen. Please check the order form in this newsletter, and our web site for prices. http://www.usmmaparents.com We have the following Reloadable Cards available for purchase: $5 King Soopers (5% back) $5 Safeway (3% back) The $5 fee shows up as credit on your card. The Reloadable Cards must be purchased from us. After that, the cards may be reloaded at the register or Customer Service Desk BEFORE checkout. Any merchandise (except other gift cards) may be purchased with a Reloadable Card. You can also use it to buy fuel. You must continually reload your card as the balance gets low. The Parents Association earns 5% or 3% every time you reload. Shop at Amazon Smile and a percentage of your purchase cost can be donated to the USMMA Colorado Parents Association, a registered non-profit organization. Use this link for your purchases: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/45-2485360 Please see order form in this newsletter. The buyer pays the same as when shopping at Amazon.com. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to the USMMA Colorado Parents Association whenever you shop on Amazon Smile. You must establish that you want Amazon’s donation to go to the USMMA Colorado Parents Association. Spyderco Knives is another one of our fundraisers. The knives are made right here in Golden, Colorado. They make a great gift for your midshipman who is headed out to sea. Their knife sharpening system is ingenious and is the best way I know to put a new edge on kitchen and hunting knives, as well as scissors. Please check it all out at the Spyderco web site: https://www.spyderco.com/ and then order through the Colorado Parents Association. http://www.usmmaparents.com Acta non Verba book by Mary Jane Fuschetto is a beautiful coffee table book with full page photographs from the Merchant Marine Academy. Flags We have USMMA flags in stock, 2’x3’ and 3’x5’ with grommets. They will ship immediately. Please check the order form enclosed in this newsletter for prices. 8 Wooden Ornaments Parents Association Annual Dues This is our newest fundraiser, an any occasion ornament designed by Jean Larson, Kevin McMahan’s (2016) aunt and arranged by Susan Wolbrueck. They are cut from balsa wood and are laser engraved. Choose from three different designs, anchor, propeller design or a combination of the two. If you haven’t paid your membership dues for 2016-2017, please check the order form in this newsletter to determine which membership group is appropriate for you. Your dues pay for 3 boodle bags filled with goodies throughout the year, one for each finals week of each trimester. birthday card and a holiday card. Plebes receive one ticket to CASAB, Seniors receive a commemoration bell following graduation Anchor Please mail payment to: USMMA Colorado Parents Association Attention: Chris Simoneaux 3064 Madison Ln Broomfield CO 80023 Propeller Combo Price is $12.00 + $2.95 USPS shipping. They will be available for purchase at the June Welcome Aboard Picnic. Pictures by Glant Havenar. 9 10 Useful Links Board and Chairs 2016-2017 Academic Year President: Susan Wolbrueck, [email protected], 719-685-2475 Vice President: Wenonah MacDonald, [email protected], 303-933-7997 Treasurer: Chris Simoneaux, [email protected], 720-245-5941 Colorado Parent Association Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/USMMAColorado?fref=ts Colorado Parent Association Web Page: http://www.usmmaparents.com Secretary: Glant Havenar, [email protected], 303-246-4552 CO USMMA Parents Association Membership: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1672451942974399/ Committee Chairs: USMMA Parent, Alumni, Friends Information Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ usmma.parents.class.of.2018/ CardsNewsletter-Lynne & Kelly Lyell, [email protected], 970-214-1338 Boodle Bags-Jeannette Jones, [email protected], 303-618-2413 Cookie Café-Dede Ormond, [email protected], 303-972-2551 Facebook-Lynne & Kelly Lyell, [email protected] 970-214-1338 Webmaster-Regina Miller, [email protected], 303-484-8744 Recruitment Chair–Robert Miller, [email protected], 303-484-8744 Colorado All Service Academy Ball (CASAB) Point of Contact (POC)Karen Heimbrock, [email protected], 303-931-3113 Nominations Chair- open BOLD=board member (4 officer s, Nominations chair and 4 committee chairs) 2016 Colorado All Service Academy Ball https://www.facebook.com/groups/1557770654514632/ Kings Point Cookie Café: http://kpcookiecafe.com/ Long Island Railway/Bus reloadable card: https://www.easypaymetrocard.com/vector/static/accounts/ index.shtml Ship tracker: http://www.marinetraffic.com USMMA: http://www.usmma.edu/ USMMA Alumni Association and Foundation: http://www.usmmaaf.com/s/1175/hybrid/start.aspx Announcements Next CASAB meeting: Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016 1-3 p.m. Jeff and Bernece Johnson's home 9952 Strathfield Lane. Highlands Ranch, CO 80126. Phone: 303-471-5630. Parents Weekend: Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016 USMMA Day at the Mets @ 7p.m. FRIDAY, Sept. 2, 2016 7:20 a.m. Colors formation at flagpole 7:30 a.m.– 4 p.m. Land Hall open. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Waterfront open for general visiting 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Mariners’ Chapel open for general visiting 11 a.m.– 1:30 p.m. Pick up boxed lunch at tent on Barney Square Noon – 12:10 p.m. Lunch muster and regimental march-in 1-2 p.m. Midshipman life panel 2-3 p.m. Superintendent’s forum 5-7 p.m. Dinner in Delano Hall 7:30 p.m. Beat Retreat at O’Hara Hall SATURDAY, Sept. 3, 2016 8 a.m. Colors formation at flagpole 9 a.m. Formal parade at Tomb Field Liberty will commence (at 11 a.m.) for all eligible Midshipmen at the completion of the parade. Dress for Friday and Saturday is casual. Low-heeled shoes are recommended. Meals for Friday should be purchased through Crystal Enterprises and must be purchased in advance by Friday, Aug. 26. 11 Greetings, and welcome to the 2016-2017 academic year for Kings Point! Our parents’ association is proud to represent more than 40 students this year, from Colorado and surrounding states. I am slowly building my email lists, and I appreciate your patience as I get more organized for regular communication. You can always reach me by phone, 719-685-2475, or email, [email protected]. And of course, you can message via our Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1672451942974399/ When I took over July 1 as the association president, we were almost three weeks into the sea year stand down, and the accreditation report from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education was just beginning to come to light. These recent developments have been shocking, disappointing and frustrating. Suddenly, I found I had to make time to do a large amount of “light reading” as I like to jokingly call it. I have read and reread the MSCHE report and a litany of Senate and House bills that deal with defense, transportation and maritime funding. As news broke of the standdown, social media and other communications exploded with emotions, facts, and conjecture all mixed together to create the perfect storm of discontent. By now, you know that USMMA leadership has not exactly quelled this storm with clear and meaningful communications. It occurred to me that I could throw in the towel. But I didn’t get far with that contemplation. Because as all the bad news poured in, and with it all the unanswered questions, good news came, too. Creating this newsletter, we have shared heartwarming and cheerful photos and stories of your plebes and midshipmen. Are many of our children worried about graduating on time? Of course they are. Are the 2019s and 2020s worried about getting an accredited degree? Of course. Has it stopped them from pursuing their education and goals? Absolutely not. How inspiring your children are, and I am so grateful and fortunate to know them. I have also had the joy of working with Glant Havenar (secretary and CASAB co-chair) and so many of you on the Colorado All Service Academy Ball (CASAB) committee. We are hosting this event along with Coast Guard this year. Yikes! Surrounded by these smart, funny, and hard working parents has certainly helped me to garner some control over my concerns. No wonder your kids are so smart, hard-working and have so much integrity! The apple does not fall from the tree, for sure. Lastly, our treasurer Chris Simoneaux keeps sending me orders for flags, knives, ornaments, and books, which means there are plenty of folks out there who love and support KP. That is the clear message across all platforms. While we might all have a different idea of how to solve these recent challenges at KP, we all agree that we want them resolved as quickly and correctly as possible. I am working on that every day. Would I rather be only focused on planning a potluck? You betcha! Which reminds me, stay tuned for announcements on the dates for our September meeting for board and committee chairs and general meeting in October. I hope to see you all at Parents’ Weekend and look forward to your continued inspiration. Please contact me with any questions or concerns, and I will give you my best. Warmest regards, Susan Wolbrueck (mother of Devon Klingman, Class of 2019) 12 USMMA Students: CO, NM, UT Class of 2017 Blauw, Spencer Finnin, Emily Garcia-Lance, Danielle Havenar, Michael Martinovic, Marjan Ormond, Patricia Hometown Strasburg, CO Littleton, CO Evergreen, CO Palmer Lake, CO Aurora, CO Littleton, CO Co. 3rd 3rd 1st 1st Band Band Engine Deck Deck Class of 2018 Barton, Alexander Dietz, Kyle Gramer, Emily Groen, Alexander Haire, Austin Hartman, Tyler Hegarty, Patrick MacDonald, Douglas Martin, Justus Milafsky, Sarah Strand, Charlie Centennial, CO Loveland, CO Denver, CO Arvada, CO Ignacio, CO Washington, UT Parker, CO Littleton, CO Eaton, CO Aurora, CO Boulder, CO 4th 1st 3rd 1st 2nd Santa Fe, NM Strasburg, CO Castle Pines, CO Longmont, CO Manitou Springs, CO Fort Collins, CO Broomfield, CO Colo. Springs, CO Band 2nd Class of 2019 Baer, Henry Blauw, Tyson Bouchot, Andrew Dubois, Martin Klingman, Devon Lyell, Patrick Simoneaux, Corey Sucher, Christian Major 4th 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st Split Sports/Extracurricular Lacrosse Engine B B B A B Deck A Volleyball Deck B Track & field A 3rd 1st Band 4th 4th Crew A A Sailing Sandhurst, Praise band, CFC Class of 2020 Bonney, Axel Canon City, CO Garcia, Daniel Albuquerque, NM Grissom, Micah Parker, CO Heimbrock, Keith Littleton, CO Henderson, John (JC) Meeker, CO Kappas, Kyleigh Parker, CO Martinovic, Filipa Aurora, CO Polliard, Zachary Brighton, CO Polukoff, Zac Park City, UT Pruneda-Castro, Ricardo Highlands Ranch, CO Royal, Greg Evergreen, CO 4th 1st 3rd 4th 1st Deck Engine Engine Band 1st 3rd Engine Deck 13 B Pistol Club, Sailing, Christian Fellowship Football Wrestling Volleyball A Football A Midshipmen Leadership Roles First Rotation Garcia-Lance, Danielle Ormond, Patricia Martinovic, Marjan 1CHRO 2PC3 4CWO BAO BC BOPS1 BX CAO CC1 CHBC CTO2 CX EMS PO RAO RBM RC RCGC REO RESCO RESOPS RTO RTOA RWO RWX RX SEAL/ EOD SSO STCW Zombo 1st Company Human Relations 2nd Company Platoon Commander Flight Deck 4th Company Company Watch Officer Battalion Academic Officer Battalion Commander Oper ations Officer Battalion EXecutive Officer Company Academic Officer Company Commander 1st. Company Company Honor Boar d Chair man Company Tr aining Officer 2nd Company Company EXecutive Officer Emer gency Medical Ser vices Petty Officer Regimental Academic Officer Regimental Bandmaster Regimental Commander Regimental Color Guar d Commander Regimental Evaluations Officer EMS Commanding Officer EMS Operations Officer Regimental Tr aining Officer Regimental Tr aining Officer ’s Assistant Water fr ont Officer Water fr ont Executive Officer Regimental EXecutive Officer SEa Air Land / Explosive Or dinance Disposal Club Str ategic Sealift Officer Standar ds of Tr aining, Cer tification and Watchkeeping Midshipman Ensign 14
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