The Fighting Marmot wishes to extend its warmest welcome to Amelia, and to let the Knox family know that plans to award Amelia at least a trimester's worth of Brit Lit credit are already in the works. Word has it she was taking notes the whole time!
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Welcome Amelia!
The Fighting Marmot wishes to extend its warmest welcome to Amelia, and to let the Knox family know that plans to award Amelia at least a trimester's worth of Brit Lit credit are already in the works. Word has it she was taking notes the whole time!
Scene on Campus Pic of the Day
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| The Older Girls' Advisory group throws a baby shower for Joanne and Andy Knox |
SBA Represents the UK at the RHS Model UN
Fifteen Sugar Bowl Academy student-athletes and two teachers recently traveled to San Francisco to take part in the 16th annual Regional High School Model United Nations Conference. Led by Andy Knox, Corbin Prychun, and SBA senior Conner Evans, the group represented the United Kingdom. Thank you to Corbin for the following retrospective:
"Some great moments were seeing our kids standing in front of forty to fifty other delegates presenting their ideas/solutions to key issues, watching Taylor and Conner try to convince Russia to implement stronger sanctions and actions to the Syrian regime, and allowing the kids to enjoy the sights, sounds, restaurants and stores of San Francisco." - Corbin Prychun
Scene on Campus Pic of the Day
Trips program groups have begun meeting to organize and to allow for student-athlete input into these experiential learning opportunities. Click HERE to learn more about our Inaugural Trips Program.
Andy Knox and Andy Giordano will be co-leading a coastal scuba-diving trip. Below, Andy and Andy confer with their group.
Hands-on Learning, Human Geography Style
Human Geography students recently navigated Old Town Truckee using only Sanborn Fire Insurance maps from the 1890s. Teacher Andy Knox discovered the maps on microfiche at the Truckee Public Library.
"They tell you a lot about what your community once looked like," said Knox.
"They tell you a lot about what your community once looked like," said Knox.
Tahoe Lake Century 2012 in Film
For the second consecutive year, nearly the entire SBA teaching-and-learning community along with alums Austin Meng, Scott Cooper, and Dylan Brooks - not to mention a number of parents - cycled around Lake Tahoe yesterday for our Tahoe Lake Century fund raiser. Kudos to the advisory groups of Andy Knox, Corbin Prychun, and Ambrose Tuscano for their hard work in making the event so successful. A short "Marmot Man Productions" film follows...
Slavery and States' Rights On Trial at SBA
Joanne Knox relayed the following comical story regarding the moments leading up to the SBA Summit on Slavery.
Charged with playing the role of President Abraham Lincoln in a mock court session in which slavery and states' rights were on trial, Chris Fitzpatrick was astounded when Owen Wattenmaker - assigned the role of Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, and scrambling for costume attire - asked the President at lunch if he had an extra tie.
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| The North |
Thank you to Joanne for the following details regarding the slavery summit.
SUMMIT ON SLAVERY, 1860
Setting:
It is early December in the year 1860. Abraham Lincoln is the President elect. Tensions between free and slave states have reached a boiling point. Violent protests and even armed skirmishes between local militias in border areas are becoming more frequent. A war between the states threatens to tear apart families and a nation. In an effort to avoid a bloody solution, a group of some of the most influential voices of the time have been assembled to present demands between the divided political factions of this country. The stakes could not be higher nor the issues more contentious. The entire nation is watching and listening to upcoming reports in the newspapers of what this assembled group decides.
Issues to consider:
- States rights vs. Federal law
- Slavery (economics, morality, etc.)
- Balance of legislative power in a growing nation (ex. Kansas entering the union next year)
- Legality of Secession
CRUX OF THE SUMMIT:
States’ rights, as outlined by our Founding Fathers, are being trampled by unfair Northern politics. Abolitionist fanatics in the North are forcing this country into war by illegally tampering with the institution of slavery in this country. The South has little choice but to secede and form a new nation grounded in liberty.
WHAT’S AT STAKE:
If the South can articulate and prove their demands are justified, the judges will then find in favor of “The Compromise of 1861” which will force concessions by the North but the bloodiest war on American soil will never take place. On the other hand, if the North is convincing in their presentation of their demands and the judges side with their line of reasoning, the country will enter into Civil War.
Verdict: Southern arguments were persuasive to the judges and thus they won - this means the Civil War has been avoided and a compromise favoring the South that prevents succession has been established.
CHARACTERS
Northerners and/or Abolitionists:
Frederick Douglass = Isaac
Harriet Beecher Stowe = Maya
Henry David Thoreau = Drew
Abraham Lincoln = Chris
Harriet Tubman = Laurel
Harriet Jacobs = Sinclaire
Charles Sumner = Chuck
John Brown = Jack
Southerners and/or Pro-Slavery Individuals:
John C. Calhoun = Conner
Robert E. Lee = Augie
Varina Davis = Taylor
Preston Brooks = Riley
Meredith Calhoun = Brian
Belle Boyd = Katrin
Martha Bulloch Roosevelt = Lizzie
John Wilkes Booth = Owen
Judges: Cass, Grace, Dylan, Kristen, Tracy with help from special advisor Ambrose.
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| The Judges |
"We couldn't be happier with the students' ability to synthesize and argue using content discussed in class over the last six weeks. Student engagement was at an all-time high, with both the North and South delegations rising to the challenge." - Joanne Knox
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| Drew Hartley, aka Henry David Thoreau |
Sierra Sun Covers SBA's Foray into World Affairs
Click on the screen capture to go to the full article...
Marmots Storm United Nations
Solving complex global issues might seem relatively manageable from the comfort of the classroom setting during normal waking hours. But being awakened at 2 a.m. to react in concert with other countries to an emerging global crisis can be quite another matter altogether.
Eighteen Sugar Bowl Academy student-athletes who recently returned from the International Model United Nations Conference in San Francisco learned how unreachable consensus might seem when all the world’s stakeholders - each with its own competing interests and political agendas - gather to weigh matters that potentially impact all of the planet’s inhabitants.
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| Chuck Klein, Riley Plant |
Hosted by the Parc 55 at San Francisco’s Union Square, the IMUNA (International Model United Nations Association) Conference ran from December 1-3.
According to IMUNA’s Web site (imuna.org), the goal is simple: "Education through Simulation."
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| Grace Hutton, Taylor Elicegui |
“Through research, discussions and lecture with the SBA History Department faculty and group meetings, Model U.N. members worked to understand complex global issues ranging from human rights of displaced persons to threats of bioterrorism,” said Andy Knox, SBA Social Studies Department Chair and one of three SBA faculty members including Corbin Prychun and Kelly Farrell to travel to the event.
During conference proceedings, SBA students represented the South African and Ugandan delegation in one of seven United Nations committees.
Said Knox: “Students worked in committee to discuss and debate their assigned world issues. The simulation had students using the same language and terminology of the U.N. while additionally following the same protocols as the actual United Nations of moderated debate, drafting resolutions and making amendments to resolutions.
“The Model U.N. experience attempts to simulate real world international discussions. Students must understand and play the role of their assigned country/delegation, form diplomatic alliances with likeminded nations as well as work under real time constraints.
“One of the more extreme, but very real, examples was when two of the seven committees were awakened at 2:00 am Friday morning and asked to dress and report to a conference room to be briefed on an evolving world crisis situation.
“The committees then proceeded to work until 6:30 am until they had successfully dealt with the issues at hand.
“This part of the Model UN experience aims to simulate the reality that - for world leaders and diplomats - a full nights sleep is certainly not guaranteed, and that if and when a crisis should take place that they need to be present to deal with the issue in real time.
“Overwhelmingly the feedback from SBA students was that this was a positive and fun new learning experience. The Model UN Club at SBA is already beginning to think about the next conference to attend.”
Scene on Campus Photo of the Day
By popular demand, a photo of the entire advisory group...
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A Century-Plus Turn Around Tahoe
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| Evan Dion at Emerald Bay |
After months of planning by the "Older, Better Lookin' Boys'" advisory (ask Dylan Murtha), the first of what will hopefully be many Tahoe Lake Century SBST Fundraisers went off this week with only a few spills but lots of smiles.
Worthy of note:
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| Riley Plant, by Rollin Atkinson |
- While several riders completed multiple stages, SBA Board member Dave Riggs was the sole member of the peloton to peddle all seven legs and finish the entire 120-mile ride. Way to go, Dave!
- Former Marmot Dad of the Month Brian Dunn made a strong case for a repeat coronation, serving as a single-man SAG wagon crew as well as official starter and time keeper. Thank you, Brian!
- Having never been on a road bike before, Spanish teacher Aly Kendall rode a true relic of a bicycle, Marmot Man's own Schwinn Traveler (circa 1975), fearlessly through the traffic of South Lake Tahoe on the tour's fourth leg.
- Chef Molly prepared a fabulous feast for the entire SBA community to cap off a wonderful day.
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| Michael Cooper, by Jack Knorpp |
Enjoy the movie!
"a true embodiment of our school's mission"
The advisory group has presented at All School Meeting a plan to start a new tradition on the SBA campus - an annual Tahoe Lake Century fundraiser to benefit the school.
"I am excited to help plan this new initiative for Sugar bowl Academy," said Andy Knox, Older Boys' Advisor. "I can see this becoming a staple in the spring term for years to come. It is a true embodiment of our school's mission of mind, body and spirit."
Students and staff have signed up to peddle one or more legs of the circuit ride, which will begin and end at the SBA campus on May 24th (with May 26th being the designated rain day).
The total distance of the ride is about 100 miles, with individual legs averaging between 11 and 23 miles. The advisory group's PowerPoint presentation to the school (movie below) included topography maps of the various legs to help each rider decide which leg he or she felt most comfortable peddling.
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| Want to ride? Here's a Pledge Form |
“This is a wonderful way for the SBA student body to become actively engaged in our annual fundraising efforts while enjoying the beauty of the Lake Tahoe area," said Head of School Tracy Keller.
Create some buzz about this exciting event by Tweeting about it! Include the hashtag #sbabikelaketahoe and the URL link http://tinyurl.com/5t47u87.
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