High Fives!

SBA student-athletes learned some of the fundamentals of backcountry ski safety at Monday's All School Meeting. The lesson came courtesy of Truckee's High Fives Foundation, a non-profit organization which helps injured athletes get back on their feet (click HERE to learn more). High Fives' presentation focused primarily on educating students about essential backcountry gear - including a beacon, probe, shovel, and whistle - but emphasized that much more education and practice with these tools was necessary before venturing into the backcountry. During the presentation, SBA student-athlete Louis Norris ('17) had the opportunity to experience deploying an avalanche airbag. Enjoy the video, and thank you to Roy Tuscany and High Fives Foundation for helping educate SBA about backcountry safety.  

Hartley and High Fives = Neck Gators

Today the High Fives Nonprofit Foundation's sporty neck gators were all the rage. Here are a couple of looks that students tried on for size...

Hopes and High Fives

Matt Hourigan

Matt Hourigan's hope upon enrolling in Sugar Bowl Academy this year: put on 25 pounds (presumably mostly in muscle) before next year.


Mission accomplished? You'll have to ask him in the fall, but we all know he eats...a lot. And now we understand why! 


At the final All School Meeting of the 2010-2011 school year, Head of School Tracy Keller shared what students had contributed to a "string of hopes" around an orientation campfire gathering at Yosemite National Park back in September. 


The All School Meeting was an opportunity to reflect on the passing of another school year into blissful summer, and to end the academic year on a truly high note. 


Following Keller's speech, SBA Student Council presented a check from the student body in the amount of $600 to the High Fives Foundation - money raised throughout the course of the school year on "hats and sweats" days - and High Fives reciprocated with some treats for the 10th Grade Winter Term advisory, which won the inter-advisory fund-raising competition for High Fives. 


Enjoy the film of our last All School Meeting of the 2010-2011 school year!