A Century-Plus Turn Around Tahoe

Evan Dion at Emerald Bay

Life is good when it's part of your job to cycle around Lake Tahoe on a sunny spring day.


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:

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. 

Michael Cooper,
by Jack Knorpp

Thank you from everybody at SBA to all of those who gave so generously to the Sugar Bowl Ski Team Foundation, either in bills, bike gear, or time! 


Enjoy the movie! 

Photosynthetic Restaurants? It's Elementary!

A photosynthetic restaurant is a novel concept, to be sure. The opportunity to dine on plants rendered - at least theoretically - more flavorful by a diet of "different wavelengths of light" sounds like something not to be missed. 

Sugar Bowl Academy student/athletes ventured to Sacramento last weekend for the annual school cultural excursion. This year's trip featured enlightening and entertaining stops at the Crocker Art Museum and its photosynthetic restaurant, the Sacramento Theatre Company for Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, and, the grand finale, ARCO Arena for Cirque du Soleil's Quidam (not to mention some good eats at Ikeda's!)

A giant THANK YOU goes out to the Plant and Bensch families for hosting the students and chaperones. 

Nominations for the coveted "Marmot Parents of the Month" for the month of May remain open...

The Greening of SBA

Signs of the times on SBA Doors

Seeking greener pastures?


Well, it's still snowing on Donner Summit, BUT the greening of SBA is underway nonetheless.


At a recent All-School Meeting, the tenth-grade winter-term advisory presented a movie they made highlighting how each student or staff member can help the school consume less energy. The video clip is embedded below.


The film followed a senior project status report from student-athlete Evan Dion on a study he has conducted this year of how energy is wasted on campus. The study included thermal imaging of areas where cold air is allowed to enter the main building unobstructed by fire-proof caulking or other forms of insulation. Dion didn't simply find the holes in the school's insulating systems; he repaired them himself.