A Mix: Cooking, Classes, Shelley Glover Awards, and Testing

Parker and Amy make dessert. Students often help cook in their free time.

 Environmental Studies class - during a presentation

 Moriah presents on "E-waste." The seniors presented on various environmental issues/hot spots, the culmination of a three month research project. The couple I got to hear were really interesting! Well done Seniors!

 The scene during box jumps yesterday. The energy in the room was pretty amazing. Everyone's cheering while the jumper pushes to their absolute max. Moriah jumping.

 Jake jumping

 Sam Damon presented Shelley Glover Burkie Bear awards to the top 3 male and female overall finishers in the Shelley Glover Eastern Cup Super Gs from the end of March. These are handmade pieces and Sam hopes to continue the tradition in the future. This year Burkies took the majority of the hardware: Patrick and Moriah in 3rd, Sven and Alli in 2nd, and Dani won. (First for men went to Sam Morse of CVA.) (Overall was both races times combined.)

Spring Workouts Day 2

This morning everyone ran the 6 minute run at the Lyndon Institute track. The 6 minute run determines the pace that each athletes will run their 200 meter intervals in the coming weeks.

A few students enjoyed a game of tennis after class and before work out.

 Shamus and Forest

 Will and Parker

Ultimate Frisbee game before the outdoor strength circuit

You can't tell that well, but the rain came this afternoon and the last group on the gym got soaked - but pushed through!

Libby's new puppy - Gill - all curled up, staying warm and dry under the bench. I will need to get a better photo because he is the cutest and he is a major hit on campus!!

Back in the Saddle

Burkies are back at it, working hard. We enjoyed a beautiful afternoon yesterday. Half the group participated in functional movement screening in the gym while the other half played Ultimate Frisbee and did a strength circuit on the outdoor gym. Today the groups will switch. Many photos below of the strength circuit. 

 Wall ball throws - Aleck

 Rope climb - Drew

 Single leg squats - Warren

 Step ups - Jake

 Pull ups - Fredi S

 Toes to hands - Jordan

 Dips - Moriah

 Kettle bell swings - Matt W

 Single leg squats - Liam

 Ultimate frisbee

 Kalle

 Overhead walking lunges on the balance beam - Henry

 Bay

 Cole

 Push ups - Madison

 Drew

 Sophie W

 Y pulls - Dani

 Anna EB

 Kalle

 Lucas Sourbeer works out too

 Lucas copying Dani on side planks

 Ava

 Lucas

 Ronnie jumps in after a road bike ride - Happy 20th Birthday Ronnie!!

 Not bad for a 4 yr old

 The scene at the outdoor gym

Isabel on lunges, Sophie W on KB swings

Henry and Fredrik at British Nationals

School is Still Happening!

Geometry students are focused on their test on circles on Friday morning.

Overall students have done a nice job staying engaged and should enjoy a break and return charged up for the sprint to the finish!

The Last Day in Utah

Lots of photos of our great last day. Skills Assessment, Free skiing, checking out the Great Salt Lake, and a sunset over Salt Lake City

 Fredi and Hunter Brayton (BBTS)

 The guys didn't want to smile so they showed their backs instead (L to R): Austin Michael Lilly (SMS), Tim Gavett (GMVS), Liam

 Free skiing Park City

 Olivia 3rd overall!

At the Great Salt Lake with SMS & GMVS kids: Austin Michael, Spencer Smith, Mikayla Lathrop, Hana Kasumi, Sophie, Izzy Nolan, Anna

 With coach Jamie Wylie (SMS)

 The Great Salt Lake

 Anna and Sophie - the lake and Wasatch Mtns behind

Rio Tinto Kennecott Copper Mine next to the Great Salt Lake - second largest copper mine producer in the US and the mine itself is the largest excavation of land on earth (unless the Pebble Mine in AK goes through - Chambo's 2013 ENV class!!)

http://www.kennecott.com/operation

A quick sunset hike up Red Butte

Sunset over SLC and the lake 

Sophie tells us these are her favorite type of trees - the ones that have the bunches at the tops

Looking south down the Wasatch Front

 Overlooking the city

Sunset & Rain clouds