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- 1 rep @ 245 lbs from Shoulder Press : 1 Rep Max on Oct 30, 2012
- 5 reps @ 125 lbs from Wendler 5/3/1 - Shoulder Press Week 4 on Oct 23, 2012
- 6 reps @ 197.5 lbs from Wendler Shoulder Press: Week 3 (2) on Oct 16, 2012
- 8 reps @ 186 lbs from Wendler Shoulder Press: Week 2 on Oct 09, 2012
- 10 reps @ 176 lbs from Wendler Shoulder Press: Week 1 (2) on Oct 02, 2012
CrossFit Journal Articles
Overhead is Rising
Coach Bill Starr is a legend in the strength and conditioning world. He was Mark Rippetoe's coach in the 70s, who has this to say about him. Bill Starr is the author of the books The Strongest Shall Survive: Strength Training for Football, Defying Grav -
Spanish Press
Maggie Dabe from CrossFit Fairfax is one of CrossFit HQ's traveling seminar trainers. Originally from Ecuador, she explains our standard cues and faults for the press entirely in Spanish. -
How to Teach the Press Progression
Mark Rippetoe demonstrates how to teach the press progression with a woman who has never before done the lift. This footage is taken from a Basic Barbell Certification Seminar held on February 14, 2009 at CrossFit Brand X in Ramona, CA. -
The Overhead Series - Part 1 The Press
In this Part 1 The Press, Adrian Bozman explains the basics of performing the press correctly, including the role of midline stability. In this video, the press is taught primarily as a skill transfer exercise for the push press and the push jerk, which a -
On the Safety and Efficacy of Overhead Lifting
This month we respond to the oft-heard conjecture that lifting overhead is inherently dangerous--i.e., that it is destructive of the shoulder. Conjecture, by definition, is required neither to comport with fact nor to offer testable proposition, and, as s -
The Press
The Press is the oldest barbell exercise in the gym but its value is underappreciated, Mark Rippetoe writes in part 3 of his series on the slow lifts. -
The Slow Lifts
The slow lifts—the squat, the press, the deadlift and the bench press—form the basis of any effective program to improve strength, writes Mark Rippetoe, owner of The Wichita Falls Athletic Club and Crossfit Wichita Falls and co-author of Starting Stre -
The Lifting Shoulder
What should the shoulder's contribution to overhead lifting be? Should the shoulder remain fixed or should it elevate, moving toward the ear, during an overhead lift? These questions were recently raised on the CrossFit message board and found their way o -
The Overhead Lifts
Coach Greg Glassman breaks down the significance of the overhead lifts that progress from shoulder press, to push press, to push jerk. From shoulder press to push jerk the movements become increasingly more athletic, functional, and suited to heavier load -
The Jolie Diaries: Correcting the Press
Jolie Gentry from CrossFit One World won the 2007 CrossFit Games. She came in fifth in 2008, and she is a part of CrossFit HQ's traveling Level 1 seminar team. In this clip from Jordan Gravatt of CrossFit by Overload, Jolie teaches the press to a sma
Olympic Lifting
Coach Burgener knows more about Olympic Lifting than anyone on this planet. If you want to improve your snatch and/or clean & jerk then you NEED to attend the CrossFit Olympic Lifting. If you haven't heard of Coach B then you should slap yourself. Check out these CrossFit Journal articles for more info: The Burgener Warmup(free), The Stance, Clean and Jerk, Receiving The Bar and Snatch Grip Position
Power Lifting
Improve your Deadlift, Bench Press and Backsquat with the CrossFit Power Lifting Course. If Louie Simmons is good enough for the various NFL and NCAA football programs then he's good enough for you. Check out these CrossFit Journal articles for more info: Louie on the Conjugate System and Dynamic-Effort Day


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No bookie would have taken the bet.
But anyone wagering that Linton's boys high school basketball team would play a state-championship game before its football team did so would have gotten very favorable odds — and probably become very rich as of early Saturday afternoon, when the Miners meet Bowman Academy in the Class 2A final in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
"I knew we were going to state this year," Linton athletic director Charlie Karazsia — whose 6-foot-8 inch son Austin is not only the starting center for the basketball team but also the football team's record-setting quarterback — said Thursday afternoon, for example.
"I just didn't think it would be in basketball."
Few people did, but the basketball team's success this year has come with considerable support from the football program, including two starters — Austin Karazsia and forward Jackson Bohnert — and reserves Zac Riddell, Beau Eaton and Joe Dieball who came to basketball after the Miners' bid for a football state-championship game was stopped inches short in an overtime semistate game against Indianapolis Scecina.
"We've always been a football school," Bohnert said Thursday, "but I knew from the start we'd have a special team [in basketball too]. We have great team chemistry, and the fans — it's crazy how they support basketball now."
"[Basketball success] puts a light on our other sports besides football," Austin Karazsia added. "It makes people know they can have Miner Pride all year long. We get great support in both sports — one common goal."
"Our class is just so athletic," added fellow senior Dess Fougerousse, "and the juniors too. It wouldn't be a shock to me to see our track team [have similar success in the spring]."
"A person who deserves a lot of credit is [Linton football coach] Steve Weber," coach Joey Hart said Thursday. "He's got an outstanding program, and he helped me when I got here.
"Steve told me he was tired of hearing that [basketball] couldn't win because of football … and Charlie [Karazsia] has always been pro-both sports; he's always talked about sharing athletes."
"The football coaches have supported us all [basketball] season," Bohnert added, "and coach Hart supports us in football."
From an expectations standpoint, Hart reasoned this week that Linton's football success may have made his own job a little easier.
"Sometimes it's tougher being the big dog," he reasoned. "It was the same thing when I was [coaching] at Shakamak, which was always considered a baseball school."
As the football players he knew prepared for semistate games the past two falls, Hart said he told some of them, "You're only playing one game. You're not playing for all those other years [of Linton football success]."
So although several members of Linton's last regional championship team are still in town, that came 67 years ago.
"There was pressure on us to win the sectional," Hart admitted, "but after that, we just went [to the regional and semistate] to play basketball."
A good philosophy, one of his players indicated Thursday.
"We're going to go out and have fun and play a basketball game [Saturday afternoon]," Austin Karazsia said.
High School
Linton basketball beats proud football program to state finals
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West Vigo comes up short against 19-9 Brown County softball
West Vigo got off to a good start but Brown County finished better in Class 3A high school softball sectional semifinal action Tuesday night at Edgewood.
The Eagles bested the Vikings 7-5 and will meet South Vermillion, a 12-7 winner over Owen Valley, for the sectional championship on Thursday starting at 6 p.m.
Valley baseball teams have been keeping busy heading into sectionals
When high school baseball sectionals begin around the Wabash Valley today, one complaint that's not expected to be heard from any coach is that his team has had too much time off.
Northview powers way past Terre Haute South in sectional semifinal
Northview unleashed power rarely seen in high school girls softball Tuesday night to eliminate Terre Haute South 8-1 in the Class 4A Sectional at Martinsville High School.
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Terre Haute North dominates field at regional
Keirra Porter took first place in two individual events and helped Terre Haute North win one of its relays as the Patriots captured the Evansville Central Regional team championship in girls high school track and field Tuesday night.
PREP ROUNDUP: South tennis cruises into regional final
Terre Haute South didn't lose a game en route to blanking Seeger 5-0 in girls high school tennis Tuesday to advance to today's championship match against Crawfordsville in the Greencastle Regional.
Terry enjoys strong year with Wildcats, and still enjoying suiting up to play
South Vermillion's Tim Terry is the longest tenured coach in Wabash Valley high school baseball as his Wildcats are set to begin sectional play Thursday against Owen Valley.
But on the Yankees, a 35-and-over team in the Terre Haute Men's Senior Baseball League, Terry is "just a youngster" if you ask Larry Roesch, his 68-year-old teammate on the Volkers Group Yankees. -
West Vigo softball holds off nemesis Edgewood in softball sectional
Ice cream was enough of a reward Monday night after the West Vigo Vikings beat eight-time defending champion Edgewood 6-2 in extra innings in the opening game of the Class 3A softball sectional at Edgewood High School. But that's not what Vikings want.
PREP ROUNDUP: Shakamak's Green hits two homers in win over West Vigo
Shakamak improved to 22-3 on the season behind a complete-game effort from Brett Yeryar, and Patrick Green hit two solo home runs in a high school baseball game Monday.
Terre Haute North offense unable to get going in loss to Mooresville
Jack Kirchner chose to give credit Monday night to Mooresville pitcher Taylor Chitwood, not to the Greg Maddux-size strike zone she seemed to enjoy.
But if there were no excuses forthcoming from Kirchner and his Terre Haute North High School softball team, it wouldn't have been hard to find a spectator or two to come up with extenuating circumstances about the Patriots' 4-1 loss at the Class 4A Martinsville Sectional. -
Terre Haute North looking strong going into girls track regional
Terre Haute North might need an off night for anyone to catch them in the girls track regional at Evansville Central.
The Patriots are as well-rounded as they've ever been, and two relay teams are state contenders with times ranking No. 2 in Indiana among times recorded all spring.
Terre Haute South, Northview and Sullivan have athletes among the contenders in multiple events as well. -
South tennis ready for potential challenge in regional
Terre Haute South and Northview take respective records of 10-5 and 11-5 into the Greencastle Regional today.
Softball sectionals up for grabs
All three Vigo County high schools and Northview appear to have a realistic chance of winning sectional championships in softball this week.
Terre Haute South, Northview vie for tennis regional title
Terre Haute South and Northview take respective records of 10-5 and 11-5 into the Greencastle Regional today.
Coach Bill Blankenbaker's Braves will play Seeger at 4:30 p.m., while coach Emily Goff's Knights will take on Crawfordsville about 6 p.m. -
Vikings win in extra innings at Rockville
West Vigo scored six runs in its first two innings Saturday, then needed a ninth-inning single by Lucas Fagg to escape with a 7-6 extra-inning win in nonconference high school baseball at Rockville.
TH South beats Northview in Big Four makeup baseball game
Terre Haute South wrapped up a share of the MIC baseball title and finished up the Big Four Classic with an 8-1 victory over Northview in less than 24 hours on Saturday morning.
Olds pitches South to share of MIC baseball title
Friday night, winning the second game 5-0 and earning a share of the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference high school baseball title.
Damon Olds was dominant on the mound for the Braves, striking out 14 and walking just one while pitching a three-hit shutout. -
South wins first half of doubleheader against Lawrence North
Host Terre Haute South kept its Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference high school baseball title hopes alive — and clinched no worse than second place in the process — by downing Lawrence North 4-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Friday night.
The second game, which started after Senior Night festivities between games, ended past the Tribune-Star deadline. -
PREP ROUNDUP: Calleja pitches West Vigo past South Vermillion
Brandon Calleja had 13 strikeouts to lead West Vigo to a 5-1 victory against South Vermillion in high school baseball Friday.
Brandon Behringer went 2 for 4 with two RBI for the Vikings, who secured second place in the Western Indiana Conference.
Kaden Lawson had double for South Vermillion (15-7), which finished 4-2 in the WIC. -
Seibert returns from injury to win three events as Braves win sectional crown
His baseball equivalent might be Rick Sutcliffe of the 1984 Chicago Cubs.
When Tyler Seibert returned to the Terre Haute South track and field lineup Thursday for sectional action at Terre Haute North, it was like the midseason trade the Cubs made for Sutcliffe that earned them a playoff spot. -
South switches up lineup to defeat North in tennis sectional
Terre Haute South coach Bill Blankenbaker said two weeks ago that he would change the Braves' lineup after the 3-2 dual-meet loss to Terre Haute North.
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PREP ROUNDUP: North slips past Northview in eight-inning baseball game
Colton Pittman drew a bases-loaded walk to score Zach Milam with the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as host Terre Haute North edged Northview 8-7 in high school baseball Thursday at Jennings Field.
PREP ROUNDUP: North and South to face off for tennis sectional title
The winner of the Terre Haute sectional for girls high school tennis will come down to Terre Haute North and Terre Haute South.
Terre Haute North gets 10 event victories to claim 12th straight sectional crown
Terre Haute North won 10 events Tuesday night while winning the Indiana High School Athletic Association girls track and field section at South Putnam High School for the 12th straight year.
North, South to meet in first round of baseball sectional
The Indiana High School Athletic Association announced pairings for the baseball state tournament Tuesday and the draw offered up a Vigo County battle in the opening game.
PREP ROUNDUP: West Vigo softball clinches share of WIC title
West Vigo clinched at least a share of the Western Indiana Conference softball title with a 6-4 victory over Edgewood on Tuesday.
Jacy McClain and Bailee Waters had RBI singles in the fourth inning to break the game open for the Vikings. -
Track sectional titles on the line
Expect one heck of a high school dual track meet Thursday night when Wabash Valley boys visit Terre Haute North for sectional action.
Prep report: Patriots, Braves favored to advance from tennis sectional 1st round
Persons attending this week's girls tennis sectional championship match at Terre Haute North might want to pack a lunch.
Local ADs happy to see spring come to a close
Brian Mancuso is the most experienced of the high school athletic directors in Vigo County — and that's a very relative term — but even he wasn't quite ready for the headaches that have accompanied spring sports the last few weeks thanks to rain, rain and more rain.
South baseball remains in first-place tie with Center Grove
Heading into Saturday's Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference baseball doubleheader against Center Grove, coach Kyle Kraemer of Terre Haute South wasn't completely optimistic.
Kehrt Award goes to Emily Bell, Lee Davis
Emily Bell of Terre Haute South and Lee Davis of Terre Haute North are the 2013 recipients of the Willard M. Kehrt Mental Attitude Award.
Bell and Davis were nominated by their schools and chosen in a vote by the Kehrt Award panel. Both will be recognized at awards assemblies later in the month at the schools.
Bell played varsity basketball four years at South and is competing in track this season, running the 800 and two relays. "I wanted something to do my senior year," Bell said.
She plans to attend DePauw University and play basketball. DePauw is the reigning NCAA Division III champ in women's basketball.
Bell tore an AÇL playing in a basketball tournament the summer after her sophomore season. She missed most of her junior season but came back to play her senior year and was second leading scorer and leading rebounder her final season.
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D.C. Divas running back Lindsay Sollers slips through the defense and runs for a first down during first-round playoff action on Saturday, June 30 at the Prince George's Sports and Learning Complex in Landover, Md.
Members of the Ridge Road Recreation Center Baseball Team along with their coach, Kenya Stroughter Sr., participate in the Black Heritage Night Festivities at Nationals Stadium in Southeast on Thursday, June 21. The Ridge Road Recreation Center in Ward 7 and home to the Titans, offers youth basic baseball instruction in a competitive environment and promotes sportsmanship, integrity and respect for authority.
In Exchange Wizards Get Okafor, Ariza
The Washington Wizards recently traded Rashard Lewis, sending him and the No. 46 selection in the upcoming NBA Draft to the New Orleans Hornets for Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza. The franchise was concerned about the prospect of keeping the second-highest paid player in the NBA on their roster for another season if he stayed beyond the end of June.
Lewis was not a part of the Wizards' plans going into the next season, and they needed to find a willing trade partner or give him a $13.7 million buyout by June 30. Instead of paying Lewis not to play for them, the Wizards chose to use that money on Okafor, the No. 2 pick of the 2004 NBA draft, and Ariza who won a championship ring in 2009 with the Los Angeles Lakers.
"We are pleased to add two more solid pieces as we continue to build our roster with a balance of proven veterans and the core of young talent that we have developed," said team president Ernie Grunfeld. Emeka's defensive presence and rebounding ability will combine with Trevor's versatility to add new dimensions to our frontcourt, and both players fit in very well with the type of team-first culture that we have been working to establish."
Okafor, 29, averaged 9.9 points and 7.9 rebounds last season, but was limited to only 27 games and a left knee injury caused him to miss the final three months of the season. Ariza, 26, has played with five different teams during his seven-year career, including, New York, Orlando, the Los Angeles Lakers, Houston, and New Orleans. He has career averages of nine points and 4.4 rebounds. Last year, he averaged 10.8 points and 5.2 rebounds.
Lewis had a disappointing stint as a Wizard, after arriving in a December 2010 deal that sent Gilbert Arenas to Orlando. Last season he only averaged 7.8 points which was his worst season since his rookie year.
Now that Okafor's on the roster, it 's unlikely that the Wizards will select Kansas forward and D.C. native Thomas Robinson with the No. 3 pick in the June 28 NBA draft. Adding Ariza to the squad could indicate that Washington is interested in Florida shooting Bradley Beal, but they could also be looking at Kentucky's Michael Kidd-Gilchrist or North Carolina's Harrison Barnes. Both are small forwards who could also play in the backcourt, and neither would have to start immediately.
Washington shortstop Ian Desmond slides into second base as New York's Robinson Cano tries to avoid contact in his attempt to force a double play during action on Sunday, June 17 at Nationals Park in Southeast. The Yankees defeated the Nationals 4-1 to win the weekend series.
The Nationals and Major League Baseball have joined with the Major League Baseball Players' Association and the Prostate Cancer Foundation to "Keep Dad in the Game" by dedicating Father's Day to the fight against prostate cancer. Players, umpires, coaches and on-field personnel have been asked to wear blue ribbons in support of prostate cancer awareness.
In addition, money will be donated to the Prostate Cancer Foundation for each home run hit during the Sunday, June 17 game as part of the annual "Home Run Challenge." In this photo, members of the Prostate Cancer Foundation display their "Keep Dad in the Game" banner prior to the Nationals vs. New York Yankees game on Saturday, June 16 at Nationals Park in Southeast.
Mystics guard Matee Ajavon drives past Indiana Fever guard Shavonte Zellous in the first half of WNBA action on Friday, June 15 at the Verizon Center in Northwest.
Mystics coach Trudi Lacey inserts Shannon Bobbitt into the game during the second half of WNBA action on Friday, June 15 at the Verizon Center in Northwest. Bobbitt, a new addition to the Mystics, helped Washington defeat her former team 67-66. "One team's trash is another team's treasure," Bobbitt said after scoring eight points and receiving numerous standing ovations from the crowd.
Starting next summer the Redskins will conduct training camp away from their headquarters in Ashburn, Va. The decision gives Coach Mike Shanahan just what he wanted. The Redskins will expand their facility in Ashburn, ensuring the team will be there for many years to come, which is a dream come true for Loudoun County.
The state of Virginia and the team announced Wednesday that the Redskins will hold training camp in Richmond starting in 2013. A specific site for the camp remains undetermined. Richmond is considering a number of locations for the site and will be making announcements regarding that process in the days and weeks ahead. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell will join Redskins officials on Aug. 4 to celebrate the deal. McDonnell has approved an initial $4 million "performance-based grant to support the expansion and retention" of Redskins Park.
Since joining the Redskins in 2010, Shanahan has expressed his desire to conduct training camp elsewhere. He feels that this would create a stronger bond between the players. Except for a two-year stint in Carlisle, Pa., the Redskins have trained in Ashburn most of the past 12 years. They also held camp in Frostburg, Md., prior to the year 2000.
The District of Columbia, Bowie State University and other interested parties have attempted to lure the Redskins into relocating on their turf. In 2027, their stadium lease at FedEx Field expires. As that time approaches, there will be even more attempts to persuade the Redskins to move their facility out of Virginia.
Redskins Park opened in 1992. Dan Snyder purchased the team in 1999, and since that time, the facility has been through several renovations. Last month, they opened an indoor practice site.
"At this time in order to make a more seamless transition instead of trying to pick up roots and move 60 players and 25 coaches and everything else, we felt the best thing to do was remodel what we have here, make this facility state of the art," Bruce Allen, Redskins general manager, said.
"Virginia considers the Redskins our team. Virginia is committed to keeping the Redskins right here in our state for years to come, and today we've taken a significant step towards accomplishing that goal,"McDonnell added in statement.
During the Redskins' rookie minicamp on May 28, Robert Griffin III had the chance to prove to Coach Mike Shanahan and the rest of the coaching staff why he deserved to be the team's first overall pick.
The team had its first organized team activity of the offseason. But in this case, the Heisman Trophy winner had a different group to please – his veteran teammates.
"With rookie minicamp, you're more there to show Coach that, 'Hey, the team drafted me, I'm as advertised,'" Griffin said. "But with the vets, it's more of, 'I can help this team win, show them why Coach has so much confidence in you.'"
Shanahan expressed his confidence in Griffin's talents when he announced in early May that the 22-year-old would be the starting quarterback. But along with that distinction came the challenge of figuring out how the Redskins offense works and learning how to lead a team composed of veteran players.
"We got him here to be that guy. He's our guy," wide receiver Santana Moss said. "Right now, he's doing all the things he needs to do to show us that, 'Hey, day-by-day, that I learn and grasp some more, that I'm going to be all that I can be for you guys.'"
The activity started with a series of timed drills for the various position groups before moving into two sets of 11-on-11 matchups. Though Griffin is new to the team, in Monday's workout he looked anything but.
For nine-year veteran, Chris Cooley, Griffin's high comfort level is a product of a work ethic that doesn't seem to subside.
"We've been back just working as a team. He stays for an hour and throws to guys," Cooley said. "His ability to be great for us and to be great early will be to understand what we're doing offensively, and we will be able to build a trust with the guys he's around now. I think he has all the skills to do that."
Griffin said he's been entrusted with a big job, so he reviews the playbook every night so that he can be best prepared. But he also admits that being successful is as much about doing as it is about studying. And Griffin is a quick study, when you stop to consider he is just beginning to see things from his playbook finally materialize on the field.
In the May 28 workout, Griffin's agility helped him connect with his wide receivers on the rollout, and he looked to be already in sync with many of them. After each drill, Griffin received congratulatory gestures from his teammates, many with whom he's already building a strong bond.
The Redskins' veterans have not forgotten that Griffin is a newcomer. Thus, there is the threat of a little inoffensive rookie hazing.
"Nobody has done anything," Griffin said. "But I'm definitely keeping an eye out for anything anyone tries to do."
The once budding Oklahoma City Thunder has fully blossomed. The team's ascent has occurred as quickly as a Russell Westbrook drive to the basket.
Three seasons ago, the Thunder was a struggling, small market team that quite frankly, didn't draw a lot of attention. Watching them play, you got the impression that it would be several years before the franchise would attain mediocrity, let alone real success. Today, the Thunder is a top tier NBA team.
This team has been built by General manger Sam Presti, who does all he can to avoid the spotlight. This season, the Thunder swept the defending champion Dallas Mavericks during the first round of the NBA playoffs. In the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinals, the Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1, pushing their post-season record to 8-1.
The Thunder has achieved success by building through the draft. Over the past five years, Presti has acquired Kevin Durant, James Hardin, Russell Westbrook, and Serge Ibaka, all through the draft. The worst NBA executives get lucky from time to time in the draft. In Presti's case he has made great selections consistently, which means he has a real eye for talent.
Having won the Northwest Division title the past two years, and now in its third straight playoff appearance, the Thunder is again proving that you don't have to be a large market team to have success. Large market cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Miami have used their marquee names to attract talent, and ultimately build a winning team. But smart draft selections and sound decision-making can be equalizers.
That's the foundation of the Thunder's success. It's why several teams, including our own Washington Wizards, strive to emulate the Thunder model – and not only teams from less-chic zip codes. In today's NBA, it's not about keeping up with the big market teams. It's about mimicking the Thunder.
For seven years Presti worked for the San Antonio Spurs in various capacities. In 2007, at age 30, he was named general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics. The SuperSonics were in the process of moving to Oklahoma City at the time, and they had the No. 2 overall draft pick. With the draft's first pick, the Portland Trailblazers selected center Greg Oden. Then Presti chose Durant.
Oden's career has been plagued by injuries. Since he entered the NBA, Durant, who was born in the District and raised in Seat Pleasant, Maryland, has played like a future Hall of Famer. Durant has led the league in scoring for the past three seasons, and the thought of this Thunder team playing together for several years to come isn't comforting for the rest of the league. NBA experts look for the Thunder to be championship contenders for many years to come.
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- a reduced 100 words version.
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When North Carolina implemented an early childhood education curriculum statewide, Carolina Caddell felt like she had won the jackpot.
Now, a quarter century later, Caddell will retire from the Scotland County Schools at the close of this academic year, signalling the end of what has been known as the "Little Scots" program at Scotland High School.
The Little Scots learning center on the high school campus serves as a laboratory for high school students taking courses in early childhood education. Students learn by doing as they work hands-on with pre-kindergarten aged children. Scotland High School is unique in that the Little Scots attend the program in lieu of a traditional daycare, where in most high school programs in the state, students perform internships in area daycares and pre-kindergarten programs.
"Having them onsite gave them complete control over the program, they were able to be the teachers instead of being assistants to local preschool teachers or daycare centers in the county," Caddell said. "They were able to do it themselves and be the directors and be the teachers and be the clerks and purchase coordinators. It's been their program instead of just attaching themselves to somebody's else's idea, and that's what's been fun: they've had so much ownership of their own development and their own growth in learning the skills that they need to pursue early childhood at a college level or professionally."
The Little Scots program began as a full-year course in 1984, Caddell's first year teaching at Scotland High School full-time. Between 1982 and 1984, she taught home economics at Scotland High as well as the Occupational Exploration Program at I. Ellis Johnson and Washington Park Middle Schools.
"It was all about exploring different careers and it was a lot of fun," Caddell said of her first experiences teaching in Scotland County. "We broke it into a little bit of business, a little bit of personal finance, food preparation and nutrition, and childcare. Every Friday I would have someone from the community come in and be a visitor and talk about their careers. We would walk through their career with them and how they got interested and how to get a degree in that area and what level of education they needed."
When the state first mandated an early childhood education course in public high schools, Caddell found herself the only teacher at the school both enthusiastic and qualified.
"The nine home economics teachers at that time pulled our heads together, and when I found out that early childhood was available, I was elated," she said. "Where everyone else was running scared, I was running toward it. I felt like that was exactly what God's plan was for me, because I had always wanted to do that. When I came here and the state made it available as a course - I just felt like I had won the lottery."
Ever since her first day teaching early childhood education, the Little Scots program has been Caddell's passion.
"She made that program, she was there from the beginning," said Alyssa Lowery, formerly a student of Caddell's. "She is an amazing person - she is really the heart and soul of Scotland High School."
Lowery, is currently a student at Richmond Community College, and intends to pursue a degree in elementary education.
For the students, Little Scots has not been entirely about Legos, naptime, and the ABC's.
"A lot of class time is spent on theory and study of childhood development, studying behavior guidance and redirection of behaviors and how children learn, how they process information, how to meet them where they are developmentally," said Caddell.
"Carolina and the Little Scots program have been a true asset to Scotland High School," added longtime Scotland family and consumer sciences teacher Donna Faulk. "Students have been trained in the area of childcare and have chosen to become teachers because of their Little Scots experience. Carolina has been a hardworking and dedicated teacher and she and the Little Scots program will be missed."
One of the chief advantages of Little Scots has been the real-world experience that it provides to high school students.
"When they're working directly with these children, that's when they get it, that's where they learn," Caddell said. "A high school student looks at you and says 'Oh, now I get it, now I understand.' I think sometimes that when I leave and they know that they have that huge responsibility to make sure the children are safe and that they're focused and that every moment is a teachable moment, and they're responsible for that and they feel the stress of that, that's when they learn."
"I just overall loved kids period before I got into the class, but being in her class showed me that there was more to kids in general than meets the eye and that everything is not going to go the way you want it to," Lowery said. "You can make schedules all day long but kids can have their own routine sometimes. Mrs. Caddell taught us always to take the time out to gather your own thoughts and feelings - if a child is acting up way too much, it's really good to take the time to take a deep breath and walk away from the situation, then come back to it and try to defuse the conflict. There are always different ways that you can connect, you just have to find the right one."
Caddell has watched countless high school students themselves growing and developing through Little Scots and involvement in the Future Homemakers of America. FHA students during Caddell's tenure have competed nationally in Boston, New Orleans, and Anaheim.
"Without this high school and that strong program, a lot of students would have missed out," Caddell said. "Those who travelled and those who worked hard at competition are the ones who excelled, who pushed themselves to other levels. That's the rewarding piece, that's where it's all worth it - to see somebody who says 'One day I'm going to come back to Scotland County, and I've got big plans for this community. I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that there is this for children and that for teenagers,' they want to come back and make a difference."
More than one former early childhood education student has returned in ensuing years to entrust their own preschool children to the instruction of Caddell and her students.
"The Little Scots that I had the very first years, I have their children in Little Scots, so we're on a second generation," said Caddell. "Many of my Little Scots have been the children of my students after they became parents years later. They knew this program well, they knew the accelerated academics that their children would acquire here, and that their children would be fully prepared for their pre-k and kindergarten programs."
Students-turned-parents have learned firsthand the benefits of the program not only to high school students aspiring to work in early childhood education but to the Little Scots themselves.
"My son when he started Little Scots two years ago was kind of shy, but now he goes in there and isn't worried about mama anymore," said Lonny Smith. "He's really grown a lot and has become more independent with that program."
"For my daughter now, she does an excellent job of teaching them exactly what they need to know and she really takes the time out to have that one-on-one ratio with each child and get to know them personally - every child is different," Lowery said. "It's great to actually have my own kid in Little Scots and see how fast she's grown. Being a single mother, it kind of helps me out because you don't really have the time that you need to take out to teach your child the basics of what they need to know to get in kindergarten, so that's helped."
With Caddell's retirement in June, early childhood education will now be offered to Scotland High students through Richmond Community College and taught at the Honeycutt Center in Laurinburg.
"She has been nothing but a benefit to me and my son - she taught me a lot about parenting and becoming a better parent," Smith said. "She deserves a thank you not just for me and my son but for every child she ever taught. She has just been a blessing for everyone because she always went above and beyond to do her job. I hate to see that Little Scots is ending because it really benefited a lot of kids."
Caddell is as of yet unsure how she will fill her time without teaching future teachers, but her own grandchildren and an abiding love of her and her husband's alma mater will likely keep things interesting.
"We're both Appalachian State graduates and I cheered there and it's home, so we'll hopefully be doing a lot of mountain trips," Caddell said. "In the middle of August it's going to hit me that I don't have that new routine that keeps me centered, focused, and driven. I'm going to have to find something else to do to keep me going."
When searching for a reason behind nearly 30 years of passion for the Little Scots program, Caddell refers to a quote of Albert Schweitzer's: "No ray of sunlight is ever lost, but the green, which it awakens into existence, needs time to sprout, and it is not always granted to the sower to see the harvest. All work that is worth anything is done in faith."
"The sunlight is the teaching of my students and the green is the readiness of the child learning - we just have to give it time and watch them closely because when that readiness kicks in, you've got to pick that tomato right them because you can lose that window, even with a child," Caddell said. "These children will not remember me. They will take what we've done, though, and it will create that foundation that they will build on. But the thing is, we don't worry about that, because all work that is worth anything is done in faith, and that is what it's all about. That's what teaching's about. You just have to have faith that you have made a difference and that that child is going to be better because of you."


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We are thrilled to see that one of our favorite sites, 1stdibs.com, is now featuring vintage couture.
One of their most exciting offerings today: the Christian Dior Haute Couture dress and jacket (from Spring 1955) that Madonna wore in Steven Klein's "Blame it on Rio" photo shoot for W Magazine (March 2009.)
The Way We Wore is the dealer. Price available upon request by visiting here.
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Michael S. Smith was recently honored at Hedge Gallery in San Francisco at a party hosted by Alison Pincus, Vanessa Getty and Allison Speer. His design work for a Palladian Villa in Malibu is being put up for auction at Christie's in New York. Nicolas Berggruen, Princess Tatiana Galitzine, Dede Wilsey, and Sabrina Buell were among the guests.
Deepa Pakianathan and Phil Pemberton recently hosted a reception for the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in anticipation of its upcoming Gala on April 20, 2013, which pays tribute to legendary opera baritone and Conservatory Advisory Board member Thomas Hampson.
Conservatory mezzo-soprano Catherine Cook directs and stars in a program featuring special performances by Hampson with Conservatory students, faculty and guest artists. Teresa Medearis and Barbara Walkowski co-chair the event, with catering by McCall's Catering and Events and decor by Blueprint Studios.
Tickets for this very special occasion can be purchased at www.sfcm.edu
UCSF Partners in Care recently held its 2013 kick-off membership event at Reed & Greenough. Membership co-Chairs Schuyler Hudak and Libby Leffler hosted the launch party and kicked off the well-attended evening with brief remarks, followed by UCSF Partners in Care President Katie Budge, who spoke about the services that the auxiliary organization provides to the hospital.
UCSF Partners in Care works with UCSF hospital staff to fund programs that provide comfort and well-being to patients and their families while visiting the UCSF medical center.
Guests enjoyed spirited greyhounds nicknamed "Doctor's Orders," and a "Members Only" wine special while noshing on sweet treats from Kara's Cupakes, and savory sliders and arancini from Cedar Hill Kitchen and Smokehouse.
Please visit www.ucsfpartnersincare.org for more information about this important organization.
Renowned European designer Ms. Madeline Pauw recently made an appearance at a delightful luncheon at Saks Fifth Avenue in San Francisco, where her Spring 2013 collection was presented.
The Pauw collection is designed by Madeleine Pauw, daughter of the original founders. Pauw is known for its luxurious fabrics and soft touches of femininity while integrating just a splash of masculine undertones, but always keeping the fit and style in mind for the female physique. The company has been in business for over 50 years, and originally was created in the Netherlands where it currently has 29 stores.
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The Mid Winter Gala for 2013 honored the exhibit, "Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis" with a chic winter wonderland that raised over $400k. Marissa Mayer, Jonathan Ive, Alison Pincus, Vanessa Getty, Dick Costolo, Stephan Jenkins, Connie Nielsen, Lori Levine, Evgenia Peretz, Jeremy Stoppelman, Trevor Traina, Allison Speer and Kathryn Lasater were among the 380 who attended.
The Italian artist, Paolo Troilo, recently debuted his first U.S. exhibit at Coup d'Etat, the most exceptional designer space in San Francisco.
Sponsored by Testa Vineyards, the event brought together San Francisco tastemakers such as Jack Calhoun, Stephen Brady, Gary Friedman, Joy Bianchi, Anna Weinberg, Ken Fulk, and Jamie Finegold, among others.
The exhibit will run at Coup d'Etat until May 2013.
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The International Museum of Women (IMOW) hosted its annual Celebrating Change Benefit on March 6th, 2013, and the associated Vanguard Group hosted its Art Live Lounge benefit.
This year's benefit featured IMOW's second annual Innovator Award for Women in Technology, presented to Padmasree Warrior, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer of Cisco Systems.
The International Museum of Women is an innovative online museum that showcases art, stories and ideas to celebrate, inspire and advance the lives of women around the world. With the support of over 500 guests, IMOW raised over $200,000 to benefit its mission and exhibitions. Guests enjoyed a night of art and inspiration from the museum's virtual collection, music, networking and dancing, while watching notable female artists create original artwork.
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Rep. Maloney hails full restoration of services at Manhattan VA Hospital
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) applauded the news that the 23rd Street Manhattan VA Hospital is fully operational after having suffered major flood damage during Superstorm Sandy. For the past seven months, the hospital has been restoring services and reopening departments gradually, but today the facility announced completion of the first phase of its plan to repair the damages and will be able to provide regular services to its patients. As part of the federal Sandy Relief package, the Manhattan VA will receive $207 million to repair and redesign the facility.
Maloney statement on FDA decision to reclassify tanning beds as a health risk
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) today offered the following statement after the FDA proposed a rule reclassifying sunlamps and tanning beds as "Class II" medical devices and recommend against their use by those under age 18.
Maloney presents federal grant funds to Laguardia Community College for Veterans Upward Bound program
Long Island City, NY – On Monday, U.S Representative Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) joined LaGuardia Community College President Gail Mellow and Veterans Upward Bound Director Samuel Farrell at LaGuardia's Annual Week to Honor Veterans Luncheon to present over $1.24 million in federal funds for the Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) Program. LaGuardia's program, the only one of its kind in New York State, provides educational and professional development for veterans who are preparing for post-secondary education and employment translating their military training to jobs training.
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PISTONS NOTES: Former Spartan Green carving out role with Warriors
AUBURN HILLS — The Warriors Draymond Green used to come to The Palace as a fan and dream about one day playing in the NBA.
Wednesday night Green's dream came true as he took the court and helped Golden State defeat the Detroit Pistons.
"It means a lot," Green said of playing at The Palace as a professional. "It's a great feeling. Coming to these games all the time, college, high school. Just seeing this. I always said, 'I want to be here.' Finally to be here, coming back here to play in a game back in my home state is a great feeling. I'm honored."
The former Michigan State star has earned a spot as a role player off the bench for the Warriors.
Green is averaging 2.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.5 steals in 12 minutes per game.
Green admitted being a role player was an adjustment from his days as a Spartan, but he is relishing the role.
"At the end of the day there is 450 guys in this league," Green said. "There's not 450 scorers. In order to have a winning team, guys have to play different roles. I want to do those little things it takes to win in order to make us a winning team."
The Warriors are off to an impressive 11-7 start this season.
Green has earned praise from Golden State coach Mark Jackson not only for his play, but also his intangibles.
"Heck of a basketball player," Jackson said of Green. "Big-time IQ. He's a guy that's as smart as any rookie I've ever seen. He knows the game, great competitor, a coach on the floor and is a leader. The same things you guys know in this area is what we watched in the draft process and what we've embraced since then." Continued...
Jackson said he's seen rookies lead before, but it's usually point guards. Green has been able to do it despite not having a set position.
"He's playing a little bit of everything," Jackson said. "He's playing 2, 3, 4. He's defended 5s. He's defended 1s, I think. That's the luxury of having him. If you need a job done, he's the guy to call."
Green said he'll speak up when he feels he should, but at the same time he's trying to learn from the team's veterans.
"I think the No. 1 thing is no matter what you're open to learn because no matter what you can't replace 8, 7, 6 years in this league of experience," Green said. "I'm always looking to learn from these guys. But also if I think there's something that needs to be said, that can be said, I'm not going to just say, 'I'm a rookie. I'm not going to say it.' If there's something I think needs to be said I'm going to say it and however I need to say it.
"It also comes with gaining respect of your teammates. You're not going to just walk in somewhere and be able to tell a vet, 'Do this or you should've done that.' 'Rook, get out of here.' So you have to gain respect of the guys as well."
The Pelicans?
Reports are the New Orleans Hornets plan on switching their nickname to the Pelicans.
The switch has drew a wide variety of responses, but Louisiana native Greg Monroe is not a fan of the switch.
"That's what they chose," Monroe said. "We just have to play them. I understand why it's the Pelicans, it's the Louisiana state bird. Personally, you could come up with something a little more intimidating. The Cajuns or something would have been more than enough. Pelicans, I don't know. ... I was surprised they chose the Pelicans."
Dave Pemberton covers the Pistons for The Oakland Press. Email him at email@example.com and follow him on Twitter @drpemberton.
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LOS ANGELES — Stacey Buckley of Bournemouth, England, decided last year that she had to be in Los Angeles for the premiere of the final "Twilight" film.
She saved her money, rounded up some other local Twi-Hards she met online and booked a ticket for the U.S., where she'll spend four nights camping out in front of the Nokia Theatre with some 1,500 other "Twilight" fans.
"My brother says I need to see a shrink," said the 29-year-old, who wore tiny Union Jack flags in her hair like antennae. "This is the last one, so I said, 'Let's do it in style.'"
Fans of the vampire-romance series registered online for a chance to spend the weekend at a temporary tent city that filled the street in front of Staples Center and sprawled across L.A. Live plaza Friday. They wore "Twilight" buttons and T-shirts, and decorated their tents with homemade posters and photo collages of stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Campers will be treated to three days of "Twilight" screenings and activities and will get to see the film's stars arrive for the premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2" on Monday.
Buckley, who came with three British pals, had a sign on her tent that read: "5,430 miles flown; 90 hours camped; all because we're Twi-Hard Brits."
Bri-Anne Glover and Stephanie Dodson, who work together at a coin-collecting shop in Florida, also spent a year planning their "Twilight" camp out. Both of them moms, they left their kids with their husbands, closed their store for a week and headed to Southern California.
"Everyone thinks we're crazy," Dodson said.
"We're never going to have this opportunity again," Glover said. "This is truly the most exciting experience that I've had."
Wendi Reynolds of Philadelphia was thrilled when she won the chance to participate in the "Twilight" fan camp. The 48-year-old bought a tent, got tips from other fans who'd camped out before and made the trip solo.
"I'm doing something that I really, really love," she said as she put together a scrapbook of pictures and memorabilia from past "Twilight" conventions. "This is the last premiere and I've always wanted to come, so I am soaking it up." Continued...
Reynolds said she made fast friends with her tent neighbors and notes that "Twilight" fans aren't "just a bunch of screaming teenagers." She was drawn first to the books and then the films because of the love story they tell.
"It's two people in love and it's just so awesome," she said. "She just loves him for who he is. Even though he thinks he has a handicap or a flaw, but that's what she loves about him."
Life-sized cardboard cutouts of Pattinson and Stewart dotted the tent-filled landscape as various fan groups handed out freebies. Sharon Lottes of Arizona, who runs two "Twilight"-themed websites when she's not working as a hospital secretary, passed out stickers and pens to fellow fans — just as she has at fan camps for previous "Twilight" premieres.
"You bring stuff. You meet people," said the 29-year-old. "It's the world's biggest sleep-over, and at our age, who gets to do that?"
Fans of the series bond easily, she said, and the fan camp is a great place to "let your freak flag fly."
"This is the one place where no matter how intense your fandom is, you bring it," she said.
A bourgeoning economy also developed inside the tent city, with some fans selling posters, buttons and even a "sparkle spray" to lend a Cullen-esque shimmer to the skin.
Rain on Thursday and a chilly wind on Friday didn't dampen campers' spirits. They participated in a group exercise class Friday morning, then sucked down free Jamba Juice smoothies. Screenings of the second and third films in the series, "New Moon" and "Eclipse," were planned for Friday night. Saturday's activities include live performances of song from the new film's soundtrack, and a screening of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1."
Stars from the franchise are set to visit the fan camp on Sunday.
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2" opens in the U.S. on Nov. 16.
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