1. Art and Diseño

A Look
Ahead
29 January 2015
Director’s Notes — An
Inside Look
This week has brought many challenges to us due to
SUPT Academic
Award
Ceremony
inclement weather, but we have prevailed thanks to
Eisenhower Theater
our hard-working and dedicated team. Without them,
Monday, 2 Feb.
key events could not happen so seamlessly.
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Flashdance
Saturday, 28 Feb.
8:00 pm
Yearling Winter
A lot of wonderful club activities continued to take
Weekend
place this past week, despite the weather. West Point
Banquet & Hop
hosted the Royal Military College for the Annual
Cullum Hall
Saturday, 7 Feb.
USMA-RMC Exchange, emerging victoriously in all of
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the competitive events that took place. Many of our
clubs had star-performances during their away trip
Class of 2016 Ring
sections as well. Of notable significance is the Model Show @ Eisenhower
Hall Ballroom
UN Team’s performance at the McGill Model UN As9 Feb. - 12 Feb.
sembly in Montreal, as well as the Women’s Handball
0900 - 1800
Team’s performance at the Levi’s Tournament in QueView more
bec. Congratulations to all of the DCA Clubs on a
DCA Happenings
job well done!
by clicking the
DCA Calendar link
below
Sister Act
Sunday, 8 March
3:00 pm
There are a lot of events coming up in the near future to include book signings, banquets, and Broadhttp://www.usma.edu/
way performances, to name a few. Be sure to keep an
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eye out for future events by going to the DCA FaceDCACalendar.pdf
book page, or by checking the DCA Calendar.
COL Dean R. Batchelder
Director of Cadet Activities
All For The Corps!
Visit:
www.allforthecorps.com
Extracurricular Clubs
Competitive Clubs
Crew:
 This past weekend, the Army Crew Team challenged
the Royal Military College of Canada at the 2015
USMA-RMC Indoor Rowing Championship at Arvin
Cadet Physical Development Center
 The event opened with a 2000 meter varsity heat followed by a 2000 meter novice heat, a 1000 meter
coxswains heat and a 2000 meter relay heat
 The last time both schools competed in head-to-head
indoor rowing competition was in 2001 (Army Won)
 Army crew was the only competitive club to compete
for a championship during this year’s RMC exchange
 The Army Team won every heat and posted the fastest combined time to win the championship
 CDT Ross Downum clocked the fastest 2000 meter
time of the day at 6:23.8, more than 36 seconds faster
than the nearest RMC competitor
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CDT Ali Darby, a novice rower, posted the fastest time
for the women at 7:55.3
The fastest time by a novice man was recorded by CDT
Chris Wagner at 6:31.1
CDT Michaela Farris lead all coxswains in the 1000 meter
piece, finishing in 3:50.3
In the final event of the day, a 2000 meter relay, CDTs
Brennan Nesaralla, Ethan Grogan, and Gavin Hoffman
won by a wide margin of 39.7 seconds
Members of the Army Crew hosted the RMC Cadets
from Thursday through Sunday, and attended a banquet
honoring the event on Friday in Washington Hall
They also participated in a joint practice on Friday morning at 0530, followed by a team breakfast
The weekend culminated with the Men’s Team Captain,
CDT Court Adams, accepting the perennial championship
plaque from LTG Caslen during the first intermission of
the RMC-USMA Hockey game
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Extracurricular Clubs
Competitive Clubs
Team Handball (Women's):
 On 24-26 January, both the Black and Gold teams of Women’s Handball
Team travelled to Levis, Canada (near Quebec) to compete in a five team
tournament
 West Point Black went 3-1 over the weekend, losing the first game to the
host Levis 1 before winning the next three over West Point Gold, Levis 2,
and Laurier
 One key highlight was the tremendous defense during the third match
against a very physical and a more experienced team from Montreal
 The handball courts were much shorter than the regulation court that the team normally plays on, which minimized the
fast-break offense, so a strong defense was required and the team stepped up
 Individuals also stepped up their game, to include an overall impressive play from CDT Cora Moody who had the first
alley oops goal in team’s recent memory
 The Gold team showed strong development over the entire weekend,
playing Levis 2 in a close one point match and frustrating Levis 1 with
their defense
 CDT Lindsey Kiernan demonstrated a fantastic wing shot that she’s developed which significantly contributed to her team’s improved offensive
success compared to past tournaments
 The trip was a fantastic cultural experience for both teams, allowing Cadets to interact with the Canadian clubs with a much higher understanding and level of experience in handball compared to many clubs in America
Inline Hockey:
 On 24 Jan., the West Point Inline Hockey Club travelled to Lawrenceville, NJ, to compete against the Rider University Broncs at Loucks Ice
Center
 The Cadets jumped on the Broncs early, scoring the first goal of the
game at 18:13 of the first, and then another at 10:28 to extend the
lead; Army finished the period with an 18-15 edge in shots
 Starting the period with a 5 on 3 powerplay, Army took advantage
and scored twice early, giving the Cadets a 4-1 lead
 The physical intensity of the game continued to pick up in the second
period, and multiple penalties put Army on the penalty kill in the period
 Looking to protect the lead, Army settled into a stifling defensive
stance in the third period, and scored another goal to close at the
Cadet victory at 5-1
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Extracurricular Clubs
Academic Clubs
Model UN Forum:
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From 22-25 Jan., the USMA Model UN Team competed in the
McGill Model UN Assembly in Montreal
 Throughout the weekend, Cadets engaged in vigorous debate encompassing various topics across the spectrum of world issues
and historical crises
 Cadets also engaged socially with members of dozens of universities from around the world and discussed cultural issues
 At the conclusion of the weekend, the USMA Model UN Team
was awarded the Outstanding Small Delegation Award, defeating
all but one university, and beating both Navy and RMC
 The following Cadets were awarded individual commendations in their respective committees: CDT Jack Bagdadi
(Outstanding Delegate), CDT Ezra Engel (Best Delegate), CDT Patrick Beauregard (Outstanding Delegate), CDT
Christine Sidu (Outstanding Delegate), CDT Brittany Scofield (Outstanding Delegate) and CDT Jon Paul (Book
Award)
Civil and Military Engineering:
 On Saturday, 24 Jan., the West Point Civil and Military Engineering Club toured the ongoing construction site at
Ground Zero in Manhattan, going inside the new state-of-the-art transportation hub onsite known as The Oculus, Building 1 (Freedom Tower), and Building 4
 The tour was offered and led by COL Steve Hill (USA Ret.) of the NY-NJ Port Authority
 The highlight of the trip for the Cadets and faculty in attendance
was the exclusive access to the unoccupied 54th floor of Building 4
with skyline views of the entire lower Manhattan
 Cadets were able to learn from the amazing synchronization of labor, construction management techniques, steel and concrete use, and
overall engineering and architectural brilliance that is encompassed on
the site to memorialize the lives lost on 11 Sep. 2001
Military Clubs
Pistol:
 This past weekend, the West Point Pistol Team defeated MIT with a three event aggregate score of 6221 to
6178
 MIT won the Free Pistol event with a team score of 1961 to West Point’s 1957; both teams tied in Standard Pistol with a score of 2061
 West Point won the final event, Air Pistol, with a team score of 2203 to MIT’s 2156
 MIT won the Women’s Air Pistol event with a team score of 1071 to West Point’s 1066
 The West Point women won the Sport Pistol event with a team score of 1637 to MIT’s 1616, giving the
Women’s Pistol Team the overall win with an aggregate score of 2701 to MIT’s 2687
 Army will host a sectional match at Tronsrue Marksmanship Center on 14-15 February, which is the qualifying
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match for Nationals
Extracurricular
Clubs
Support Clubs
Hobby Clubs
Pipes and Drums:
 The West Point Pipes & Drums hosted the Bands of the Canadian Royal Military College as part of the 92nd Annual RMCUSMA Exchange Weekend
 The Pipes & Drum Team has worked with the RMC Band for
over 30 years, and it was another great weekend of workshops,
performances, and fellowship
 On Saturday, the bands held workshops in Crest Hall, where
they broke down into sections and rehearsed sets to perform
later in the day at the Hollender Center
 While the bands rehearsed, the dancers of both programs met in Arvin Gymnasium and held a workshop there where the talented dancers of RMC trained with
the West Point Celtic Dancers in several new routines
 The bands came back together for a group rehearsal, and later that evening went
to the Hollender Center to perform for the largest crowd the combined bands have
performed for while at USMA
 The performance before the hockey
game was a huge success and the crowd
loved the performances of the band which
included: solo performances, dance performances, and a fantastic rendition of Amazing Grace, which featured the Brass and Reed section of the
RMC Band
 Following the performances, the bands attended the Hockey match and
the cadets cheered the Army team on to a victory
Snow Support (Ski Patrol):
 The West Point Ski Patrol Club travelled to Elk Mountain and participated in the Eastern Division’s Ski and Toboggan Patroller School
 There the Cadets learned ski instructor skills and valuable
skills from professional ski patrollers
 Candidate patrollers trained with professional patrollers on
handling toboggans loaded with patients and unloading the toboggans
 The candidate patrollers were able to familiarize themselves
and gain confidence in transporting potential patients down any
terrain in a toboggan
 Experienced cadet patrollers were given the opportunity to
hone their skills specific to their platform, whether it was skis or snowboards; they also
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spent time refining their skills with handling toboggans
Extracurricular Clubs
Hobby Clubs
Nordic Skiing:
 On the weekend of 23-25 Jan., the West Point Nordic Ski Team
competed in the Cornell University Invitational Ski Meet held at
the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury Common, VT
 Eight members of the team participated in both skate/freestyle
and classic style Nordic ski competitions
 On 24 Jan., in the Men’s 15K state race, CDT Joshua Bassette
took third place overall with a race time of 45:34, just three minutes behind the first place skier from Cornell University
 CDT Benjamin Brea was the next finisher for Army in 26th place, with a race time of 1:04:24
 The rest of the Army field included: CDT Keith Basnett coming in at 1:09:15 (30th); CDT Landon Hanson with a finish time of 1:22:05 (34th); and CDT Spencer Read, competing the first time ever, with a finish time of 1:29:07 (36th)
 In the Women’s 15K state race, CDT Rebecca Sauter, in her very first Nordic Race, finished with a time of 1:59:20
 In the Sunday 8.5K classic races, the women skied first and both Army women completed the course, with CDT
Emily Beecher finishing at 1:06:54 (20th), and CDT Rebecca Sauter finishing at 1:25:32 (21st)
 In the men’s competition, CDT Joshua Bassette finished in fourth place with a race time of 30:47, CDT Ben Brea finished in 20th place with a time of 42:17, CDT Keith Basnett finished in 26th place with a time of 44:31, CDT Landon
Hanson finished in 29th place with a time of 51:17, and CDT Spencer Read finished in 31st place with a time of
1:02:40
 In overall team points Army finished in 4th place in both of the men’s events
Religious Clubs
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Catholic Chapel Cadet Catechists:
 On 21-22 January, Catholic Cadets travelled to Washington, D.C, to attend the
March for Life
 Archbishop Broglio of the Archdiocese of the Military Services (AMS) invited the
cadets to accompany him to the event
 Attended by an estimated 650,000 people, the March allowed Cadets to witness
firsthand, in a vivid and compelling
way, American political life in action
and the first amendment right of freedom of assembly
The March also gave them the opportunity to reflect deeply upon two
principles that are fundamental to our military profession: the intrinsic
value of all human beings and the defense of human life
Prior to the March, the cadets received a tour of the AMS headquarters building, where members of the Archbishop’s staff explained the
organization and function of the Archdiocese
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Club Away Events
CLUB
NAME OF EVENT
DATE/ LOCATION
NUMBER OF CADETS
Bowling
Mardi-Bob Collegiate
Invitational Tournament
31 Jan./ Poughkeepsie, NY
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Bowling
EIBC Conf.Tournament
7 Feb. / Manalapan Twnshp, NJ
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Boxing (M)
Univ. of Nevada Reno Invtl.
30 Jan./ Reno, NV
7
Boxing (W)
Richmond Invitational
30 Jan./ Richmond, VA
5
Cadet Comp.
Cyber Team
DARPA CyberStakes
29 Jan./ Pittsburgh, PA
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Catholic Chap. Catholic Mass
(Choir)
31 Jan./ Martin’s Creek, PA
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Climbing
Climbing Competition
31 Jan./ Upper Saddle River, NJ
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Combat
Weapons
Scholastic Pistol Program
SW Regional Winter Match
7 Feb./ College Station,TX
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Debate
(Forum)
Monmouth Debate
TX Debate Tournament
30 Jan./ Asbury Park, NJ
6 Feb./ Austin,TX
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Debate
(Speech
Parl. Forum)
TCNJ Parliamentary Debate
Rutgers Univ. Parliamentary
Debate Tournament
30 Jan./ Ewing, NJ
6 Feb./ New Brunswick, NJ
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Debate (SCUS) 56th Academy Assembly Conf.
2 Feb./ Colorado Springs, CO
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Drill
Quadrille Ball
31 Jan. / NYC
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Gospel Choir
Lunch w/ Homeless Veterans
31 Jan. / Bronx, NY
14
Inline Hockey
vs. Georgetown
30 Jan./ Laurel, MD
26
Jewish Chap.
(Hillel)
Jewish Military Conference
6 Feb./ Surfside, FL
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Paintball
Indoor Practice
31 Jan./ Bound Brook, NJ
18
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Club Away Events cont
CLUB
NAME OF EVENT
DATE/ LOCATION
NUMBER OF CADETS
Pistol
Collegiate Pistol Match
31 Jan./ New London, CT
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Racquetball
ECRC Meet #4
30 Jan/ Laurel, MD
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Sailing
Offshore Sailing Clinic
31 Jan./ Oyster Bay, NY
Skeet &Trap
USMA @ Mt. Pleasant
1 Feb./ Briarcliffe Manor, NY
Alpine Skiing
Mideast Collegiate Ski Race
Mideast Collegiate Ski Race
31 Jan./ Cortlandt, NY
7 Feb./ North Creek, NY
Nordic Skiing
Clarkson Invtl. Nordic Ski Race 31 Jan./ Lake Placid, NY
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Ski Patrol
Ski & Toboggan Training
Ski Patrol Training Trip
31 Jan./ Hancock, MA
7 Feb./ Truxton, NY
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Soccer
17th Annual Flames SC
Indoor Tournament
8 Feb./ Warminster, PA
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Tactics
Low Light Weapons Training
31 Jan./ Pomona, NY
14
Handball (W)
NYC Team Handball Tourn.
31 Jan./ NYC
12
Water Polo
Rochester Water Polo Tourn.
7 Feb./ Rochester, NY
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Club Home Events
CLUB
NAME OF EVENT
DATE/ TIME
Corbin Forum
Athena Film Festival 7 Feb./1200
Intl. Cadets of WP
USNA Intl. Visit
6 Feb/1230
Scoutmasters’ Council
Scout Knight
31 Jan./1200
Volleyball (M)
EIVA Division Tourn. 7 Feb./1200
LOCATION
Barnard Hall
Foley Athl. Center
Webster Aquatic Ctr.
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DCA Happenings
Cadet Publications
Start the year off right with the 2015 West Point Souvenir Wall Calendar. The 2015 Calendar is a
full-sized wall calendar with 12 gorgeous full-color scenic photographs of West Point and the
Hudson Valley. The special price includes free shipping and handling!
Please use the following link below to order your copy today:
http://ikehall.com/
Cultural Arts
CDT Deon Wells with Darlene Love
COL and Mrs. Batchelder with Darlene Love
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DCA Happenings
CADET PROGRAMS
Thursday, 29 January
At the First Class
Club
Music by the Chris
Morrisy Band
Cadet Programs presented a
Masquerade Ball for the Class of 2018
at Eisenhower Hall on 23 January, where
over 500 cadets and guests attended.
Music was provided by the Benny
Haven’s Band.
Complimentary photos, games, prizes
and refreshments were provided.
Kudos to the class leadership for their
planning and supervision of the
event!
The Class of 2017 is concluding
sign-up for seating at the Yearling
Banquet.
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DCA Happenings
Upcoming Cadet Bookstore Events
5 February : Margaret Atwood, author of Handmaid’s Tale, from 11001200 at the Cadet Book Store
6 February : Sean Parnell, author of Outlaw Platoon, from 1345-1430
outside of Robison Auditorium
DCA CULINARY GROUP
The DCA Food Truck
is back!!!
Located in the North
Area on Friday Monday from 17002100h
For updates, please
check on the DCA
Culinary Group Facebook page.
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Contact
List
DIRECTOR:
COL DEAN BATCHELDER
938-2715
DEPUTY:
MS. KATHY GLISSON
938-7988
OPERATIONS OFFICER:
VICTOR PORRO
938-4396
PROCUREMENT:
MS. MARIA CHAMBERS
938-2228
BUSINESS ANALYST:
MS. KERRY REMILLARD
938-7990
TRANSPORTATION:
MS. RENEE KNIGHT
938-7576
PUBLICATIONS:
MS. ANNE DREW
938-2780
EXTRACURRICULAR:
MS. CAROL MILLER
938-2402
CADET PROGRAMS:
MR. RON HARSCH
938-7798
CADET HOSTESS:
MS. SHARYN AMOROSO
938-4681
CULTURAL ARTS:
MR. GARY KEEGAN
938-2782
ACADEMY STORES:
MS. LENORA GRABLE
938-2418
CULINARY GROUP:
MR. KEVIN D’ONOFRIO
938-4456
DCA FACILITIES:
All for the Corps — An
Inside Look
MR. MICHAEL LEGHORN
938-4680
SUPPLIES OFFICER:
MS. SALLY BRITT
938-7987
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