A Look
Ahead
13 November 2014
Director’s Notes — An
Trace Adkins, The
Christmas Show
Ike Hall Theater
Friday, Nov. 14
8:00 pm
Circle In the Spiral
5th Floor Ike Hall
Friday, Nov. 14
7:00 pm
Inside Look
We had a lot of great Cadet Activities this past week and
have some superb events coming up as well. Please take a
look inside for a glimpse of both past and future events.
Women’s Volleyball
vs. Navy
Saturday, Nov. 15
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Men’s Ice Hockey vs.
Holy Cross
We hope everyone had a blessed Veterans Day. Our Cadets
Saturday, Nov. 15
had some tremendous opportunities to participate in some
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terrific events. Special recognition is deserved by our Glee
Women’s Basketball
Club for their spectacular performances at both the New
vs. Stony Brook
York Jet’s football game and at the New York Knicks’ basTuesday, Nov. 18
ketball game for Military Appreciation Night. Also, recogni1900
tion is due to the Pipes and Drums club for their performClass of 2015
ance in the New York City Veterans Day Parade. Thank you
Branch Night
for representing USMA so superbly!
Ike Hall Theater
Thursday, Nov. 20
1900 - 2100
I encourage all to come out to Ike Hall this Friday, November 14th for some wonderful events. The Circle in the Spiral
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Exhibit, located on the 5th floor in Ike Hall, will be open to
DCA Happenings
by clicking the
the public at 7pm. Also, country superstar Trace Adkins will
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be performingThe Christmas Show in the Ike Hall Theater at
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8pm. Tickets are available for the Trace Adkins show at the http://www.usma.edu/
Ike Theater Box office or http://ikehall.com
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COL Dean R. Batchelder
Director of Cadet Activities
All For The Corps!
Visit: www.allforthecorps.com
Extracurricular Clubs
Support Clubs
Glee Club:
 On 8 Nov, the West Point Glee Club traveled to Yankee Stadium to
perform the National Anthem and halftime show with the USMA Band
and the UCONN Band at the Army-UCONN football game
 Nearly 70 members of the club, under the direction of Constance
Chase, presented the Anthem and a collection of patriotic selections in
support of Veteran’s Day and the Army Team’s victory over UCONN
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On 9 Nov, the West Point Glee Club traveled to MetLife Stadium with the West Point Band
where they played a key role in the NY Jets celebration of Veteran’s Day
With the band, nearly 70 members of the Glee Club performed at halftime in front of more
than 78,00 fans
On 10 Nov, 18 Cadets from the Glee Club traveled to Madison Square Garden in NYC
where they performed the National Anthem at the NY Knicks-ATL Hawk’s NBA Game
As a part of Military Appreciation Night, the club joined members of all military services in
various roles on the court at Madison Square Garden and extended USMA’s outreach to
NYC
 Nearly 20.000 fans were in attendance for
the game
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Extracurricular Clubs
Support Clubs
Parachute:
 On 8 Nov, the West Point Parachute Team had their first demonstration jump into Yankee
Stadium for the Army-UCONN football game
 Typically to jump into a stadium, a jumper must have a pro-rating, which has minimum requirements of 500 jumps, 10 declared accuracy jumps, as well as smoke, flag, and night jumps
 Yankee Stadium, however, has even stricter requirements, with a minimum of 1000 jumps to
perform the demonstration
 This year the coaching staff ,who have the necessary requirements, performed the demonstration to prepare the cadets for jumping into Yankee Stadium in following years
 Coach Tom Falzon was using a camera during the jump that was displayed on the jumbotron
and allowed the fans to see the jumpers exit
 The team OIC, LTC MacCalman, also used the camera to pump up the crowd as he was
preparing to exit
 Coach Falzone led in the stack, followed by LTC MacCalman and CPT Krupski who flew in
the American Flag
 The jumpers flew in right over the jumbotron and each landed right on target
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On 9 Nov, the West Point Parachute Team and the 2nd Aviation Detachment performed a
demonstration jump in Milford, CT in support of the city’s 375th anniversary Veterans Day
celebration
Mayor Ben Blake presented the team captain, CDT Fuller, the key to the city
CDT Fuller gave an impressive speech to the audience thanking the older veterans for their
service to our country and “inspiring us” to do the same
 After the parachute demonstration, the cadets participated in the parade
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Extracurricular Clubs
Support Clubs
Pipes and Drums:
 On 11 Nov, the West Point Pipes & Drums supported the NYC Veterans Day
Parade
 The NYC Veterans Day Parade had over 25,000 participants and over 500,000
attendants
 The Parade was televised on Fox5 and is viewable on the internet worldwide
 The band marched as part of the Corps of Cadets in the first division and performed along the
parade route
 Periodically along the route members of the band performed solos to entertain the crowd and
also accompanied a solo dance performance by CDT Alexis Martinez
 The band also performed in front of the reviewing stand for the Grand Marshall, former NY Police
Chief Raymond Kelly, and for members and dignitaries from the military and government
Hobby Clubs
Skeet and Trap:
 On 7-9 Nov, the cadet Skeet and Trap team traveled to the DC area to compete in the two day
ACUI Collegiate Clay Target Championship
 The cadets were just behind 2nd place by about 10 points out of a possible 1000, however, they
were 60 points ahead of Navy
 Cadet Carolee Schwarzer beat out Clemson and George Mason to place
first in women’s trap with a score of 92
 Cadet Mitchell Koellner and Cadet Gio
Pezze placed 2nd and 3rd place, respectfully,
in men’s trap with scores of 97
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Extracurricular Clubs
Diversity Clubs
Korean-American Relations Seminar:
 The West Point Korean-American Relations Seminar Cadets made a
trip to NYC to meet with human activist, Mr. Adrian Hong
 Mr. Hong is a senior TED fellow and the co-founder of a
NGO called LiNK (Liberty in
North Korean)
 The KARS Cadets spoke with Mr. Hong about the conditions of life in
North Korea
Religious Clubs
Jewish Chapel Choir:
 On 11 Nov, the West Point Jewish Cadet Choir performed before the General Assembly of Jewish Federations of North America at National Harbor, MD.
 The choir was part of a Veterans Day tribute to the Armed
Forces
 In a special presentation, five
Jewish Chaplains from Canada
and the US shared their experiences in the military
 The choir impressed the audience with a superb rendition
of the National Anthem and
the Armed Forces Medley
 The audience included Israeli
Ambassador to the US, the
Chairman of the Jewish
Agency, Natan Sharansky as
well as many public figures
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Extracurricular Clubs
Competitive Clubs
Equestrian Club:
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On 1-2 Nov, the West Point Equestrian Team traveled to the Centenary College Equestrian Center in New
Jersey and had the privilege of hosting an English Equestrian show for the first time this year
Our team did a wonderful job riding this weekend, and both of the shows were a success!
Cadets Holly Rodeo, Alex Moore, Laivan Greene, Vanda Niemi, Caroline Harris, Danielle Diulus and Shawna
Moore placed 1st in their respective classes (novice flat, intermediate western and walk/jog western)
Cadets Dillon Curtis, Danielle Diulus and Vanda Niemi placed 2nd in their respective classes (intermediate
jumping and open class reining and walk/jog)
Cadet Dillon Curtis also placed 3rd in the open class of reining and Cadet Lena Cruzval placed 3rd in walk jog/
lope
The team competed against Centenary, Bard, Marist, Drew, William Paterson, SUNY New Paltz, Sarah Lawrence, Stevens Institute of Technology, Rutgers, Kutztown, Villanova, Temple, University of Delaware, Washington College and Vassar
The team won two out of three shows and finished 6th in the other show
So far this year the team has a total of three wins, one second place and two 6th places, out of six competitions
Sailing:
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Competitive Clubs
On 8-9 Nov, the Army Sailing team competed in the Hap Moore Team Race at
the US Coast Guard Academy
This was Army Sailing’s first team race regatta, which involves a different set of
rules and strategy from traditional fleet racing formats
Team racing is a 3-on-3, head to head racing format where the team with the
best combined finishes wins the race
Despite the new format and shifty conditions on the water, Army Sailing represented well against some of the East Coast’s prominent sailing schools
Some of the teams that competed were Harvard, Boston College and Georgetown
Military Clubs
Pistol:
 On 7-8 Nov, the Pistol Team traveled to Colorado Springs, CO to compete in a collegiate pistol match at the Olympic Training Center
 The teams competing included: Ohio State University, North Dakota State, Texas A&M, and
Utah
 Army came in second place with a score of 1601
 Army was first in the aggregate score for the two women’s events with a score of 2671
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Club Away Events
CLUB
NAME OF EVENT
DATE/ LOCATION
NUMBER OF
CADETS
AIChE
AIChE Nationals
14 Nov. / Atlanta, GA
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Aviation
Boy Scout Aviation Merit
Badge Training by Flying Team
15 Nov/ Montgomery, NY
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15 Nov/ Oakland, NJ
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Bowling
Eastern Intercollegiate
Bowling Competition
Boxing (M)
Univ. of Loch Haven Boxing Tourney 15 Nov/ Loch Haven, PA
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Boxing (W)
Battle of LA
13 Nov/ Los Angeles, CA
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Catholic Chapel
Campus Ministry Visit
16 Nov/ Naval Academy
7
Climbing
Indoor Climbing
(Mountaineering)
15 Nov/ Long Island City, NY
26
Combat Weapons Texas A&M training
13 Nov/ College Station, TX
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Corbin Forum
Corbin Women’s Leadership
14 Nov/ Cambridge, MA
17
Cultural Affairs
Howard Exchange Program
14 Nov/ Washington DC
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Cycling
NJ State CX Championships
16 Nov/ Augusta, NJ
10
Debate Forum
WVU Debate Tournament
14 Nov/ Morgantown, WV
20
14 Nov/ Virginia Tech
10
14 Nov/ Boston, MA
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Debate Forum
(Model Arab League)
ARMAL
Debate (Speech &
NE Univ. American ParliamentParliamentary Forum) tary Debate Tournament
Club Home Events
Drill
Regional Competition
16 Nov/ Ithaca, NY
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Equestrian
IHSA Horseshow
15 Nov/ Lafayette, NJ
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Fencing
Hudson River Challenge
16 Nov/ Poughkeepsie, NY
28
Inline Hockey
Hockey @ Penn State Brooks
15 Nov/ Wyomissing, PA
21
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Club Away Events
CLUB
NAME OF EVENT
DATE/ LOCATION
MMA (Grappling) NAGA American
Championships
NUMBER OF
CADETS
15 Nov/ NYC
18
Paintball
GZA November Air soft Event 15 Nov/ Briston, CT
21
Racquetball
ECRC Meet
16 Nov/ Syracuse, NY
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Spirit Support
Group
Army—WKU game
14 Nov/ Bowling Green, KY
48
Men’s Volleyball
Hardwood Classic
14 Nov/ Lansing, MI
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Club Home Events
CLUB
NAME OF EVENT
DATE/ TIME
LOCATION
Corbin Forum
Monthly Discussion
13 Nov/ 1200
TH 144
Glee Club
Trace Adkins Concert
14 Nov/ 2230
Eisenhower Theater
Pipes & Drums
Trace Adkins Concert
14 Nov/ 2230
Eisenhower Theater
Pistol
Pistol Match
Pistol Match
14 Nov/ 1615
15 Nov/ 0800
Sailing
Bringing In the Docks
14 Nov/ 1630
South Dock
Skeet & Trap
Army vs. Yale
16 Nov/ 1000
USMA Range 10
Club Home Events
Tronsrue Markmanship Ctr.
Tronsrue Marksmanship Ctr.
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DCA Happenings
Cadet Publications
Cadet Publications put up the entire 2014 Circle in the Spiral art exhibit in the Class of ’29
Gallery in Eisenhower Hall.
The exhibit features all 112 pages of the cadet literary art magazine and includes the works of
138 cadets.
The official opening to invited guests is 14 November.
After that, the exhibit will be open to the general public during regular business hours!
Cultural Arts
On 14 Nov. at 8 pm, country star Trace Adkins will open “The
Christmas Show 2014” at West Point featuring his twelve-piece
“Sarepta Symphony”
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DCA Happenings
Cadet Bookstore
Howard Schultz and Rajiv Chandrasekaren authors of For Love of Country
Max Brooks, author of
Harlem Hellfighters, World
War Z and Zombie Survival Guide
David Maraniss, author
of They Marched Into
Class of 2015 Trunk Show
Upcoming Cadet Bookstore Events
17 Nov - Jonathan Holloway, Karla Holloway and Katrina Bell McDonald will be signing copies of their books Jim
Crow Wisdom , Private Bodies, and Embracing Sisterhood., outside of Robinson Auditorium from 1345 - 1500
20 Nov - John Nagi will be signing copies of Knife Fights at the Cadet Book Store from 1430 - 1530
20 Nov - Study Abroad Ring order season at the Cadet Book Store
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DCA Happenings
Cadet Programs
Thursday, 13 November:
Music performed by Jason Casterlin at the First Class Club
Cadet Hostess
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On 10 November, the Superintendent officially dedicated the Cullum
Memorial Room in conjunction with a Medal of Honor ceremony for
LT Alfonso Cushing, Class of 1861.
COL Ty Seidule, History Department Head, presided over the opening remarks, followed by remarks from LTG Caslen and GEN (R)
Franks.
Music was provided by the USMA Glee Club and the USMA Band.
SGM Scott Arcangel played the historic Steinway piano which was
built in 1894.
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On 5 November, the Cadet Hostess assisted LTC
Hubbard in teaching “continental dining” while students in the DFL class (periods A and B) studied
their French vocabulary pertaining to that week’s
lesson plan.
Bon appétit!
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CDT Brian Fydenkevez, representing the Glee Club, reached out to the Hostess Office as a resource
for learning basic Japanese manners in preparation for the Club’s visit to the Japanese Chamber of
Commerce and Industry in NYC on 12 November.
He will review with Glee Club members the proper bow/handshake, greetings (in Japanese) and appropriate decorum.
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Contact
List
DIRECTOR:
COL DEAN BATCHELDER
938-2715
DEPUTY:
MS. KATHY GLISSON
938-7988
OPERATIONS OFFICER:
VACANT
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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