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A Look
Ahead
18 December 2014
Director’s Notes — An
Inside Look
On behalf of everyone here at the Directorate of
Cadet Activities, I wish you all a warm and happy
holiday season and the very best for a great new
year ahead.
Darlene Love
Ike Hall
Thank you all for your continuous efforts and acSaturday, Jan. 24
complishments throughout the year that make the
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United States Military Academy such a wonderful
and privileged place to be.
Women’s Basketball
vs. St. Thomas Aquinas
Saturday 20 Dec.
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Men’s Basketball vs.
Through the hard work of our employees, OICs,
Maine
CICs, and all of our supporters, we continue to
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strengthen and enable the success of our programs.
This past year has been wonderful, and we look forView more DCA
ward to seeing what even greater things the year
happenings by clicking the DCA Calen2015 has in store for us.
dar link below
In view of the holidays, we will not publish another
Flashdance
DCA Weekly Update until Reorganization Week in
Ike Hall
2015. Until then, have a safe and blessed holiday
Saturday, Feb. 28
break.
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COL Dean R. Batchelder
Director of Cadet Activities
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Extracurricular Clubs
Competitive Clubs
Men’s Boxing:
 On 12 Dec, the West Point Men’s Boxing Team went to Baltimore, MD and competed against the United
States Naval Academy in the Army vs. Navy Boxing Classic
 The West Point Boxing Team won the match 8-1, which completed the sweep of all of the academies, as we
beat Air Force 10-1 and Coast Guard 7-4
 CDT’s Alan Alvardo (125 lbs;H1;2016), Jared Howell (132 lbs; A3; 2015), Tyler Payne (136 lbs; C4; 2017), Miguel Archuleta (139 lbs; I3; 2015), Joe Broderick (160lbs; E1; 2016), Curtis Estes (165lbs; C2; 2017), Jonathan
Gomez (170 lbs; G2;2015), and Adam Kanavos (185lbs;B2; 2017) all won their matches against their Navy
competitors
 CDT Tyler Payne won “Most Outstanding Boxer”, and CDT Miguel Archuleta went on to defeat an opponent
who had previously defeated him
 CDT Ryan Gibeley, Army’s Heavyweight Boxer, lost a close bout to a much more experienced competitor
but still showed a ton of heart during the match
 In attendance at the boxing event was LTG Caslen, BG Trainor, BG Thomson, CSM Duane, and COL Merkel,
to name a few
 The West Point Men’s Boxing Team worked very hard this season, waking up to run at 0500 in the morning
and often holding practices on Saturday’s
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Extracurricular Clubs
Competitive Clubs
Marathon:
 On 12 Dec., the West Point Marathon Team
completed the 247 mile journey down to Baltimore, MD
 This run provided excellent outreach with the
surrounding communities as the team passed
through
 Local law enforcement guided the team down
and a local business, Reagent Chemical, hosted
the team for a hot dinner
 The Marathon team made it the Baltimore M&T
stadium safely and ahead of schedule
 The team then ran the ball on the field to start
the Army vs. Navy game, and they all received
coins from General Odierno
Competitive
SupportClubs
Clubs
Pipes and Drums:
 The West Point Pipes & Drums traveled to Baltimore to
provide musical support-by-fire to the Army team and its
fans for Army-Navy Weekend
 The band also competed against the Naval Academy
Pipes & Drums in an Eastern U.S. Bagpipe Association
competition in the Baltimore Convention Center on Friday evening
 The cadets defeated Navy’s band as determined by a
panel of three judges in the Grade V Competitive Medley
set
 Overall the band played exceptionally well and the judges
made comments that it was one of the best sets they
have heard at any Grade V competition this year
 The band was also accompanied for a performance set by
the West Point Celtic Dancers, the band’s dance ensemble
 Following the victory the band supported College Gameday on Saturday morning, performing in and around College Gameday; to include performing aboard the U.S.
Army Transportation ship the “MG Anthony Wayne”
 Following Gameday the band moved to support the
Corps of Cadets march on and played along the route as
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form for the Army team at the 115th Army-Navy Game
Extracurricular Clubs
Support Clubs
Band:
 On 12-13 Dec., the West Point Band traveled to Baltimore, MD in support of the 115th Army-Navy Game
 On 12 Dec., the West Point Band performed at the Army-Navy gala and various spirit events
 The USMA Band marched the Corps of Cadets onto the field before the Army/Navy game for the March On
 Before the game, old grads, future grads and Army fans alike all came out to Camden Yards for the West
Point Association of Graduates at their Army-Navy Tailgate, where the Hellcats motivated the crowd and
got them pumped up for the game
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Extracurricular Clubs
Support Clubs
Glee Club:

On 13 Dec., 71 members of the West Point Glee Club sang
the National Anthem before the Army-Navy football game
with the Naval Academy’s men’s and women’s glee clubs and
gospel choir
 This is the second consecutive year that the clubs have jointly
performed the anthem and demonstrated great camaraderie
before the football teams battled on the “fields of friendly
strife”
 On 12 Dec., four members of the Glee Club performed the National Anthem to open the Army-Navy Boxing Match in the Baltimore Convention Center
Academic Clubs
Debate Forum:
 On 12 Dec., the West Point Debate Team traveled to
Baltimore, MD to compete against the United States Naval Academy
 The West Point Debate Team beat Navy by debating the topic “Resolved: American Hegemony is Unsustainable”
 Cadets Theodore Lipsky and Michael Barlow
represent West Point presenting the affirmative,
while Midshipmen Tyler Roach and Alexander
Mueller from Navy presented the negative during the debate
 Following the debate, the judges provided some
feedback to the cadets and midshipmen
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DCA Happenings
Bonfire & Goat/
Engineer Game
GOAT/ENGINEER
GAME
Women
Engineers - 8
Goats - 6
Men
Engineers - 28
Goats - 8
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DCA Happenings
Start the year off right with your West Point 2015 Souvenir
Wall Calendar! The 2015 Calendar is a full-sized wall calendar
with 12 gorgeous full-color scenic photo-graphs of West Point
and the Hudson Valley.The special price includes FREE shipping/handling!
Please use the following link below to order your copy today:
http://ikehall.com/
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DCA Happenings
Culinary Group
The DCA FOOD TRUCK is
now open.
Located in the North Area ,
with normal hours of operation being 1100-2100.
(hours will vary during Winter
Break)
For updates, please check out
the DCA Culinary Group
Facebook page.
Grant Hall Hours of Operation
Dec. 20 : 0700 - 1500
Dec. 21: Closed
Dec. 22-24: 0700 - 1300
Dec. 25-28: Closed
Dec. 29 - 31: 0700 - 1300
Jan. 1-3: Closed
Jan. 4 : 1200-2200
Jefferson Hall will be closed from
20 Dec. - 4 Jan. and will reopen
on 5 Jan.
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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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