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Seen 'n Heard - June,
1999 Issue (page 3)
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TIM SMITH VISITS WOODBURY REPORTS
(May 25, 1999) Tim Smith and Jake Massey, West Coast Academy and Guardian
Angels Transport, Bend, Oregon, 888-591-9222, admin@wcacademy.com, stopped by Woodbury
Reports offices in Bonners Ferry, Idaho to introduce us to Hanna – the Wallaby, and Holly – the Rhesus Macque Monkey, who by giving
the boys in the program a chance to interact with them, help the boys earn self-discipline, respect, patience, etc.
SECRET HARBOR ADDS FOSTER CARE RESOURCES
(May 25, 1999) Sue Street, Admissions for Secret Harbor School, headquartered in Anacortes, Washington, 360-293-5151, reports their
new service Foster Care Resources has been very successful. They currently have 25 families with foster children in the adjoining
two county area. Secret Harbor School is a residential school for struggling teens located on an island in Puget Sound. Foster Care
Resources is administered separately.
MATT FITZGERALD TO TEAM WITH DAVID YEATS
(May 25, 1999) Matt Fitzgerald, 208-267-3626, announced today he will be leaving his position as Headmaster of Northwest Academy,
one of the CEDU schools in North Idaho, and team up with David Yeats, Northwoods School, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, 208-267-7371, to help
expand Northwoods School. They have bought property outside Sagle, Idaho where Fitzgerald will live starting on June 17th and manage
that as the new expansion of Northwoods School. Yeats will still be running his program in Bonners Ferry. Lori Rist, Fitzgerald’s
assistant at Northwest Academy, will take over as the new head of school.
CORPS OF DISCOVERY WINTER TRIPS
(May 26, 1999) Matthew Thompson, of Corps of Discovery, headquartered in Buhl, Idaho, 208-543-2556, an intense 40-day wilderness program
for ages 18 and up, reports they ran their winter course on the Baja Peninsula in Mexico. Starting on January 4, 1999, the last student
arrived home on the 20th of April. Ages ranged from 18 to 55. They used the Baja Peninsula for the winter trip because the weather
is comparable to that of southern California, and the region is remote but still accessible enough to be feasible. The first three
weeks are spent in Ocean Kayaks around the offshore volcanic islands in Bahia de Las Angeles, which have been set aside as a national
wildlife preserve. This is followed by the hiking phase, ending in a three-day solo. They are looking forward to their summer trip,
which will be in the deserts of southern Idaho.phase, ending in a three-day solo. They are looking forward to their summer trip, which
will be in the deserts of southern Idaho.
AFFINITY SUMMER PROGRAM
(May 26, 1999) Barb Sullenger, co-owner of the new program Affinity (Woodbury Reports, New Perspectives, Issue #56, p. 20), Eureka,
Montana, 406-889-5652, announced their co-ed summer program will start on June 12th and last through August 20th. Emphasizing one-on-one
support and care, the goal is to help teens “turn their low self-esteem and poor decision making into a positive sense of self worth
and acquire the ability to make healthier choices.”
OKLAHOMA PASSES PRO-SPANK BILL
(May 26, 1999) In the wake of the Columbine High School killings in Colorado, the Oklahoma state Senate approved 36-9 and the House
passed by 96-4 a bill reminding parents they may use “ordinary force,’ including spanking, paddling or whipping with a switch, to
discipline children.”
KING GEORGE SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAM
(May 27, 1999) Rebecca Plona, Director of Admissions for King George School, Sutton, Vermont, 800-218-5122, announced their six-week
summer session called “The Natural Artist.” This wilderness based summer program for students ages 14-18 starts July 11 and lasts
to August 22. The session is designed to help the students develop their own potential as artists in an emotional growth environment
designed to help the students grow and learn about themselves.
NEW STAFF AT ASPEN YOUTH SERVICES
(May 28, 1999) Jude Rudolph is now a Regional Business Development Representative for Aspen Youth Services, located in the Denver
Colorado office, 877-789-9409. Rudolph returned to Aspen after several years as a CEDU Family of Services regional representative
in Sandpoint, Idaho. Kelly Ryan, MFCC, has also accepted a position as a Regional Business Development Representative for Aspen, in
Denver, Colorado, 877- 369-9907. Ryan returns to Aspen from her position as Regional Director of Business Development for Provo Canyon
School, in Provo, Utah. Also, Linda McKinney, CDAC, has accepted the position as Admission Consultant for Aspen Achievement Academy
and Aspen Ranch. She will primarily be working with consultants and their families and can be reached at Aspen offices in Southern
California, 800-283-8334. McKinney most recently as been Director of Admission for the SUWS program.
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