HIDDEN LAKE ACADEMY ONLINE & ANNOUNCING NEW GIRLS DORM
January 2001) Hidden Lake Academy, Dahlonega, Georgia, 800-394-0640, hiddenlakeacademy@alltel.net, announced their students are now wired for e-mail. Due to concerns for student safety, they will not have direct access to the Internet, but can e-mail their parents and individuals approved by their parents and counselors and of course, their teachers and other students. They also announced their new girls dorm will open August 15, 2001. Housing 64 girls with two to a room and a connecting bath to the next room, the dorm also will have individual computers connected to the school server, aerobics, laundry, telephone rooms, a two-story common area and staff apartment.

WOLFEBORO SCHOOL SLIDE SHOW IN DENVER
(March 5, 2001) Wolfeboro The Summer Boarding School, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, 603-569-3451, will present a slide show about a day in the life of a student at Wolfeboro, to be shown between 4: 30 and 7:30 PM on Monday, May 14, at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center, 7800 Tufts Ave., Denver, CO 303-779-1234. Visitors may arrive at any time without an appointment, and should plan to stay for at least one hour. They are instructed to call Mr. Brian Fisher on the house phone, to be directed to the meeting location.

NIHM BIPOLAR RESEARCH PROJECT STARTED
(March 7, 2001) The National Institute of Mental Health, stepbdinfo@mail.nig.gov, (888-398-7425) is sponsoring the largest research study for bipolar disorder ever conducted. The Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD) is a long-term, 5 year outpatient study that aims to find out which treatments, or combinations of treatments, are most effective for treating episodes of depression and mania and for preventing recurrent episodes. Currently there are 17 research centers around the U.S. where STEP-BD is being conducted.

TEMAGAMI OUTBOUND WILDERNESS ACADEMY SUMMER SCHOOL
(March 8, 2001) The Temagami Outbound Wilderness Academy announced they will operate a Summer School during the months of July and August, for grades 9 through 12. The students can obtain credits through the Ministry of Education and Training for the Province of Ontario, which are recognized in most jurisdictions throughout North America. They will also be able to participate in challenging and enjoyable outdoor adventure activities.

GODDARD JOINS VISTA
(March 20, 2001) Matt Dixon, Vista Adolescent Treatment Center, Magna, Utah, 810-250-9762, announced Dr. Paul Goddard has joined Vista as Clinical Director. Dr. Goddard was most recently a psychologist/therapist at New Haven Residential Treatment Center. Before that he consulted with Second Nature and had been a therapist at Aspen Achievement Academy. All three facilities are located in Utah.

NAWA ACADEMY ANNOUNCES ALL-GIRLS SUMMER SCHOOL GROUP
(March, 2001) Jason T. Hull, Director of Admissions of NAWA Academy, French Gulch, California, 800-358-NAWA, released a new brochure describing their recent expansions and campus improvements, including an on-campus Learning Center and an expanded computer network allowing all their classes to have access to internet. Their Snowboard USA program has been granted California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) status for competitions and they are now offering an all-girls summer school group, led by Amy Anderson and a team of female staff.

NATSAP BEGINS SEARCH FOR NEW DIRECTOR
(April, 2001) Michael Allgood, NATSAP Vice President, announced they formed a Search Committee to replace John Reddan, who will transition from Executive Director of NATSAP, to become an Ex-Officio member of NATSAP’s Board of Directors. Allgood commented, “Reddan has forever bettered our profession. By creating NATSAP, he has facilitated an exchange of culture among and between hundreds of programs…he is an extraordinary visionary and educator.” Inquiries can be sent to NATSAP Search Committee Chair, PO Box 9, Whitmore, CA 96096.

SARATOGA SPRINGS ACADEMY OPENS
(April 16, 2001) Marsha Powell, Admissions Director of New Haven, Provo, Utah, 801-794-1218, announced that their new facility, Saratoga Springs Academy will officially open April 16, 2001. With a capacity for 18 girls aged 13 to 17, it is located in a 11,000 square foot country home with house parents, on 10 acres of “beautiful open land.” Applicants will interview with Academy Director, Mark Frechem for this In-house State-certified secondary school program that is fully accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. The program includes an independent living skills curriculum, as well as weekly therapy and psycho-educational groups.

HIDDEN LAKE ACADEMY STARTS RIDGE CREEK WILDERNESS PROGRAM
(April 10, 2001) J. J. Williams, Admissions Director for Ridge Creek, Dahlonega, Georgia, 706-867-1720, announced the new 27-day wilderness program will start accepting students June 4, 2001, as a subsidiary of Hidden Lake Academy.

SQUAREONE ANNOUNCES NEW STAFF
(April 10, 2001) Christy Slate, Admissions Advisor for SquareOne, Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, 866-667- 6006 announced SquareOne staff. President, Robert Spear, with a “thirty-year career in emotional growth and experiential education,” and Vice President Mary Sims, L.C.S.W., who “brings extensive clinical expertise along with twenty years of experience in family therapy and family coaching,” will “place family and clinical services at the forefront of the program.” New Chief Instructors include: David Ayers, founder and former director of Blackwater Outdoor Experiences, Pat Stell, former Program Manager for Explorations in Montana, and Dan Wohl, certified Wilderness First Responder, who for several years was Chief Course Instructor for the Ascent Program in Idaho.

OPENINGS AT ELK RIDGE HOME
(April 12, 2001) Kevin J. Bernatz, Administrator of the Elk Ridge Home, Sweet, Idaho, 208-584-3439, a home-style secure ranch environment for up to 18 boys ages 12 through 17, announced several spaces will be opening up in the near future for boys needing a change through a structure that teaches responsibility and insight.

WILDERNESS OPPORTUNITIES
(April 12, 2001) David Green, President and Founder of Wilderness Opportunities, Crested Butte, Colorado, 970-349-2590, announced their 21-day Wilderness Therapy Program will start July 30 and go through August 19. This low cost wilderness program is designed for 8 youth ages 14-18, and is for “youth struggling in their home, school, or community.”

RELOCATION
(April 13, 2001) Ann Sloan, Avery Sloan, Laurie Bosin, and Lisa Reid announced they have moved to a new office, with the following new address and phone number: Triange Educational Planners, 851 Washington St., Raleigh, North Carolina 27605, 919- 828-2828, asloan@mindspring.com.

KING GEORGE SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAM
(April 17, 2001) Heather Roeder, Admissions Counselor for King George School, Sutton Vermont, 800-218-5122, www.kinggeorgeschool.com, announced their summer adventure program for boys will start June 24 and will conclude August 5. It will consist of a one week preparation on the campus, followed by a five week, 807 mile bike ride through Newfoundland.

BLUE HILLS ACADEMY GRADUATION
(April 18, 2001) Sonja Fullwood, Ex. Dir. of Blue Hills Academy, Dewey, Arizona, 520-632-0858, a school for boys graduated their first student who had been at the school for 18 months. This all boys school is 1 ½ hours north of Phoenix, and serves boys ages 12-17. The upper level boys are preparing a hike with their fathers at Havasupi Falls (Grand Canyon) in July.

VISIT THE MONTCALM SCHOOL VIRTUALLY
(April 20, 2001) Sue Stuever Battel, Public Relations Coordinator for The Montcalm School, Albion, Michigan, (517) 629-5591 x 429, announced that professionals, parents and children can now visit The Montcalm School without actually traveling to Albion, Michigan. The program’s web site offers a full virtual tour at www.montcalmschool.org, complete with photographs. On the site, you’ll also find information about The School’s therapeutic milieu, its core values, an online student/family handbook, admissions information and much more. For more, contact Harry Wilson, Dean of Students, at wilsonh@montcalmschool.org, (866) 244-4321.

JOHN PADGETT HONORED
(April 20, 2001) Rosemary McKinnon, Admissions for Montana Academy, Marion Montana, 406-858-2339, announced their new lodge was dedicated to honor John Padgett, an early CEDU School founder who passed away July 19, 2000 (Woodbury Reports, August 2000, Issue # 72, Seen ‘N Heard p. 32).

NWB ADVENTURES OFFERS SUMMER CAMPING/HIKING TRIP
(April 26, 2001) NWB ADVENTURES East Burke, Vermont (802-723-4202 janehamil@hotmail.com), announced Nathan W. Boston and Carla Nomaiia, founding faculty of King George School, will be taking 8 young people on an adventure in northern New England. This hiking camping trip for adolescents ages 14-18 in the White Mountains and Acadia National Park will run from June 30, 2001 to August 4, 2001.

LARRY WELLS CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF WILDERNESS EDUCATION
(April 30, 2001) Anngela Ritter, daughter of Larry Wells, founder of Wilderness Quest, Monticello, Utah, 435-587-2801, announced May 16, 2001 as the 30th anniversary of Larry Wells’ activities “conducting outdoor survival treatment programs and counseling individuals.” A section of Woodbury Reports, Inc. web site, Strugglingteens.com http://www.strugglingteens.com has been set aside for tributes from his daughter and people who have been touched by Larry’s work in the wilderness in honor of this anniversary.

CORRECTION
(April 16, 2001) Chuck Selent, (picture in April 2001 Seen n’Heard, #80) reminded us he is the Coordinator of North Idaho Transports for CEDU.

ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR WANTED
(April 18, 2001) Blue Hills Academy (see above) is looking for an Admissions Director. This person must understand the concept of therapeutic boarding schools. NEW MONTANA ACADEMY CLINICAL STAFF (April 30, 2001) Rosemary McKinnon, Admissions for Montana Academy, Marion Montana, 406-858-2339, announced staff who have joined Montana Academy since January, including: Dennis Malinak M.D. (psychiatrist), Dr. Brian Daskivich (psychologist), Karen Pedtke, M.S.W. (therapist), and Jan Johnson, M.S.W. (Admissions). They join Dr. Chris Nadasi (psychologist), Melissa Weathers M.S.W. (therapist), and Barbara Farris- Holford RN (therapist) who compose the current clinical staff.

BRIDGES ACADEMY ANNOUNCED NEW CLINICAL DIRECTOR
(May 1, 2001) Guy LeGuyonne, Admissions Director for Bridges Academy for Boys, Bend, Oregon announced Willow Harsha-Halett Ph.D., RN, as their new clinical director. Her 21 years of experience in psychology includes work in community mental health and the federal prison system, as well as private, group and individual counseling. She will work in conjunction with Bridges’ family counselor, Joan Mcomber, MFCC.

PERSHA WRITING EMOTIONAL GROWTH CURRICULUMS
(May 1, 2001) Emotional growth curriculum consultant, Sarah Persha, (541) 385-8662, last known for her role in admissions with Mt. Bachelor Academy, is putting her years of emotional growth experience to work. Currently she is developing workshops and writing emotional growth curriculum for clients both in Bend, Oregon and out of state. In addition, she leads coaching and staff training. She confides, “my greatest experience was… the opportunity to… interface with the myriad therapeutic boarding schools developed in the nineties …what terrific exposure!”

TEENS IN TURMOIL RECEIVES SECOND MAJOR AWARD
(May 2, 2001) Carol Maxym, Educational Consultant and author, (808-946-6640) announced her book, TEENS IN TURMOIL: A Path to Change for Parents, Adolescents, and Families, was given the 2001 Educator’s Award by Delta Kappa Gamma, the International Women Educators Association. She will receive her award at the Delta Kappa Gamma meeting in August. This is the second major award the book has won, as it was chosen as one of Amazon.com “Editor’s Picks for Best Books of 2000” in November.

OREGON WILDERNESS REGULATIONS
(May 3, 2001) Rob Cooley, President of Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy Expeditions, Albany, Oregon, 541-926-7252, announced the negotiations on regulations of Outdoor Treatment programs have been progressing well, that the basic committee work has been completed, and he expects them to be passed through the Oregon legislature without alteration or other difficulty. He expressed satisfaction that the regulations as they now look are constructive and not harmful to legitimate outdoor treatment programs, and will be reported to the legislature by December of this year.

SHAMROCK ACRES FEATURED IN SPOKESMAN-REVIEW
(May 7, 2001) Shamrock Acres Boys Ranch, Newman Lake, Washington, 509-226- 3662, was featured in the Our Generation section of Spokane, Washington’s daily newspaper, The Spokesman-Review. Johnny Chew, 17, a resident at Shamrock Acres received the byline for the story, which appeared May 7, 2001 on “the page written by teens for teens,” a weekly feature of the newspaper.

KING GEORGE SCHOOL OFFERS 6 WEEK SUMMER BIKE TREK
(May 9, 2001) Heather Roeder, Admissions Counselor for King George School, Sutton, Vermont, 800-218-5122, Nabschools.com announced a co-ed six week coed bike expedition for adolescents ages 14-18. Participants will travel throughout Newfoundland, Canada, earning academic credit that can either be transferred to their home school, or applied to their program at King George, should they subsequently chose to apply. The program includes an emotional growth component. The program fee will cover: bike rental, meals, lodging, transportation and camping fees.

DRAGONFLY ADVENTURES SEA KAYAKING
(May 8, 2001) Mona Treadway, co-owner of Dragongly Adventures, based in Oregon, 541-850-0841, a short term outdoor adventure program, announced they still have space for their Alaska sea kayaking family trip on August 8-17, and their Africa trip on September 19-30.