Discovery e-Newsletter
September 2006
Hello Friends of Keystone Science School!
In this exciting 30th year of Keystone Science School, a new season is upon us. We hope you are enjoying it as much as we are. The fall colors are expressing nature’s beauty and there is more of a morning chill in the air everyday as the fall season progresses. We hope you enjoy reading the most recent news from Keystone Science School. In addition, please consider joining us for our 30th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday September 30th. |
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A Successful Summit!
With great pride, we are pleased to share the final report of the third Keystone Center Youth Policy Summit on Adolescent and Childhood Nutrition in America’s K-12 Schools. Forty high school students from 10 specialized math and science schools in nine states have produced a remarkable set of recommendations that help chart policy direction that will encourage youth to lead healthier lives. We believe – as do the students – that the student-driven recommendations can be implemented by schools, government agencies and industry leaders.
Click on picture at left to view report. We urge you to review, consider, and share these recommendations with others.
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More important, please take note of the unusual process that was used to achieve these recommendations. The summit involved months of preparatory individual student research; consultation with food, nutrition, and medical experts from prominent non-profit organizations, corporations, and government agencies; training in the fundamentals of negotiation, creative problem solving, and policy analysis; as well as the use of a simulated call for recommendations from The White House.
The Keystone Center Youth Policy Summit on Adolescent and Childhood Nutrition in America’s K-12 Schools resulted from an exciting ongoing collaboration between the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology and The Keystone Center. Both of our organizations are committed to inventing, shaping, testing, and implementing science-based collaborations that will enable students to take on tomorrow’s leadership.
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Camp Corner: A Tribute
to Kyle Ordway
This year’s summer youth programs were filled with joy and sorrow. It was joyous because so many youth were able to attend our programs, make new friends and learn about nature up close and personal through their camp adventures. In particular, for the fifth time, we had one of our former camper turned counselor assistant join our family in a different role – that of a counselor. This brings a joy to our hearts as we think back on where the program started and what it has now become.
The sorrow came to us when, in early July, the The Keystone Center-Keystone Science School family learned of the tragic loss of one of its own: Kyle Ordway, age 23—a former Discovery Camp camper, counselor assistant, and camp counselor. Kyle started attending Camp at age nine and remained personally involved with Keystone Science School in various ways until 2002. From that point on, he’d always stop by The Keystone Center and Keystone Science School when he came through Keystone, smiling and stopping in each office or building to say hello to each and every person. He will be missed. |
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Janesse Brewer, a current senior mediator with The Keystone Center and a former Keystone Science School Camp Counselor and Director, shared a personal reflection on Kyle and his time at Keystone Science School:
My first year as a Camp Counselor was Kyle's first year as a camper. Kyle was 9 and I was 18. We both loved Camp and he came back every summer. When Kyle was too old to come to Camp as a camper, he inspired the founding of the Counselor Assistant Program. When he was too old to be a Counselor Assistant, he applied to be a Camp Counselor and was our first Camper to become a Counselor. His whole life, he'd always been racked with injuries and in his teenage years, a seizure condition. None of these things stopped him from skiing, climbing mountains (in Colorado and Alaska), or sneaking out of the dorms at Camp. And when Kyle was in college and Ben and I were planning our Science School wedding, we couldn't imagine for one minute that Kyle wouldn't be there too. He was a part of our Keystone Science School extended family.
Kyle was an old soul. Even when he was little, he liked the counselors as much as the other campers. He was nice to his mom, even as a teenager. He was a prolific writer and scribed poetry that lacked the childish subjects and rhyming schemes. I wonder now whether he was both child and adult all of those years, working to fit his whole life into 23 years.
While so many things about Kyle seemed wise beyond his years, he had a silly side too. Kyle was an Elvis fan. He could do an Elvis impersonation like no one else, and Camp's Talent Show was always the forum. He’d turn up his collar, find just the right shades, turn on his deep Elvis voice that seemed to come from nowhere, start moving his legs in the perfect imitation of Elvis, and move from camper to camper serenading them with Elvis’ Blue Suede Shoes or some other Presley song.
Well, as the famous saying goes, “Elvis has left the Building.” And while our Elvis may have left the building, he’ll never be far from our hearts. As Elvis’ lyrics say:
Well, it's one for the money,
Two for the show,
Three to get ready,
Now go, cat, go.
In his honor, Kyle’s family and friends have set up a scholarship program in Kyle’s name to provide a quality summer outdoor experience to Keystone Science School for disadvantaged, inner city youth so they can be exposed to the outdoors, learn about science and nature, and interact with other students from different backgrounds from all over the world. Every cent of each donation will be directed to supplying scholarships to these young people. All donations are tax deductible.
Checks can be made payable to: Atheneus Foundation
Check memo should state: Kyle Ordway Memorial Fund
Checks should be mailed to:
Lawrence Rich and Associates
7445 E. Peakview Avenue
Centennial, Colorado 80111
If anyone would like to know more, please contact the Ordway family at 303-466-0611.
Thank You!
In June, Dos Locos Restaurant hosted the ninth annual fund-raiser to benefit Keystone Science School. The entire evening’s admission and bar proceeds were generously donated by Joe Koll and Dos Locos Restaurant, Dos Locos staff donated their evening’s time and more than 200 businesses provided silent auction and drawing items. Special thanks The Keystone Center staff and volunteers as well to grand prize donors Mountain Sports Outlet and ResortQuest for their support of the event. With nearly 200 people in attendance on June 2, the event raised more than $16,000 to provide funding for facility improvements on Keystone Science School's 23 acre campus.
The Keystone Neighbourhood Company selected The Keystone Center as the beneficiary of its ninth annual Wine, Jazz and Art Festival, held on August 26th and 27th. Thanks to the many community volunteers that assisted with this event and to National Distributing Company’s Tim Hall for his solicitations of wine and items for the silent auction that benefited The Keystone Center. Over $6,115 was contributed from this event to support Keystone Science School’s inquiry-based science education camps and field experiences for school groups.
FedEx Selects Keystone Science School as Beneficiary of Recycling Program
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| Upcoming Events and Announcements
Celebrating Keystone Science School’s 30th Anniversary
In 1976, Keystone Science School was established as a division of The Keystone Center. In its first year, 274 students attended Science School programs. Today, more than 4,000 participants annually attend Science School's programs. We’re celebrating those 30 years on Saturday September 30th with a champagne brunch and hike. The brunch buffet will begin at 11 a.m. with Keystone Science School instructor-led hikes to follow at 1 and 2 p.m. Friday night lodging & campfire is available to alumni. $30 contribution is requested to benefit the Kyle Ordway Memorial Fund.
RSVP to Kasey or designate a tax-deductible gift at 970-513-5823.
Let's celebrate these 30 years! |
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Summit County’s 3rd Annual Make a Difference Day
Keystone Science School will be a site for this county-wide event organized by Summit Prevention Alliance. Volunteers will be helping resurface picnic tables, maintain campus trails and assist with campus improvement projects. To attend, meet at the Summit Stage Bus Barns at 8 a.m. for registration and site assignments. The day of volunteering ends with a free BBQ from 12 to 2 p.m.
36 Hours of Keystone
The Keystone Center will again be the beneficiary of 36 hours of Keystone, which is a 36 hour and 12 hour skiing event held at Keystone Resort December 1st and 2nd. A minimum of $5,000 will be contributed to Keystone Science School from this weekend and we’ll be recruiting volunteers for various duties in two hour shifts. Volunteers will assist teams with registration, check-in at the headquarters tent, and with validating team credentials in lift lines outside the gondola and summit express chairlift. This year, a 12 hour individual or team option has been added to the event format. Please contact Kasey at 970-513-5823 if you’re interested in volunteering Friday or Saturday December 1st or 2nd.
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