where the student and the mountain meet

www.lws.edu970-879-1350

college preparation in Steamboat Springs for the winter student-athlete with

AMBITION

AMBITION

AMBITION

The Lowell Whitemen School sits at 7,000’ in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, otherwise known as Ski Town, USA. In this perfect winter environment--the average snowfall is 330” and the community supports its winter athletes like no other place--Whiteman’s student-athletes have the opportunity to pursue their intellectual and athletic ambitions to their fullest potential.

The Lowell Whiteman School and the renowned Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club (SSWSC.org) work in conjunction to offer an unparalleled combi-nation of challenging academics and world-class competitive skiing and riding. It’s the best of both worlds--great teachers and great coaches working with great young people to create the experience of a lifetime.

how ?

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Info-to: Above L, Maddie Marshall `11 spends some time tele-ing in Steamboat’s Champagne Powder; Above R, Pro skiing legend Pep Fujas `01 rips through the trees. Opposite, from top: Anna Marno `10 current US Ski Team member, on her edges; Chloe Banning `10 winning a boardercross race; Charlie Von Thaden `11 keeping his focus in a Nordic race.

LWS is not a ski academy. Rather, we are a college preparatory board-ing/day high school with a unique program that allows competitive skiers and riders to train, travel, and compete all winter, while maintaining their commitments to their academic subjects. their academic subjects.

We do this by allowing competi-tive winter student-athletes to drop two of their fi ve courses from December through March, so that focus can shift to training, travel, and competition. LWS teachers stay in touch with the student-ath-letes wherever they may travel, and this support allows teachers and students to maintain their aca-demic partnerships, which are the true foundations of the school. true foundations of the school.

At the end of the competitive seasons, student-athletes return to school full time for an intensive two months we call “Intersession.”

The results are most impres-sive. LWS graduates, be they in the winter sports program or not, go to some of the US’s best col-leges and universities. In just the last fi ve years, this list includes Bates, Colby, Colorado College, CU Boulder, Dartmouth, Denver University, Harvard, Middlebury, Pomona, Reed, and Whitman.Pomona, Reed, and Whitman.

what (part 1)?

“The SSWSC is committed to continuing Steamboat’s “The SSWSC is committed to continuing Steamboat’s legacy of success. We can solely focus on athletics and legacy of success. We can solely focus on athletics and LWS can focus on academics. Nationally, we are an LWS can focus on academics. Nationally, we are an unparalleled force.” --Deb Armstrong (SSWSC Coach unparalleled force.” --Deb Armstrong (SSWSC Coach and Olympic Gold Medalist `84)

who?

The SSWSC offers competitive options in several disciplines.Alpine--Downhill, Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super GS

Snowboard--Boardercross, Slopestyle, Slalom, Big AirFreestyle--Moguls, Slopestyle, Aerials

Nordic and Nordic CombinedFreeski

Ski Cross

In the fall, student-athletes participate in rigorous dryland training fi ve afternoons a week. Weight training, conditioning, and discipline-specifi c technique building comprise the dryland training. Once the snow fl ies, the focus shifts to Howelson Hill and Steamboat Resort, and getting on the snow.

LWS and the SSWSC offer the best pos-sible combination of academics and athlet-ics. We cater to young people who want to work hard in the classroom as well as on the slopes.

Racers, riders, and jumpers, come from all over the country to live and learn here be-cause the program genuinely fulfi lls both scholarly and athletic passions; LWS stu-dent-athletes have the minds of scholars, and the hearts (and legs!) of champions.

LWS boasts 15 Winter Olympians in our alumni body, including Johnny Spillane `99, who won three medals at the Vancou-ver games. The SSWSC claims 80 Winter Olympians, more than any other club in the US. Steamboat Springs is the very best place to be for the winter athlete with podium aspirations.

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Info-to: Clockwise from top L: Michael DeGrandis `11 lays it back; Olivia Rudolph `14 in front of the school; Clint Jones `04 taking fl ight; Lucy Newman `13 leads the way, as usual; Johnny Spillane `99, triple medalist in Nordic combined in Vancouver.

“I couldn’t do what I love--Nordic ski and get a great education--anywhere else like I can at LWS.” --Lucy Newman, Colorado (JOs, Honor Roll)

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Too often, young winter athletes have to give up their ambitions because it’s hard to make academics and winter sports work together. We put these two dis-ciplines together, and allow young people to fulfi ll their passions for snow AND books. The dedicated winter student-athlete doesn’t need to sacrifi ce her or his academics for athletics, or athletics for academics. At The Lowell Whiteman School, in Ski Town USA, you can do both. Here,

The Lowell Whiteman School42605 County Rd. 36Steamboat Springs, CO 80487

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why LWS?

where the student and the mountain meet.

what are the other parts of the program?All of our students are motivated and hard-working scholars, partaking in a rigorous and college preparatory academic program that features small class sizes and great teachers. In the fall, students participate in our Outdoor Pro-gram, exploring the Colorado Wilderness. And in the spring, the non-competi-tive students spend a month in our Foreign Travel Program, which gives them the opportunity to live and learn in remarkable pockets of the globe, such as Bhutan, Chile, India, and Tanzania.

An education as large as the world since 1957.An education as large as the world since 1957.Info-to: Clockwise from top L: Galen Goldscheitter `11 at a World Cup Race; LWS student-athletes training in Austria; classes, camping, and foreign travel; Zak Kjos `14 prepares for a GS race.

“LWS’s schedule, where I drop two of my fi ve classes in the winter, has allowed me to become a better ski-er.” --Jesse Laughlin `14,

Colorado (JOs, Honor Roll)