Timpanogos Summer Coaches Summit 2011

      On Thursday, July 21st, the second annual THS head coaches summit was held followed by a golf tournament at Sleepy Ridge. The purpose of the summit was to discuss the essential components of high performing teams and to continue to strengthen our shared mission and vision while building unity among the coaching staff. 
 Last year the coaches developed the following mission statement: 

 Timpanogos High School athletics will provide opportunities for athletic participation in a competitive and wholesome environment while emphasizing excellence in academics, performance, and character. 

     This year Principal,Theron Murphy spoke on the three components of our mission statement: academics, performance and character. Basketball coach, Nate Crandall described his vision for THS basketball and how we can best market our teams. Assistant principal, Deb Zirbes discussed multi sport participation vs specialization and the need to educate athletes and parents on the benefits of playing multiple sports.  State Champion girls soccer coach, Natalyn Lewis spoke on the components of a championship team then Athletic director, Frank Bramall led a team building activity followed by a session on how to mentor assistant coaches. Four-time State Baseball and golf coach, Kim Nelson presented on the importance of parent meetings and effectively utilizing booster clubs. 

     After lunch, Bell Photography took a photo of the group and then we headed to Sleepy Ridge for nine holes of golf. It was a great and successful day of professional development and camaraderie. We want to thank our sponsors, Jim and Tanna Evans and Brad and Vicki Jackman for helping to make our coaching summit possible.

Left to right: Glen and Kandace Zobell – Boys and Girls Tennis; Jody Benson – Track and Cross Country; Ed Larson – Football; Nate Crandall – Boys Basketball; Kim Nelson – Boys Golf and Baseball; Kawika Aquina – Girls Basketball; Darrin Harris – Wrestling; Frank Bramall – Softball and Athletic Director; Deb Zirbes – Administrator over athletics; Amberlynn Johnson – Volleyball; Missy Bahr – Swimming; and Natalyn Lewis – Girls Soccer. * Angel Enciso – Boys Soccer not in photo

THS Athletic Mission Statement: 

(Why do we exist?)

Timpanogos athletics exists to provide opportunities for athletic participation in a competitive

and wholesome environment while emphasizing excellence in:

* Academics * Performance * Character *

Student Leadership Retreat 2011

Every year for the past three years, as a leadership coalition, we (Student Council, PACK, and Latinos in Action) head to Park City to have fun, discuss our fundamental purpose (mission and vision), and build capacity.

We began our retreat with a trip to Olympic Park. We had a great time and enjoyed the zip line and slide. We then returned the hotel and began breaking-down the THS student leadership mission statement: Inspire the one, Become one Timpanogos. The first part of the statement, “Inspire the One,” mean s that as leaders we have the responsibility to reach out and positively influence as many students as possible. We also felt it was critical to do the little things: lead by example, and make our interactions personal. The second part, “Become one Timpanogos,” means we all work to unify our student body.

We then proceeded to review our vision statement: We see a school where being a T-wolf is an honor, because students are valued for who they are, and where everyone is seen as someone. We envision Timpanogos with happy, united, involved, passionate, and successful students. We see a school where everyone is seen for who they are, as they are.

Former Miss Utah, Whitney Merrifield, then led us in an exercise called Challenge Day. Its purpose was to help us see the importance of breaking through barriers and stereotypes; encouraging us to be accepting and non-judgmental of all students

More leadership training continued which led us to the development of collective commitments that will guide our attitudes and behavior throughout the year. We came up with the following commitments:

1. We will not talk negatively. Respect
2. We will be sincere and humble in all our doings. Sincerity
3. We will be open-minded. Humility
4. We will acknowledge and respect others and their accomplishments. Compassion
5. We will recognize our mistakes and be responsible for our actions. Integrity
6. We will keep our commitments to each other. Loyalty
7. We will take initiative and not wait to be asked. Responsibility
8. We will be where we are supposed to be, when we’re supposed to be there, doing what we’re supposed to be doing. Reliability
9. We will make every day a great day to be a T-wolf! Honor

We concluded our retreat with our traditional leadership spirit bowl. We look forward to a great year as we plan activities and serve our peers.
Brandon Christensen – Student Body Publicity