SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

July 2010

"Have a Kickin' Day" to those Celebrating a Birthday in July!

Get an extra spin on the prize wheel if you attend class on your birthday

Congratulations to All of Our Northeast Open Competitors !

Nikko Szeleste - 1st - Weapons, 1st - Creative Forms, 2nd - Traditional Forms

1st Place - Chad Wamsganz (Creative Open Breaking, Creative Open Breaking) Master Jessica Smith (Power Brick Breaking), Josh Heeder (Creative Wood Breaking)

2nd Place - Ryan Kessler (Sparring), Tyler Hausler (Creative Open Breaking), Philip Hooper (Creative Breaking) Jillian Hooper (Creative Breaking)

3rd Place - Josh Heeder (Extreme Weapons), Jillian Hooper (Traditional Forms), Chad Wamzganz (Sparring)

All Star Summer Camp! Monday, July 26th through Friday, July 30th…sign your child or children up today if you haven’t done so already.  Activities include - weapon training, board breaking, field trip, water games, team building drills. Sign Up in the office now!

4th Stripe Test will be held during the week of July 26th. All students must know their current form without assistance. As a reminder, all stripes can be earned during class at any time a student is ready and not just during a formal stripe test week. Students are encouraged to regularly practice their form at home. Help classes are available every Friday night at 6:30 pm.

Test Week Alert: The only evening classes held during testing week will be the 4:15 and 5:00 class. 

Testing Schedule: Testing notices will be available to print on-line as of July 15th.

Please Note:  all testing forms and payment must be received in the office by July 29th.  Students will be charged a $10.00 late fee for any notices and payments received after the deadline and will be required to test during make-up testing.  No exceptions will be made.   

Adults:    Friday, July 30th at 7:00 pm - All Belt Levels

Kids:      

Monday, August 2nd at 6:30 pm - White, Yellow, and Orange
Tuesday, August 3rd at 6:30 pm – Green, Blue, and Purple
Wednesday, August 4th at 6:30 pm – Brown and Up
Thursday, February 5th at 6:30 pm – Red and up

Hapkido:  Tuesday, August 3rd at 7:30 pm
Little Dragons:  Monday August 9th at 5:45 pm
Make-up Testing: Thursday August 5th at 6:30 pm

Announcements, Reminders and Upcoming Events:

Summer School Schedule for Kids – effective July 6th through August 19th, a morning open class will be offered for all belt levels on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 am. This is a great way to meet your class requirements during the summer and free up your evenings!

Columbia TKD Night with the Tri-City Valley Cats – we will be hosting our annual outing at Joe Stadium on Sunday, August 15th at 5 pm. There will be fireworks after the game. Tickets will be available to purchase in the office soon…details will be announced during classes.

Graduation in the Park– save the date on your calendar for Friday August 12th from  6:00 pm – 8:30 pm at the East Greenbush Town Park.  We will have the belt ceremony first, followed by an exciting demonstration!  Full Uniforms are required for the ceremony