2009 MGT ACADEMY HONOR ROLL

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Pencils down, time is up!! .... Until next camp that is! One of these hard working and sassy snow sliders listed below will be the final winner of the MGT Academy and the ensuing sponsorship. Track their progress through the season and see who will be the ultimate snow scholar !

The MGT ACADEMY ROLL so far is (listed in alphabetical order just like your teacher would):
1) Shelly Julio
2) Kallie Murray
3) Emily Park
4) Marie-Andree Racine
5) Jenna-Mae Togado

Peruse their profiles below. The next step is a final exam. The winner of the MGT Snowboard Camp Academy ("the sponsorship") will be announced September 2009.


MGT ACADEMY HONOR ROLL MEMBER: SHELLY JULIO

NAME: Shelley "Jules or Julio" Julio.
AGE: Quarter Cent'.
SELECTED FOR MGT ACADEMY AT: Grouse Mountain Camp on Jan.4-5, 2009.
HOME MOUNTAIN: I hitch my caravan wherever. "Back to the gypsy that I was." - Fleetwood Mac
YOUR SET UP: 135BTX Gnu Kass Mini w/ Union Cadet Bindings.
FAVORITE TRICKS: Dork tricks.
PAST & PRESENT SNOWBOARD TRACK RECORD: "So Fresh, So Clean" - Outkast
WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY: I ain't "no geek off the street...handy with the steel if you know what I mean." - Warren G.
(Translation: A full-time geo-mo-physics student and a part-time imitator/creator).
IF THE MOON WERE MADE OF CHEESE, WHAT KIND WOULD IT BE AND WHY:
Swiss cheese for its non-connected porous quality = geophysics analogies (EOSC252). Enough said.


MGT ACADEMY HONOR ROLL MEMBER: KALLIE MURRAY

NAME: Kallie Murray
AGE: 17
SELECTED FOR MGT ACADEMY AT: Mount Norquay Banff on Apr.4-5, 2009.
HOME MOUNTAIN:Canyon Ski Area, Red Deer, AB "Largest Non-Mountain Ski Area" (that's debatable!!!) & my home away from home mountain would be Fernie, BC!!
YOUR SET UP: Rome Vinyl, K2 Virtue bindings, Thirty Two Lashed.
FAVORITE TRICKS: Well, if I have to choose I'd say; Nose grabs. F. 180's & B. 3's
PAST & PRESENT SNOWBOARD TRACK RECORD: 4th place at Billabong "Flaunt it" Slopestyle (Norquay stop), 4th place and a broken arm at the Source Monster Rail Jam in Red Deer.
WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY:I'm Kallie, I'm from Red Deer,AB. I've been snowboarding for 5 years now and its my passion, It makes my insides feel all warm and fuzzy! Its my freedom, that can cause pain sometimes but it would be no fun without the thrill! I could spend every day out playing on the hill if I could! But I can't.. ha, so when I'm not at school or boarding on snow, I'm working away at Empire Snow and Skate. When the summer months come I really enjoy longboarding, wakeboarding and I've always wanted to try surfing. I also like my new addiction, golf!! It keeps my mind off shredding for a few months at least!!
IF THE MOON WERE MADE OF CHEESE, WHAT KIND WOULD IT BE AND WHY: Swiss!! Hoping it would be like the ALPS and I could shred it all day and all night and meet Jenna Mae there!! But minus the big holes. I wonder if you would fall right through??!


MGT ACADEMY HONOR ROLL MEMBER: EMILY PARK

NAME: Emily Park
AGE:Gateway to Heaven...27!
SELECTED FOR MGT ACADEMY AT: Mount Norquay Banff on Apr.4-5, 2009.
HOME MOUNTAIN: There are no actual ski hills where I live in England, but after 3 winters in Banff Sunshine Village kinda feels like my home hill.
YOUR SET UP: 150 Rome Artifact 1985, Burton Escapades and 32 Ultralights (thanks for hooking me up with those bad boys Christian!!)
FAVORITE TRICKS:The Peter Pan cracks me up every time! I love landing tricks that feel smooth and steezy like frontboards, back 1s and cab 1s off the toes..."watch my pop!"
PAST & PRESENT SNOWBOARD TRACK RECORD: I have been riding 3 seasons in Banff and 1 in New Zealand...I want to enter some more comps next season 'cause the couple I've done were really good fun and I tried new tricks. Mt Norquay could be my lucky hill 'cause I won a backyard rail jam there...my first comp!
WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY: erm...nothing special really, just a girl trying to make my life the happiest it can be by
doing the thing I LOVE to do the most...SNOWBOARD!! When I'm not riding I LOVE dancing, eating parsnips, playing cricket and drinking milk!
IF THE MOON WERE MADE OF CHEESE, WHAT KIND WOULD IT BE AND WHY: Some sort of wax based cheese, like Edam or perhaps a giant Babybel! Is it hot up there in space? Otherwise why else did it take off the little red wax jacket that Mummybel gave it to keep warm?!


MGT ACADEMY HONOR ROLL MEMBER: MARIE-ANDREE RACINE

NAME: Marie-Andree Racine.
AGE:19
SELECTED FOR MGT ACADEMY AT: Grouse Mountain Camp on Jan.4-5, 2009.
HOME MOUNTAIN: Mont-Lac Vert, Hebertville, QC (Haha, Such a small little hill but so much fun, We've got a nice crew there!
YOUR SET UP: Nitro T1 142, Rome SDS, Vans Tresol.
FAVORITE TRICKS: That's a hard one... I've got too many of those, favorite tricks. But I would say, Rocket air & Backtail are the one I like the most!
PAST & PRESENT SNOWBOARD TRACK RECORD: 4 years of riding at Mont-Lac Vert, QC and this year is my third season up in Whistler!
WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY: I'm Marie , I've been Snowboarding for 7 years now and I love it! Originally from Quebec, moved out to Whistler, almost 3 years ago. Other than Snowboarding, I like Skateboarding, going for rips on my bike in the Squamish trails, I like Partying, just living the good life you know!
IF THE MOON WERE MADE OF CHEESE, WHAT KIND WOULD IT BE AND WHY: Hummm! It would be Quebec's cheese (St-Laurent) no hesitation, Squeak! Squeak! What can it be better then a Squeaky moon!!??


MGT ACADEMY HONOR ROLL MEMBER: JENNA MAE TOGADO

NAME: Jenna Mae
AGE: 22
SELECTED FOR MGT ACADEMY AT: Grouse Mountain Camp on Jan.4-5, 2009.
HOME MOUNTAIN: Sunshine Village & COP
YOUR SET UP: 08' K2 Virtue Bindings and 08' Forum Craft named Prudence
FAVORITE TRICKS: 180 Butt spin to faceplant! :P
PAST & PRESENT SNOWBOARD TRACK RECORD: 3rd place at Nakiska Street Cred 08'. 3rd Kimberly Starlight Jam '08 1st at Helly Hansen Bro2Pro.
WHO ARE YOU ANYWAY: I'm Jenna Mae and when I snowboard my teeth get frozen and cold from smiling too much! :D I think I was a penguin in my past life, which pretty much explains why I like to slip and slide in the snow!! I love to have fun and my favorite thing other than snowboarding is laughing! I love hearing Fresh off the boat (F.O.B) jokes and telling them as well! I love making fun of myself and I LOVE-LOVE! So when you see me or first meet me
I'll probably give you a hug! So! come laugh, spread love and snowboard with me!!!
IF THE MOON WERE MADE OF CHEESE, WHAT KIND WOULD IT BE AND WHY: WHAT!?!?! you
mean it ISN'T made of cheese!?!?!! mmmmm... cheese! But on the real, It would be Gouda Cheese... I'd "Lance Bass" it to the moon and shred cheese 24/7 and it would be sooooooo gooood-a!!! hahahahah!!!