That’s a Wrap

The Southwest officially closes the season today, having hosted an amazing throng of students. A big thank you to all the Fall Semester and Sonoran Year students – your energy and enthusiasm made this season a blast.Each of our fall courses depends heavily on the high quality and investment of NOLS Instructor Teams. Our sincere thanks to all of you! It was great having you and we look forward to seeing you soon.

On that note, we want to extend yet another strong thank you to our three proctors from this fall: Ann Schorling (Fall Semester 1), Kurt Simer (Fall Semester 2), and Lisa Bauer (Sonoran Year). Thank you for all your hard work, always offering your help around the branch, and providing all of your students with an outstanding experience.

Ann Schorling woos Fall Semester 1 with her closing speech.

Lisa Bauer does a lot more than “spritzing” her way through the Proctor Pool Challenge

Kurt Simer proudly carries the infamous toilet seat, even through a late season dip

Also, in follow-up to our last blog, we’d like to announce the winners of the Zombie Plan Competition. Willy Cunningham takes “best photo essay submission.” Please email Willy if you would like to view this, as the web link has sadly expired. Ryan Hutchins-Cabibi takes “best comprehensive and sure-to-defeat-zombies” zombie plan. He will happily share with anyone wishing to learn this critical survival skill-set, complete with NOLS-based strategies.

Alright, everyone go enjoy some snow!

Closing Shot: Sonoran Year students point towards Mexico