jenna!

just another hit by mariah... sending two girls home. but jenna took a detour into the mud!

twt

TWT

this tuesday was out of the ordinary. i found the most quiet girls on campus and played a game with them. they are no longer the quiet girls!! they were so fun and i had a blast. this is their "super hero" pose!

softball!!!

the girls had a game monday night in hurricane. they did great! here's some pictures and videos of them!

if you can, watch this one on a big screen... vicky's face is priceless and she obviously disagrees with the umpire!!

jenna hits to first, spencer steals home!

spencer at bat

woo woo spence!!!

testing... testing....

the blog experiment:

mariah and gema agreed to help me see if the video on my camera works on the blogs!

i guess it does! stay tuned for more videos of your favorite girls!!

be graceful

TWT

"the next time you're feeling bad, rather than fight it, try to relax. see if, instead of panicking, you can be graceful and calm. know that if you don't fight your negative feelings, if you are graceful, they will pass away..."
-richard carlson

mentors in O&A

last week, laura and dannielle got graduate and went out to mentor the new girls. they had a great time and learned a lot about the girls and themselves.

"laura and dannielle were great mentors, they helped me throug a lot. laura made me smile everyday and dannielle helped me get through a bad day. they did a group about getting inside and that really helped. they made O&A fun. i'm glad to say that laura and dannielle were my mentors!"-heather 

"being a mentor is seriously one of the best opportunities that can be presented to a student at DRA. it gives you a chance to be a positive role model for those who need it the most. i've gotten to know each and every one of the girls here at Diamond Ranch Academy and i wouldn't trade any of them for the world. there is a lot of responsibility that comes with being a mentor, but i strongly believe that we are uplifting the girls and helping them discover who they truly are. that is what counts. we are instilling something in them that probably wasn't there before; hope."-dannielle 

animal farm

Sydney and Hannah went to the stock show last weekend... they did awesome and had a ton of fun! here's a few pics of them getting their animals prepped for the big day!

working it at the workshop!

the girls (and a few parents) had a blast showing off their dance moves at the workshop!