Beachcombers 2014 - 2015 Scholarships

The purpose of the scholarships are to recognize student cross country and/or track and field athletes who are leaders in their school, excel in the classroom, and make positive contributions within  the community.  These scholarships are open to all Volusia and Flagler County graduating high school senior runners

Alyssa Bayliff

Alyssa Bayliff is a senior at Seabreeze High who will be attending St Leo University in the fall.  She has a 4.13 GPA (3.87 unweighted) and is ranked 29th in her class.  She participates in both Cross Country and Track and has lettered in both all four years of high school.  She captained cross country her junior and senior year as well as track during her senior year.  She has done much reading and research on running and uses her knowledge to assist her teammates with strategy at races.  She is very active in her church and is a member of the National Honor Society.  She tutors the children of a family through the Daytona Outreach Center.

Darien Halliday

 Darien is a senior at Flagler Palm Coast High and plans on attending Florida State University in the fall. She aspires to be a Physical Therapist. She has a 4.5 GPA (3.66 unweighted) and is 39th in her class.  She is a varsity runner for both Cross Country and Track through high school.  She has been team captain for both for the past two years.  She has been active in the Student Government Association, Student Athletic Advisory Council and the National Honor Society and is also the Student School Board Representative.  She is active with Project Brain Child Tutoring where high school students tutor elementary children with learning disabilities.

Josie Gray

Josie Gray is a Senior at Seabreeze High who has been accepted at both Embry Riddle and Florida Institute of Technology.  (Did not indicate if she had chosen one yet).  She carries a 4.36 GPA (3.84 unweighted) and is ranked eighth in her class.  She runs Cross Country and track in school, making to State at FSU for both her junior and senior years.  She likes to give each of her teammates personal inspiration notes prior to each cross country meet. Aside from being a captain for cross country and track, Josie has also held office for Venture Crew and the Seabreeze Drafting and Design Academy.

Kevin Scheiber 

Kevin is a senior at Father Lopez.  He is planning to attend University of Florida and major in Environmental Science.  He has a 4.49 GPA (4.0 unweighted) and is ranked fourth in his class.  He is a four year letter winner in Cross Country and team captain for his junior and senior year.  He was the Student Government Treasurer his first three years of high school and National Honor Society President for his senior year. He participates in 4-H and volunteers at the Ormond Public Library as well.

Rylee Wagner 

A senior at University High, Rylee will be attending the Honors College at University of South Florida starting this fall.  She has a 4.49 GPA (4.0 unweighted) and ranked first in her class.  She is a four year letter recipient in Track and Field and a varsity letter recipient in cross country.  She excels in distance running.  She has been a coach for three years for the Dread Heads Track and Field club for kids aged Preschool to 8th grade.  She has held several officer positions in her school's Key Club and is also active in Rho Kappa and her National Honor Society.  She assists with the DeBary/Port Orange Relay for Life and is a junior counselor at the BASEcamp Children's Cancer Foundation.

        Congratulations to our area youth!

Take Me Out To The Ballgame

May 30, 2015

Grace, Jerry, Donna, Kathleen

Newnam Family

Michele, Brad, Grace, Kathy, Kathleen, Gary

The Hibel Girls

Delicious Ribs

Mack & Cheese & Corn on Cob

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Florida Summer Exchange Students

French & Spanish teen exchange students spend a month in Florida each summer.  Several of these students are runners and they are looking for running families who may be willing to host a student this summer.

Asier, 15, from Spain, says he loves long distance races and wants to be a PE teacher.

Clement, 15, from France, jogs, swims and cycles for triathlons in addition to being a tennis player.

Romain, 16, from Paris, says he runs twice a day and hopes for an active/sporty host family.

Enara, 16, from Spain, is a soccer player who says she occasionally jogs.

There are also non-running girls and boys who need host families.

There is no cost to host.  The host families must provide meals and a bed (the student can share a room)

The students fly in to Orlando on June 24^th (Spanish)/June 26^th (French) and leave their host families on July 22^nd.

Anyone interested can check out FB page, Florida Summer Exchange Students, or Liz Hyers, at pickle@cfl.rr.com or call 321-292-6000.

Muscle Sorness?

Overworking our muscles causes tine tears in the muscle fibers.  This causes the muscle to swell, and this swelling - along with the waste products that result from muscle breakdown - causes soreness.

We should be able to get into shape without getting stiff and sore but most of us believe we have to overdo it to feel as if we've done something!

7 After-The-Fact Tips

       or, apply an ice pack to your muscles for 20 to 30 minute periods, every hour.

       Cold constricts (closes) the blood vessels and keeps the blood away from the injured muscles.  This reduces inflammation.

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