Dear Parents and Students,

Looking back at the 2000-2001 school year, we can be very proud of our many accomplishments. The students made remarkable records, topping all previous years, in areas of technique development, responsibility, competition arenas, teamwork, and leadership.

Our final promotion graduation for this school year took place on Saturday, May 19, 2001.  Nearly 100 students advanced to a new belt level, five of whom achieved their first Taekwondo long term goal of a Black Belt. I am proud to present (right) our five newest Junior Black Belts, Tatsuaki Hayashi, Hidemi Hayashi (our school’s youngest Black Belt), Cameron Birkestrand, Franky Suriano, and Sunray Martina.  Also pictured: Erin Link and Ben Ward who took their 1st Poom Maintenance tests, and Isrel Kapnick, 3rd degree black belt assistant instructor and a Weiss School alumni. The new Black Belts were officially sworn in and fingerprinted at our year-end Awards Programs on June 3rd, 2001.

More Junior Black Belts

Eight other students were awarded Probationary Black Belt ranks. At this belt level the students’ performance level is evaluated during a  6-9 months minimum period of continuous training. They are required to demonstrate advanced leadership skills, and substantial refinement of all learned techniques. In addition to the expected technical development and leadership skills, the students are evaluated, on a daily basis for respect, do-jang etiquette, responsibility,  and training habits.

Ben Ward receiving his Kukkiwon, World Taekwondo Academy certification.

We were honored to have the Examiners, Master Roy Washington, Instructor Danny and Michelle Studstill  from Superior Taekwondo Academy, Lantana; Master Alfredo Rojas,  Instructors Ginger Palhof and Brett Boyer from Pil-Sung Taekwondo, Lake Worth;  Instructors Jean Williard and Donald Link from Harmony Taekwondo, Jupiter; Chief Instructor Peter Gutauskas from Coastal Taekwondo Academy, Stuart; and Assistant Instructor Isrel Kapnick from Academic Taekwondo, to serve on the promotion board during our graduation event on May 19, 2001.   

Student of the Month  -   May 2001 

 

2000-2001 Achievements in a Capsule

• We held our first Break-A-thon
• The Do-Jang was enclosed with a permanent wall
• Promotion Graduations was held on the new 60' x 40' stage
• 14 students placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the State, thereby qualifying to compete for a U.S. National Junior title
• 5 students earned official Junior Black Belt ranks
• The Probationary Black Belt number climbed to eight
• Taekwondo Booster Club was formed
• New TKD Team t-shirts were created
• 21 students earned Presidential Taekwondo Sports Awards
• Full splits club reached new records

 

New Uniforms for the 2001-2002 School Year 

 If your child has outgrown his/her Taekwondo uniform, please donate it to the School.  Our uniforms are made of high quality materials with triple stitching along the cuffs. Special made pants with full-length panel for comfortable wear and unrestricted moves come with elastic waistband and draw string.

• Order forms are due on July 28, 2001. The forms will be mailed to you in June.

• Delivery in August 2001, during first week of school.

• Due to custom printing, late uniform orders cannot be accepted.

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Weiss School Summer Camp

The Weiss School offers Taekwondo classes 3 days a week during its summer camp operations. For more information, please contact Mr. Baldwin.  

 

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