The Modern WACAC Olympics Comes to USF this June!

This year’s WACAC Conference at the University of San Francisco (June 9-11) will feature the revival of the WACAC Olympics.  The Modern Olympics will test mind, body, and spirit in an effort to encourage all interested WACAC Olympians to COME TOGETHER and compete with and against their colleagues at 4:30 pm on June 10th.

A bonus for all involved is the majestic Opening Ceremonies, including a march by the contestants, and an amazing closing ceremony, complete with microbrews and other refreshments.

1. While the core of each team will be made up of college admissions officers, each Olympic team will have high school, community college, and/or independent counselor representation as well. You are encouraged to recruit your own high school and independent team members (or be at our mercy to add them to your roster).

2. To allow you to best focus your training for your squad, below is a list of events that will be included between the official opening and closing ceremonies:

Catalog Discus

            Dress for Success Relay

            Timed Table Display

            Mascot Mission

            Student Profile Challenge

            Helicopter Parent Obstacle Course

            Business Card Concentration

            One Minute Speech

            Retention Race

           

            Order the Essays

And theme points for your Opening Ceremony March!

3. More details on these and any other events will be sent to you later.

4. To confirm your team’s participation in these exciting games, please return the attached form NO LATER THAN TUESDAY JUNE 1^ST  by fax to 408-294-4086 or by return email jromano@bcp.org.

On top of all of the Olympic fun that is sure to be had, participants and judges will be treated to an assortment of refreshments, including a sampling of local beer. 

If fun events, camaraderie, and beer are not enough to get you to share in the Olympic spirit, top teams will also be recognized and earn medals. 

We look forward to hearing from you!

Just as “the real Olympics” has its motto “Faster, Higher. Stronger” The WACAC Olympics too has its own motto:

Access, Transparency, Promptness.

Let the games begin!!!

Sincerely,

The Olympic Organizing Committee: 

Joe Romano, Bellarmine College Preparatory

JT Thomas, Maybeck School

Ed Schoenberg, Otis College of Art and Design

Everything You Need to Know about Transportation!

A Successful Trip to the WACAC Conference:

Important note:  Want to add a preconference session or IDEA to your experience?  Go into registration, log in, and add the experience . . .
you can pay the additional fee by credit card!  

To/From the Airport!

USF and the hotels are not easily accessible by public transportation in San Francisco.

We recommend you use a shuttle service from and to the airport:

Quake City Airport Shuttle:  415 255-4899 or www.quakecityairport.com

     Rates $17+ per person each way OR  for group of 9 people $75 per trip ($8.50PP)  Plus tip

Super Shuttle:  800 258-3826  or www.supershuttle.com

     Rates $17+ per person each way

American Airporter Shuttle:   415 202-0733  or  www.americanairporter.com

     Rates $17+  for 1^st per person $10+each additional person each way

Tell Shuttle/Taxi Drivers where you need to go!

On Campus Housing in Loyola Village:  On Anza Street just east of Parker Avenue

Holiday Inn Gateway:  1500 Van Ness Avenue

Hotel Tomo:  1800 Sutter Street

Laurel Inn:  444 Presidio Avenue

To Main Campus (not Lone Mountain!):  on Golden Gate between Kittredge Terrace and Chabot Terrace 

To/From Campus and the Hotels or Loyola Village (On Campus Housing)

Free Shuttles are being provided on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  Refer to the Conference At A

Glance to see the schedule --  At A Glance will be available at the front desk of each of the hotels!

Driving and Parking!

Set your GPSs to the addresses above!

Free Parking is available at the Koret Center lot on campus and no permit is needed!  This lot is located at the corner of Stanyan and Turk in San Francisco.

Here’s an idea:  check into the Loyola Village or your hotel, drive to the Koret Lot and leave your car parked, take the shuttles back and forth to your housing!

WACAC - REGISTRATION CLOSE WARNING

Western Association for College Admission Counseling

We regret that we must completely close registration

for the 2010 Annual WACAC Conference at USF

as of midnight Friday, May 14^th

and will not be able to accommodate walk in registrants.

Over 700 professionals have already registered (a good thing!) and the USF facilities can accommodate that number.

We want this Conference to be a good experience for everyone and thus must close registration.

If you are registered, we look forward to seeing you!

and you’ll be receiving regular emails about how to make the most of the conference.

If you want to register,

please do so right away and no later than Friday, May 14^th by going to:  www.wacac.org/index.php/events/annual_conference/

WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE WALK IN REGISTRANTS! 

If you cannot come to this Conference,

we hope to see you at a WACAC event in the coming year

and wish you a happy Summer!

The Modern WACAC Olympics Comes to USF this June!

This year’s WACAC Conference at the University of San Francisco (June 9-11) will feature the revival of the WACAC Olympics. The Modern Olympics will test mind, body, and spirit in an effort to encourage all interested WACAC Olympians to COME TOGETHER and compete with and against their colleagues at 4:30 pm on June 10th.

A bonus for all involved is the majestic Opening Ceremonies, including a march by the contestants, and an amazing closing ceremony, complete with microbrews and other refreshments.

1. While the core of each team will be made up of college admissions officers, each Olympic team will have high school, community college, and/or independent counselor representation as well. You are encouraged to recruit your own high school and independent team members (or be at our mercy to add them to your roster).

2. To allow you to best focus your training for your squad, below is a list of events that will be included between the official opening and closing ceremonies:

Catalog Discus

Dress for Success Relay

Timed Table Display

Mascot Mission

Student Profile Challenge

Helicopter Parent Obstacle Course

Business Card Concentration

One Minute Speech

Retention Race

Order the Essays

And theme points for your Opening Ceremony March!

3. More details on these and any other events will be sent to you later.

4. To confirm your team’s participation in these exciting games, please return the attached form NO LATER THAN TUESDAY JUNE 1^ST by fax to 408-294-4086 or by return email jromano@bcp.org.

On top of all of the Olympic fun that is sure to be had, participants and judges will be treated to an assortment of refreshments, including a sampling of local beer.

If fun events, camaraderie, and beer are not enough to get you to share in the Olympic spirit, top teams will also be recognized and earn medals.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Just as “the real Olympics” has its motto “Faster, Higher. Stronger” The WACAC Olympics too has its own motto:

Access, Transparency, Promptness.

Let the games begin!!!

Sincerely,

The Olympic Organizing Committee:

Joe Romano, Bellarmine College Preparatory

JT Thomas, Maybeck School

Ed Schoenberg, Otis College of Art and Design