Mont Tremblant: student’s unforgettable experience

NINA SCIMENES SPORTSEDITOR NMS722@CABRINI EDU

“Bonjour,” the maitraded said as we were greeted at our hotel after a 15 hour bus ride to Mont Tremblant, Quebec. The long travel time was well worth the week long stay in Canada. This winter break my expectations of a ski vacation were well excesses. I was one of 23 people who were set out on an adventure planed by Cabrini’s ski club. I can honestly say that this was my favorite week away from home because of the memories and new friends I took back with me. Oh yeah, and not to forget mentioning new skiing skills and French vocabulary.

when our muscles were sore from skiing down the slopes we treated ourselves to a day at the spa. We took a taxi from our hotel to the Spa Le Scandinave, only a ten minute ride. This was no ordinary spa; it was more like a resort. The facilities were very impressively clean, comforting and relaxing. It was an outdoor and indoor spa, which included several hot tubs only feet away from deer frolicking in the snow. One of the hot tubs was the size of a backyard pool with a waterfall in it.

said to work hard and he would make his decision during tryouts. Even though I worked very hard and improved my basketball skills during the summer, when I showed up to tryouts I quickly knew I was no match for the 13 new recruits.Regardless, Coach Dzik realized how hard I worked and how much I wanted to become a valuable member of a winning tradition of the Cabrini College Men’s Basketball Team.He never cut me.Being a member of the basketball team under Coach Dzik’s leadership taught me many valuable lessons in leadership, responsibility, loyalty, desire, discipline, determination and he was also a role model in motivational speaking.

Coach Dzik helped me to recognize my potential and develop and use problem solving skills on and off the court.I believe that college administrators do not always recognize the valuable contributions that a coach can make in the total growth of an individual.Often, just as much is learned outside the classroom than in it.

Coach Dzik was my most influential reference when I applied for a job.After five and a half years, I am still happily working at this same company today and my hiring manager continues to remind me of the powerful reference phone call he had with Coach Dzik. What I have learned from coach Dzik while at Cabrini College has served me well in my career.

Coach Dzik is a caring, dedicated positive role model. Sadly, people do not recognize the value of others until they are gone and it is too late.Please do not deprive future students of Cabrini College the valuable leadership and support of Coach Dzik.

Chris Vitale