Diamond Ranch Academy | Whisper Creek Campus for 16-18 year old girls.

guest speaker

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:05:00 +0000

"matt b came to DRA to talk to us last night. a few years ago matt was in a car accident; he was paralyzed and told he would never be able to walk again. matt is a very big inspiration to me and the other girls. he didn't let being paralyzed control his perspective of life. he is living his life to the fullest and has already made a goal to himself that he will walk again. matt's main message was that anything is possible and you can do whatever you put your mind to. i'm so thankful that matt came to DRA and told us his story because it made a huge difference to me about my attitude."
-lauren, media student

colette!

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:50:00 +0000

colette graduated last friday, it was a good time! here are some photos from the big day!!

dance dance dance

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:23:00 +0000

the girls got to practice in their uniforms for the first time... adorable!

macee!

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:19:00 +0000

macee graduated!!!
it was an amazing ceremony, congrats to you, macee!

alexis!

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:01:00 +0000

alexis graduated 12.30.11 and is ready to start the new year FRESH!!!congrats, young lady!!

santa came to town

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:33:00 +0000

Christmas was a BLAST at girls campus last week!!!

alessandra and "eve"

twt

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:02:00 +0000

it was a Christmas "tuesday with tayleigh" this week. we all shared a family tradition and favorite Christmas memory. afterwards, we had dinner and a movie. and popcorn! we watched a muppets Christmas carol. the girls loved it!! and of course afterwards we had a photo shoot!

cheer team!

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:54:00 +0000

our cheer ladies showing off during clubs!

"did you really just take my picture?"

4H

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:59:00 +0000

the 4h girls had a "food-off!" they competed among each other to come up with the best salsas, dips, and new creations!

the results:

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:23:00 +0000

check me out!

wc girls after their make-over:

lookin' good!

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:03:00 +0000

the girls had a hair and make-up day!

students from a local beauty college came and beautified our girls!

more pictures to come....

bball vid

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:57:00 +0000

a little basketball video for your viewing enjoyment!

karissa and ellie's graduation!!

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:46:00 +0000

congratulations to karissa and ellie for graduating last friday!!
you looked great, your speeches were wonderful... we miss you!

bball vs. pine view

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:12:00 +0000

our girls beat pine view!!

pickle-ball!

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:23:00 +0000

what a beautiful day for pickle-ball!!!

nicole is going pro one day

elysse has the moves down!

happy thanksgiving!!

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:45:00 +0000

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE GIRLS!!

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."

shyloh!

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:52:00 +0000

drill

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:06:00 +0000

i caught our drill team practicing just now.. enjoy!

karissa

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:16:00 +0000

karissa's story:

"i had to grow up and didn't want to but it had to be done... i thought i would never change. because i cleaned my motives, sought and understood universal truths, focused my commitments and found balance i am able to see my progress and my change. at home i hated looking at mysef... to me i was ugly, fat and just gross... i can look in the mirror finally and say i am beautiful. it's not just because of the weight i lost, but because of the confidence i gained."

"with me being confident i found balance and peace with my family, friends, school work, mentoring, sharpening the saw and volleyball. nothing is ever impossible; however, it doesn't just happen over night... i wouldn't trade my life for the world... i am so many good things now than i was before. I am happy, worth more, remembered, safe, selfless, empathetic, alive, respectful and accepting of myself; this is the real karissa"

shyloh and mariah!

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:43:00 +0000

double graduation!!shyloh and mariah graduated high school and the program on friday. it was amazing! the girls did great, parents were wonderful, and many students expressed how much they'll miss these two young ladies!

ellie

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:26:00 +0000

ellie's story:

"throughout my program, my experiences with the girls, staff, and my family helped me learn that having good intentions doesn't justify my behavior.. there was something i used to get through a lot of hardships. as weird as it sounds, quotes from my mom, the girls, and even different movies gave me inspiration. the quote that gives me hope when i lose confidence in myself and gives me the motivation to come out strong and finish something fully for the first time in my life is:

BEGIN ALL CHALLENGES WITH OPTIMISM!

I am ready to face the obstacles yet to come and greet them with an open mind."

ellie is one of our newest graduates!

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:34:00 +0000

HaPpY hALLoWeeN!!!

vegas tournament

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:43:00 +0000

our girls took home the trophy this last saturday at the last vegas tournament!it was the second year in a row that we had to beat the el capitan eagles in the championship game. a few parents came to cheer us on. the girls did great and it was a BLAST!

payton's graduation!

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:25:00 +0000

payton's graduation was nothing short of amazing! the speakers, the music, the family... everyone did a great job! it was a bitter sweet day for the campus and we'll miss our payton!

"guuuurl"
miss ya, lady!

upper level ladies

noreply@blogger.com (Diamond Ranch Academy) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:40:00 +0000

the girls were waiting around with the therapists before going to see "buck" at the movie theatre. i had a camera, they had some smiles... and here's what we got!