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September 4, 2010
Belt Advancements
Three students received their next-level belts on Saturday, September 4. Congratulations!
G. Duncan - purple belt
A. Green - purple belt
E. Thompson - purple belt
August 14, 2010
Belt Advancements
The students below received their next-level belts on Saturday, August 14. A big achievement for everyone!
Children
A. Brown (male) - gold belt
D. Diallo - gold belt
A. Seemangel - blue belt
Adult
E. Martinez - gold belt
August 7, 2010
Belt Advancements
The students below received their next-level belts on Saturday, August 7.
Congratulations to all for this achievement!
Children
B. Brown (female) - gold belt
C. Chang - green belt
R. Colbert - gold belt
D. George - gold belt
C. Upshur - green belt
Adults
J. Brown - gold belt
R. Brown - gold belt
June 4, 2010
High School Graduation of K. L. Hinton, Rambler First Brown Belt
K. L. Hinton, Rambler first brown belt, graduated from Eleanor Roosevelt High School on Friday, June 4.
After his graduation ceremony, the Ramblers honored him and celebrated his graduation at a gathering
of Mr. Hinton's family, friends, and extended Rambler family. Held at the Bladensburg Community Center,
this event was a happy and sometimes emotional sendoff for Mr. Hinton, a focused young man who has led as
an assistant instructor, and will undoubtedly continue to lead by example as he moves forward to attend
college and works toward his goals. T. Simpson-Clement, assisted by her husband and fellow Rambler student
G. Clement, produced and showed a slide show that featured photos of Mr. Hinton's life. He took the stage
to demonstrate his martial arts skills, which many of his friends and family had not seen, in homage of his
many years with the Ramblers organization and the skills he has been privileged to learn from Dr. Thomas.
In turn, to the surprise of many of his Rambler family members, he showcased his impressive vocal talents
when he performed an a cappella selection with two of his talented high school friends. Mr. Hinton
spoke of his appreciation for everyone who has been supportive of him, particularly his parents and Dr. Thomas,
who in turn took the floor to express their pride and affection for this special young man. Congratulations
from the Rambler family for this accomplishment, Mr. Hinton, and our best wishes for your future endeavors!
May 15, 2010
Belt Advancements
The students below received their next-level belts on Saturday, May 15.
Congratulations to all for this achievement!
J. Martinez - blue belt
G. McKeown - gold belt
A. Scott - green belt
February 20, 2010
Belt Advancement
W. Brogsdale received her first-brown belt on Saturday, February 20. Congratulations on this advancement!
January 30, 2010
Belt Advancements
K. Hinton received his first-brown belt and D. Gray received his red belt on Saturday, January 30.
Congratulations on these advancements!
January 9, 2010
Belt Advancements
The students below received their next-level belts on Saturday, January 9.
Congratulations to all for this achievement!
Children
C. Chang - gold belt
A. Greene - green belt
Adults
G. Clement - red belt
S. McCutchen - red belt
T. Simpson-Clement - red belt
December 12, 2009
Belt Advancement
Congratulations to M. Bullock for receiving his gold belt on Saturday, December 12.
November 28, 2009
Belt Advancement
Congratulations to adult student D. Mars for receiving her gold belt on Saturday, November 28.
November 21, 2009
Belt Advancements
The students below achieved their next-level belts on Saturday, November 21.
Congratulations to all the students!
Children
T. Gray - green belt
E. Martinez - gold belt
A. Mendoza - gold belt
T. Mohammad - gold belt
A. Orellano - gold belt
E. Orellano - gold belt
D. Pierre - green belt
T. Pierre - green belt
B. Potts - green belt
C. Upshur (younger) - gold belt
C. Upshur (older) - gold belt
A. Villacorta - gold belt
E. Villacorta - gold belt
Adults
E. Sanders - green belt
L. Sanders - green belt
June 29, 2009
Belt Advancement
Congratulations to K. Gorham for receiving her gold belt on Saturday, June 29.
June 2009
Graduation of Michael Andre Rowland, Jr.
Dr. Thomas is proud to announce that Michael Andre Rowland, Jr., a former Rambler student from Upper Marlboro,
Maryland, will graduate from high school in June. He is scheduled to attend Duke University in Durham, North Carolina,
in mid-August 2009, as a pre-engineering student with a major in physics. Valerie Jennings, Michael's mother, has
indicated that Michael is in need of scholarships and donations toward his tuition.
Click on this link for Michael's resume
If you wish to send a donation,
make your check payable to Duke University/ID# 1897720, and mail it to the following address:
Friends and Associates of Michael Rowland, Jr.
12220 Wimbleton Street
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Jennings at 240-401-9865.
June 20, 2009
Belt Advancements
Congratulations to the following students who received their next-level belts on Saturday, June 20.
J. Castro - gold belt
J. Espinoza - gold belt
June 13, 2009
Belt Advancements
A number of students progressed to their next-level belts on Saturday, June 13. Congratulations to each of them!
R. Cabrera - purple belt
D. Chappell - green belt
A. Clement - blue belt
M. Clement - blue belt
S. Faison - green belt
B. Garcia - green belt
B. Harrington - green belt
A. Hornberger - green belt
A. Johnson - green belt
T. Parker - blue belt
J. Plummer - gold belt
N. Potts - blue belt
J. Sanders - blue belt
M Sanders - blue belt
A. Seemangel - purple belt
M. Tejan - gold belt
April 2009
Belt Advancement
Congratulations to adult student B. Bonilla who received his gold belt in April!
March 23, 2009
Spelling Bee 2009 Champ
Congratulations to J. Espinoza, a Tae Kwon Do Rambler and one of 20 middle school students from public and
private schools to compete in the Gazette-Star Prince George's County 2009 Spelling Bee. She represented
Charles Carroll Middle School and placed in the bee, whose winner ultimately was Eunique Allen of Queen Anne School.
Ms. Espinoza's picture and short interview were in the Thursday, March 19, edition of The Gazette & The Star.
"Julia is 14 years old and her favorite hobbies are reading and writing. Her favorite genre is fiction and [she] is
currently writing a story for her friend who seems to like it so far. She also likes to play lots of sports like
soccer, tennis and basketball and takes tae kwon do classes that she really enjoys. Her favorite subjects are reading,
social studies and science, and [she] likes math to some degree. In her free time she likes to draw and listen
to music, and one day hopes to become a writer." Dr. Thomas and the Ramblers family are very proud of Ms. Expinoza's
accomplishment and also acknowledge her hard work in class and her dedication to the organization.
February 7, 2009
Belt Advancements
The students below achieved their next-level belts on Saturday, February 7. Of note, K. Hinton
was awarded his second-brown belt. Congratulations to all the students!
Children
N. Boyd - gold belt (announced February 21; awarded March 7)
M. Chappell - green belt
G. Duncan - green belt
K. Graves - green belt
K. Hinton - second-brown belt
B. Potts - gold belt (outstanding student)
I. Saunders - green belt
E. Thompson - green belt (outstanding student)
Adults
E. Sanders - gold belt
L. Sanders - gold belt (announced February 7; awarded February 14)
December 13, 2008
Belt Advancements
Two students progressed to their next-level belts on Saturday, December 13. Congratulations!
E. Hernandez - green belt
J. Martinez - purple belt
November 8, 2008
Academic Accomplishment
A. Seemangel announced that he was selected to participate in the Young Scholar Program of the National
Center for Early Academic Excellence in Summer 2009. Being nominated by one's teachers and selected to
participate is a great honor. The Rambler family congratulates you on this acknowledgment of your academic
achievement, Mr. Seemangel!
September 6, 2008
Belt Advancements
W. Brogsdale received her second-brown belt on Saturday, September 13. Congratulations!
September 6, 2008
Belt Advancements
Two students progressed to their next-level belts on Saturday, September 6. Congratulations!
A. Fleming - blue belt (named outstanding student in the examinations)
V. Cantorna - second-brown belt
June 14, 2008
Academic Accomplishment
M. Davis, rated one of the top 40 students at Kipp Public Charter School, announced that he was
chosen along with his fellow students to go on an expense-paid trip as a reward to Kennywood Amusement Park in
Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for a tour, and camping and hiking in the mountains of
Pennsylvania in Summer 2008. While education is its own reward, this honor also contains fun and excitement
for these scholars who worked hard during the scholastic year. Congratulations, Mr. Davis!
May 2008
Board-Breaking Accomplishment
B. Potts set a record for the Tae Kwon Do Ramblers in May 2008. He broke four boards, which
is unprecedented for a four-year-old beginner student. Congratulations, Mr. Potts!
May 24, 2008
Belt Advancements
Two students progressed to their next-level belts on Saturday, May 24. Congratulations!
D. Pierre - gold belt
T. Pierre - gold belt
May 17, 2008
Belt Advancements
Several students progressed to their next-level belts on Saturday, May 17.
Congratulations to each of them!
T. Archer - gold belt
R. Cabrera - green belt
D. Chappell - gold belt
M. Chappell - gold belt
S. Faison - gold belt
B. Garcia - gold belt
O. Kaczor - gold belt
A. Seemangel - green belt
L. Taylor - gold belt
N. Taylor - gold belt
May 3, 2008
Belt Advancement
A. Faison, one of Dr. Thomas' adult students, received her gold belt on Saturday, May 3. Congratulations!
February 9, 2008
Belt Advancement to First-Brown
R. Smith advanced to first-brown on Saturday, February 9. Congratulations on this notable achievement, Mr. Smith!
January 12, 2008
Belt Advancement
J. Martinez passed his next-belt-level examination and received his green belt on Saturday, January 12.
December 29, 2007
Belt Advancements
The students below were awarded their next-level belts on Saturday, December 29.
Congratulations to each of them!
Children
A. Christian - gold belt
A. Clement - purple belt
M. Clement - purple belt
J. Cross - gold belt
A. Dowdell - gold belt
G. Duncan - gold belt
S. Gift - gold belt
T. Gift - gold belt
D. Graham - gold belt
L. Graves - gold belt
B. Harrington - gold belt
E. Hernandez - gold belt (outstanding student)
A. Hornberger - gold belt
A. Johnson - gold belt (outstanding student)
N. Potts - purple belt
T. Parker - purple belt
J. Sanders - purple belt
M. Sanders - purple belt
Adults
G. Clement - blue belt
C. Davis - blue belt
V. Gift - gold belt
S. McCutchen - blue belt
T. Simpson-Clement - blue belt
December 15, 2007
Rambler Student Graduates from College
Leslie Griffin, brown belt and longtime student of Dr. Clifford Thomas, graduated from
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University on Saturday, December 15, with a
major in sports medicine. She plans to resume her martial arts training under Dr. Thomas
and work toward earning her black belt.
December 10, 2007
Rambler Student Becomes Licensed Massage Therapist
Charles Wisher graduated from the National Massage Therapy Institute in Virginia in February
2007 and became certified in June. He became a licensed massage therapist in the
District of Columbia in October, and was hired by Hands on Health in December.
July 16, 2007
Honor Roll Students 2006-2007
Congratulations to the following students who worked hard all school year and were honor roll students:
K. Bandy, W. Brogsdale, V. Cantorna, A. Clement, M. Clement, R. Gift, S. Gift, T. Gift, K. Graves, D. Gray,
M. Gray, T. Gray, B. Harrington, A. Hornberger, T. Parker, N. Potts, and A. Seemangel.
First Quarter 2007
Belt Advancements
Congratulations to the following students for their next-level belt achievements!
Children
Q. Armstrong - red belt (March)
W. Brogsdale - red belt (March)
V. Cantorna - red belt (March)
A. Clement - green belt (March)
T. Gray - gold belt (March)
K. Hinton - red belt (March)
I. Martinez - blue belt (March)
N. Potts - green belt (named outstanding student) (March)
P. Queen - red belt (February)
A. Seemangel – gold belt (March)
L. Smith – gold belt (March)
R. Smith - second-brown belt (March)
E. Thompson – gold belt (March)
F. Walton – red belt (February)
Adults
G. Clement - purple belt (March)
A. Faison - white belt (March)
V. Gift - white belt (March)
D. Gray - purple belt (March)
S. McCutchen - purple belt (March)
T. Simpson-Clement - purple belt (March)
September/October 2006
Belt Advancements
Congratulations to the following students for their successful examinations
for the next belt level!
- J. Bonds - gold belt (October)
- R. Cabrera - gold belt (October)
- A. Fleming - purple belt (October)
- J. Sanders – green belt (September)
- M. Sanders – green belt (September)
July 27, 2006
Honor Roll Students 2005-2006
Congratulations to the following students who worked hard all school year and were honor roll students:
W. Brogsdale (second highest GPA), D. Brown, R. Cabrera, D. Gray, M. Gray, J. Gibson, K. Hinton, C. Kirby,
V. Kirby, Jr., J. Oghafua, T. Parker, N. Potts, D. Salmond, and L. Smith.
May 22, 2006
Rambler Student College Graduation
Thursday, August 17, from Gazette.Net
http://www.gazette.net/stories/081706/hyatnew194927_31939.shtml:
Charles McCutchen Wisher recently was awarded a bachelor’s degree in religion at Colorado College.
Wisher was one of 555 bachelor and master’s students to receive their diplomas during the college's
125th annual commencement exercises. Wisher was involved in a number of Colorado College organizations
and participated in several activities at the college and in the Colorado Springs community. While in
college, he participated in a summer program in Australia and undertook student volunteer activities in
Arizona and New Mexico. Wisher is a student at the National Massage Therapy Institute in Falls Church, Va.,
from which he is slated to graduate in February 2007. He’s the son of Susan McCutchen of Bladensburg.
Colorado College is a four-year liberal arts and sciences college that was founded in Colorado Springs in 1874.
The college operates on the Block Plan, in which its 1,960 undergraduate students study one course at a time
in three-week blocks.
[Note: Mr. Wisher, a Rambler since 1999, graduated from Colorado College on May 22, 2006.
He is pictured here with his mother, Susan McCutchen, who became a Rambler student in the summer of
2003.]
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