United States Air Force Academy

COLORADO PARENTS' CLUB

Newsletter

May 2024

From the Co-Presidents

Hello CPC families!

 

Congratulations to the Firsties on their upcoming graduation! We are so proud of you!

 

A job well done to all of the cadets finishing out the academic year!

  

As it does every year, the CPC hosts two cadet awards - The Most Valuable Woman Athlete and The Most Valuable Male Soccer Player. We would like to congratulate this year’s winners. They will be presented on May 28, 2024 at the USAFA Graduation Awards Ceremony and Athletic Department Awards Ceremony. We are proud to represent USAFA Colorado Parents' Club in person at these award ceremonies. Thank you to everyone who purchased Goodie Bags - Goodie Bag sales help fund these awards.

 

Our annual In-Processing Day Picnic, our signature event, is just a few short weeks away on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Join us in welcoming the Class of 2028 and their families. We will be hosting the picnic just outside of Arnold Hall. DooLittle Hall will be under construction and we could not use their facility. We need many volunteers to have our picnic be successful. We need help especially for set-up (5:30 am to 7:30 am and tear down (2:30 pm to 5 pm) VOLUNTEER. Any amount of time you can help us will be greatly appreciated! 

 

We are still requesting volunteers for our Executive Board for the 2024-2025 academic year. Please email president@usafacpc.org, if you are interested. Our biggest needs to complete the board for this upcoming academic year are Secretary & Treasurer!

 

Thanks to everyone for volunteering your time to make this year successful!

 

Danny & Kathy Cometto,

USAFA CPC Co-Presidents

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 28 - 31, 2024

Graduation Week


May 30, 2024

Graduation and Change of Command (Superintendent)


June 8, 2024, 12pm-3pm

New Appointee and Prep Event

Top Golf/Colorado Springs


June 23, 2024, 1:10pm

Air Force Day at the Rockies

ORDER HERE


June 24, 2024

Meet and greet at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum, Colorado Springs for appointees and family


June 25, 2024

Ice cream social for appointees and family sponsored by the AOG


June 26, 2024

In-Processing Day for Class of 2028

Volunteer Sign-Up HERE


June 27, 2024, 4pm

Basic Cadet Swearing In


July 11th, 7:30am-1pm

Prep School In-Processing Fair

South Asian Pavilion


August 7, 2024, Time TBD

Acceptance Day


August 31-September 2, 2024

Parents Weekend


March 12-14, 2025

Taste of Home

Mountain West Regional Meetings - Last Tuesday of Each Month

Contact mwusafatoh@gmail.com for additional information





Schedule of ALL USAFA Athletics

USAFA PARENT INFORMATION



OUR COLORADO CADETS


C4C Erik Boehmer

Mountaineering Club climbing Mount Whale

C4C Sneha Laxminarayan 

Recognition

C1C Joseph Kinerson

Spring Break Skiing Blackcomb Glacier

C2C Matthew Kinerson (left) and C1C Joseph Kinerson (right)

Spring Break in Costa Rica Jungle

C1C Griffin Greenwood (2nd from right)

Superintendent's Merit List Dinner with Mrs. Clark (middle)

C4C Catherine Louden

1/2 Marathon Ruck with roommates

C3C Griffin Greenwood (middle)

Escape Room

C2C D. Micah Stark 

Hiking in Nepal

C3C Charlie Reilly

Powered Flight

C2C Ella Duncan

Getting Flying Hours Done



C1C Grant Ferry and C1C Bryan Hartigan

Drum and Bugle Corps Charleston Air Show

C1C Grant Ferry and C1C Bryan Hartigan

Drum and Bugle Corps Charleston Air Show

C1C Grant Ferry and C1C Bryan Hartigan

Drum and Bugle Corps Charleston Air Show


C1C Aaron Powers (standing) with

younger brother Solomon (in the glider)

C4C Jaeden Smith

Sabre Team Sun n Fun Aerospace Expo Lakeland, Florida 

C3C Elizabeth Germain



C2C Griffin Anderson

USAFA rugby tournament

Colorado State University

End of Year Celebration

C1C James Matchette

C1C James Matchette


C1C J. Alex Scatena

C3C Luke Schiffers

Air Force's D-2 Men's Club Lacrosse: Rocky Mtn. Lacrosse Conference Champions

C3C Ray Rosenmerkel with

A family friend at St Mary’s Cathedral for a Cadet Catholic Choir performance


Sister Clubs Fundraising


Parent Club Fundraising Efforts

Most Parent Clubs have various fundraising. Please see the club websites to see how we can support our sister clubs.

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COLORADO PARENTS' CLUB 

2023-2024 EXECUTIVE BOARD

 

CO-PRESIDENTS | Danny and Kathy Cometto ('25)

VICE-PRESIDENT | Kim Cheri ('27)

SECRETARY | Jackie Breeden ('24)

TREASURER | Jason Breeden ('24)

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR | April McClung ('26)

EVENT COORDINATOR | Sherri Newell ('26)

FUNDRAISING CHAIR | Position to be filled


2023-2024 COMMITTEE CHAIRS


WEBMASTER | Jessica Anderson ('25)

PHOTOGRAPHER | David Bishop ('23 & '27)

TAILGATE CHAIR | Tim Thompson ('23)

GOODIE BAG CHAIR | Lauralee Hitzler ('26)

NEW APPOINTEE CHAIR | Erin Louden ('27)/Kim Cheri ('27)

I-DAY CHAIR | Kathy Comette ('25)

END OF YEAR CELEBRATION | Ann Pederson ('23 & '27)

TASTE OF HOME CHAIR | Sherri Newell ('26) / Shannon Stark ('25)

IT SUPPORT | Bobby Culp ('19)

SOCIAL MEDIA | Rachel Ade Stearns ('23)

CASAB (CO All Services Academies Ball) Chair | Jeff Flachman ('25)

USAFA Colorado Parents' Club|

Website: USAFA CPC

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