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...have a philosophy," says Michael Olmstead, the president of U.S.A. "Fifteen years from now, the girls are not going to have to do toe touches or split jumps. But they will face the same kind of problems in life that they do as cheerleaders." So U.S.A. teaches not just stunts and splits but communications skills, group dynamics, ways of being human. Above all, Spirit. The agenda includes a Spirit Workshop and a Spirit Film. It features Spirit Ideas and, in lieu of awards, Spirit Sticks. For other needs, there is also a Spirit Fashion and Accessory store...
...teddy bears under their arms and file, a little sadly, into the buses that will take them back to parents and kid sisters and competition for boys and competition with boys and grades that will often be less than Superior. "Many of them write to me years later," says Olmstead, "to say that their days at camp were the best four days of their lives ." --By Pico Iyer
...MARLA OLMSTEAD...
...sounded confused, floaty. I’ve never heard him sound like that,” Olmstead said...
...Though Olmstead had told police that Pring-Wilson sounded drunk that night, according to the prosecution, Olmstead said she did not recall telling it to the police...