The last Student Of The Month for 2004 is December's SOM, Nicholas . Nicholas recently has achieved his green belt in the youth program. He started karate as a Dragon Member and has been training for approximately two years. Nicholas likes to work hard and is very focused and serious on achieving his goals.

Keep up the good work Nicholas!

The Student of The Month for November is Brady from the Advanced Dragons class. Brady has been training in karate for well over a year now. Brady always gives 100% effort in everything he does. He is often seen tidying the dojo and encouraging his teammates.

Keep up the good work Brady.

Youth Program, Travis, Blue Belt is this falls October Student of the Month. Travis shows up enthusiastic and proudly works hard on his techniques. Benoit's instructors recognized the quality of his work in the Dojo and honored him with the SOM Award.

Travis truly loves working on that sweet jumping-spin-kick-drop-to-the-floor move in the Wolverine kata, "It's Awesome!" Keep up the good work and enthusiasm Travis, you're on track for good things.

Congratulations Travis.

Catherine is another new Youth member with a white belt that earned the Student of the Month award. Catherine quietly works hard on her drills and forms. Fortunately, Catherine's instructors detected through her stealth mode and recognized the quality and dedication of her training. Judging from her consistency, she will be moving up the ranks nicely.

Catherine's older sister, Yanging, is a Benoit's Black Belt alumni and surely is as proud of her as we are.

Congratulations Catherine.

Mia is Benoit's August Student-of-the-Month. is a hard working Yellow Belt, in the Youth program.

Any kick is Mia's favourite karate move. Mia is very new to the program, but works harder than the average new student and that's why she stands out. She is also really flexable and learns the forms quickly. Good things are sure to happen to Mia.

Congratulations Mia.

Sarah is Benoit's Student-of-the-Month. Sarah is a hard working Yellow Belt, in the Youth program.

The front kick is Sarah's favourite karate move. Sarah is a good role model for her classmates and her younger brother who started training with the Tigers program. Sensei Dad and a whole lot of other people are proud of her.

Congratulations Sarah.

Rebecca is Benoit's Student-of-the-Month. is a hard working Yellow Belt, in the Youth program.

Any kick is Rebecca's favourite karate move. Rebecca works hard and is a good role model for anyone starting karate training. A whole lot of people are proud of her.

Congratulations Rebecca.

Alexis is a hard working Brown Belt, in the Youth program and an Xtreme Team Member.

The front kick is Alexis' favourite karate move. Alexis takes her karate very serious. She attends classes, helps out in the Dragons class, and trains and competes with the Xtreme Team... really serious about karate. It's easy to see why Alexis was selected as SOM for February.

Congratulations Alexis.