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In the News
Thanks to the success of Wellspring students and alumni, Wellspring Academies (formerly Academy of the Sierras) have been recognized by media outlets around the world as the leading non-surgical programs for weight loss. Wellspring has received a great deal of media attention, including coverage by national and local media outlets such as CNN, the New York Times, the Today Show, Good Morning America, and Dr. Phil.
KGO 7 ABC affiliate in San Francisco – May 26, 2009
KSEE 24 NBC affiliate in Fresno – February 3, 2009
GMTV (Britain’s leading morning show) – Profile of Wellspring Academy student – November 19, 2008
Globe & Mail – Weight Training – September 13, 2008 (pdf)
Dallas News 8 – Interview with Wellspring Academy alumna – July 22, 2008
Baltimore Sun – Thin School – July 10, 2008 (pdf)
Winston-Salem Journal – Beating Obesity May 2008
Wellspring Academies on The Learning Channel / Discovery Europe – Jan 2008 (full show)
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Wellspring (formerly Academy of the Sierras) on the Today Show – February 2007
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Wellspring (formerly Academy of the Sierras) on Extreme Makeover – July 2007
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Wellspring (formerly Academy of the Sierras) on Dateline NBC - August 2005
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Wellspring (formerly Academy of the Sierras) on CNN - Anderson Cooper 360 - June 2005
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The Sun – The Weigh Team – April 14, 2009 (pdf)
The Sun – Georgia Loses 12 Stone – April 13, 2009 (pdf)
The Sun – I’ve Lost 84 lbs – November 18, 2008 (pdf)
The Sun – Student Loses 84 lbs. in 10 weeks – November 17, 2008
Wellspring Series in the Asheville Citizen-Times – April 2008
Ladies Home Journal – The Struggle to be Slim – April, 2008 (pdf)
New York Daily News – Weight Loss Boarding School – March 23, 2008 (pdf)
Obesity Management – Treatment and Innovation – December, 2007 (pdf)
The Poly Post – New curriculum instates weight loss – November 20, 2007 (pdf)
Medscape – Annual Scientific Meeting of NAASO – July 23, 2007 (pdf)
Wellspring (formerly Academy of the Sierras) series in the Sacramento Bee – October 2006 (pdf)
Family Practice News - School Transforms Overweight Teens - January 1, 2007 (pdf)
