Over Thanksgiving break Emma Camilleri, captain and MVP of the 2009 Wilbraham & Monson Academy Varsity Field Hockey team, traveled to Palm Springs, California, with the Nomads U19 National Travel Team. Based in Northampton, the team is comprised of high calibre players from both public and private schools in the Pioneer Valley and surrounding areas. All players on the team intend to play in college, and many used the Palm Springs trip to showcase their talents to the numerous college coaches that were there. Head coach Jaime Ginsberg is the Smith College head coach, and her assistant coach is Jess Bergen, assistant coach at Springfield College.