Our Day Out

Minnesota. So we came to the conclusion that we would take a five day trip and that we would go old school and just camp for a week. Which little did we know that we were totally unprepared for what would actually occur on this trip. First off we needed to ensure that we would all be able to give proper notice to our families and our employers about the trip. So we waited nearly three weeks for everyone to finally hash all of that out. Then once that was done we then gathered up everyone’s money and

Our efficiency in preparation would soon reflect into our audience’s response, especially with the delightfully booming amount of responses received the first day we opened our registration to the public. On April 24, we used Noah as a test registration before opening the registration to the public the following day, this still meant that there was one less person in the market. Then, on April 25, we opened registration to the public and informed them of it through an advisory announcement for the

A million thoughts were running through my head as we drove from Savannah, Georgia International Airport in the dead of night. I along with 50 other new recruits were herded on to a bus and told to put our heads down as they drove around for what seemed like hours. The recruiters used this as a disorienting and scare tactic, so we would have no idea where we were. As we arrived at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, I thought to myself, “holy shit, am I really doing this?” As the bus pulled

toast lingering through the air, and the feeling of a spider crawling up my arm. It started out like any other day, but I was wired from the second I woke up, hoping this day would be one to remember. I set my alarm earlier than normal that morning so that I could relax in a hot shower. My sisters beat me to the punch, however, and my shower, per usual, was frigid. I hoped it wasn’t an omen for how my day would proceed, but my watering taste buds suggested otherwise. After I showered and got dressed

break 2016, my freshman year in high school. My mom had booked our flight to Florida a few months before. I was more excited for this vacation than most others because my parents told my younger sister and me we could each bring a friend. We chose to bring our cousins Ellie and Adri. Neither of them had ever been on a plane before, in result the flight down was quite interesting. At one point my cousin Adri said to me as she looked down out the airplane window, “Woooah! Look you can see the stars.” I

Illinois deer tags. The sound of the envelope tearing open seemed to immediately trigger some of the longest few weeks of my life. It was almost as if we were halfway to the gun range before the papers came out of the folder. The ripping sound was countered with the sound of the action closing on our .50 caliber Savage slug shotgun. The gun was set up for 100 yards by the factory, but not very well. Even more unfortunately, the time it would have taken to very precisely

people of the island. We were able to get to know the children through backyard Bible studies and played games with them. It is an experience that remains dear to my heart. The trip that changed my life all started on October 22, 2016. It was the day I decided to sign up for the Trinidad mission trip at my church. The church held weekly meetings so we could learn more about what we would be doing there. We were told that we would be performing a drama that depicted major parts in the Bible, such

opposed with the Dickenson County school boards plans to extend our school day an extra hour and a half. I do not feel that this extension would help the students in our schools. Our school days are all ready seven hours a day so in addition to this seven hours of school would make it eight and a half hours. Adding this extension would kill us. We would not have near enough time for anything after school. We would have to just focus on our school work and nothing else because we would also be under

graduating into high school, a new step in our journey. Before I begin, I'd like to give big "Thank You" on behalf of my class to all of our faculty, staff, parents, sponsors, and everyone who was involved in our St. Rose experience. You may not have known it, but each and everyone of you has played a huge part in our daily lives, and we want you all to know that. Throughout the years of our middle school experience, we've been in and out doors. The doors of our classroom or office, even through the

and it pushed me under and I got separated from my family and my sister. I didn’t realize that I got separated from them until I decided to get out. Being separated from your family can be a stressful event but after that I learned many things about myself and how I should react in a situation like that one. The year was 2013 and my family were taking our yearly vacation that we took during spring break. That year it was Huntington Beach, California to be exact. The plan was to stay on the beach