Middle School Student Government Retreat 2009 - What a day!!

Wednesday is supposed to be an easy day.

Instead, today was a stressful, eventful, and exhilarating day. It started with a group of middle schoolers - the student government team - who took a day off of school and came over to our house for a mini-retreat. We planned events for the year, played some games, and ate together. It was a good time for them. The shy group that barely wanted to introduce themselves last week was bubbly and energetic. It's amazing what a little time away from classes can do! The highlight was "the challenge," when we divided the group in two, and tasked them to (1) plan an event, (2) go shopping for supplies, and (3) creating an advertising plan. The product was not polished, but it was a good start at getting them to work together. I am optimistic about working with them.


Following that, we had back-to-back-to-back meetings back at school, of which I had major roles in 2. So my brain had to switch one too many times during the afternoon.

Now, I'm pretty tired and not thrilled about the day to come. But a good night sleep will help.

Finally, you can take a look at some bonus pictures of Rachel and the cicada. It invaded our porch. Squint and you can see it above Rachel's knee in the first picture.



-alan