A&M Youth
It's Almost Here!
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We're so glad you can come to come to the middle school retreat!
It's going to be a great weekend. Get excited!
This page has travel info details about the weekend and a packing list. If you have any questions after reading all of this info please let us know.
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Info about our travel plans:
Meet to depart: We will be meeting on Friday, September 12 at 7:00pm. We will leave shortly after this. When you arrive at the church building, you can put your stuff in the trailer and then come inside the building to check in. When you check in we will have a phone box for all cell phones.
What about supper? Make sure you eat before you come. We will not be stopping for supper.
Where are we going once we get in the bus? The retreat is at Pineywoods Camp near Woodville, Texas. Woodville is not too far front Trinity, which is not too far from Huntsville, which is not too far from College Station. So, technically, camp isn't that far away.
Transportation: We'll be taking our youth bus.
Return: We plan to return on Sunday, September 14th, around noon.
Keeping up with us: We will send an email to all parents once we arrive at the camp. We will also send an email to all parents, if we are running early or late returning on Sunday morning. Technically, we will not be running. We'll actually be riding. Running early or late is just a figure of speech. Kind of like "you're in a pickle." No one is actually in a pickle. And it would be funny if they were. But they would probably stink for a while because pickle juice is really stinky. Okay, enough about figures of speech. Now back to the point of this paragraph which is to talk about keeping up with our group. Email. Email is the way we'll try to help all parents keep up with us.
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Registration Payment: If you have not already made the registration payment, you can put it in the youth box anytime or bring it Friday night when we depart for the retreat.
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Special Info for Parents: Parents, click here to see details about a letter. (this is only for parents)
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Food Allergies: If your student has any food allergies, please text or email Monty as soon as possible and let us know. The camp is usually able to accommodate food needs, but we have to let them know.​​​​​
​​​Packing List:
-Bible...a real one...we will not be using our phones at this retreat. If you do not have a Bible, let us know and we will bring one for you.
-Pen
-Clothes for Saturday and Sunday - we'll be outside much of the day. So, shorts and a tshirt and tennis shoes, or anything similar.
-Swimsuit for canoes, kayaks, and swimming at the pool. Girls, please wear a one-piece swimsuit or a shirt as a cover-up.
-Clothes to sleep in / pajamas
-Tennis shoes
-Bedding for a twin bed or sleeping bag
-Towel and maybe a washcloth
-Toiletries (hair stuff, teeth stuff, etc.)
​-Flashlight
-Shower shoes or flip flops for shower (optional)
-Sunscreen (optional but highly recommended)
-Fishing pole (optional) We will have a fishing tournament. Tournament is a big word for what we're doing. Mainly we're just going to give everyone a chance to pull in a bit catch. We'll have some poles, but if you want to bring your own, that is great. Make sure hooks are in a tackle box or something
-Camera (optional)
-Snacks (optional)
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The trip to Pineywoods Camp will be about 2 hours. If you want to bring cards, games, books,
homework, or other things to do on the way, you are welcome to do so.
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Things Not to Bring:
A bad attitude.
Any kind of divisive attitudes or any words you would use to talk bad about anyone else.
Electronics such as: video gaming devices, iPads, laptops, cellphones, smart watches with cellular
connection, etc.
Earbuds or anything that goes in or around your ear and plays music
Spam
Anything intended to be used to play a joke on someone
Anything you know you shouldn’t have
Anything illegal
Weapons or knives of any kind
Anything with the word ketchup in or on it
Chewed gum
Cereal made between 1904 and 1923
Spare bicycle parts
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A Note about phones:
This is a non-cell phone trip. As always, we are not trying to keep anyone from their digital best friend or keep you from being able to communicate with your parents. Instead, we are trying to take a break from the distractions that phones so often bring. You can either leave your phone at home or turn it in to the phone box when we leave. If you need it to talk to parents at any time, you are welcome to do so. We will be glad to get your phone out of the box for you so you can use it. Just ask. If your parents need to contact you during the weekend, it would be best for them to call or text Monty or Heather. And again, we'll let you use our phones or get your phone out of the phone box, if you need to talk to them.
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Who's Going?
Adelyn P, Adelyn W, Aidan, Berkley, Bri, Callie S, Case, Clara, Connor, Creedence, Dora, Emory, Gage, Grant, Grayson, Hudson, Jackson, Knox, Koen, Leilani, Lincoln, Luke, Marlie, Matilda, Max, Ryan, Tessa, Trace, Trevor, Weston, Zoey (if we missed anyone, let us know)
Sponsors: Monty, Heather, Kate Jackson, Brooke Skow, Adam Bluhm, Joseph Knox (intern), Betsy Dungan (intern) Our Wed night middle school teachers (Kent, Stacia, and Jonathan) are planning to come for the day on Saturday​
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Questions?
If you have any questions about anything, let us know. We are much more likely to be able to answer questions about the retreat than questions about some random topic, but we'll try to help you out with whatever you need.
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Again, so glad you can join us at the Middle School Retreat this year.
Get ready for a great weekend!
