Bridges to a Brighter Future 2006 is officially over, but let's take a moment to recap the last week.
Stomp!: Throughout the program, students received a nalgene bottle as a reward for doing great things, large and small. This tradition is known as the "incentive bottle" program, and it gets the students fired up during morning assembly. However, this year an extra incentive was attached to the bottle-every student awarded a bottle was entered into a drawing to see Stomp at the Peace Center! After all was said and done, over 20 students and counselors went to the Peace Center and got a chance to experience Stomp, most of them for the first time!
Theta Day: Something ultra top secret happened on Tuesday, and the Theta students were given a special treat-unfortunately, since it IS top secret, we can only tell you that it happened, but hopefully the pictures can help you figure out what it was!
Talent Show: Tuesday night was the annual Talent Showcase, and it was a roaring success! This year two of the students helped to host the event, and acts ranged from piano and poetry to the step and hip hop routines, not to mention the two skits at the end of the night that served as a great send up to all of the fun and trials we've had throughout the summer. One of the highlights of the night was "Stomp 2", a percussion display by some students who were inspired by seeing Stomp on Sunday night!
Field Trip: This week, everyone went up to North Carolina to go White Water Rafting! For most of the students this was their first time, but they took the challenge head on, and it was awesome. All told, the group rafted for roughly 4 hours before stopping for lunch and heading home-all in all, Bridges 2006 was beginning to come to a close.
Friday: The last day of camp is full of emotions, and it starts from the moment the kids wake up. The first event of Friday was a reflection of the work done in class, which ranged from an emotional reading of a personal narrative to presentations of houses and science projects. After that the students ate their last meal in the dining hall, and then they were given some time to get ready for the banquet. Parents and students alike were in fine form as they poured into the Younts Conference Center. Furman's photographer came to take pictures of the students and staff before the banquet, and soon the Thetas entered the banquet hall and the crowning moment of the program got underway! The two valedictorians gave the opening remarks, followed by the presentation of the humanitarian awards, the Chandler-Huse scholarship, and awards for the leadership team and for academics. After that, parents were given a chance to leave before the counselors and Thetas gave their reflections of camp. This portion of the program was the most emotional part of the night, as almost all of the students and staff members were eventually crying due to the powerful nature of the change in the students' lives. The video yearbook was the final part of the banquet, which was a good opportunity for the students to look back fondly at the four weeks that changed their lives. With Bridges all but over, the after party in the parlors was all that was left, and it was a great chance for the kids to see each other one last time. And with that, Bridges to a Brighter Future 2006 was over.
After a day off, the office is back in motion, getting everything settled and ready for the fall, and the new Saturday College program-more on that later!
Look for pictures soon!
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