Jim Epp led the retreat sessions with the students as they considered the lessons about "risking" found in the story of Moses.
The retreat was a good mix of organised and spontaneous activities. Cody Epp, Kayla Bloomfield, Kelsey Cancade, Kyla Boldt and Crystal Lau join with other classmates around a table in a game called "Dead Fish".
Another popular activity was table tennis. Keita Leung serves to Johnathan Meikle as Nicole Brockman waits for her turn to play.
Cody Epp and Landon Falconer enjoying a laugh!!
Students were led through a variety of team-building activities. Kelsey, Phoenix, Crystal, Say Eh Htoo, Matt and Kyla work together to balance their platform.
Landon and Jim make sure Johnathan does not fall as he tries his luck on a challenging low ropes obstacle course.
Teams were challenged to travel the length of the gym without touching the floor. They only had several small platforms to use. Working together, Matt, Crystal, Phoenix, Laura, Kayla and Say Eh Htoo were able to accomplish this task.
An annual highlight of the grade 10 retreat is an afternoon of tube riding on Christopher Lake. Cool temperatures and cold water was not about to stop this crew! Johnathan, Michael and Landon go airborne.
Cody, Say Eh Htoo and Matt hang on as their tube goes wide around a corner.
Crystal and Johnathan clearly enjoying their ride.
Kelsey, Kayla, Nicole and Kyla appear to be having a contest to see who can scream the loudest. Notice that some wore socks in the hopes of keeping their feet warm.
Johnathan, Keita and Landon go for an unexpected swim as their tube overturns.
The Quest provided the group with a comfortable location to hang out and play games. Cody, Matt, and Landon enjoy the warmth of the fireplace.
A goal of the retreat was for the grade 10 class to spend time together. Here, many of them are enjoying each other's company.
There was lots of time spent relaxing and visting and playing games.
The class works cooperatively to accomplish a task.
Johnathan, Michael, Keita and Landon try to fill up their tower while keeping all the holes plugged at the same time. This challenge is much tougher than it looks!
Phoenix, Crystal, Kelsey and Laura competing in the water tower challenge. There were more holes to plug than the girls could handle as the boys won this competition.
Johnathan and Say Eh Htoo took advantage of the water trampoline and catapult for some swimming fun.
The grade 10 class posing for a group picture. The class would like to thank Ewald and Louise Epp for coming along and cooking for them. They also want to thank Ed and Mary Ellen Brockman for bringing their boat and spending hours on the water giving them tubing rides.
