Ski Trip Information 2014

WAVE Parents -

 

As you all hopefully heard through email and from excited students last Sunday, WAVE will be going on a Ski Trip to Copper Mountain, Colorado next Spring Break on March 8-12, 2014! 

 

Our WAVEster's are extremely excited about this fun opportunity to see and experience a part of God's creation we normally don't get to see. Even though this trip is over 8 months away, there are some things you need to know to plan ahead and participate in this trip if you are planning on going: 

 

1.  The cost of the trip will be $650 per student.  This cost covers airfare, lodging, breakfast in the hotel, lunch, ski rental, and lift tickets.  This cost does not cover: 

        Snowboarding fee = $11 extra per day (if you or your student would like to snowboard) 

        Meals at night (students will be allowed to go out to eat each night and explore the village-like setting.  Dinner can be expensive) 

        Snacks (snacks for in the room, airport, on the way there and back, anytime they are hungry) 

        Souvenirs (any clothing, bumper stickers, etc., that students would like to buy) 

 

Chaperones will have a discounted price for this trip.  Price is TBD. 

 

2.  Secondly, the trip is for students 13 and older.  If a student is younger than 13, one of their parents must accompany them on this trip.  If you are considering this option, please let me know. 

 

3.  Thirdly, if you are serious about this trip and have several family members excited about going, this is where we need a commitment from you and all involved.  The maximum number for students and parents reserved on this trip is 30.  Spots will fill up fast!  In order to secure your spot for this trip, I am asking that you please send in a $100 deposit reserving your spot for this trip.  Now some of you may be wondering, why so early?  Why do we need to pay a deposit now?  The main reason is that it is Spring Break week and everything is EXPENSIVE from airlines, parking, etc.  We need to know that you/your student is committed to this trip.  The ski-trip deposit is due by Sunday, October 6.  This is the first Sunday of October.  You of course can pay this deposit as soon as you would like, but the sooner the better in order to reserve your spot. 

 

4.  Lastly, if finances are a concern, the great news is that we have more than 8 months to raise funds!  This is definitely where team work comes in.  As I told the students last week, if they all work hard, then this ski trip could be much less than the initial price!  However, this is up to them and to the Leadership Team.  I would love to see our students excited about reaching a goal of let's say $200 a person and working hard by serving the Lord and their church to get there!  I cant do fundraisers on my own, so I need your help getting them excited about coming up with ideas and then following through.  If you have any fundraiser ideas, please let me know! 

 

In the meantime, talk things over with your student and see if this trip is right for you!  For the deposit money, make all checks out to Grace Chapel.  You can give the deposit money to me anytime!  Hope you all have a great weekend.  Call or text me anytime if you have questions. 

 

 - Seth

 

WAVE Update 7/12

WAVE UPDATE

"How precious is your steadfast love, O God!  The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.  They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.  For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light." 

Psalm 36:7-9

 

Here's your update for the week to be in the know! 

 

1.  Trip Reminder 1 = Next weekend, on July 19-20, the Sr. High will be going down to Ship Island off the Biloxi Coast!  All signups and payments for this trip are DUE THIS SUNDAY, July 14 by 7:30pm.  All trip participants will have a meeting after WAVE.  They will receive the schedule, packing lists, etc.  Please have payments in on time and have your student attend this meeting.  All Sr. High students received a postcard in the mail this week for payment details, etc.  If you have any other questions, please let me know!  Encourage them to come on this fun trip! 

 

2.  Trip Reminder 2 = On July 26-28, the Jr. High will have "The mini Escape" at Lake Cavalier for the weekend.  All signups and payments for this trip are due on Sunday, July 21.  The cost is $75 per student and $50 per student if they helped with 2 or more fundraisers.  This will be a great trip as well and the theme for the weekend will be "Finding True Strength."  We will be looking at various texts dealing with finding your identity and strength in Christ.  We will also be tubing, going "geocaching," "boot camp" and more!  Jr. High students will receive a postcard in the mail next week! 

 

3.  Lastly, for new students or if you didn't get a chance to do this last time, please register for our WAVE texting service.  This is how you will receive all important updates for events and scheduling.  Text @waveyouth to the number 23559.  Some may have to create a username, others may not.  Once you have done that, you are in.  It literally takes less than 30 seconds! 

 

Hope you all have a great weekend!  A ski trip information email will be sent to you by the end of the day.  Please take a look at it! 

 

 - Seth

 

Upcoming Events through July & first of August: 

A quick & easy guide for you to look & see what's going on

 

Friday, July 19 – Saturday, July 20 = Sr. High Beach Trip to Ship Island

Friday, July 26 - Sunday, July 28 = Jr. High "The mini Escape." 

Sunday, July 28 = NO WAVE

Saturday, August 10 = Day Trip to the Okatoma River.  9:00am – 6:00pm. 

 

WAVE Update 7/5

 

WAVE UPDATE

Here's your update for the week!  Hope everyone had a great Independence Day! 

 

1.  This Sunday, July 7, WAVE will meet from 5:30-9:00pm for an extended WAVE special.  We will still do our regular meal, games, worship, and a lesson, but afterwards, we will be shooting off some fireworks at the church to close out the Holiday Weekend!  Two things to inform you of:  I have received permission from the Madison Police Dept. to have this event, so we will not be in any violation of the city ordinance laws and secondly, Roberta and I will be the only ones with the matches!  We want to keep this event fun and safe! We will be doing smaller fireworks and may have something bigger towards the end for a finale.  Pickup at 9:00pm.  Hope to see your student there! 

 

2.  Don't forget that next week we are going to a Mississippi Braves Game on Wednesday, July 10 from 6:00-10:00pm.  Meet at the church at 6:00pm.  Students will need around $25 for food and drinks.  Their ticket will be covered by WAVE!  Invite friends!  Drivers for this event are:  Brad Ishee, Courtney Simmons, and Tucker Olander.  If your student is in Sr. High and would like to drive on their own, I must receive notification from you (the parents) informing me that they can drive.  You can text me or call me to let me know that this is ok. 

 

3.  Trip Reminder:  The payment deadlines and signups for the Sr. High Beach Trip to Ship Island on July 19-20 are due next Sunday, July 14.  Please have your students payments in on time.  The trip is $200 if your student helped with one fundraiser/base price and $150 if they helped with two or three.  Make all checks out to Grace Chapel.  I have a record of who helped out with what if you have any questions.  This is a great opportunity and will be a relaxing day on an island off the Biloxi Coast!  Your Sr. High student will also be getting a postcard in the mail next week informing them of the trip.  There will be a meeting on Sunday, July 14 after WAVE for all students attending. 

 

4.  Lastly, stay close to your email this coming up Sunday.  I have a special announcement for the kids and for you as well on Sunday night at WAVE.  Can you handle the suspense? 

 

If you have any questions about anything, don't hesitate to contact me!  Hope you all have a great Holiday weekend. 

 

 - Seth

 

Upcoming Events through July: 

A quick & easy guide for you to look & see what's going on

 

Sunday, July 7 = Summer WAVE with an extended time.  5:30-9:00pm. 

Wednesday, July 10 = Mississippi Braves Game.  6:00-10:00pm. Ticket provided by WAVE.  

Friday, July 19 – Saturday, July 20 = Sr. High Beach Trip to Ship Island

Friday, July 26 - Sunday, July 28 = Jr. High "The mini Escape." 

 

WAVE Update 6/28

 

WAVE UPDATE

"Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant!" 

Psalm 135:3

 

Here's what's coming up in WAVE: 

 

1.  July is here and WAVE has two exciting trips coming up for our students! 

On July 19-20, the Sr. High will be going down to Ship Island.  All signup and payments are due by Sunday, July 14.  A postcard will be sent to your student in the mail with all details and information.  There is also info in the WAVE game room. 

On July 26-28, the Jr. High will have their very own "mini Escape."  This is our own spin-off from the Great Escape last year.  We will be staying out at Lake Cavalier and will be going out to Twin Lakes on Saturday for the Ropes Course, horseback riding, and more!  Don't miss out!  All signup and payment deadlines are due by Sunday, July 21.  A postcard will be sent to your student in the mail with all details and information.  There is also info in the WAVE game room. 

If you have any other questions about these exciting trips, please let me know! 

 

2.  DRIVERS STILL NEEDED!  I have yet to hear back from anyone about helping out with the Mississippi Braves Game on Wednesday, July 10 from 6:00-10:00pm!  Your ticket will be covered by WAVE.  If you are available to help out, please let me know!  This will be a fun/hot/humid event!  I need two extra drivers for this event! 

 

3.  Lastly, WAVE will NOT meet this Sunday due to the Church-wide Picnic at the Self's House.  We hope to see you there!  Picnic starts at 5:00pm and Ultimate Frisbee will be played. 

 

You all will be getting the July Calendar next week in the mail and over email as well in the WAVE Update.  If you need anything, just give me a call!  Hope everyone has a great weekend!  See you Sunday. 

 

 - Seth

 

Upcoming Events through June & first of July: 

A quick & easy guide for you to look & see what's going on

 

Sunday, June 30 = NO WAVE.  Church-wide Picnic @ the Self's House.  5:00pm. 

Sunday, July 7 = Summer WAVE with an extended time.  5:30-9:00pm.  (Mild fireworks will be shot in celebration of Independence Day!  We will also be playing Sardines and more!) 

Wednesday, July 10 = Mississippi Braves Game.  6:00-10:00pm. Ticket provided.   

Friday, July 19 – Saturday, July 20 = Sr. High Beach Trip to Ship Island

 

 

WAVE Update 6/21

 

WAVE UPDATE

Greetings WAVE Parents!  Hope you are looking forward to the weekend!  Here is the latest WAVE news for you to be in the know: 

 

1.  Don't miss out tomorrow night with our next Movie and Game Night: Part 6 from 5:00-11:00pm!  These events are always fun!  Meet at the church, dinner provided.  We will be playing Capture the Flag, a new game called Landmine, Sardines, watching a movie, and more!  Tell your student to invite friends!  Be sure to bring outdoorsy clothes and good running shoes because we will be active for sure!  Hope to see everyone there. 

 

2.  Secondly, due to the Rafting Trip expenses and my summer Hebrew class starting next Monday, the Sr. High Beach Trip to Pensacola has been cancelled.  HOWEVER, before anyone gets upset, we will still be going to the beach!  On July 19-20, the Sr. High will be going to Ship Island off the coast of Mississippi in the Gulfport/Biloxi area.  We will be leaving on Friday afternoon and will return late Saturday night.  I needed to shorten the trip a day for class attendance issues - so I had to push things back.  I hope this alternative will still be exciting for your student!  If you have never been to Ship Island, it is an extremely cool and relaxing place.  Cost will be $200 a person if your student helped out with 1 fundraiser/base price and $150 if your student helped with 2-3 fundraisers.  Students will also need an additional $100 for meals, souvenirs, etc.  More details will be discussed as we get closer to sign up and payment deadline.  Signup and payment deadlines for this trip will be on Sunday, July 14.  Be sure to tell your student to sign up and invite friends!  If you have any other questions, please let me know!  I will be making the announcement this Sunday night at WAVE to our students as well. 

 

3.  DRIVERS NEEDED:  On Wednesday, July 10, WAVE will be going to a Mississippi Braves Game.  I will need 2 drivers to help with this event.  Your ticket will be paid for as compensation for helping!  Please email me back and let me know if you can help for this event!  Hours for this event are from 6:00-10:00pm. 

 

4.  Lastly, WAVE will be cancelled on Sunday, June 30 due to the Church-wide picnic at the Self's house starting at 5:00pm.  Let's all plan on attending this fun event with our church family! 

 

If there are any other questions about anything, don't hesitate to email me or give me a call!  I look forward to seeing your student tomorrow night! 

 

 - Seth

 

Upcoming Events through June & first of July: 

A quick & easy guide for you to look & see what's going on

 

Saturday, June 22 = Movie & Game Night: Part 6.  5:00-11:00pm. Dinner provided. 

Sunday, June 23 = LT Service for Early and Late Service.  The LT will be running the show while Seth will be preaching. 

Sunday, June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14 = Summer WAVE.  5:30-7:30pm.

Wednesday, July 10 = Mississippi Braves Game.  6:00-10:00pm. Ticket provided.   

Friday, July 19 – Saturday, July 20 = Sr. High Beach Trip to Ship Island

 

 

Rafting Trip Deadline

WAVE Parents -

 

The Rafting Trip will be here before we know it!  NEXT WEEK actually.  There aren't that many students signed up for this exciting trip.  If your student would like to go, here's what you need to do: 

 

1.  Sign up in the youth rooms or text Seth verifying that you will be attending this trip. 

 

2.  Make all trip payments by this Sunday, June 9 by 7:30pm.  Wildwater must have all payments in by Monday, June 10.  If a student asks to go after the 9th, they will not be able to go.  Base Cost is $300 or if your student helped with 1 of the 3 fundraisers this Spring.  It is $250 if your student helped with 2 or 3 fundraisers this Spring.  Attached to this email is the list of fundraisers and students that helped with each fundraiser.  Please look at this list so you will know what to pay. 

 

3.  Attend the Rafting Trip meeting on Sunday, June 9 at 7:30pm for all trip scheduling and details.  This can be attended by students only if you would like. 

 

If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to call me or email me! 

 

 - Seth

WAVE Update 5/24

WAVE UPDATE

Here's your update for the week!  The weekend is here! 

 

1.  Our first WAVE event for the summer is this Sunday, May 26, with our Kick-Off to the Summer Party at Lake Cavalier from 2:00-8:00pm!  Meet at the church at 2:00pm.  Bring sunscreen, towels, extra change of clothes, etc.  This is an outdoors event!  We will be outside all day!  Three things to consider:  Firstly, I would advise having your student bring some water shoes to swim with in the lake.  A few summers ago I stepped on a stump out there where they will be swimming and it went right up into my foot.  In a lake, you never know what could be down there.  Secondly, girls must follow the WAVE swimsuit policy:  one pieces or tankinis only.  We will be waterskiing and intertubing all day and don't need anything "falling out."  This happened to a girl last year with a tankini and it didn't end so well.  Bathing suits for girls will be checked by Roberta and Emily before we leave.  Girls who do not follow this policy will have to call their parents and make other bathing suit arrangements before they can participate in any water events for the day.  If your female student thinks this is somewhat "ridiculous," perhaps it could be a great opportunity to explain modesty with church events and that we need to honor Christ with our bodies.  Thirdly, for the gentleman in the group, I know that wearing sunscreen "isn't cool at all," but we will be out in the sun all day.  PLEASE make them apply sunscreen.  A lot of our male students have personally told me in the past that they "do not get sunburned."  This is impossible.  Please apply sunscreen.  We will be back at the church by 8pm for pickup.  If you have any other questions, please let me know! 

 

2.  Secondly, all summer trip information has been posted in the youth rooms.  Here are the dates and signup/payment deadlines below.  The Rafting Trip is less than three weeks away, so please stay on track!  As I told our students, I have to have an approximate number and headcount for the places we are staying, so if a student tries to sign up after the deadline, they will not be able to go!  Don't let this happen! 

 

Bible Readers Trip to Atlanta = May 31-June 2

Cost:  $100-150.  Students will need this for any extra food they want at the Braves game, Six Flags food and souvenirs, the meal for Saturday night at Hard Rock Café, and snacks for the road.   

 

Rafting Trip to Chattooga River = June 13-16 (Jr. High and Sr. High) 

Cost:  $300 (base cost or if your student helped out with 1 fundraiser) 

          $250 (if your student helped out with 2-3 fundraisers) 

Signup and Payment Due by = Sunday, June 9.  There will also be a meeting for all students and parents after WAVE on this night for trip information and scheduling. 

 

Sr. High Beach Trip to Pensacola Beach = July 11-14 (Sr. High only.  Grades 9-12) 

Cost:  $300 (base cost or if your student helped out with 1 fundraiser) 

          $250 (if your student helped out with 2-3 fundraisers) 

Signup and Payment Due by = Sunday, July 7.  There will also be a meeting for all students and parents after WAVE on this night for trip information and scheduling. 

 

Jr. High's "The mini Escape" = July 26-28 (Jr. High only.  Grades 6-8) 

Cost:  $75 (base cost or if your student helped out with 1 fundraiser) 

         $50 (if your student helped out with 2-3 fundraisers) 

Signup and Payment Due by = Sunday, July 21.  There will also be a meeting for all students and parents after WAVE on this night for trip information and scheduling. 

 

If you or your student is uncertain as to which fundraisers they helped out with, there is a list of all participants and each fundraiser in the youth rooms.  Make all checks out to Grace Chapel.  You can bring the checks by anytime before the due dates, give them to me at church, or leave them in my office.  If you have any other questions, please let me know! 

 

3.  Lastly, the LAST Bible Readers quiz is on Wednesday, May 29 from 6-7pm.  There will be pizza afterwards and we will all hang out together for a little while.  I will be at the church at 2pm that day.  I have told the students that they can come by and say their checklists during 2-6pm.  All checklists need to be completed by 6pm! 

 

 - Seth

 

Upcoming Events through May and first of June: 

A quick & easy guide for you to look & see what's going on

 

Wednesday, May 29 = LAST Bible Readers Quiz.  6-7pm.  Pizza dinner afterwards. 

Friday, May 31-June 2 = Bible Readers Trip to Atlanta

Thursday, June 13 - Sunday, June 16 = WAVE Rafting Trip

Wednesday, June 19 = Leadership Team Cookout at the Lake.  3:00-9:00pm.