What is God saying to you and what do you need to do about it? ACS high school students were challenged to answer that question throughout the two-day Spiritual Emphasis Retreat on September 16 and 17 at America’s Keswick.
“The retreat is a time of growing closer to God and each other and we were pleased to see this take place in so many ways this week,” said Upper School Principal Meg McHale.
During morning and evening sessions, Travis Lee, founder of the Travis Lee Band, led a time of prayer, worship, and devotions, after which students broke into smaller COMPASS groups, where our high school teachers facilitated discussion focusing on how to apply God’s Word to their lives.
Students also participated in several friendly class competitions, including an Amazing Race game based on solving clues related to Biblical knowledge. In one contest, students competed to build the tallest “Tower of Babel” using graham crackers and frosting and without speaking to each other during the process. Some students also explored a team-building challenge course set up on America’s Keswick grounds that included setting up wooden planks between raised platforms and walking across them.
In free time, the students found plenty of ways to bond through a variety of indoor and outdoor recreational activities, including archery tag, canoeing, racquetball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, and more.
The Middle School Spiritual Emphasis Retreat will also be held at America’s Keswick this year on Thursday, October 10. Mrs. McHale will be emailing information to parents soon regarding signing a permission slip and submitting payment for the retreat.
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