MONTGOMERY CATHOLIC 7TH GRADERS
EXPERIENCE CAMP CHANDLER
The transition to middle school can be a difficult time for some
students. Moving to a new school, meeting a lot of new people,
switching between different classes each period, and learning to open
a locker are part of the challenges that almost every middle schooler
experiences for the first time in 7th grade. To help ease the new school
jitters and build fellowship, the Montgomery Catholic 7th grade class
takes an overnight trip to Camp Chandler at the beginning of each
school year. The students enjoyed all kinds of activities including
archery, swimming, tower climbing, boat rides, and everyone’s favorite
high-intensity camp game, GaGa. The students
split into four large groups and rotated
between the different activities during the day.
In the evening, everyone gathered around
the campfire to wind down for songs and
fellowship with one another. Justin Castanza,
Principal of the Montgomery Catholic middle
school, gave a motivational talk to welcome the
students to middle school and encourage them
to get to know one another better. Reflecting
on the time spent together, the students felt
that the trip was both fun and valuable to
create new friendships and strengthen bonds
within the class. “Camp was fun and a great
way to get to know everyone,” said student
Michael Ann Williams. Eli Kindle agreed. “It
really brought us together and united us.”
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