On November 9th and 10th, seven PACS (Pillager Area Charter School) students went to Camp Ripley for the Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs (MAAP) Fall Leadership Conference. We listened to different motivational speakers, and we were able to meet other students just like us! We spent one night in a little hotel house, which had six rooms. Each student had their own room, and tv. There was a nice kitchen and a big living room where we played “Apples to Apples”.
On the first day, we checked in and had to get our room keys for the hotel house. Then we went to Pizza Ranch for dinner. Afterwards, we went back to Camp Ripley and attended the leadership conference at 6:00 pm and it concluded at 9:30 pm. The following day we had to wake up at 6:30 am to go eat breakfast (which ended at 7:25 am). Our first class with one of the motivational speakers was named Derek Emery; it started at 8:00 am, and we spent an hour learning about teamwork and doing fun activities. After that, we had another class with Derek Greenfield, who was very inspirational. He made everyone feel like they could just be themselves and talk about life. One of the things he said was ,”When life gives you poop, fertilizer”. After we left Derek’s class, we went to lunch. We had a choice of teriyaki chicken, tacos, or salad. Following up after lunch, we had two more classes. The next class was with two men from the National Guard. They were talking to us about the benefits of joining the National Guard, and we filled out a paperwork showing what we wanted our future to look like. The final class we had was just a class informing us about what we were doing at the spring conference and just informing us a little more about MAAP STARS. Overall, it was an incredible experience, opening our eyes to new kinds of leadership opportunities and inspiring us to be more independent. By: Thalia Aguilar, Anton Charfaurous & Chloe Gallant
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June 2020
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