Then we had the POOL OLYMPICS, where the teams competed in various events. The first event was the “Spoon Dive” where they had 300 spoons on the bottom of the pool and the teams had to gather as many as possible in a certain amount of time. The scream team won with 125!!! 
WOO-HOO! Then they played “Jump, Dive or Contort” where Jonathan would yell one of those three as you were mid-air and you had to do what he called and then the judges would score you on your execution. This was very entertaining. The next game was the “Giant Water Polo” game where two teams would go up head to head and compete (girl team vs. a boy team). This ball was HUGE!
Next was the “Biggest Splash” game, which I think explains itself. “Dunk the Chelf” was next where one of the staff was in an inner tube and a team was timed on how long it took them to tip him over into the water. Again, it was VERY entertaining. The grand finale was the “Mr./ Mrs. Buckbeak” game, where they had to jump off of the diving board and grab a rubber chicken. Then we had a mid-day snack (since we had brunch) and it was DELICIOUS!!!! It was corn dogs and macaroni and cheese!!! YUM-O! From there we went straight into seminars, again. Today was a packed day, if you couldn’t tell. Gabi, Trevor and Kathy were feeling very burned out so I suggested that we retreat to my room for 45 minutes to vent/debrief and to just check in with each other. This turned out to be very good and refreshing for all of us. I’m really glad we took the time to do this and I feel like we are really bonding as leaders. I love them all so much and I wish that they could be leaders next year with us, but they can’t.
Well after the “IPC Leaders Seminar” (as we liked to call it) it was time for our group to go to the ROPES COURSE!!! Oh man, am I glad that I did not sign up for that. They had to climb a very hard latter, hook themselves in then walk across a tight rope with two ropes, one on either side of them to hang onto.
Then they had to cleverly un-hook and re-hook themselves to another rope and walk across that while hanging onto a loose rope. This was what the students said was the most terrifying part of the entire ropes course.Now there is something called the “Calvin Crest Club” where you lean all the way forward and then all the way backwards on this part. Only a few did it completely: Nicole, Makena, Julia, and Trevor.
From there they had a very hard changing of their “tails” (their tails are the ropes that they are hooked into the harness with). I was below the students the whole time cheering them on and encouraging them as best as I could and I was trying to tell them and help them get across as best as I could (considering I’ve never been on it). They then walked across a log, to another place to change their tails and walk across some ropes until they got to the zip line and then came down. 
I was so moved how encouraging they were of each other and how they were helping each other. Everyone said encouraging words to everyone else, boys to girls, eighth to seventh, and everything in between. Well the ropes course took 4 and a half hours so we missed dinner but they kept some warm for us. When they were doing “At no expense” which was basically a talent show of the Calvin Crest Staff, the 16 of us who were at the ropes course had dinner.
Then we went to CAMPFIRE where Ryan talked on Loving the Lord your God with all your Strength. Using the Cowardly Lion as the example from the Wizard of Oz. Now Ryan and I are sitting on his patio and watching the surprise night game of capture the flag. See you tomorrow!
Quote of the day;
“I don’t wanna be part of the mile high club” –Will Barnes on the ropes course.
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