Worship Band: C While they did a great job, they were at a level that was much deeper than where the Middle School students were at. Songs were too slow/repetitive, without the elements of simply exciting and getting kids pumped to be at camp.
Speaker: B Did a great job illustrating stories from the Bible and bringing them to life. However, his messages were always long, and lacked any kind of visual element such as PowerPoint or videos. Towards the last session, a lot of the Middle School students would start to disengage as soon as he started, simply because they knew he was going to only talk for 40 minutes.
Meals: A- I always love the food there.
Free Time: A Good mix of free time and organized fun time. There's enough options of things to do during free time that no Middle Schoolers were bored, and they didn't have enough time to get into any serious trouble.
Curfews: B+ Set at good times, but could have been better enforced...mainly in my cabin. They did not sleep the first night (which led to peace and quiet the second night).
Organized Group Activities: A The COH Staff has their fingers on the pulse of "how kids have fun" and did an excellent job of providing a variety of games (from mental to physical) that every student could plug into.
Conclusion: A fantastic weekend for many, a fun weekend for all. This was a mixed (Jr. and Sr. High) retreat, and might be one of our last. While the Sr. high students were pushed harder than usual, this left some of the Middle Schoolers behind.
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