4/8 Presidents Edition

why hello there, fellow coc person!

things we done did

dom saw some cacti and snakes in tonto national forest! cars weren’t up to the road challenge but dom was sure up to the road challenge
hannah went to the easter sunrise service on top of sugarloaf
max and a whole slew of others boiled sap on sunday! a veritable maple sauna, according to some sources
megan turned to snow for sustenance in an attempt to make it to stratton brook hut. played bananagrams / shared a tea bag with some folks once she stumbled through the door
zach got snowed on in worcester
emma and macey hiked french mountain and then made some empanadas in coburn since only french cuisine is allowed on the mountain
grace hiked on the superior trail
- “compensating for something, I’m sure”, julia
kaitlin and michael tried to lead a trip to morse mountain but bates hates dog so they went to popham beach but they hate dogs too but kaitlin has an in and got in anyway and hiked to the fort which also hates dogs but they found an ice skating rink with seven (7) ghosts
max and soren led a trip to big bend in texas and the bends were big and it was also a desert and there were a lot of spiky angry things
soren bushwhacked up mcgaffey mountain and was aggressively swallowed by the snow

things we gon do

picture contest

upcoming picture contest! submit your photos from coc or personal trips and we’ll display them in the spa for the student body to vote on
keep an eye open for an upcoming email

t shirts!

addie’s design won! woo go addie
anna’s corresponding with the t shirt dude, tryna make them maroon
same polyester / cotton blend as last year, fear not, we ain’t messin with the formula
stickers in the works too with dom’s designs cause those were super slick too

CURRENT FUTURE

FUTURE FUTURE

more elections next meeting – secretary and treasurer!
- then, bigelow buddies (gear, cabin, sugaring, diversity and inclusion, trips facilitation, events)
- then, after that, camden comrade self-nominations due
if you have any questions about a position, talk to the current officer / k-council!

poll

overland

they’re still looking for sophomore-senior guys to apply (especially juniors and seniors)
they lead trips all over the globe, sam’s working there next year
also – we get a ton of job opportunities sent to us and we forward them to outing-leaders email list so if you wanna get those talk to k-council

committees

trips
- ltt on the weekend of april 28th!
- leader training trip is required to become a coc leader
  - it covers both practical and interpersonal skills across the weekend
- also, wfa the weekends of the 14th and the 28th
  - wilderness first aid, also required to be a coc leader (unless you’re wemt or wfr)
  - email ryan linehan (rlinehan) if you’re interested
events
- keep an eye out for informal events
- contra dance next saturday!!
  - i totally forgot, for one
  - at 7:00 PM in foss dining hall!
  - anna is stoked she’s not organizing it
- jennifer pharr davis (may 4th and 5th) is coming to colby!
  - held at one time the appalachian trail speed record, male or female
  - she’s great
  - she’s wild
  - she’s a celebrity
  - this is lit
  - she’s having a talk and then the next day leading an unofficial hike
gear
- if you took gear out, return it
- that’s an order, young man
cabin
- kaitlin went to the cabin and it’s still snowed in
- don’t go cause you’ll be disappointed unless you wanna walk in
- “my hopes are low” – kaitlin volk
sugaring
- probably more stuff next sunday