hello there people of the outside,
i greet you once more to whisper tales of adventure past and hint at promises of adventure future. read on, for knowledge is power:
what we done did
- sam kwon went skiing in the chic chocs over spring break, then stabbed himself while on duty while whittling (no stitches needed)
- michael and megan and some other folks did wfa, got in a boating accident / nearly got struck by lightning in the process
- grace boiled some sap – “it’s coming along”
- hannah, sophie janeway, and brittany hiked round top and had an icy ole time
- also stepped in human poop
- also suffered through a hot ball, whatever that is
- in summary: rough day for brittany
- hannah went up saddleback with max and sj, it was very snowy, also sunny
- dom went to mt. megunticook, butt slid down
- emma went on an arb walk and it was snowy
- soren and james and max went up caribou mountain and saw a couple of moose (!)
- frisbee was played in brunswick
- michael and sam and co played wiffleball, good attendance
- park’s team lost, despite his stellar pitching
what we gon do
- dominick wants to lead a frog walk / clean up trash in the arb to celebrate earth day
- chloe and brittany are going to lead a french mountain nite highk
- emma wants to lead a sunrise hike tuesday or thursday, looking for a co lead
- julia and sam want to lead a trip up big spencer mountain, possibly this weekend, possibly next, there’s a firetower
- if not, julia is amenable to other options but also she has knee pain
photo contest
- same info as last week
- we’re holding a photo contest for your pictures from both coc and personal hikes this year!
- look out for an email with further details
- limit three submissions per person
- winner gets eternal glory
admitted students s’mores
- sga wants us to do this
- we’re doing this
- some night this coming week
- look for sign ups to volunteer to hang out with awkward high schoolers
new hand warming technique
- ask dominick
- looks like that one dude from charlie brown
the future is female!
- congrats kaitlin and julia on their incoming presidencies, may they rule with iron fists
future!
- secretary platforms:
- megan
- soren
- treasurer platforms:
- michael (stone)
- max
- park
- vote if you’re registered! voting closes at 5PM on tuesday!
- upcoming: bigelow buddy platforms are due (diversity and inclusion, events and community outreach, sugaring, gear, cabin, and trips facilitation)
- the week after, camden comrade self-nominations are due (ex. – conservation, social media)
poll
- onion or funyun
- onion: 20
- funyun: 5
- pretty darn decisive if you ask me
committees
gear
- new cross country skis!
- also maps are now inventoried
- if you wanna engrave pots / tattoo max, come help out gear on thursday
events
- stuff is upcoming
- contra dance occurred and was fun, according to eyewitnesses
- jennifer pharr davis is coming!
- friday, may 4th
- talk that evening at 7:00 PM
- followed by hike to mt. phillips the next morning ~10ish
trips
- congrats to those who are now wfa certified as of this weekend
- next weekend is the wfr wrap up
- weekend after that is more wfa and also a leader training trip
- sign ups are closed for both. lo siento
cabin
- first weekend in may, kaitlin wants to paint the floors (looking for help!)
sugaring
- second weekend of boiling has passed
miscellaneous things that i can’t categorize
- there’ll be a fly fishing clinic for earth week! stay posted for more info
- also a film screening on thursday night on human-caused extinction, that’ll prob be advertised more too