Last Sunday afternoon, the young ladies of the women's dorm hosted a Christmas party for their "adopted grandparents" in our local church. While only about half of those invited were able to come, this party, entirely organized by our young ladies and was a joy to attend. After opening prayer and hot drinks, the [...]
'Tis the season for Christmas parties! In the dorms, students celebrated with gift exchanges. In the women's dorm, the gift exchange came as the culmination of a semester-long "secret sisters" program. At the beginning of the year, girls drew names and surreptitiously slipped notes of encouragement a small gifts to the person chosen. At [...]
After vespers last Friday evening, we were treated to an evening of cookies, hot drinks, and friendship in the women's dorm. Each Christmas season, the women's dorm invite male students and the staff an open house. Many of the rooms were decorated for Christmas, and we were invited to vote for the best decorated [...]
We have such a great bunch of students here at Wisconsin Academy! We took group pictures this week of our dorm families, and thought you might enjoy seeing them. Men's deans Enrique Serna and Mike Cho are doing a tremendous job leading the 38 men in their dorm. Womens' deans Willyta Wamack and Heidi [...]
There's a happy feeling nothing in the world can buy, when you pass around hot chocolate and cupcakes, oh my! That happy feeling was in the air at the women's dorm open house Friday evening after vespers. The men enjoyed goodies, fellowship, and to checked out the Christmas decorations in the women's dorm rooms. [...]
This past Sunday, men's dean Kevin Wilkinson led the students in a series of activities designed to build trust and community. Students had to work together and rely on one another to accomplish many of the challenges. The final activity involved a $20 bill, a rat trap, and a promise. Wilkinson closed the evening [...]
Last Saturday night, the girls built community while baking cookies, pies, and cupcakes for a bake sale. Nearly half the girls in the dorm participated and had a lot of fun doing all the calculations to see how much they could make. On Sunday, they sold their baked goods to students and staff, making [...]
