STATS Retreat 2010

We had a beautiful September day for our STATS retreat! This is a time when the peer educators are educated themselves on important information and tips for how to do a successful presentation. They also meet as teams for the first time and start putting together their creativity to write skits, songs and plan out who is giving a personal talk on what subject. It is a long day...but it is always a productive day and there is fun to be had!

Our fearless team leaders!!

We are thankful that Kyle Warmington from CURE International is gracious enough to provide help in skit development. He comes with his creative juices flowing and really gets the kids to think outside the box.

While the students do work hard during the day, that doesn't mean they don't have some time to play! There is an afternoon break in which we walk down to the beach and let them run their energy out. Some do things like dig holes...
...or play volleyball...

...swing...

...play with a giant frisbee...

...or hang out with friends...

before coming back inside to listen about the gross but true facts concerning STDs (sexually transmitted diseases.)


Thank you to Maranatha for providing us with the space to hold this retreat!

Our 2010 STATS Team!

We look forward to the coming year and all that it will bring with it!!

December!

December was another great month for STATS! The teams are now in full swing and having a blast. This month we presented at Reeths-Puffer Middle School, Mona Shores Middle School and Fruitport Middle School.

24 performances were given and 402 students reached! That's over 700 students in 2 months!

Keep up the great work teams!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

November Performances!

This month STATS presented at Bunker Midde School, Oakridge Midde School, and Whitehall Middle School. This was the first time out for our teams and it went great! The students really learned a lot and the teachers really like the new format.

30 performances were delivered and 312 students reached!

Mini-Retreat

We just finished our Mini-Retreat where teams present to each other. This allows them to gather feedback and tweak their performances before they go out in November. The skits are hilarious and I'm so excited to see how middle school students respond to them this year.

We are almost completely booked for the 2009-2010 school year already. There are 5 spots remaining so contacted us soon if you have not already booked your school.

Welcome Back!

We are busy gearing up for our 16th year of STATS! This year's teams are fantastic! We just completed our Retreat and the presentations are coming together wonderfully. This year we are going to be having 3 teams who focus on Sexual Health and 3 teams who focus on Substance Abuse. The Sexual Health team will present on day 1 to the students and then the Substance Abuse team will come in to discuss drugs, alcohol and tobacco as well as review the 4-Way stop with the students. We believe that this will allow us to cover all the topics more indepth and increase the students level of understanding.

A Great Year!

The 2008-09 school year was a great success for S.T.A.T.S. We presented 151 times in 12 different Muskegon area middle schools. Over 2700 students were taught that abstinence is the healthiest choice for them to make. Our students put in 3124 volunteer hours!

Have a great summer!