Day Four The Foxes played a solid game against no. 1 ranked Desert Vista of Phoenix today. The Foxes lost against a very strong side, but played quite well in the desert heat and extreme conditions. Following the game, the team dined at In and Out Burger in Chandler, AZ. The boys finished the...
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Day Two: The Hike The second day after we arrived in New Mexico, we were off to hike its rough terrain, the Rio Grande Gorge to be exact. Eight hundred feet of its beautiful landscape. We survived steep hills and rocky trails....
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Day Three Today we started out with a delightfully late morning — what they call here in London a “lie in.” We went to the Science Museum, which was very fun. The interactive exhibits were particularly enjoyable. You could learn about the laws of magnetism and gravity by playing with magnets and discover how...
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Day Three Annie Today was amazing! We started out our day by visiting a small school after breakfast. We helped paint a playground and also some classrooms. We got to play with some of the local children. We all had an excellent meal of rice, salad, chips and pineapple juice together. When we finished...
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Students will learn to make pillowcases, zippered bags and a quilt. We will donate the pillowcases to ConKerr Cancer and the zippered bags filled with toiletry items to The Ronald McDonald House. The students may decide where to donate the quilts: Quilts for Kids, Dooley House, Project Linus, Home of the Brave Quilt Project,...
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