Hey Frontline....I have 2 announcements:

a) So far, we only have 8 students signed up for Big day of serving. See previous posts for more information, but this is a 1 day big scale service trip in Grand Rapids. It happens Saturday, October 19, and we would love to do this as a group. I hope that things like the mission trip this past summer motivate us to be aware of when and where we can serve all around us! The cost is only $30, and we need you to sign up soon if interested. We currently have the following students signed up: Quinn VanKoevering, Brittany Meppelink, Lydia Meppelink, Matt Brouwer, Sam Miedema, Matt Miedema, Alycia, and Olivia Hoppen. If you want to go, e-mail me at danunekis@gmail.com

b) The college visit dates are set. We will leave ASAP after school on Wednesday, October 30 and travel to Pella. Thursday, October 31, you have a visit at Central College. Thursday evening, we travel to Orange City, IA and you stay in the dorms with current students. Friday, November 1, you have a college visit at NWC. Friday evening, we hang out and chill. Rumor is that Tanner Smith wants to see you, and my sister who just moved to Orange City would also like to meet you all and feed us  (she's a good cook). That night, we sleep in a local church and just chill all night--play games, watch a movie, talk about the college visits....whatever. Saturday, November 2, we head back to Holland. 
I can give more details about this to anyone who is interested, but I would love to have all interested let me know ASAP. So far, I have heard from interest from ellen, sam, olivia, shelby, hannah, sarah, brittany, kayla, and that tate and tate would like to go if they can make it work. If you're not included in this yet, but want to be, let me know asap! 

Thanks everyone for your participating this year, and I'm looking forward to another great year with you all!

Luau!

Hey frontline,
Don't forget about the luau tomorrow night! Bring a swimsuit and towel, and maybe a lawn chair. We hope to leave church by 5 and be back by 10.

College Visit Proposal

 Greetings Frontline Sponsors, Parents, and students,

• This message is intended primarily for junior and senior students in Frontline who are considering going to college after they're finished with high school. I realized a few weeks ago that we have a lot of interest, but with different schedules and the general cost (let alone the time it takes), it might be hard for students to get a chance to visit some great reformed schools in the Midwest.

  Therefore, I am trying to put together a trip in which we use the church van and drive to Iowa. Students would all get a chance to visit Central College in Pella, IA (an RCA school and Pastor Jud's Alma mater), and then would get to choose between visiting Dordt College (a CRC school) or Northwestern College (an RCA school). At this point, I have spoken with all three colleges and would like to figure out how much interest there would be among students in doing this trip with the following TENTATIVE outline:

  Wednesday, October 30: Leave FGRC in the late afternoon/early evening. Arrive in Pella, IA late Wednesday night.

  Thursday, October 31: Visit Central College. Leave Pella in the mid afternoon and drive to Northwest IA. Arrive late evening.

  Friday, November 1: Students choose to visit either Dordt College (Sioux Center, IA) or Northwestern College (Orange City, IA). Visits finish mid-afternoon.

  Saturday, November 2: Drive back to MI (or complete drive if we start the trek back on Friday).

  As I said, this is a tentative schedule, but I'm curious how many would be interested.

  
  A few points of Interest: 1) Students would miss 1 day of school (Thursday, October 31). Hudsonville Public has Friday, November 1 with No School. It is my understanding that students are allowed one "free skip" day for college visits.

  2) I am hoping to coordinate this visit with another local youth pastor from Zeeland. That would give me a 2nd driver and allow kids to meet other youth in the area.

  3) If this youth pastor cannot come, I will need a 2nd driver to come along and I'm open to ideas (sponsors/parents?)

  Think this through and let me know how you feel about it. I will try to get a concensus on how people feel and make a final decision soon so we can get something on the calendar.

  Other details: a) We would use the church 15 passenger van b) Seniors would be given preference if there are more requests than seats available. After that would be a lotto system. c) Cost would be minimal. Approximately $25/student along with a little bit of spending money if they wanted it

Greetings!

Hey Frontline Students and parents!
I just wanted to let you know that I am officially back in the office at FGRC and am now the "youth director" on staff!

All that to say, if any of you would be interested in setting up a time to chat, catch up, share ideas/comments/questions/concerns/etc. for the upcoming year, just shoot me a facebook message or e-mail (danunekis@gmail.com) and we'll find a time! I can pick you up or drop you off if that's an issue. This is in no way required, just wanted to let you know that I'm available. Hope everyone is doing well, and looking forward to seeing you all this Saturday evening for the Luau!!!

New information!

Frontline students and parents! Put the following dates on your calendar 

Saturday, August 17: we will be having a luau at Sandy Pines. Be at the church at 4:45 PM to get a ride, and we'll be back by 10:00 PM that night. Come hungry--we're serving dinner there. Bring a swimsuit, towel, and any other stuff you might want (frisbee, soccer ball, cards, etc.) 

Saturday, October 19: We will be participating in the Big Day of Service in Grand Rapids! This will be most of the day (morning through late afternoon). The cost is $30 and you MUST SIGN UP BY AUGUST 17 to participate at this reduced rate! More information at:http://groupmissiontrips.com/the-big-day-of-serving/