BIA Service Trip

On January 14 around fifty high schoolers went on a service trip to St.Louis Missouri. The trip itself took them 5 days and 4 nights to go to there final destination.

This trip is run by STLF which stand for students today leaders for life. Fifty high schoolers, six college students, and Mrs.Phillips BHS youth service coordinator went into one coach bus. They drove for three hours to get to there first destination which was Ames, Iowa. When they got to Ames, Iowa they found a church and slept there. Before they slept they always played get to know you games like seen in the picture above taken by Mrs Phillips. When they woke up around 7:30 they ate breakfast which is provided everyday by the school. There first service project was on friday. They split into two groups, one group went to the octagon center of arts to paint display boxes, and the other group went to the history center to file blueprints and postcards. The rest of the day they toured Iowa state University.

Then left for Iowa and went on the bus and had another 3 hour bus ride to kirksville, missouri. When they got to kirksville, missouri they stopped at a gymnasium and slept there. When they woke up, they did there next service project. The whole group went and stocked and painted the salvation army store. When they finished the went back on the bus and had another 3 hour drive to columbia, missouri. Then they arrived at assisted living. One group went and cleaned the kitchen, and another group talked to the seniors, living there. When they left they found a gymnasium and slept there. When t
hey woke up they boarded the bus and, drove for an hour to St. Louis Missouri. Which is their final destination.  When they arrived they met up with two Wisconsin busses. Then the two groups went around St. Louis community and cleaned the streets. After they finished that they had lunch and played games.  So then they toured around the Gateway Arch and the city museum.  Then the two groups went and slept at the Crowne Plaza hotel. When they woke up they had a nine hour bus ride back to Minnesota. They got back to Blaine High school about around 8:00 p.m.

I then asked Jenna, on of the people on trip if she would like to do the service trip again. She said, “I would definitely do this trip again, because it’s a great experience that everyone should have.” I also asked her what were some things you enjoyed on the trip. She said, “There were Fun times on the Bus, and I really loved the experience of helping the seniors at the assisted living.”  Then I asked her what were some things you disliked, “I wish there was more service trips, and more free time to ourselves.”