Sophomore Day Out!

Rappahannock, VA: Sixty-one EMHS sophomores unloaded off buses at Windy Hill Farm to begin the annual sophomore day out. After a quick bathroom break the group gathered together for devotions, led by the class officers. The students then broke for games of their choosing such as volleyball, football, board games and canoeing on the large lake that was part of the farm.

Though activities were set up for individuals to participate in, the organizers of the event decided to keep the day as informal as possible and let games progress as long as interest held. This was a welcome reprieve for many students from the normal highly scheduled day, many even commenting that this was what made everything all the more enjoyable.

EMHS provided a packed lunch to students who had previously signed up for the standard bagged lunch: sandwich, apple, carrots and potato chips, while other students brought their own. For a special treat Kline's ice cream was hauled from Harrisonburg along with fudge, sprinkles and chocolate chips so the students had the opportunity to design a sumptuous ice cream sundae.

When asked what their favorite part of the day was sophomores seemed to be mostly of the same mind. "Getting off the canoe and jumping in the water," said Diogo Durante. "When we went canoeing," said Matthew Blauch. "The lake," answered Kaitlin Stauffer. "Yeah, the lake," agreed Lucy Baker, "and the ice cream, yeah, the ice cream was good."

For this writer, the best part was being back on my grandmother's farm on a beautiful fall day where I was born exactly 16 years earlier.

- Kara Lofton

Anyone really think they're going in?