YMCA
Fountain YMCA Teen Center
Volume 1, Issue 2
Spring
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
College Tour SUMMER
2
Broken Girl By Nora Guthrie
2
Student Clubs
2
Questions, Comments, Ideas?
When: April 17th18th
What is the College Tour? The college tour is a two day, overnight trip, around Colorado, exploring 4 different colleges. There will be 10 high school students from Welte Education Center selected to participate our 3rd College Tour. All expenses are paid for and we are
A couple of the colleges that we will visit include:
Prerequisites:
Student is doing well in school
No behavior issues
Has a counselors recommendation
Can attend 3 mandated workshops prior to the College Tour (April 1,8 & 15)
- Colorado State University of Pueblo - Art Institute of Colorado
For more Information: Contact Teressa Johnson
Spring Break At The Teen Center MARCH 27th Thursday 1:00—4:00pm
MARCH 24th-25th Monday-Tuesday
Teressa Johnson 21st Century Program Director
Camp Shady Brook Volunteer Opportunity
Teressa.johnson@ppymca.org 719.382.1562
Welte Education Center 330 Lyckman Dr Fountain, CO 80817
collaborating with the Southeast YMCA Teen Center. This will be a educational, rewarding, informational and fun filled experience.
1 night and 2 days
10+ hrs of volunteer experience
FREE
Camping
Team building/ leadership skills
Fun Day at Metcalf Park
Sand volleyball tournament
Kickball
Basketball
Camp Shady Brook: Emily Mabbott
FREE
MARCH 26th & 28th Teen Center Closed
LOTS OF GAMES!
Looking Ahead… SUMMER! We will be open!
Summer Activities:
Date:
Adopting a park in the community
Volunteer opportunities
Educational and fun clubs (music, writing, engineering, etc.)
10:00am—3:00pm
Outdoor games
Price:
FREE to Welte Students
Career building opportunities
Positive role models
June 2nd—July 25th Days: Monday—Thursday Time:
Member: $7 a day or $80 a month Non-Member: $10 a day or $110 a month
Teens Making A Difference
Between August of 2013 and March of 2014, the Fountain YMCA Teen Center will complete over 400 volunteer hours in our community.
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JOIN US FOR A FUN AND FULLFILLING
SUMMER!
Broken Girl By Nora Guthrie Have you ever hurt so bad the pain you inflicted upon yourself was the only thing making you feel alive? Yes? No? Well I am going to tell you a story, but be prepared because this is a true story. There was a girl; she didn’t know who she was. Her names were: fat, ugly, stupid, and emo. When she looked in the mirror that’s all she ever saw. The only way she felt human was
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to take a knife lay it on her wrist and slowly cut the pain away. In middle school is where all this torture had began. She got bullied for being a little over weight. So she went home, went on the internet and looked up ways to lose weight fast. She was willing to do anything! She turned to eating very little meals, then almost immediately puked all of the food up. But what she didn’t know is she was soon to be a rack of bones
Youth Making A Difference
Engineering Club
Carlos Zermano
Jake Encino & Faith Bourbeau
wasting away, crying in a corner, pulling at her scared skin thinking it was fat. She saw herself as a worthless piece of oxygen. When the fateful day came, Oct 25 2012, she walked to her best friend’s house to say her last good bye. When she walked in the door her eyes widened! There was a girl lying down on the couch. She smiled and said hello, with only a head nod in response she blushed. They both smiled their first real smile in a very long time. They were happy. They felt alive for the first time. As they began to date they became more in love each and every day. The two are lovers, but most importantly each girl is alive because of the other. They were each other's saviors.
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