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Monday, May 23, 2022
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The deadline for all Věstník items is 5 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month. Send your news and photos directly to:
SPJST Věstník Editor Melanie Zavodny P.O. Box 100 Temple, Texas 76503
SPJST June Věstník Project This project earns a maximum 1 point in the SPJST Youth Merit Point System. To complete the project questions to earn 1 point in the SPJST Merit Point System, scan the QR Code below, or go directly to spjst.org/programs/vestnik-project/
Fax: 254-773-8087 Email: vestnik@spjst.org Online: spjst.org/news/submitarticle-photo Questions? Call 800-727-7578
This section is dedicated to the youth of SPJST. As part of its membership benefits, SPJST offers a statewide youth program. If you or someone you know is interested in learning about opportunities offered to young members of SPJST, please contact your local lodge, District Youth Counselor (listed on page 2), State Fraternal Director at 800-727-7578, or visit www.spjst.org.
Lodge 47, Seaton youth excited about summer Dear Vestnik Readers, It’s May! School’s out in one week! I am super excited for summer. We get to go to Ralph Wilson Youth Club in June. I am super excited because there are lots of things to do there. In July, we get to go on vacation to Galveston. I can’t wait to go there. Today, we had our SPJST Lodge 47 pork loin drive-through lunch. We got to all help out. I think we sold a lot of plates and had a very good turnout. I can’t believe that the temperature will be in the 90s for the next few days.
I cannot wait till the pool opens. Anyway, I guess I’ll see you in June. I hope you have a good day, and I hope you have a great summer. Fraternally Travis Ordogne, age 10 —SPJST—
State Queen Megan earns medal at state prose interpretation contest Dear Vestnik Readers, On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, I went to Waco and participated in the TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) state competition for prose interpretation. I read “Going Grapefruit” by Ian Richards. I placed second at state and received a medal for my performance. This was extremely exciting as this was my first academic competition in high school. Sincerely, Megan Ohnheiser, age 15 Lodge 185, New Braunfels —SPJST—
Why Summer Camp is Important Camp Kubena Ledbetter, Texas
Every summer, you set out on an exciting adventure while developing life skills at summer camp. Even after school is out for summer, you have plenty of choices to learn new skills, start new adventures, and have lots of fun. Summer camps can bring all this and much more for you. While at summer camp, the benefits are teamwork, independence, making new friends, getting to know the outdoors, building confidence, and discovering new hobbies. Doesn’t that sound like a lot of fun? Summer camp focuses on a wide variety of physical, social, and characterbuilding skills that you will carry on
long after summer camp is over. SPJST summer camp is focused on team-related activities such as low ropes activities, organized mass chaos, and canoeing. These are a few activities that help you build teamworking skills. By going to an overnight camp, you will be spending some time away from home. It can be tough for everyone, but it’s an important part of developing your independence. Camp staff and chaperones will teach responsibility and independent thinking. It can help you discover who you are and help you learn to speak for yourself, without mom or dad helping you. Summer camp is full of boys and girls who have the same interests as you. Fun activities will help you make new friends. You will connect with other kids over common goals. You will all work together to solve challenges and from this, friendships are made. Summer camps take advantage of warm temperatures and beautiful surroundings. SPJST Camp is full of outdoor, physical activities, and sports. There will be no shortage of time to head outside and use up all that energy. Swimming, volleyball, gaga ball, nine square in the air, and disk golf are just a few activities you will get to do. Confidence is important to your development. What is confidence? The more confidence you have, the more you will try new things, ask questions, learn from mistakes, express yourself, and help learn about yourself. Finally, camp will help you try many new activities and a fun setting where you can learn new skill levels. Come out to SPJST camp and find out more about yourself. Register online today at spjst.org. —SPJST—
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