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Middle School
Sunday Morning RE - A Questing Year
A Questing Year
Middle school students spend this year formulating answers to the big questions - why do we need religion? what is the purpose of my life? how do we make meaning in our lives? Overnights at the fellowship are also part of this program.
11:00 AM - Grades 7-8 Tower Room - Main Level
| Parent Helpers for | |
| Grades 7-8 | Date |
| Bartholomy Family | 01/10/10 |
| Wilson Family | 01/17/10 |
| Slagell Family | 01/24/10 |
| Bruna Family | 01/31/10 |
| Alexander Family | 02/07/10 |
| Edwards Family | 02/14/10 |
| Halverson Family | 02/21/10 |
| Witherspoon Family | 02/28/10 |
| Bartlett Family | 03/07/10 |
| Johnson Family | 03/14/10 |
| Norvell Family | 03/21/10 |
| Jasper Family | 03/28/10 |
| Gentile Family | 04/04/10 |
| Bartholomy Family | 04/11/10 |
| Slagell Family | 04/18/10 |
| Earth Day – All Congregation | 04/25/10 |
| All Congregation Picnic | 05/02/10 |
| Fine Arts Sunday | 05/09/10 |
| Bruna Family | 05/16/10 |
| Alexander Family | 05/23/10 |
| Grade 7-8 Teachers | |
| Ron Myers | |
| 233-5144 | |
| rkmyers [at] iastate [dot] edu | |
| James Pritchard | |
| 292-9145 | |
| jpritch [at] icsmail [dot] net | |
| Paul Nelson | |
| 268-3039 | |
| plnelson [at] yahoo [dot] com | |
| **Grade 7-8 Parent | |
| Helpers - Plan to bring snack | |
| For 16 students and two | |
| teachers when it is your | |
| turn to assist. This class | |
| does not use the | |
| snacks from the upstairs | |
| RE kitchen. |
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Middle School youth (RE & OWL schedule)
RE Jan. 3 Holiday break, no RE
OWL Jan. 3 6-8 p.m.
OWL Jan. 8 Overnight, family breakfast potluck at 8 a.m. Jan. 9
RE Jan. 10 Outstanding UUs
RE Jan. 17 Dreaming of Change, Singing Sunday
OWL Jan. 17 6-8 p.m.
RE Jan. 24 Why People Act
OWL Jan. 24 6-8 p.m.
RE Jan. 31 Why People Act, Singing Sunday
OWL Jan. 31 6-8 p.m.
Our Whole Lives (OWL)
This is the UUA-sanctioned lifespan sexuality education program, which we offer for seventh and eighth graders. It usually occurs every other year opposite the Coming of Age program year. OWL involves about three months of weekly two-hour sessions with youth and two to four adult leaders trained to facilitate this program. Parents must attend an orientation before registering their children. This year, sessions will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday evenings, starting Jan. 3 and running through May 2.
2010 OWL Schedule
| TOPIC | SNACKS | |||||
| Jan | ||||||
| 3 | Introduction to the Program | 3 | Witherspoon Family | Parent Overnight Volunteers | ||
| 8&9 | Values & Sexual Language | Overnight | 1.) Jonas Gerhard-Ewing Family | |||
| 17 | Anatomy & Physiology/Puberty | 17 | Pritchard Family | 2.) Witherspoon Family | ||
| 24 | Gender Roles/Diversity | 24 | Alexander Family | 3.) Wilson Family | ||
| 31 | Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity | 31 | Bartlett Family | 4.) Halverson & Norvell Family – Breakfast Organization | ||
| Feb | ||||||
| 7 | Guest Panel | 7 | Bartholomay Family | |||
| 14 | Relationships & Relationship Skills | 14 | Raman Family | |||
| 21 | Thorny Issues/Dating & Lifetime Commitments | 21 | Bruna Family | |||
| 28 | Lovemaking/Sexual Behaviors | 28 | Jasper Family | |||
| Mar | ||||||
| 7 | Conception/Pregnancy/Birth & Teen Pregnancy | 7 | Slagell Family | |||
| 14 | Spring Break | Spring Break – No OWL | ||||
| 21 | Spring Break | Spring Break – No OWL | ||||
| 28 | Defining/Redefining Abstinence/Contraception | 28 | Norvell Family | |||
| Apr | ||||||
| 4 | Unintended Pregnancy Options/Sexual Decisions | 4 | Johnson Family | |||
| 11 | STI Fact/STI Prevention | 11 | Wilson Family | |||
| 16&17 | Recovering from Sexual Abuse | Overnight | Parent Overnight Volunteers | |||
| 25 | Sexual Harassment & Acquaintance Rape | 25 | Gerhard-Ewing Family | 1.) Johnson Family | ||
| 2.) Edwards Family | ||||||
| May | 3.) Bruna Family | |||||
| 2 | Celebration and Closure | 2 | Ambrosio Family | 4.) | ||
Coming of Age Program (COA)
This is an ongoing, well-established program for seventh and eighth graders during the school year. The Coming of Age program is designed to help youth articulate their spiritual aspirations, to learn more about UUism and other world religions, to put their beliefs into practice through community service, and to learn more about the Fellowship's history. It is usually offered every other year, culminating with a Boston heritage trip. It will next be offered in 2010-2011.
Boston Heritage Trip
Our first trip took place in 1998 with 11 youth and 2 adults, Benette Sherman and Brian Eslinger. The 2009 trip included 27 middle school youth and high school mentors, plus four adults. The trip has been entirely financed through fundraisers and a special Fellowship collection or other donations. Depending on the size of each Boston group, parents pay part of the expenses. Youth stay in Boston a few days visiting UU churches, walking the Freedom Trail, and having fun. They then travel to Salem, Concord and Walden Pond. The purpose of the trip is to enhance UU identity, learn about early UU history, to build friendships, to build leadership skills, and to have fun. It is the culmination of the Coming of Age program.

