Oh the places you'll go!

Howdy everybody!

Here we are on the cusp of another great school year. Can't you just smell walking into the hallway of your school as it has been freshly painted and cleaned all summer? Maybe that's just me. Anyhoo, Summer has been crazy busy and we are now settling down into the final preparation for the fall and spring. We've got several things going on this fall that I am really excited about and I want you to know about.

Parents meet and greet for new 6th graders - August 17th.
Pastor Zach Neese will be preaching at this AMPED for the last service in the Turn Up the Heat series. Kam and I will be hosting parents of the new 6th graders that night and we will have Pastors Ken Jackson and Jelani Lewis with us. Moving up to Jr High is a really big deal for these new 6th graders and their parents and we want to really make them feel welcome.

AMPED Olympics - August 24.
Our own version of the olympics, AMPED style! I am an Olympic nerd. I love to watch the Olympics on tv and online. This will be a crazy fun night where the kids are split into teams and compete in fun games against each other. We really need all of you there to lead and facilitate the games with the students.

Back to School Bash with Skit Guys - August 31.
For those of you that were here last year when we had the Skit Guys, they are hilarious. You won't want to miss this night. We will also give away a free Nintendo Wii to the student that brings the most first time guests. The students will have been in school for a week at this time and we really hope they connect with friends they haven's seen all summer and invite them to come.

There are more events to come but these are the immediate ones that I really want you to be aware of.

I know this becomes a very busy time of year for everyone, but please do your best to make sure you are here at AMPED. If we didn't need you we would tell you. Know that all of you are valued and needed at AMPED. If you are anticipating not making it to AMPED, please let me know at least a week in advance so we can make preparations in your absence.

Have a great week!