Returning to Campus

Winterim is winding down, and the following trips are coming back today:

The System Arriving campus 3:15 p.m. (approximate)

Ireland Arriving campus 5:00 p.m. (approximate)

France Arriving campus 8:30 p.m. (approximate)

Arizona Arriving campus 9:00 p.m. (approximate)

Mexico Arriving campus 11:00 p.m. (approximate)

Yellowstone Arriving campus 12:30 a.m. (approximate)

Panama Arriving campus 1:00 a.m. (approximate)

Make sure you welcome your friends back as their planes roll in this evening (or tomorrow morning!)

Student Post From Yellowstone

Submitted by Meredith on Saturday: We started off the day by delivering our handmade batch of brownies to our courageous leader MacNeil. Then we drove our lovely white bus to the Roosevelt Lodge. There we started our two and half mile hike up to Tower Falls. We hiked the snow-covered road and made sure not to step in the cross-country skiers trail. On our way up we encountered three bison, the most dangerous animal in Yellowstone. After being escorted past the bison by our extraordinarily daring and wise guide MacNeil, we came across fresh wolf tracks. The tracks continued up the path towards the waterfall. Then we arrived at the viewing terrace to see the waterfall. The waterfall had an aqua blue shield of ice with flowing water visible underneath. After gazing upon that we quickly made our journey back to the bus. Next we met with Janine Waller at the Yellowstone Association Institute. We had a discussion with her about global climate change and its effects on the ecosystem. Then we took pictures with MacNeil in front of the Roosevelt Arch, before we parted ways. Our last day at Yellowstone concluded with dinner and packing for Big Sky!

Here is a slide show of the pictures the students took.

Student Post From Yellowstone

Submitted by Barrett on Thursday: The epic day began with our grinning, fearless leader MacNeill Lyons, as we took a ride on the magic school bus around the park, we spotted the carcass of a bison that has been dead for about two years. As the day progressed we met with wolf expert, Rick.

Today, we hiked up a mountain above the Lamar Valley and found dead animal carcasses of elk, which was recently pushed off a cliff by wolves. We also learned how to protect ourselves from a curious/angry bear. As we walked down the mountain, we watched from afar a pack of wolves picking apart a dead elk. Our amazing day ended making lasagna for dinner as a group, baking MacNeill a birthday cake, and looking forward to seeing him and Rick on our final day at yellowstone.

REPORT FROM THE WEST

Submitted from Yellowstone by Mr. Sugerman

After a very long plane ride, which we spent bonding and getting to know each other, we stopped in to get supplies for the week at the Bozeman co-op, which is a community-run grocery store. The first night, we were divided into 3 cooking teams and each night we would either have cooking, cleaning, or you would have the night off. Some of the advantages of cooking our own food were that we quickly got to know each other better and made more friends, such as Nikki and Barrett who are now best friends forever! On the morning of Tuesday, March 9, everyone woke up very tired and ready to start off the new day. We met a guide from the Yellowstone Association named MacNeil, with whom we began our adventure through Yellowstone National Park. We saw many untamed, wild beasts of the unknown! One of these fascinating, brute animals was the brilliant wolf. He prowled through the harsh landscape among the towering mountains. Our incredible guide MacNeil, could spot animals from afar while he was driving. On Wednesday, everyone woke up at dawn and put on snow apparel and packed into our Fast & Furious Chevy Suburbans. We met with professional photographer Dan Hartman, who is very experienced In the natural art of finding wild beasts. We went snow shoeing for 2 hours, snapped photos, and had a vicious snowball fight. After the snow shoeing, we went to a Thermal Pool, locally known as the Boiling River. The first 2 days of our Winterim were exciting and breathtaking, filled with beautiful views of mountains and animals.

They took some pictures of both the kids, and the beauty of Yellowstone. Click to see them in full size.