After a fun summer of community building, the reality of a new school year has set in.
As your teens go back to school, this can be both an exciting and challenging time for them. I encourage you to continue strengthening your relationships by checking in with them and planning to support them outside of the walls of your youth room. Take some time to learn about the various schools in your area, know their sports and extracurricular activities and support your teens! Take time to attend the football games, the cross-country meets and the school plays, etc…! Show them they have your support, the time you invest in your teens will be worth it!
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Fun Ideas
- Go to high school football/volleyball game
- Run with the cross-country team or go to a meet
- Volunteer to chaperone a field trip
- Hang out at the local coffee shop before/after school
- Attend the school play
- Plan to go to the same Mass with your youth & their families
- Go to brunch with youth after mass
- Go to the school science fair
- Sponsor a club at the school
- Attend school mass at a catholic school
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Adventurous Ideas
- Movie Night at the local theater
- Board Game Night
- Ice Skating
- Local Scavenger Hunt
- Escape Room
- Meet at the local Ice Cream Shop
- Go to a Christian Concert
- Roller Skating
- Zoo Lights
- Go to Holiday Light Displays
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Service Ideas
- Host Trunk or Treat
- All Saints Day Carnival
- Host a school supply drive
- Visit a Nursing home
- Host a food drive
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Worship Ideas
- Pray a Rosary
- Scripture study
- Adoration & dessert night
- Mass and breakfast
- Bible study series
- Fall retreat day
