We're Off to Sheridan With 60 of Our Closest Friends!

A group shot of all of the 2012 Service Trippers outside Mt. Rushmore!

Senior Callie Thrutchley, Senior Kathryn Martin, and Sophomore Carter Grissom getting ready to arrive in Sheridan!

Graduate Evan Watson and Junior Erin Penner waiting in the stands at the Big Horn Polo Club in between chukkers (games of polo). 

A horseshoe imprint left on the playing field by one of the beautiful horses.













Senior Callie Rodina stomping the divots in between matches at the polo game. 

Freshmen Libby Kaufman and Gracen Gueldner after running through the biggest sprinkler ever to cool off from the heat during the polo match.

Evan Watson, Mallory Martin, Samantha Belanger, Rachael Gardner, and Kate Gardner at the Big Horn Polo Club!

They asked someone from Rolling Hills to hand out the awards to the winners and runners up of the Polo Match! Even the winningest horse got a prize.

This is what teamwork looks like in action! Everyone working together to unpack the two buses outside of our home for the week, Sheridan Wesleyan Church.

Day One of work had two groups working on the house of  Pastor Darrell from Sheridan Wesleyan. Projects the two groups worked on included demolishing a dilapidated deck, creating a drainage system for rainwater, and building a retaining wall.

Liz Gray, Carter Grissom, and Libby Kaufman attaching new handrail posts to the deck.












Senior Morgan Shupe, Grad Evan Watson, and Sophomore Christopher Smith rip up old pieces of deck at Pastor Darrell's home across the street from Sheridan Weselyan Church. By updating his home, the RHPC youth allow Pastor Darrell to minister to his congregation without having to worry about major home-improvement projects like this.








Making sure the supports and handrails are level isn't an easy task, but it's well worth it! Libby and Carter did a great job!

Adult Volunteer Ray Gustafson and Graduate Evan Watson working on a retaining wall.

Our other two groups found themselves working for Habitat for Humanity, building alongside future home recipient, Christine. Christine is a single mother of three kids working to put herself through school. At right, Adult volunteer Kate Wooldridge and Junior Callie Rodina work on roofing Christine's future home.

Two thumbs up from Freshman Kate Gardner on her first day of work on a Service Trip!

Sophomore Andie Divelbiss hammering siding at the Habitat for Humanity site.

Senior Tyler Benschoter goes to grab piles of roofing shingles to be laid out under the hot Wyoming sun.