2 College Visits, 1 Week, and...ghost stories?

Last week was a busy week for the twenty-seven kids in Mary Rigg's LEADERS program, a program specifically designed for pre-teens ages 11-13. Last week, the LEADERS not only visited two colleges, Butler Unitersity and Marian College, but they also volunteered at the city's Animal Shelter. And they just can't stop telling ghost stories (but more about that later)!

The LEADERS started the week off with a visit to Butler University where they toured the campus and met Butler students who shared their favorite things about college with the LEADERS. The LEADERS learned all the college lingo---"bachelor's degree," "master's degree," "financial aid," "major," and "minor" on their trip to Butler. They also loved the Butler University Aquatic Center where, they learned, student organizations host movie nights at the pool where they show movies like "Jaws."

On Thursday, the LEADERS loaded up the bus again and visited Marian College (soon to be Marian University, as the LEADERS were quick to point out!), located just 10 minutes from Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center. The LEADERS student tour guide showed them all the highlights of campus--including the dorm rooms which made a real impression! "Well, I was surprised," said one of the LEADERS, "they're pretty small rooms with bunk beds. But it does look really fun to live there!" The LEADERS learned all about the college's signature nursing program and touched on the requirements for getting into college. Perhaps, though, one of the defining moments of this college visit was when the LEADERS' tour guide showed them an old mansion and shared the mansion's old history and ghost story. It's quite a legend--but you'll have to visit us here at Summer Day Camp to meet the LEADERS and to hear their re-telling of this story!

To volunteer to join the LEADERS or our other campers on their summer adventures, contact Cris Feay at 317-639-6106 ext 228.

Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center's Summer Day Camp provides a safe, fun, educational environment for kids from families with low-incomes on the southwest side of Indianapolis from 6:30 am-6:00 pm, Monday-Friday. Visit us on the web at www.maryrigg.org