 Amidst the uncertainty we are living in at the moment, it’s important to still have fun and enjoy the time we have off from our regular schedules. Whether it be taking up an old or new hobby or trying something new, having things to take your mind off of what’s happening in the world is healthy. When you feel sad or anxious, it’s good to get out of bed and do something! To try and prevent being bored while being stuck at home, here are some of the things I’ve been doing:
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 After serving Campion Academy for 20 years, Glenn O'Halloran, Plant Services Director, will be departing from Campion. O’Halloran has overseen the maintenance of the campus, assisted in Literature Evangelism, coached varsity teams, and instructed many student workers over the years. O'Halloran has had a great impact on Campion Academy. Principal Reeder shared, “O’Halloran has been instrumental in implementing safety procedures and measures on campus. All the keycards and alarms on the doors were installed by him. O’Halloran has always had Campion’s campus safety as a priority.”
O’Halloran’s ability to train his student workers is something that stands out about him. Caleb Wehling, who has worked under O’Halloran for four years, shares, “O’Halloran has been a big influence on my work ethic. He has taught me that it’s okay if things get broken and that getting upset doesn’t solve anything. Fixing things is a part of life.” Reeder agrees that O’Halloran has been highly influential in Campion students’ lives. “I have always loved sending people to work for O’Halloran, knowing they will learn great life skills,” he states. O’Halloran has taken an opportunity to buy a local plumbing company, Chambers Plumbing. Campion will greatly miss O’Halloran as he says goodbye. Reeder shares, “We will miss his hard work and dedication towards our campus. I personally will miss laughing and joking around with Glenn. His knowledge of where things are on this campus and how to fix things have been greatly appreciated during his time at Campion.” While O’Halloran officially parted from Campion on March 31, he lives locally and will continue to do contract work and help a new Plant Services Director transition. To finish out this school year, while students are not on campus, staff members, including the front office staff and John Boutot, are pitching in to maintain our grounds and buildings. Megan Michalenko, Student Editor  I remember being in fourth grade and counting on my fingers to see what year I would graduate: 2020. Perfect vision, I remember thinking. Now, with the coronavirus causing so much uncertainty, the year of “perfect vision” seems ironic. Too often, I hear people say my class is special to be part of such a huge world event; the first senior class ever to experience a worldwide pandemic such as this.
This, however, is not the first historical milestone the class of 2020 has seen. The year we were born, the world grieved the attack on 9/11, and we will be the last graduating class to have been alive for that infamous day. When we were six years old, the first iPhone was released. When we were five, Facebook was available, and by the time we were in fifth grade, Instagram was popular. The first black president of the United States was elected when we were in first grade. Throughout our lives, school shootings have been a constant threat. We saw the rise of the #metoo and #blacklivesmatter movements. Our freshman year began with the election of Donald Trump. The end of our senior year is marked by COVID-19. This latest event in our lives has derailed all the plans we have been making the past four years. Being a senior stinks right now, and although we will always be known as the class that had our senior year stolen from us, I hope that we will also be known for our ability to adapt to life’s challenges. The world we will join after graduation is vastly different from the world we were born into, but all the changes we have seen in our lifetime have helped to prepare us for the many curves life will throw at us. The class of 2020 may not have a perfect vision of the future, but we can see how to rise above the challenges that come our way. Ashley Herber Student Editor  Jean Boonstra, Associate Speaker of Voice of Prophecy and Executive Producer of Discovery Mountain, an audio adventure series for kids, is helping kids look at the positives during this period of self isolation. Starting this past Sabbath, every morning at 11:00 MDT, she’s gotten onto Facebook Live from home and read Christian stories for kids.
Currently, she’s reading a chapter a day from the book Mary Jones and Her Bible, a classic children's story from the 1800s. “It was difficult to find books that weren’t subject to copyright rules for sharing. The first day, I read a story that the editors at Guide Magazine worked hard to contact the author of and gave me permission to share,” says Jean. “It was nice to work together to give kids something positive during this time when they’re feeling isolated from friends and their normal routines.” There’s a theme to the livestream each day, like pets, hobbies, or thankfulness. “In addition to the story, I give them practical ideas of positive things they can do that are focused around the theme of the day,” says Jean. When the theme was hobbies, Jean shared with them several ideas of hobbies they might want to learn, then showed them her own hobbies and gave them websites where they could learn more about them. Kids not only have story time at 11 to look forward to, but they can find inspiration to fill their whole days with creative fun. “It can be kind of scary right now for kids, and I wanted to do something positive for them and give them something positive to look forward to when their normal routines are out the window,” Jean says. Naomi Boonstra, Student Editor |
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