Seniors Last and Final Retreat

As the end of the year is wrapping up, the seniors are preparing to take on the next stage in their lives. They took May 2nd and the 3rd to take a step back to spend time with each other and God. After a late evening of pranking the school, the seniors woke up bright and early to leave to go to the Jesuit Center in Milford Ohio.

When they got there they got settled into their individual rooms and met the counselors that were going to be guiding them through this retreat. During this retreat they got to play different games and got different kinds of reflective time to look on their faith and their relationships with the people around them. After each session of meeting they would get breaks and go outside or to their rooms. During this reflective time they would go into small groups and discuss the topics at hand. Their day ended around 6 o'clock at night they had dinner, then made their way down by the river to have a bonfire. Then the rest of the night was theirs to shower, play the board games, walk around the property, play basketball on the court, or even play pickleball.

Senior Bella Diehl said that she really liked the retreat and that her favorite moment of the retreat would be the silent time that she spent outside. Senior Robert Bagby said that he also enjoyed silent time and wished that they had more time to stay silent. So what was Silent time? Silent time was a time of absolutely no talking. You could go to the church to pray, you could go color on different pages, or you could walk around the property. During this time you were trying to find yourself and God in ways that you may not have even realized. The seniors on the trip collectively agreed that at first it was hard to stay silent, but they found peace in it and even felt calmer than before.

On Friday, the last day that the seniors were at the Jesuit center, they woke up early and cleaned and packed up their rooms. Then they headed to the cafeteria for breakfast and to wake up just a bit. After everything is done they headed over to the church to have Mass held by a Priest from Nigeria and close out the retreat.