I led the skit station at the freshman retreat with Braeden Friesen. We brought props, helped to engage the freshmen, and led them in insightful conversation. I also was a Eucharistic minister during the mass at the end of day 1.

We woke up early in the morning of June 20th to get to the airport. We boarded our flight, the day flew by, and suddenly we were in Honduras. The very first day we were there we got accustomed to the area, took a tour, and met our translators, Luis and Marina. We went to sleep, and the next morning we woke up, had breakfast, met more important people (the construction crew and our security guards), and went to go meet the kindergarteners. The kids sang us songs in Spanish, and we sang back to them in English. We played with the kids for a while, and while they spoke rapid-fire Spanish and I spoke no Spanish, we still had a great time. Later we went and played soccer with the older kids, where we were destroyed multiple times. We didn't stand a chance. We went to bed that night tired and sweaty. The next day we started the wall, which we continued to work on every day. We played soccer more often, and got poured on (it's winter in Honduras, which means rainy season), and saw many many bugs. One of the low points of the trip, in my opinion, was seeing a scorpion on our bathroom floor. It was terrifying. Each morning, we would walk the little kids to school, and the pure joy on their faces when they saw us coming us unimaginable. I loved every minute of this trip, especially every minute I spent getting to know people I didn't know before.

For a week, I went to the Church of the Gesu at 8:30 to set up to work with kids aged around 7-9. We played outside and in the gym with them, led activities, and read and acted out bible stories. The kids learned valuable lessons and got to walk around the church. We helped manage kids and aid the leaders. There were also multiple kids with ADHD, or on the spectrum. It was our job to make sure all the kids were included and a part of all the activities.

I have coached this team for 2 years, and every year it's a learning experience. I love growing in my own knowledge of hockey while teaching them how to play as well. My favorite part of this season was probably when we went from being 4th seed at the end of the year going into playoffs, and beating the number 1 ranked team (who had only been beaten/tied against twice, and both times were our team). We went on to get 2nd place in the championship game, but I was so proud of them. The kids I coach are like my little siblings, and I've grown in friendships with them, their siblings, parents, etc. I truly appreciate every minute I spend with these kids and I'm looking forward to coaching again next season.

For many years, I have altar served at Gesu. Every Sunday since 6th grade, I have been an altar server with many other Gesu students and graduates. I have been especially helpful with younger kids who are just learning how to serve, as I train them and aid them with anything they need to do.

I was an assistant coach for the Squirt 2 team. I do not play hockey, but it was very fun coaching the kids and watching them improve. I used my lacrosse goalie experience to help the hockey goalies and I was an equipment manager, photographer, videographer, and babysitter for the team (especially on our overnight trip to Michigan). I kept everyone in check, was moral support, and helped explain the rules of the game during film sessions and on the bench. Overall, I was an important asset to the team and I would love to do it again next year.

In late 2020, I asked if I could help coach my brother's team with my dad. My dad said he would have to ask the head coach, Coach Berg, so I waited a full year. Last November, my dad finally asked Coach Berg and he said yes. I started going to practices and games with them, and I had a lot of fun. For one thing, I have never played hockey. It was fun to learn the sport and coach kids that were 7 years younger but 7 times better at it than I was. There were 2 main coaches and 3 student coaches to coach 10 kids. However, if there was a shortage of coaches on the other teams that practiced at the same time as us, I could help out on other teams. For example, when there was no coach for the Mite Blue team, I coached them solo for the entire practice.

My jobs consisted of keeping the kids in line (as some had anger management problems or weren't good with teams), warming up the goalie and sometimes the kids, opening the door during games, and shouting encouragement. I got to know all of the kids and it was so fun to coach them. Overall, I'm hoping to do it again next year, granted my dad can coach again.

At 8:00, we left my house to drive to Gilmour on Saturday, November 6th. When we got to Gilmour, I boarded a bus and we drove to the GCFB. When we got there, we washed our hands and got assigned to a station. My station was loading cereal boxes into the Shelf Stable box. I had to put two boxes of cereal into each box. We worked on that for three hours with a 30 minute break. Overall, we filled 320 shelf stable boxes with 9,600 pounds of food. I went through two pallets of cereal. It was definitely a fun experience, and it means so much that I'm helping people through a hard time.