Antioch Community High School is proud to announce the first ever senior retreat program beginning June 2015. Leadership, reflection and social-emotional learning will be the main focuses for the students attending.

“This program has the potential to change the school community and the landscape of how students and staff interact,” said Patrick Johnson, program co-director. “We are so excited to offer an opportunity that is unique to public schools. This will make it matter.”

This experience will only be open to the class of 2016 seniors, and will continue the following years with the next senior classes. The retreat is a single-sex program of 30-36 students with the first retreats being girls from June 4-7 then boys from June 8-11. Students will either be invited by faculty members or able to volunteer themselves to attend. All students planning to attend are required to turn in applications to the program directors, Johnson or Marni Polakow. Informational meetings will be held at the end of April and beginning of May.

A second trip will be held in late-July and early-August, girls will go July 31st-August 3rd and boys will go August 9-12. This three and a half day retreat will be held overnight at Camp Wonderland in Camp Lake, Wisconsin. Currently, the fee for the retreat is $200 to attend, but is subject to change pending budget discussions.

“I believe that this experience could be truly life changing for students. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for students to truly find out who they are and who they want to be. I am very excited for this program and look forward to our first retreat,” said Polakow.