Outdoor School
I learned more about myself
And how to work together.
Everything there was nice;
Even the weather!
I miss being there
And Jazz and Oops too!
Everyone should go
Everyone and you.
I learned how to make friends
So friends and friends I made.
My memories of that very week
Will never ever fade.
No one knows just how I feel
Except the ones that went.
I feel like all my lifetime fun
Has already been spent.
I think you'll like campfire,
Oh, and survival too.
Heck, with all the explaining,
You'll like all the things you do!"
Written by Kei Owens when she was a 6th grader at Hebo Grade School and shared by her teacher, Nancy Bernard
"The moment may be temporary, but the memory is forever. Bud Meyer - This sentence about the moment and the memory was written on tee-shirts, sweatshirts and materials that were handed out to people attending Tillamook County Outdoor School in the late 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. The saying has proven true as many who long ago attended Outdoor School in Tillamook County, Oregon, continue to hang on to and treasure their memories especially of the caring atmosphere of that Outdoor School program.
YOU
As I sit in golden warmth,
Listening to the ocean
Pondering its peaceful cadence,
My thoughts are of you.
I bask also in the golden warmth of your hugs.
I am excited by the waves of your energy,
And refreshed by the breeze of your smiles.
I find peace in the sounds of your voices raised in song.
Mostly, though, I am surprised by your love.
It springs unexpectedly and undeservedly
like a perfect white sand dollar
Laying on a stormy beach
For a weary heart to find.
God bless you all! Salsa - Salsa was a staff assistant in the Outdoor School program in Tillamook County, Oregon, in the late 1980s or early 1990s.
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