Integrated Learning-Living Communities

The BEES were busy before, during and after Christmas on Campus. The night before, the BEES gathered to prepare the crafts — reindeer bell necklaces, snowman wooden bead ornaments and pinecone bird feeders — designed to keep the kids content while waiting (potentially in long lines) to see Santa. Then, in the afternoon before the campus morphed into the North Pole, the BEES ventured downtown to ice-skate at the Metroparks Riverscape outdoor ice venue, located between the Dayton Dragon’s home field and the Great Miami River.  

Some BEES were competent skaters, and others required a few laps around the rink with the helpful plastic green chambers (designed to prevent collisions, but these things happen). A good time was had by all.

A very special shout out goes to the elves who helped prepare the crafts in the evening before Christmas on Campus:

• Mel Bretz
• Katie Conley
• Ava Donisi
• Chloe Egona
• John Foye
• Finn Freeman
• Leo Gasper
• Kiley Goodwin
• Celine Hooper
• Page Humphrey
• Nate Johnson
• Kenzie Kelly
• Kaidan Kuehn
• Henry Maxwell
• Marybeth Roussel
• Matt Spearman
• Alex Tanner

And assured placement on Santa’s “nice” list for those who also worked tirelessly on the night of Christmas on Campus itself:

• Rex Cormier
• Ava Donisi
• John Foye
• Fin Freeman
• Jacob Friedman
• Leo Gasper
• Kiley Goodwin
• Nate Johnson
• Kenzie Kelly
• Aidan Kennedy
• Kaidan Kuehn
• Jake McCullough
• Kojo Owusu
• Gavin Panella
• Ethan Smith
• Emma Tucker

And a special thank you to those ‘elder BEES’ who came back just for the fun of it!

• Eric Backer
• Maddie Rimbey
• Erik Salas