On August 17th Grace's teen girls enjoyed their 3rd annual GIRL SWIM event at the Millersville Pool. The party started in the water with Sharks 'N Minnows, a Penny Dive, and Silly Dive Contest. When dinner time rolled around, the girls enjoyed jumping in the pool for their drinks. The menu included pizza, watermelon, and gummy worm cupcakes.
After eating, the group voted to go back in the water for more games. The summer evening ended with the Jr. High verses the Sr. High in "The Banana Relay". All members of each team had to hold onto a rope & search all around the pool grounds to find a banana for each girl with her name on it. The bananas also had pieces of a Bible verse about serving written on them. The Sr. High won by finding all their bananas & piecing together their verse first. The verses were read aloud ,and to put the words into action, each Jr. High student assembled and served a Sr. High student a banana split made just to her liking.
After eating, the group voted to go back in the water for more games. The summer evening ended with the Jr. High verses the Sr. High in "The Banana Relay". All members of each team had to hold onto a rope & search all around the pool grounds to find a banana for each girl with her name on it. The bananas also had pieces of a Bible verse about serving written on them. The Sr. High won by finding all their bananas & piecing together their verse first. The verses were read aloud ,and to put the words into action, each Jr. High student assembled and served a Sr. High student a banana split made just to her liking.
The swim party was the last 'Girls Only' event for the summer but the girls can look forward to strengthening the special bonds they developed during the upcoming school year!
Submitted by Debbie Burkhardt
