W141    Post Spring Vacation Week River Rafting Program: during the short week after Spring Vacation, 2009

  Parent/Student Information Meeting: Date TBA , 7-9 PM, Kent Evans Auditorium

  Mandatory Student Prep Meeting: the day before departure, 11 AM-3PM, St. Nick Outdoor Room

  This six-day trip will involve ten students and three staff navigating three inflatable rafts down a 50-mile stretch of Central Oregon 's Deschutes River . The goal of the trip is to have students learn and use the skills necessary to travel safely and enjoyably on this wilderness river. The river has a steady progression of moderate whitewater as it cuts through its deep and winding desert canyon. Besides river travel, the trip will include a variety of day hikes as well as a carefully monitored 24-hour solo experience. Limit of ten students. Cost: Approximately $140. Leaders: James Moore and TBA.

Student selection for this program will happen shortly after the first week of October, 2008. Trip rosters are posted in Bliss 28.