INFORMATION PAGE
2008 & 2009 TRIP
NOTICE
Dog Walk Saturday November 1st
Roaring Brook Road Clean up May 2009
Biking or Camping June 2009
INFORMATION SECTION
Welcome all new middle school students to the Outing Club. The staff in
this club loves seeing new middle school students even if it’s just for one
trip or all year. This is a club that is opened to middle school students only.
This club runs through the months of September, October, November, March, May,
and June. An Outing Club trip takes place on Saturdays and sometimes after
school. The Staffs Mr. Shepardson, Mr. Sanders and Dan Lane have many years of
outdoor experience. Dan Lane is also qualified in CPR certification. If a trip
is canceled then you will receive an email on your school email account one
hour before a trip is supposed to happen and in the Trip Notice section as
well. Rescheduled trips will be emailed a week before a trip happens. You will
also receive two emails which are to remind people when a trip is and to remind
people to turn in their permission slips. For middle school students that want
to join this club please email Dan Lane your name, what grade you will be going
into, or what grade you are in. You may also do it during school summer
vacation. If you have any questions or concerns or want to sign up, please
email Dan Lane. Also you may call us at (413) 212-6693. We look to meeting you
and having you in our club. Staff emails are Just below the club trips.
Notice to all middle school students the
Fire Tower Hike may be returning to the club.
OUTING CLUB TOUR GUIDE DVD- The Outing
Club Tour Guide DVD is a DVD slide show with music and most of every photo from
the first year of the Outing Club to the fifth year. This DVD is a great way
for members that want to join to get to know what the trips are and to know
about how fun they are. So please email Dan Lane at dlane@lenoxps.org to barrow
this DVD.
CLUB TRIPS
WEST
MOUNTAIN ROAD BIKING
Meet at Tangle
Wood Main Gate from there we will ride on Under Mountain Road and transition
onto West Mountain Road. Once on that road we will continue until we reach
Arizona Pizza witch is located on West Mountain Road and we will have lunch
there. A minimum of $ 3.00 is required. Notice this trip has been altered to
make it much safer than it was.
HOSATONIC RIVER CANOE OR KAYAK TRIP
Meet at Decker’s launching pad on New Lenox Road
From there we will canoe down the river and look at the beautiful nature and
paddle to Woods Pond where pick up will be. If you are interested in bringing
your own watercraft please let one of the three staff know. Also please bring
your own life vest if you have one. Also
two kayaks are available for using by emailing Dan Lane.
KAYAK USERS
1. Small blue one- Taken
2. Orange and Red one Taken
KENNEDY PARK DOG WALK
Meet at the Kennedy Park Parking lot on West Dougway Road. Students will start from the parking lot and
hike up to a spot that over looks Richmond. Then students will take a short
break and will continue to the gazebo. After that we will hike back to the
parking lot on West Dougway Road.
OCTOBER MOUNTAIN HIKE
Meet at the trail head on Roaring Brook Road.
Students will hike from there up to a camp fire pit. Once we reach the camp
fire pit we will start a little camp fire and roast hotdogs and marshmallows.
On this trip students will learn how to build a fire and keep it going. They
will also learn the safety tips of fire. This trip is basically to get you
prepared for the camping trip at the end of the school year. Students will put
the fire out then we will hike back to the trail head on Roaring Brook Road
where parents will pick up their Students.
OCTOBER MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOE HIKE
Meet at St.Helena’s Chapel
on New Lenox Road. Once everyone is there the group will be transported over to
the trail head on Roaring Brook Road by Mr. Shepardson, Mr. Sanders and
Parents. Once there Students will snow shoe up to a camp fire pit. Once we
reach the camp fire pit we will start a little camp fire and roast hotdogs and marshmallows.
Students will then put the fire out. Then instead of going back the same way we
came students will snow shoe on another path until we get to New Lenox Road.
Pick Up will be at the corner of Roaring Brook Road and New Lenox Road.
ROARING BROOK ROAD BIKING & TORY CAVE HIKE
Meet at our schools bike rack. From their students
will ride their bikes down Housatonic Street and over the Woods Pond Foot
Bridge and we will ride on the back roads of Roaring Brook Road. On the Road we
will stop at a spring where students can get a drink then we will ride to a
trail head that will lead us to Tory Cave. We will then hike up to the cave
listen to the important history told by one of the directors. Once that’s done
we will walk back to our bikes and ride to St. Helena’s Chapel where parents
will pick up their Students. This trip will only happen if we do not have
the camping trip.
ROARING BROOK ROAD CLEAN UP
Meet at a house on Roaring Brook Road that will be
in the permission slips. From there we will walk along side Roaring Brook Road
with trash bags picking up trash. When we are finished we should end up at the
Woods Pond Foot Bridge in Lenox Dale on Silver Street. Pick up will also be at
the Woods Pond Foot Bridge. Also pizza is provided for everyone at the end of
the trip.
OCTOBER MOUNTAIN CAMPING
Meet
at St. Helena’s Chapel with you camping gear. This trip works differently
because we only take 7 students which means not everyone gets to go. Once
everyone is at the church the group will be transported over to the trail head
on Roaring Brook Road by Mr. Shepardson and Mr. Sanders. On this trip we will
be doing a lot of fun activities like fishing, swimming around, hiking to Tory
Cave, and having a camp fire. Students that are selected to go must attend a
mandatory camping trip meeting in room 25. Students selected will be those with
regular participation meaning more than three trips and those that show
appropriate behavior. Students should pay a minimum fee of $. 5.00 toward the
food. Pick will be on Sunday Morning at the trail head on Roaring Brook Road.
Please visit the Camping Information Page to see if you have been selected by
going to the October Mountain Trips Page. Undecided whether the trip will
happen or not this school year.
STAFF EMAIL
Mr.
Shepardson Club Director
Mr.
Sanders Club Director
Dan
Lane Club Director
WEATHER
Canoeing
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Biking
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CLUB RULES
1.
Respect all staff, Students, and parents in this club.
2. No
Complaining about who you are pared with in a canoe.
3.
Any trash that you bring on a trip you take out with you.
4, No
electronics allowed
5.
Cell phones & digital cameras are fine
6.
The Staff are not responsible for any broken items.
7. No
Glass Bottles.
8. Do not get out of a watercraft unless
instructed to do so.
9. No
sandals or flip flops.
10. All
students must have a signed permission slip in order to attend a trip.
11.
All students must have a passing grade average in order to remain in this club.
12.
All students are required to wear life jackets while in a canoe.
13.
All students are required to wear a helmet at all times when riding a bike.
14.
All dogs must be leashed at all times and must be friendly and get along with
all other dogs on any dog walk trip.
15.
Students are not allowed to leave with another student that is part of this club
unless permission from parent.
16.
No splashing water at anyone or anything at anytime while on the Housatonic
River Trip.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING ON A TRIP
Biking
· Your
own bike. No bikes with any motors or batteries
· Helmet
· Drink & snack
· Two
Adult mountain bikes Available for any students that require one.
Canoeing
· Drink&
snack
·
Canoes, Kayaks, and limited life jackets
are provided
·
Sweet shirt or
jacket
·
If you have a life jacket please bring your
own so that the ones that do not have one can get one from us.
October Mountain Hike
·
Drink
·
Sweet Shirt or Jacket because it get cold
on this trip.
October
Mountain Snow Shoe Hike
·
Snow Shoes
·
Something to drink
·
Winter gear should be worn
Kennedy
Park Dog Walk
·
Your Dog
·
Dogs are provided for those that do not
have one.
·
Snack & Drink
·
A Leash
·
An extra leash
·
Sweet Shirt Jacket
Roaring
Brook Road Clean Up
· Outdoor
work gloves
· Something
to drink
· No
flip flops or sandals
CALANDAR OF EVENT SECTION
Club
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