Summer Callings

After an eventful academic year many students find the calmness of summer quite foreign. Many students seek jobs or internships. Others pursue scholarship and research. Some take a leap of faith and answer a call to serve others through mission work or ca

Rachel Schmitt '11 volunteers at at a boarding school style orphanage, Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (Our Little Brothers and Sisters)
Rachel Schmitt ’11 volunteers at at a boarding school style orphanage, Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (Our Little Brothers and Sisters)

By Amy McMullan ’10

It’s a question that students face every year: how to stay busy during the summer months. After an eventful academic year many students find the calmness of summer quite foreign. Many students seek jobs or internships. Others pursue scholarship and research. Some take a leap of faith and answer a call to serve others through mission work or camp counseling. The latter are rewarding experiences that challenge Gusties physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Following are some summer 2009 stories.

Sisters of Faith

Sisters Rachel Schmitt ’11 and Megan Schmitt ’13 stepped forward to help at an orphanage in Guatemala. “I spent 9 days volunteering at a boarding school style orphanage, Nuestros Peque


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