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Stories from an American Teen

I hope you enjoy your time reading this random chatter.


    • Camp Stories 2

      If anyone has been actually reading these, they are random stories from my recent camp experiences.  I hope you enjoy them, but if you don't...  I really don't care.  Anyway,  here is story number 2. My Three Sports Worth Injury During my ca... | Read More

      • snprook
      • | Jul 5, 2010
      • | 300 views
      • | 4 comments
    • Camp Stories 1

      I have just returned from a week at camp for an international preaching competition.  I will be posting some stories through the coming weeks.  Feel free to comment on them if you wish.   City Boys Meet The Beetles In the cabin that I spent ... | Read More

      • snprook
      • | Jul 3, 2010
      • | 233 views
      • | 3 comments
    • College

      As many of you know, I am attending Covenant College this fall for my freshman year.  In order to make myself better prepared for this change in my schedule, I attended pre-orientation on June 17-18.  78 out of an estimated 325 incoming freshmen... | Read More

      • snprook
      • | Jun 20, 2010
      • | 270 views
      • | 2 comments
    • Banquet Results

      Our youth group hosted an awarness banquet at our church on the 12th to raise money for HOPE international's microfinance program in Haiti.  We had a modest turnout of 27 (compared to the 40-45 that signed up), but managed to raise $1,128!!!  Th... | Read More

      • snprook
      • | Jun 14, 2010
      • | 259 views
      • | 1 comment
    • Summer

      Hey, I wanted to let people know that I will be needing prayers for my summer.  I will be very busy.  First, I have a poverty banquet I am heading up June 11th and 12th to raise funds for a Jamaica Mission trip.  Second, I have preorientation a... | Read More

      • snprook
      • | May 5, 2010
      • | 259 views
      • | 1 comment
    • Sherando Tourney

      I just returned from a local school leauge tournament at Sherando Virginia.  And I am proud to anounce that I officially placed 2nd out of 14 (due to a erroronous tie-break system).  I lost no matches, achieved a draw in 2 matches, and won 2 mat... | Read More

      • snprook
      • | Feb 27, 2010
      • | 364 views
      • | 3 comments
    • Scholarship Weekend

      Please pray for me as I leave for a weekend (Thur-Sat) of interviews, discussions, and class sit-ins.  All attempting to try and win a hefty scholarship that will decide if I can afford to go to this college. | Read More

      • snprook
      • | Jan 19, 2010
      • | 305 views
      • | 6 comments
    • Game 1

      I'm looking for feed back on this game so I can improve.   | Read More

      • snprook
      • | Dec 15, 2009
      • | 324 views
      • | 15 comments
    • Tournament

      I just wanted to let you all know that I will be going to a regional youth tournament this Saturday. | Read More

      • snprook
      • | Dec 8, 2009
      • | 309 views
      • | 10 comments
    • Ethic Question

      In our youth group we have recentally stumbled upon a question of ethics that applies to chess.  If you are religious and believe that prayer is powerful, should prayer be deamed cheating because it influences the game? | Read More

      • snprook
      • | Nov 20, 2009
      • | 233 views
      • | 7 comments