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Quest River Trip!

August 4th, 2008

The Quest group will be leaving today for a three day camping trip on the beautiful Lower Mountain Fork river in southeastern Oklahoma. After a short drive to the campsite, the students will spend the next few days relaxing, enjoying fun activities with each other, having campfire devotionals, and completing a four hour canoe trip down the river. The canoe trip features Class 1 and Class 2 rapids which will pose a fun, exciting, and safe challenge to the students, who have been studying canoeing for the past three weeks.
Wednesday afternoon, the Quest group will then travel back to the IAA campus for the final two days of Quest.

Questions or calls during the Quest river trip can be directed to the Quest office at (903) 636-2000 ext. 2777. If you have a son on the trip, he will not have access to any phones and will be unable to call home.

If you are interested in coming to the final banquet and graduation ceremony, you must register with Stacey Smith by Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 5:00 PM. You can call her at (903) 636-2000 ext. 2101.

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August 1st, 2008

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Senior Leadership

June 27th, 2008

This past week, we’ve had an exciting time welcoming in the seven core leaders for Quest. They have helped out preparing materials, handling logistics, and spending lots of time praying for each student coming in. We have also had the privelege of learning from some great leaders in small, informal sessions. The senior leaders for this year’s Quest are (Left-to-Right):

Cameron Lammar/Red Group Leader

Cameron served as the Red Group Leader for Quest 2007. He loves working with young men and challenging them to “grow up.” He is a graduate of the ALERT Unit 35, having completed Basic training, ERT, and Firefighting/Technical Rescue.

Ryan Stallings/Green Group Leader

Ryan is excited to join the Quest program this year and brings with him a lifelong vision for encouraging young men to be men. He went through ALERT Unit 34 and brings a tremendous amount of energy to the leadership team.

Jonathan Boulden/Blue Group Leader

Jonathan’s background is in leadership as a two-time squad leader for ALERT Basic Training. He is excited to join Quest and looks forward to discipling young men and helping them grow in their Christian walk. Jonathan is a graduate of ALERT Unit 37 and also has a B.A. in music ministry.

Samuel Kordik/Program Coordinator

Samuel has been with the Quest program since the very beginning and has a deep passion for challenging young men with a vision of being spiritual warriors for God. He is a graduate of the ALERT program, having completed Basic training, ERT, Firefighting/Technical Rescue and Paramedic.

Matthew McDaniels/Assistant Group Leader

Matthew joined Quest in 2007 as the Green Assistant Group Leader. This year, he has been working in the Quest office for several weeks, helping prepare for the summer program.

Jesse Boulden/Assistant Group Leader

Jesse has been a veteran of the Quest program since the beginning, serving as a Team Leader in 2006 and working as the Assistant to the program coordinator in 2007. This year, he is getting back into the leadership seat and is excited to work with the young men and teaching them lessons from the Scripture.

Ryan Ludvigson/Assistant Group Leader

Ryan served as a Team leader with the first Quest program in 2006, then went to Verity to get his B.A. degree. Ryan is excited to have the opportunity to work with this new group of leaders.

Quest Website Redesign

June 12th, 2008

We are excited to announce a brand new re-design of the Quest website! The new website should be easier to use and captures the exciting, adventurous nature of our program. The ‘About Quest‘ page highlights our history and explains our mission of helping young men transition into manhood. You can then go to the ‘Program Information‘ page to see detailed information about this summer’s program, including schedules and a training syllabus. A new ‘Downloads‘ page provides a one-stop destination to get the most recent forms, brochures and publications. Finally, our ‘Blog‘ is a page you can bookmark and visit frequently to see the latest updates on the program.

If you have any questions about Quest, check under our ‘FAQ‘ page for an answer, or use the newly designed ‘Contact‘ page to send us your feedback.

This website facelift comes just in time for the summer 2008 Quest program. We are still accepting registrations, but the program is filling up fast! Contact us today to reserve your spot!

Quest Dive Training

June 11th, 2008

We are excited to announce a great opportunity for Quest students to learn new skills and experience a fun adventure!

This summer, immediately following the conclusion of the Quest 2008 program, the International ALERT Academy will be hosting an Open Water Diver course for any interested Quest alumni. The course will be taught by the ALERT Aquatics department and will lead to NASE\WASI certification as an Open Water Diver. It will include classroom training and several exciting underwater SCUBA dives, all led by trained and experienced dive instructors and dive masters. A high teacher-student ratio will ensure that safety and a fun, comfortable experience by all.

The course costs $395, which includes all the necessary textbooks and gear rental. It is scheduled on August 9 - 13, 2008. Transportation can be arranged through the ALERT Transportation department, with bus runs to Dallas\Fort Worth Airport for arrival on August 9 and departure on August 14.

This class will fill up fast, so please contact us quickly if you are interested in joining. You can email instructor Joel Talley (jtalley@alertacademy.com) if you are interested.

We have several files available to download:

Complete the registration form and mail it or fax it to ALERT, but call us as soon as you decide to come so we can reserve your spot.

If you have any questions, please email or call us at (903) 636-2000 ext. 2777.