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Meet our Alaska Mountains and Coast Leaders and a few members of our New England Support Team!

Leader Profile May 13, 2022

Leader Name: Alex Dumont (he/him/his) Leader Name: Nellie Simmonds (she/her/hers)  2022 Trip: Alaska Mountains & Coast Apogee Experience: Pacific Coast ‘21 Hometown: Northfield, Massachusetts School: Vassar College, Class of 2023 Major: Biology  Certifications: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Lifeguard, CPR Favorite Outdoor Activities: Paddle boarding, hiking, and running 2021 Highlight: Leading Pacific Coast last summer came

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Leader Bios: Meet our Maine’s Downeast Explorer, New England Mountains & Coast, and California Mountains & Coast leaders!

Leader Profile May 10, 2022

Batch number two of our summer staff biographies is now live! Read on to learn about the awesome leaders who will be leading our Maine’s Downeast Explorer, New England Mountains & Coast, and California Mountains & Coast trips! Leader Name: Megan McKeown (she/her/hers)  2022 Trips: Maine’s Downeast Explorer, New England Mountains & Coast Hometown: Verona,

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Introducing our Expert on our 2022 Maine Coast College Essay!

Miscellaneous April 22, 2022

Have you ever wondered who the “master writing instructor” is on our Maine Coast College Essay trip? Well, look no further! We wanted to take this time to highlight one of the people that makes our essay writing program such a wonderful and productive experience for our students. Leah Siviski came on board as our

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Your Bike Helmet – the First Line of Defense When Riding

Educational April 14, 2022

Ever since I first discovered the joys of cycling, I’ve been addicted. The sense of independence and adventure you experience from propelling yourself from point A to point B using only the power of your own two legs is unlike any other, and it has become one of my favorite activities. But just as with

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Apogee’s Environmental Stewardship Initiatives

Educational April 7, 2022

You may have heard us say that Apogee trips are, first and foremost, community building experiences – and that the great outdoors simply provide the setting where our trips foster new friendships and confidence building. And while this is absolutely true, well, maybe we downplay the importance of the outdoors with that sentiment. The outdoors

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How To: Leave No Trace

Educational March 18, 2022

If you are an Apogee alum and/or an avid outdoors person, then you have likely seen and heard the term “Leave No Trace,” or just “LNT.” But what is LNT? And, with a group of 14 explorers, how do we put LNT into practice on our programs? First, we’ll run through the general Leave No

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Day 49: Undiscovered Territory!

Miscellaneous August 13, 2021

Today is Day 49 of the Apogee summer – and that’s the first time we’ve ever been able to say that. For whatever reason, this summer happened to start a bit earlier and end a bit later than year’s past, which means that we’ve never actually had a Day 49 before (let alone Day 50,

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