By: Bactrian Buddies Gracie and Hannah On this very merry Wednesday we can’t help but notice the similarities between our hydrated and furry camel friends and the course that most of our Apogee trips take as we hit the mid-week grind. We have bikers beating the heat with their trusty Camelbacks, service-doers helping the wider community get through occasionally extreme times,
By: Michael Kravitz & Jack Messerly All over the globe today, a new batch of Apogee trips are off and running. Whether it be in Central America, Maine, or California, we are thrilled to welcome another promising crew of students into the Apogee family. While it’s just another day for many of us, there are 19 amazing groups
By: Yours Truly, Michael and Gracie Rabbit, rabbit! As we tear down another month from our calendars and dive into August, we can’t help but reflect on how wonderful July has treated our Apo-trips across the world. We’ve had groups climb many a mountains and hills, dig incredible amounts of holes, slap together stacks of
By Michael Kravitz, Izzy Janzen, & Co. Today, amidst our typical blog fun and a handful of exciting trip starts, we are taking a moment to honor Apogee Support Staff- important members of the Apogee family. Our Support staffers are the folks who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make the Apogee summer run smoothly.
By Apo Assistant Directors Extraordinaire Hannah, Izzy & Jack. It’s Saturday night! And what better way to spend your Saturday evening than reading this blog post, am I right?! So turn the tunes on, kick up your feet, and dive into the wonderful world of adventures below. Whether they’re on bikes or on the trails, it’s safe to
By: The Apo-Office Ladies of the Day (Gracie, with a hint of Kelly & Hannah) It’s close to six o’clock, And something wonderful is lurking on our desktops Under the bright light, we see a sight that quickly warms our hearts They’re living the dream, hiking and biking until they make it Each Apogee team, adventuring
By Grace Wright and her Many Minions It’s Thursday, and we can’t help but be mulling about the Apogee world. How many pounds of summer sausage does our DEX trip go through? What’s the average speed that our ACC bikers travel at while they’re whipping across the country? How many Spanish words do our service
By: Kelly McG (with a lot of help from Google and Tim “Grooble” Gruber) Spirit Animal: a representation of the traits and skills one yearns to have embodied in a living creature While Apogee students and leaders are our spirit animals here in the office, they’re spanning the globe encountering (and sometimes avoiding) incredible real-life animals. So, in
Brought to you by: APO HQ (fueled by free tacos). Today we salute you Benjamin Franklin, our first Postmaster General and all our Postmaster Generals. On this day in 1775, the United States Postal System began running mail on new and improved colonial roads as tension mounted during the Revolutionary era. With the improvements
By: “I Invented YouTube” Tim Gruber and “Drop the Bass” Grace Wright [Ed. Note: NWX, PC, MSA Parents – we’ll get first day pictures up as soon as possible – the good news is that the groups are all gathering without any significant problems this afternoon out west!] After celebrating all things Christmas like Santa’s