Moderated by Hannah Gensheimer Hello from Charlottesville, Virginia! Last night I had the opportunity to hang out (virtually) with three recent Apogee leaders! Dylan Hoos, Rosa Waters, and Posie Holmes are all students at the University of Virginia and took a little bit of time out of their hectic schedules to chat with me. They
Like you, your friends at Apogee scoff when we see the holiday decorations out before Labor Day at our local big box store. Because of that, we’re a little sensitive about the fact that we’re putting our holiday hoodies and hats out before the trick or treaters have taken all of the Almond Joys from
Blog Author: Hannah Gensheimer Apogee has some of the best leaders ever! We get our leaders from terrific colleges and universities, including, to name just a few, Bowdoin, William and Mary, and Cornell. Last year we were also lucky enough to get not one, but four amazing leaders from Hamilton College. Three of those superstars:
By Hannah Gensheimer Apogee loves community service! Every summer, Apogee runs amazing trips all over the country and beyond. However, it is not just the places we visit that make our trips so terrific, but the positive mark we leave along the way. Over the past thirteen years, Apogee has separated itself from other outdoor
Wide world of Apogee – greetings! We hope this finds you very well, wherever in the world it finds you. In this post, we’re delighted to announce our 2014 schedule as well as update you on our second annual Early Bird Special and this season’s trip updates. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: Our first-ever Early Bird Special
Dearest Apogee family, this is it for the summer. Susie here, blogging for the last time in 2013. Now that the last of our trips are getting on flights, there are very few updates to share; instead, I want to take a moment to recap some of the awesome things our students and leaders have
Greetings, dear readers! Susie here. On this rainy Maine day at HQ, we are wrapping up loose ends, meeting with returning leaders, and reflecting on our summers. It is hard to believe it is already the last full day of trips-Apogee summers always fly by. As Kevin wrote yesterday, we are incredibly thankful for everyone
Hey Folks. Kevin here on blog duty today. With Susie off, Chad traveling back from San Diego after seeing both our ACC groups finish, and Cait and Chris shuttling our VM groups back from Montreal, I find myself alone in the office…which has rarely, if ever, happened over the last 8+ weeks. So I have
The wind down. Can you believe it folks? At this moment we have 9 trips left in the field. By the end of tomorrow, we’ll have only 5 remaining…and those groups finish on Saturday. Ah well, all good things must come to a end…but not before the Apo blog carves them into the indelible stone of the
On this very special day for Apogee, we are celebrating hills. On each and every Apogee trip, we embrace the climb; we hope that each student will reach his or her personal apogee; we push ourselves to the top. Today, we’re going over the hill. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KEVIN! VMA: I spy..bicyclists. And the beautiful but