A Walk Down Memory Lane

Hello, Howdy, and Happy Monday! We hope that you are doing well and that your week is off to a great start. We are excited to start a new series on the blog, and it is time for the big reveal! Are you ready? It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Michael Dickerson's afro. No, it is called "Remember When," and it will showcase events from the good old days, meaning before the creation of the blog. Today we will travel back to October of last year. My, how time flies. It seems like only yesterday. The football players were rocking the field, the band members were marching, and the new seventh graders were still shy. Okay, wait, stop, hold the phone. I took it too far. Has this group of seventh graders ever been shy? :) Anyways, back to October. We had a super fun Halloween party at our house. Do you remember?

It was a Harry Potter themed party, and it ended up being so much fun. We love our teens and are so blessed to be able to have fun with them!

Ron Weasley and Rita Skeeter would be honored if you would attend our Harry Potter Halloween Party...

Just grab your trunk and your owl and head on

over to Platform 9 and 3/4...

Take the train, and in no time at all, you will arrive at Hogwarts!

Some of the teens enjoying some good food at the tables from the different houses. Where did the sorting hat put you?

We had lots and lots of food, and with about forty teens

packed into our house, almost all of it got eaten!

Shellie and Madi getting snacks from the trolley...Look at that AMAZING

pumpkin that Madi and Felicia painted!

Harry and Ron...you know how to work it.

Sarah and Kynlee :)

Looking good, Ron!

Dillon and Michael

Buck, Kai, Dakota, and Neal

Walker and Marwin

Lainie and Jude

Michael, Keith, and Dakota hanging out, watching some Quidditch

Some of our new 7th grade girls

Ryan, Drew, and Keith

Ron Weasley and Rita Skeeter...Thanks for coming!

Hogwarts Class Picture

Front Row: Rita Skeeter and Hermione Granger

Second Row:Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter, Lupin, and Ron Weasley

Third Row: Dementor

Unsolved Mysteries - 2010 Volleyball Champions

Good evening. We interrupt this program to bring you a live update on an unexpected event. On Sunday, April 18, 2010, the Central Youth Group won first place at the Tecumseh Church of Christ Volleyball tournament held in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. Some of you are probably wondering how exactly that came to be, and that, ladies and gentlemen, is exactly what you are going to find out.

Sunday started out a cold and rainy day. The youth group met early to drive to Tecumseh. The drive was good. The worship service was wonderful. The day was off to a great start. Here is a picture of the girls enjoying a nice lunch.


Again, it must be stressed that the day was going along quite nicely. Everyone was happy, nothing out of the ordinary. These teens always find a way to have a great time when they are together. Here is a picture of the group enjoying watching the other teams play. No one seems too interested in competing at this point. They are just happy to be there.


Then it was time for the Central team to play. They had a few great serves. They had a few great hits. They had a few great laughs. Serves + Hits + Laughs = Victory for the Central Team


Then, they laughed a little more,


and they won a few more, and before you knew it, this happened...


They found themselves in the semi-finals.



And it was no longer time for fun...or laughing...or even smiling.

Please meet the members of the 2010 Tecumseh Volleyball Tournament Championship Team.

Blake "Don't Mess with the Youth Dude" Earnhart


Michael "The Rhino" Dickerson


Marwin "Sad Dawg" Dickerson


Brittney "Stone Cold" Stone


Jude "Jumping Jack" Dotson


Caleb "The Cool Customer" McGaha


Lanie "Quick as Lightning" McGaha



Keith "The Killa" Burris


Buck "The Basher" Roberson


Logan "Look Out for Me" Woodell


Neil "I'm Not As Nice As You Think" Jorgensen


Kai "Just Plain Krazy" Jorgensen


Carley "You Can't Make Me" Netherton


Sarah "Go Ahead and Say Something" Tate



Something had changed. This was no longer the happy go lucky bunch that had arrived that morning. With these tough volleyball beasts to face, the other teams were left shaking in their tennis shoes. The Central Team took first place without a backwards glance.

And what would you know? The tough acts disappeared, and the smiles returned so quickly, you would have never known that they had temporarily disappeared.


The trophy was awarded to them.


The team posed for pictures.


They joyfully celebrated all the way home.


It seemed like the picture perfect day. Yet, there is a lingering feeling of uneasiness and anxiety. Where did those intense, fierce, and ferocious attitudes and exteriors come from? Perhaps that doesn't matter. Perhaps the most important question is...Will those attitudes ever return? Maybe they won't. Maybe they will...when you least expect it.


This has been a special edition of Unsolved Mysteries. Good Evening, and Good Night.

This Week With Clarence: April 19 - April 25

Hey Everyone,
This is your mascot, Clarence. I hope you are all doing well! Here is this week's schedule:
Wednesday, April 21: Wednesday Night is Just Right - The FLC doors will be open and waiting for you at 6:00!
Thursday, April 22: Girls Bible Study - This school year has flown by! We are going on a field trip to close out Bible study for this school year. Meet at Applebee's at 7:00 and bring five dollars!
Sunday, April 25: Home Team - Cookout at the McGaha's House - Meet at the FLC at 4:15, because the bus will leave at 4:30!


I know you are all busy, but please try to go to everything this week. If you do, you will have as much fun as I am having in this costume! Have a great week!
Kibbles and Bits, Clarence

Here We Go...

Yep, that's right! Tournament Champions...More to come on this amazing victory later...

Hey, Hey, Hey Central Youth Group Members and Parents! We are going to try out something new and exciting...our very own youth group blog! It is our hope that this blog will help you stay updated on everything that the youth group has done, is doing, and will do. We are so truly blessed to know each one of you and have you in our lives. We feel exactly like Paul when he told the church in Philippi, "I thank my God every time I remember you. In all of my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ. It is right for me to feel this way about all of you because I have you in my heart!" Amen! We love you all so much!