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THIS ISSUE•“WINDOW INTO FINE

ARTS” ARTICLE BY Danielle Routh

• GET TO KNOW ‘EM: INTERVIEW WITH JON TORGESON

•UPCOMING EVENTS FOR OMS: OMS AWARDS AND GLOW!

[HOWDY, PARTNERS]! This last month has felt like miles have gone by in just minutes! 2011 Fine Arts has come to a final close, and we here at The Scoop couldnʼt be more proud of the results of our participantʼs results. All of them did a top-notch job in every aspect of the competition, whether it was their score, their attitude, or their behavior. This is definitely the best youth group in the nation, and we would never trade you guys for anyone! ! With all that being said, now that July has come to a close, we canʼt be anymore excited than we already are about August!! As we have said since the beginning, we want these few months of summer to be a time of gaining momentum for our youth, and August is absolutely no exception. Some of the biggest events of this summer are going to be happening in this month, and you donʼt want to miss out on them. Be sure you are keeping up with the calendar, so you can invite all your friends to OMS this August!! We hope you guys (and girls, of course) have enjoyed the addition of The Scoop this summer, and we look forward to being part of your 2011-2012 school year! (You know.. as long as the world doesnʼt end..)! Love you guys!! ! ! ! - The Scoop

AUGUST 2011

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PRAYER

A WINDOW INTOFINE ARTS 2011

byDANIELLE ROUTH

PHX MOMENT #1: “YOU LIKE?” “BAWM?”

PHX MOMENT #2: “I HAD A DREAM ABOUT YOU PUNCHING THAT CHAIR!” “YOU DREAM ABOUT ME?!”

PHX MOMENT #3: “IT’S A FINE DINING RESTAURANT.. THE FORKS HAVE TO BE HEAVY!”

PHX MOMENT #4: “WHAT STATE IS

CONNECTICUT IN?” “CONNECTICUT

IS A STATE.” “OH.”

PHX MOMENT #5: “I’M NOT AN ELEPHANT”

PHX MOMENT #6: “WHY AM I BLEEPING?!”

PHX MOMENT #7: “WHAT DOES GOD

WANT FROM ME?!” “TO STOP YELLING.”

PHX MOMENT #10:“I’M TASING THE TABLE”

PHX MOMENT #11:“THE CUPS ARE MADE OF

CARDBOARD.” “HOW DO YOU KNOW?” “I BIT ONE.”

“OH.”

Hey everybody!

As most of you probably know, we just got back from our trip to Phoenix for the National Fine Arts festival. In a word, it was awesome. The worship and services were great, everyone's performances were splendid, and our group just had a really wonderful time overall (even in the 110 degree heat)!

Most of the time we were at the convention center for everyone's entries - among our group, we had songwriting, percussion, photography, and human video, to name a few - but there was still time for fun things as well, such as dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe, pool parties at the hotel, and a night at the amusement park. It's been a long week, but it's been a fantastic trip. We had a great time just talking and hanging with each other.

Fine Arts is a great way to showcase your talent! The categories range anywhere from writing to singing to drama. If you've been thinking about participating in Fine Arts next year, we would love to have you! It doesn't start until April of next year, so you have plenty of time to give it some thought :) Until then, have a great rest of the summer and stay cool!

! ! ! ! -Danielle

JON TORGESON

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A SCOOP NEWS

INTERVIEWGET TOKNOW ‘EM

We had the chance to ask Youth Pastor Candidate Jon Torgeson a few questions. Here is our interview with him!

THE SCOOPJON

THE SCOOP: If you were an animorph, what animal would you morph into?JON: I have answered this question before, making me fully prepared for this question: I would be a "CHEE-GLE".It’s a cheetah and a bald eagle combined. That way I can fly and nobody can catch me!

TS: If you were a transformer, what vehicle would you disguise yourself as?JT: If I were a transformer I would like to disguise myself as a Lamborghini Aventador.

TS: If you were able to befriend a 90s cartoon character, who would it be?JT: I grew up playing roller hockey, so i will have to say if i was a 90's cartoon it would have to be "Wild-Wing" from the Mighty Ducks Animated Series. He was the leader.

TS: Who was your hero growing up?JT: My hero growing up was easily Michael Jordan. I grew up wanting to be in the NBA just like Mike.

TS: Favorite dance move to throw down?JT: My favorite dance move to throw down is the C-walk.I learned it in 7th grade, and all my friends wanted me to teach them how to do it. Everyone thought it was way cool.

TS: You have any super powers?JT: I don't have super powers, but if i did have one i would want it to be the ability to fly.

TS: What is something on your "bucket list?"JT: To go to Jamaica for vacation!

TS: What do you think it means to be a leader?JT: A leader is one who serves. One who has courage. One who has integrity. One who sacrifices. One who adds value to people.

JT: The best thing that has ever happened to me is obviously giving my life to Christ. But one cool thing that has happened to me: my senior year of high school, I played a man in basketball named John Wall, who is now in the NBA. He was the 1st pick in the NBA draft in 2009. I got to play against him, and our team only lost by 3 points, Close game!

TS: What is your passion in life?

TS: What's the best thing that has ever happened to you?

JT: My passion is to love people, to motivate people, to inspire people, to speak life to people, to develop people, and to lead people to Christ.

Jon will be preaching at OMS on August 14, and you don’t want to miss it!

FINE ARTS 2011

JON TORGESON@OMS

GLOW

OMSAWARDS

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DODGEBALL

@OMS

8.7.11: Dodgeball Night. Need we say more? We are throwing rubber spheres at one another in hopes of destroying the opposing teams. Now that I think about it.. Is this a good idea?? I guess we will find out!8.21.11. THE OMS AWARDS: The famous and unique awards show is back! We are casting the votes for our nominees during preservice time on the 14th of August. Make sure you are here to vote and definitely make sure you are here for the event! You never know what will happen at the OMS AWARDS8.28.11.GLOW: Glow is a great night for outreach at our youth group. Not only does our youth group look like a massive rave party, but we also will have a great presentation of the gospel by Travis Dumond of Kansas Youth Alive! So get your white v-necks ready for this awesome night at OMS!