Y History
What is the YMCA mission statement?
To put Christian principles into practice through programs that help build a healthy spirit, mind, and body.
A child falls down and hurts themselves while you are an LIT on duty. What do you do first? A. Alert the Counselor. B. Comfort the child. C. Run the Quicknote to the office. D. Run away E. Sit down with the child and cry in solidarity
A. Alert the counselor. The counselor will then look at the child's injury, console them, and give them a bandaid/get ice if necessary before writing a quicknote up.
This leadership skill involves being able to put yourself in somebody else's shoes.
Empathy.
Who ripped their shorts during devo practice at a previous meeting?
Mikey
This leader loves arts and crafts, has bangs, and wears glasses.
Sophia Cruz
What three sports did the YMCA create? Only 2 required to be correct, 3rd is a bonus. (Tennis, pickleball, soccer, water polo, basketball, rugby, wrestling, volleyball, bowling, figure skating, racquetball, golf, track, eating competitions)
Basketball, volleyball, and racquetball
As an LIT on duty, you went to grab ice when you find a child standing alone. What do you do first? A. Take the child to the office B. Ask the child what group they're in C. Pretend like you don't see it D. Yell at the child for being in the wrong place E. Ask the child for their name
B. Ask the child what group they're in. You go to the office after you've figured out where they belong so that you know where to take them.
This leadership skill involves clearly sharing ideas so that others can understand you.
Communication
Who passed out on the way back from the Lakeland Rally?
Abby W
This leader has a cousin in the club.
Marian
What are the YMCA values AND their colors? (The unofficial one for 100 bonus pts)
Caring (red), honesty (blue), responsibility (green), respect (yellow), and faith (purple).
A fellow LIT walks up to you and confesses that they have been stealing from children's backpacks. Do you A. Say you have been too B. Call the cops C. Go to whoever is in the office D. Tell them to put everything back and watch them do it E. Tell James
E. Tell James, he oversees all of the LITs.
This leadership skill involves being able to adjust your plans based on your situation.
Adaptability.
Who are the four senior leaders that went away for college last year?
Grace, Nick, Bri, Dylan
This leader always gives sagacious advice and will make you cry after every vespers.
James Daniel Rodriguez
George Williams, 1844
You are an LIT put into 5 & 6. Your counselor asks you to lead a game indoors. What is an age and situation appropriate game to play? A. Sharks and Minnows B. Gaga Ball. C. Statues D. Kickball E. No game, you've given up as an LIT and get sent home
C. Statues. It is easy to understand and is difficult for kids to get injured. Gaga Ball, Sharks and Minnows, and Kickball is too aggressive and too complex for this age group. Kickball would also have to be played outside.
This leadership skill involves being able to do what needs to be done, even if you don't want to do it.
Discipline
Who punctured a hole in the wall in preschool during Halloween at the Y?
Bri Salcedo
This leader used to be a Mormon and shops in the women's section (as a man).
Dez
How old is James?
Dinosaur. Transcends time. Older than the creation of the YMCA.
You are at an LIT meeting as an LIT and are sitting with your friends when James starts the meeting. He starts talking about behavior that is unacceptable as an LIT, and realize that you made a mistake. What do you do? A. Raise your hand and take accountability B. Raise your hand and defend yourself C. Say nothing and hope you don't get caught D. Tell James in private after the meeting and admit your mistake E. Tell your friends and. ask them to cover for you
D. Tell James in private after the meeting and admit your mistake
This leadership skill involves resolving disagreements in a positive and productive way.
Conflict Resolution
Who broke the window in the gym with a crystal?
Cooper
This leader shows up to maybe two meetings a year (if it's a good year).
Alyvia