Click to see pics from Water Balloon Wars

Bennis, and CROYA Carnival!

10. CROYA's High School Meetings for October are going to be awesome! If you haven't started coming to CROYA this school year, now is the time; every Wednesday from 7:00-8:00pm.

Upcoming meetings:

Oct. 4th - Ghost in the Graveyard!

Oct. 11th - Breast Cancer Awareness Pink Party/Service Project

Oct. 18th - No Meeting due to the long weekend

Oct. 25th - Halloween Party Spooktacular!

Click Here for the Six Flags Fright Fest Permission Slip!

9. CROYA's Middle School Six Flags Fright Fest Trip is Monday, October 9th from 9:30am-6:30pm! Space is limited. For more info., click here to e-mail Leslie, or call (847) 810-3999.

8. CROYA's Cooking Club is every Thursday from 4:00-5:00pm. And, crumbl club is back by popular demand on Friday, October 6th at 4:00pm! Come taste-test this week's crumbl cookies, but YOU MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE. Click here to e-mail Leslie, or come to CROYA before Friday to sign up.

7. CROYA's Middle School Meetings for 7th and 8th graders are every Tuesday from 4:00-4:30pm, and the Middle School Halloween Party is Tuesday, October 24th from 4:00-5:00pm! There will be tons of treats, games, and a costume contest! NOTE: CROYA will be closed on Halloween, Tuesday, October 31st.

In order to buy a Middle School Fall Dance ticket, first use the QR code above to fill out the Middle School Waiver, or click here!

6. CROYA's Middle School Fall Dance is Friday, October 13th from 7:30-9:30pm. Online tickets are $5 and go on sale Friday, October 6th at croya.com. In order to purchase a dance ticket, a parent or guardian FIRST MUST FILL OUT CROYA's MIDDLE SCHOOL WAIVER (CLICK HERE for WAIVER). Cell phones will be collected when students arrive at the dance, and given back at the end of the dance.

5. CROYA is hosting its first ever High School Yoguitar event on Tuesday, October 17th from 5:30-6:30pm. Experience Yoga with teacher Areta Verschoor while listening to live acoustic guitar by Dave Hiltebrand! This unique opportunity is sure to be a hit! For more info., click here to e-mail Catherine, or call (847) 810-3985.

4. Do you have a student who wants to learn to play an instrument? We have the perfect opportunity for them! Activator Music Academy teaches music lessons at CROYA! You can learn piano, guitar, bass, vocals, drums, cello, and more! Activator offers music lessons with great teachers at an affordable price! Click here for the Activator website, and click here to e-mail Activator Music Manager Nick Christofalos.

Fill out High School Waiver before registering for the Fall Retreat!

3. CROYA Fall Retreat Registration is on Wednesday, October 18th at 10:00am. The Retreats fill up very quickly! This Retreat is for first-time retreat goers only and is led by both CROYA staff and youth leaders. The Fall Retreat is the weekend of November 17-19. Parents will go to www.croya.com and click on the Fall Retreat registration link. This will take you to the RecTrac software (You cannot use a phone to log into RecTrac). For help with any portion of RecTrac, including username and password info., please click here to e-mail CROYA or call (847) 810-3980, IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 18th.

2. CROYA's annual POINSETTIA SALE begins Wednesday, October 18th! Youth who sell the most poinsettias can earn cash prizes, as well as CROYA merch! The Poinsettia order form will be at www.croya.com beginning on October 18th. You can also order by calling CROYA at (847) 810-3980. Poinsettias will be available for pick up at the CROYA Student Union on Friday, December 1st and Saturday, December 2nd, just in time for the holidays!

1. CROYA's 1st ever Middle School Taskmaster Game Show is on Friday, October 20th from 1:00-3:00pm! Youth will compete against each other by completing fun tasks assigned to them! This special event is scheduled for the day off of school and is going to be wild and crazy! For more info., click here to e-mail Rick, or call CROYA at (847) 810-3980.