Weekend activities vary each week and are planned by faculty, staff, and most importantly, our students. A weekend suggestion box located in the main office welcomes comments from everyone.

Weekends begin on Fridays after all academic and athletic responsibilities have been met and last until dorm meetings on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Students may leave campus for the weekend if they have received permission from all of their teachers, their advisors, parents and the Director of Residential Life by Noon on Thursday. Although it is allowed, on average only 8-10 students choose to leave campus per weekend.

The weekend schedule is presented at Town Meeting on Thursday mornings allowing students the opportunity to plan ahead and sign up for off campus events.

Examples of our off campus events are listed below:

• Town trips - downtown Traverse City / Grand Traverse Mall / Front Street
• Movies
• Full Moon Hike
• Swimming trip to the Park Place
• Sunset Dune Hike
• Halloween Barn Dance and Bonfire
• Trips to coffee shop with free music Sunday afternoons
• Performance at Interlochen Arts Academy / Traverse City Orchestra
• Ice Skating
• Girls’ nights out
• Mountain Biking VASA Trail trip
• Horseback riding at local stable
• Weekend trips to South Manitou
• Rock climbing in Marquette

There are also a number of opportunities for students who wish to remain on campus:

• Beach Volleyball
• Climbing Wall
• Beach bonfire with snacks - bring guitars, poems etc.
• New release movie in the Karman Activity Center or Auditorium
• Grape picking day in the fall
• Open Gym
• Foosball tournament
• 3 on 3 Basketball - pickup game in the gym
• Touch football
• Winter Ball
• Superbowl Party
• Earth Day
• International Food Fair
• Kayak/Canoe excursions on the Crystal River
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Championship Softball game
• Downhill and Cross Country Skiing
• Snowboarding
• Friday Night Movies