FAQ
Sharing Talents
The Variety Show is one of several chances for the youth to share their talents and gifts. It is unique in the fact that is primarily for the fun and entertaining performances. Musical numbers, dance routines, skits, and just about anything else that would be fun to watch up on stage. Once you’re registered for the retreat, we will be sending out more details on how to sign up/audition virtually.
The Skill Share Fair will be an opportunity for students to showcase a skill, talent, hobby, or just about anything they can share and teach people about at their own table for 20 to 30 minutes. This will be an opportunity for youth to share things that are unique or interesting but not necessarily the entertaining things they will be putting in their Variety Show performances. Students might bring pictures, artwork, objects, a laptop, or anything they can reasonably bring to campus fit on their table. Once you’re registered for the retreat, we will be sending out more details on how to sign up.
No. To preserve the nature of sacred music, we will be having youth preform spiritual musical numbers at the beginning of the Morningsides and our Wednesday Fireside. Once you’re registered for the retreat, we will be sending out more details on how to sign up/audition for these virtually.
Discounts
Yes! This year we are offering an Early Bird discount. However, we do not currently offer any scholarships or other discounts as the retreat is only priced to cover costs.
There are so many opportunities for parents to volunteer with varying requirements. We very much appreciate parents who can volunteer, but these services are not compensated through a retreat discount.
Hosting
Yes. Host families receive $60 per youth hosted, which can be a refund if they have already purchased a ticket, or paid as a stipend if no youth are attending.
This will depend on the host family, but the minimum is 3 youth per host family. The maximum will largely depend on the host family’s vehicle size.
Yes. However both of these youth need to request being with each other in order for the request to be valid. Although this request is not guaranteed, we will accommodate where we can.
Yes. However both of these youth need to request being with each other in order for the request to be valid. Although this request is not guaranteed, we will accommodate where we can.
There is an application process for all host families, in which they will agree to maintain specific standards of dress, entertainment, food, sleep schedule, and transportation.
There are several requirements to be approved as a host family. If you are interested in hosting, please indicate this when filling out you registration information. If you already registered and then decided you’d like to host, you can email Nate Clark at nclark@ahsworldwide.org and let him know.
We will group youth of the same gender and a similar age.
Food
With an additional $50 fee, we will accommodate food allergies, within reason. If we feel we can’t adequately provide the support your youth needs, we will discuss this with you and work out solutions together.
Yes. We want the youth to have a fun time choosing a restaurant and going with a group of friends. So we are asking that the youth bring money from home to pay for their own lunches this day.
We estimate that $10 to $15 should be plenty.
Volunteer
We will reach out to those parents that so kindly offered to volunteer (by indicating so in the registration process) and we’ll provide a digital sign up sheet with specific tasks and responsibilities. If parents decide they’d like to volunteer late, they can send an email to nclark@ahsworldwide.org and let him know.
There are so many opportunities for parents to volunteer with varying requirements. We very much appreciate parents who can volunteer, but these services are not compensated through a retreat discount.
We will have several opportunities for parents to volunteer, and we would LOVE your help. Some of the volunteer jobs include food prep, food serving, set-up/clean-up for various activities/events, coordination and communication, extra supervision, etc.
Transportation
Parents or host families are responsible for getting youth up, showered, and fed before they bring them to the school each morning in time for the Morning Devotional and Gospel Study. Parents or host families will also pick their youth up at the end of each day.
We won’t be picking up or dropping off students at the airport this year. However, we will be helping coordinate hosting again for an fee of $75 per youth. So, whether you find your own hosting or we help pair you with a family, you may be able to coordinate airport rides with them.
Other
The retreat is for youth turning 12 through 18 in 2023. So, those currently 11 but turning 12 before 2024 begins are eligible to attend. Those that are currently 18 and turning 19 before 2024 begins are not eligible.
We will be following the church guidelines by only admitting youth that are turning 14 or older in 2023 to the dance.
Currently, no. We will extend invitations to various groups connected with AHS. The cap for this event is 200 youth, and we will likely fill that with AHS students.
Full refunds will be provided for any reason until registration closes on May 13th. Thereafter, no refunds are provided in order to help us plan the event in a way that covers all the committed costs of the event. Exceptional circumstances will be considered.
We’ve tried to plan a variety of activities to satisfy the expectations of as many students as possible. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to cater to everyone’s specific interests, but we hope that there is enough variety throughout the day where they will look forward to the activities.
Since the school needed us to start doing the retreat at the beginning of the summer, we will no longer be able to do the post-retreat Timp Hike as it will still be too cold up there.
We hope that participants forge friendships and have a blast while doing it. The theme of the retreat is “More Light” from D&C 50:24. So we want youth to leave with increased spiritual light and a desire to keep turning to the Savior as the source of that light.
