Youth Ministry Takes on The Amazing Race

Amazing Race Ames was a lot of fun!! We hope that next year, it will be bigger and better. That's right, I'm hoping we do this again next year. It required a lot of planning from Jonathan and Mark, but it went really well and it can only get better. ;)

THE
AMAZING RACE

The students could travel by foot or take the CyRide Bus.

First task:
Solve a Sudoku Puzzle.

Second Task:
Get water in a bucket from the bridge to fill a container
OR
shoot a series of baskets all in a row.
(filling the buckets was more time consuming but didn't require any special skills;
you did have to wait in line until the team before you was finished)
(choosing basketball could be faster if you're good at shooting hoops)

Third Task:
Break a clay plate with a slingshot.

Fourth Task:
Every team member must drive 50 yards OR
choose one person from your team to sink a putt.
(notice the ball is still on the tee; this happened a lot)
(which is why most teams waited in line to putt)
Fifth Task:
Find a piece of art on campus and get the name of the artist.

Sixth Task:
Kick a field goal.

Seventh Task:
Find 10 historic facts in downtown Ames.

Eighth and Final Task:
Get a driver under the overpass to honk,
wave, or acknowledge you in any way.

Winners:
Senior High

Junior High

Second Place:
Senior High
Junior High

Prizes were awarded to First place:
Cold Stone or Bowling with the Youth Staff