We expect...

1. …all participants (campers, counselors, coaches, teachers, leaders) will be registered with SPECTACULAR.

2. ...SPECTACULAR participants will treat all Campers and Leaders with respect and that all participants will act in a manner consistent with the SPECTACULAR Mission Statement.

3. ...all Leaders will realize that their main responsibility at SPECTACULAR is to provide Christian ministry to and with Campers. As such, the interactions between Leaders and Campers should reflect the trust and respect inherent in this relationship.

4. ...SPECTACULAR Campers, as well as Delegation Leaders and Staff, will arrive on time and participate in the following activities: Celebration/Late Show; all morning classes, Wednesday Evening Worship; Communion; Celebrate SPECTACULAR (Opening Ceremonies & Evening Activity on the first night).

5. ...SPECTACULAR Campers, as well as Delegation Leaders and Staff, to observe the rules regarding residence hall life:

A) All Campers and Leaders are to be in the residence halls as designated by the camp schedule.

B) All Campers and Leaders are to ensure lights are out as designated by the camp schedule.

C) SPECTACULAR observes a closed residence hall policy for members of the opposite gender. Campers and Leaders should use the main lounge areas for waiting and visiting.

6. ...SPECTACULAR Campers will not leave campus unless they have received permission from their Delegation Leader and they are accompanied with a Delegation Leader or Delegation Staff member.

7. ...SPECTACULAR Campers, Leaders and Staff will conduct themselves in such a way that we can truly fulfill the role of SPECTACULAR as a Christian event. This would include, but not be limited to:

--Refraining from using alcohol, tobacco or any controlled substances while at SPECTACULAR.

--Refraining from sexual activities not consistent with a life lived in Christian Community, including, but not limited to, pre-marital sexual intimacy.

--Refraining from abusive language including swearing and racial epithets as well as other language that may promote hatred towards any group or person. Swearing includes, but is certainly not limited to the use of the name of God, Jesus, or Christ, in a demeaning or irreverent manner.

8. ...Campers and Leaders to recognize that SPECTACULAR is a Christian youth celebration of arts, leadership and athletics, designed to promote wholeness within adolescent life.

9. ...any Camper or Leader who chooses not to follow these expectations will also choose not to attend SPEC.

We realize there may be times when unusual circumstances prevent Campers and Leaders from following one or more of these expectations. We encourage you to share with the SPECTACULAR Director, Assistant Director or Head of Security as early as possible if you know of any special issues that may make it impossible for any Camper or Leader to follow a listed expectation.

If any Camper or Leader fails to meet these expectations, their behavior should be reported to both the Delegation Leader and a SPECTACULAR Leader (Director, Assistant Director or Head of Security) as soon as possible. In conjunction with the Delegation Leader, the SPECTACULAR Leadership will investigate the circumstances and assign an appropriate disciplinary action. It is our intention to be fair and just, but we are serious about providing a Christian environment where all these expectations are followed by all participants. It is not our intention to punish an entire group, delegation or team because of the action of one or a few individuals. Furthermore, it is not our intention that this policy usurp any Delegation Leader’s authority to hold their Campers and Leaders to an even higher standard of conduct at this Christian event.

Guest policy - SPEC is an open campus. If you know of persons who plan to visit the campus during the week, please ask them to stop by the SPEC office and register. They will receive a guest bracelet to wear for the time they are on campus. Meals and other camp activities are not provided with a guest bracelet, but it does help us begin to identify who is on the campus and a guest of the camp.

Continue to lift up to guests and parents that camp is for the campers. In order to provide the safest environment possible for our young people, we expect that SPEC guests would limit their stays to two days or less. Guests staying overnight are invited to make their housing arrangements off campus. The complete guest policy is printed on the back of the registration form - yellow copy.

Dress code -

The SPECTACULAR Steering Committee, in its efforts to be true to the mission of SPECTACULAR as a Christian event, has developed a Dress Code that will help ensure that all SPECTACULAR participants feel welcome and safe during the week. We, as leaders of SPECTACULAR, can neither implement this policy nor keep it current without the help of Delegation Leaders and Staff.

Unacceptable Clothing:

• Any clothing promoting consumption of alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs.
• Any clothing promoting companies that produce or promote consumption of alcohol or tobacco.
• Any clothing that explicitly or implicitly promotes racism, sexism or hatred of any group or person.
• Any clothing that explicitly or implicitly promotes or refers to sexual actions or situations
• (e.g. Coed Naked shirts, Big Johnson shirts, etc.).
• Any clothing that Staff and Campers would not wear at other Christian events.
• Any clothing that promotes winning at all costs (e.g. "Second place is another name for first ‘loser’").

While we recognize that often the heat of August, as well as participation in sports, may cause excessive perspiration, we do expect that SPECTACULAR participants will wear shirts/cover-ups.

We expect our Staff and Campers to wear shoes for their safety.

Because SPECTACULAR is a very large event, it will be impossible for SPECTACULAR Leaders to monitor the entire camp with respect to what clothing is being worn. We would like to invite you to join with us as leaders in monitoring first and foremost your own delegation to ensure they are dressing appropriately. It is not our intention that this policy usurps any Delegation Leader’s authority to hold their Campers and Leaders to an even higher standard of dress or conduct at this Christian event.