required to attend a two and one-half day retreat organized by Creighton Prep's Campus Ministry, upper-class students, and adult volunteers. This retreat is designed to welcome new students into the prep community and serve as an introduction to Ignatian spirituality. Freshmen are paired with a "Big Brother" during their freshman year, an upper-class student who serves as a guide to the new student. During the fall semester, each Freshman student must complete 3 hours of community service alongside their Big Brother. Sophomore year: Sophomores are required to complete a one-day retreat led by a member of Prep's faculty. Each retreat involves ten students who will perform 7 hours of service at Heart Ministry Center food pantry. This retreat referred to as the "Faces of Christ Retreat" is designed to serve the marginalized and homeless population of Omaha, NE. There exists an additional, optional overnight retreat which is a 24-hour peer-led retreat at Camp Fontanelle in Nickerson, NE which focuses on Ignatian Spirituality and reflection. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sophomore retreat was changed to "The Sophomore Pilgrimage Retreat", an outdoor prayer service. Junior year: Juniors are required to complete one of two retreats. The first, called the Junior Encounter Retreat is a two and one-half day retreat focusing on "Christian Community and sacraments". The retreat focuses heavily on group discussion and reflection on Christian themes. The retreat takes place at Creighton University Retreat Center in Griswold, IA with five possible dates being offered to students. The second option is the Junior Ignatian Service Retreat which is centered around service to the community. Students will provide service to and aid in serving meals at the Francis House in Omaha, NE. Service requirements for Juniors involve the student to take either the class Catholic Social Teaching (CST) or Catholic Social Teaching Plus (CST+). The former requiring 20 hours of service out of class and the latter requiring 40 hours of service which is fulfilled during class time. Senior year: Seniors are offered an optional retreat in March which is designed to reflect upon their previous years as a student. By graduation, the Senior is expected to have fulfilled 50 hours of community service, whether it be through a class or on their personal time. Options available to seniors are the 30-hour service class Arrupe Experience, named after Jesuit priest Pedro Arrupe. Other means of filling this requirement include: service clubs, volunteering with