Even more pages from our 2014 camp brochure...

More pages coming tomorrow! Let us know if you'd like to receive one by emailing psrcamp@seccsda.org.

~Jeremy

More pages from our 2014 Camp Brochure!

These went out in the mail on Monday. Let us know if you'd like to receive one by emailing psrcamp@seccsda.org.

-Jeremy

Staff Metrics

During our hiring period, the returning staff often have a lot of questions. I decided to publish a list of metrics to address some of your most pressing questions.

1) Applicants (3/18/2014)

    Total number of interviewees: 152

    

    Total number of applications: 124

        Applications from returning staff: 54

        Applications from new staff: 70  

    

2) Applicant Interviews by School

    La Sierra University: 27

    Pacific Union College: 20

    Southern Adventist University: 12

    Andrews University: 4

    Oakwood College: 3    

    Loma Linda University: 2

    Chaffey College: 2 

    Crafton Hills College: 2

    Union College: 2

    

    College Graduates: 4  

    

    Other (high school & colleges with one applicant only): 74   

3) Hiring Groups

    February 18th: 16 applicants accepted offers of employment

    March 18th: 29 applicants extended offers of employment

    

        Returning/New

        Returning Staff: 25

        New Staff: 20

        Males/Females

        Male: 25

        Female: 20

4) Available Work (subject to change)

    Leadership: No available positions

    Staff: 35 positions available   

    Kitchen: 10 positions available

 -Jeremy       

2014 Camp Brochure Cover

Coming soon to a mailbox near you!

What Happened to Horsemanship?

Friends,

For the summer season of 2014, we will not be offering any horsemanship activities at PSR Camp for the following two reasons:

1) All of our horse trails are currently unsafe for horses. These trails winded through areas of dense, overlapping root systems which were destroyed by the fire. When the roots burned away, they left behind empty cavities beneath the ground. Erosion will eventually cause the cavities to heal, but horses could be injured if we use the trails too soon. 

2) Quality Assurance. We've been offering four different horsemanship programs every year (Beginning, Western, English, & Teen) and our camp family has come to expect a high level of safety and quality. It's been suggested that we make the program much smaller, offer arena-only classes, and make those classes more about learning horsemanship than riding horses. After examining all of the issues, we've elected not to change our program into a pale shadow of what it's been in the past.

I know a lot of people are aware of this issue, and many of them have called us because they've heard a lot of different information. I hope that the two reason listed above make sense to all of our customers, and I would encourage everyone to look forward to 2015 when we hopefully will be able to bring back the horsemanship program.  

Blessings,

Jeremy