Friday: Junior Week #2

 

Soccer @ Super Big Event!

 FRIDAY
   Breakfast: French toast, veggie sausage, toast, melon, fresh strawberries, yogurt, various toppings, selection of cereal, and juice.
   Lunch: Vegetarian chicken nuggets, scallop potatoes, vegetables, jello, salad bar, and ice cream sandwiches. 
   Dinner: Taco salad, toppings, fruit, chip selection, & salad bar.

MY TOP THREE
   #1: We had all the campers choose their Friday morning activities again! We started doing this special for this year, so that our campers could choose activities they hadn't tried yet or do the classes they loved over again. We are so happy to be able to offer this option to all our guests. The most popular activities for the past two weeks have been skateboarding and drama.   
   #2: Today was super big event! We had cabins in the following locations:
         A. Pool;
         B. Soccer (football);
         C. Laser tag;
         D. Kickball;
         E. & Waterslide!
   I spent a lot of time setting up the water slide, but then only one cabin chose it as an activity area. Everyone wanted to go to the pool or do laser tag. The campers played until it was 5 pm and then it was time to get cleaned up for dinner.   
   #3: Pageant really is something I look forward too. there were so many tears, decision to follow Christ, and decisions for baptism this week. They staff had the opportunity to offer prayers for the campers and sing while the met with their counselors and reflected on the program. We can't wait to do it again next week for our tween campers.    
 
PARENTS & CAMP  
   Parent survey time is coming up soon (next week!). If you're interested in communicating what you'd like to see us do in the future, what you think we're doing well right now, and the traditions you want us to preserve you'll be able to tell us all about it. Some people think that the parent survey doesn't change things here at camp but here are some examples of the things we've done because parent overwhelmingly requested them:
   A: Price stabilization. Parents have asked us not to raise the price of camp and we haven't made an increase in the cost of base camp in two seasons.
   B: Provide more opportunities for campers to practice and develop skills. We created tiered classes and a curriculum in order to see if our campers are advancing in knowledge and practical applications of the things they do.
   C: Make programs a big priority. Parents often get to hear all about or plays, skits, and activities (that happen outside of morning classes) and the feedback has been to maintain and advance our programs to communicate Christian values, advanced decision-making, and behavior modeling. We do this in a way that is consistent with our camp traditions and is therefore something that returning campers get to look forward to year after year.    
 
STAFF & CAMP
  We love our staff. Today we went around at room check (again!) and delivered a special treat to the staff. Our village coordinators also had a snack time for the counselor & counselor assistants in the cafeteria (girls) and art building (boys). Sabbath really is the best day and starting it off with a 'thank you' to our staff helps us to remember that.


TOMORROW 
   Sabbath breakfast baskets...
   Pastor Josie is going to deliver his final message to our campers...
   Campers will have the opportunity to walk on the straight and narrow path, or listen to the tempters as they try to distract them...

   Wishing all of our parents, grandparents, and camp family a good night!

~Jeremy