The Athletics staff is looking forward to an active summer in a variety of acres, from soccer, softball, basketball, and volleyball to cricket, archery, and lacrosse. Heading the staff are two experienced teachers, Michelle Minnis and six-year staffer Don Lasko. Joining them are Bill Steinhauser, a soccer specialist from Oregon/Washington, and Don DeSaw, a New Jersey teacher with an interest in numerous sports. As a special addition, Ichi Suzuki, a Japanese literature teacher from Japan, is a guest member of the athletic staff, specializing in baseball and volleyball.

Upcoming on our schedule is the first day of inter-camp games, July 12, against Camp Pok-O-MacCready.

Tennis Everyone? The first week of the tennis program at Camp Regis Applejack was a wonderful success, with participants flocking to the courts. Even during the free-choice periods, the response was overwhelming. This was particularly significant considering the rainy weather, which at times had us thinking we were running the boating program. Despite the inclement weather, we were able to complete all but one session outdoors, thanks to the constant “squeegeeing” efforts of the fine tennis staff.

Speaking of the staff, the quality of instruction can be credited to Frank, Melissa, Lana, and Johan. Because of their creativity and combined skills, we were able to focus our first week on ground-strokes while still finding time for tennis “games.”

We look forward to working further with the Regis Applejack campers and hope to provide either an “in-camp” competition, or an inter-camp competition by half season.