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This week has been an adventurous one in Pioneering. We have been to Peter’s Rock, Copperas Pond, Bear Pond, Avalanche Pass, and Regis Mountain. The campers have been great. One of the best aspects of the trips has been the enthusiasm! They have learned how to set-up tents, how to build fires with the help of Krista and Cara, they will learn how to be wilderness survivors. One of the...

Greetings from Rosemary and Suzanne! Let’s all congratulate those cast in “South Pacific,” the popular Broadway musical by Rogers and Hammerstein. Leading the cast of Pacific Island adventurers are, as nurse Nellie, Lauren Cohen of Cascade Lodge and her hero, Emile, played by Colden Lodge’s very own Adam Hartstone-Rose. We are so excited about our end of half show, but we can’t forget about the great bunk plays we’ve been...

By: Latanae Parker I think that we have a great gymnastics program here at Camp Regis Applejack. We also have a great teacher. She puts her mind to her work. She has helped a lot of people. We have just a lot of new equipment to use. I think that gymnastics is a great sport. But you really have to try hard to become good at it. I think a...

Our morning ballet class has some consistent members, and they are showing the results of their absorption of technical formation. Congratulations on your commitment! The choreography class has some independent members, as well as some younger ones, who, with a little guidance, came up with a great little “accumulation farce”. Our aerobics class now has ten different moves in the sequence, and is still growing. It was greatly enlivened by...

Nature has been busy this week helping kids prepare for overnight trips with the Pioneering program. Campers learned how to pack their rucksack and what to do if they get lost from from the group. They also learned some basic first-aid techniques, how to stop bleeding and how to protect oneself from hypothermia. Campers had a great time building fires and making fire soup, as well as making shelters out...

This week’s music classes were filled with Disney songs from Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, Cinderella, Aladdin, and Sleeping Beauty! On top of all the wonderful voices, some groups prepared skits for the Talent Show. The Cardinal Girls prepared an act with accompanied by music from The Pink Panther. The musical, South Pacific, is coming along with children having voice lessons and learning their parts. The music Department has also...

This week of tennis was quite satisfying for both the campers and the counselors. By mid-week all the campers had completed their 1st instructional period, covering ground strokes, while simultaneously beginning the 2nd period which included serving techniques. There were many ranges of skills among the campers, varying from beginners to experienced servers. Each camper was taught in groups according to his or her abilities In addition, we began our...

The Eagle I boys and their counselors had a prank war this week. It started when the kids were being noisy and wouldn’t go to sleep at night. So Huck (one of the counselors) decided to null a prank on the kids. When the boys were talking at night, the door (which always creaks open) creaked open and slammed shut. Unknown to the campers, it was Huck all along. Anyway,...

By: AJ I Counselors Jen and Leela 10. ”When’s our next shower?”9. ”Just one more second, OK?”8. ”Can I go through your room?”7. “Who’s in the bathroom? (Open up!)”6. “Can I go to the infirmary?”5. ”What do we have next? Where are we supposed to go?”4. “Can we go to the pavilion?”3. “What did you do on your day off?”2. “Can we stay in the cabin?”1. “Do we have to?”

By: AJ I Girls 10. “It’s a New York State Health Department regulation, that’s why.”9. “Come on girls, let’s go!”8.”If I have to come back on my hour(s) off…”7. “You guys really need learn how to sweep.”6.”Yes, you have to go swimming.”5. “Get away from the guy’s porch!”4. ”We can hear you down at the pavilion!”3. “I’m turning the lights off–NOW!”2. “Who overflowed the toilet again?”1. ”GET IN YOUR OWN...