![]() ![]() Day Olympics, campers are divided into teams named after animals: Lions, Wolves, Hawks, Orcas, Elephants and Ants. In the end everyone is family, but for 36 hours everyone chants their team cheers and lives to be Green or Gray!ĭuring the Camp Frank A. This 36-hour event kicks off with unit knock-out battles on Miller Court, has a day of athletic and art based competitions, and ends with cheer and song battles around a camp fire at the Great Council Ring. Once assigned your color it is your color for life, and it is even passed on from generation to generation. Green versus Gray sums it up! Color War takes place Session 2 and Session 4, and the camp is divided in half. Activities range from taking a nighttime boat ride with your cabin to completing a unit-wide scavenger hunt to all-camp theme dances and “Coffee House” performance nights. During this hour campers partake in activities within their unit (crafts, basketball, four square etc).Įvening Programs are special activities that are enjoyed either by cabin group, by unit group or include all camp. Super Choice takes place for one hour every day. At the end of the summer the points accumulated by each team each session are tallied, and the team with the most points has all its members’ names etched into a plaque and placed in the rafters of McKnight Hall. Plaque is a unique competition where campers in each unit are placed onto teams and compete for points in both athletic and general camp activities each day. At Closing Ceremonies, we reflect upon our time at camp with songs, camper testimonies and speeches, and the Beacon Light Speech. Campers and staff are awarded additional charms based on their achievements throughout the summer. Additionally, each camper and staff member receives a necklace with a charm that correlates to the number of years they have attended camp. At Opening Ceremonies, we kick-off the session together by singing songs, performing skits, and explaining our core values. It’s only day one of color war and we can’t wait for more!!!Ĭhenny Out.Opening and Closing Ceremonies occur on the first and last nights of each session at the Great Council Ring. Color War encompasses every important part of this incredible journey and this incredible place we call home. ![]() Weather it was the Freshmen, Juniors, Middies, or Inters enjoying the fun contests and relay races in Shields Hall, or the Collegiates, Seniors, Supers, GCs, and CITs on the outdoor court, the music was bumpin’, the spirit was intense, and fun was had by all. It was a picture perfect evening to have our campers playing Softball and BBG at twilight and participating in relay races as the evening went on. The sun was shining, the music was playing, and our kids were just having the most amazing time on the fields with every swing of the bat, throw of the ball, and touchdown scored.Īfter an amazing afternoon, the evening started with Mass Games and ended with Contest Night. The action packed morning was followed by an afternoon full of games. One team prevails, and then like clockwork, the teams come together an erupt with high fives, cheers, and song, as if they weren’t competing against those very same people only seconds ago. It’s extraordinary to hear that whistle blow and to watch both teams pull as hard as they can, and in the blink of an eye it is over. It’s actually quite an amazing site to see our entire camp on one field cheering on their friends, siblings, and counselors. The competition was fierce as the rope pulling started. Seeing the campers march up the hill with faces painted, hair sprayed red or gold, and wacky clothing of all sorts, it is just so apparent that our kids are feelin’ that color war pride from head to toe. It is a feeling like no other, a feeling of competition, spirit, camaraderie, and just pure love of camp and all that it stands for. From the reveille bugle this morning, all the way through our oldest campers going to bed tonight, you could feel the color war spirit in the air. Our campers could hardly sleep as they were filled with excitement from last night’s amazing breakout.
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