Hi Folks, Yo Parents! Birthday Bravos! Just like that summer has passed us by and the offseason has started. While the weather is still nice here in Chicago, about a week ago when I left camp it was a warm 37 degrees. The leaves are slowly changing up north and it is very quiet. We … Read more
Hi Folks, It Occurs to Me… Yo Parents! Trip News! Birthday Bravos! IT OCCURS TO ME…. I was so frustrated this weekend when we lost an hour of sleep, it was hard to think of any positives with daylight savings time. Then I realized that this loss of an hour really means two things. We … Read more
Hi Folks, It Occurs to Me… Yo Parents! Yo Old Guys! Trip News! Camper Updates! Staff News! Birthday Bravos! IT OCCURS TO ME…. During January in Chicago, we had 1 day with clear skies. Every other day was either cloudy or partly cloudy. Yes, you read that correctly, we had just 1 day of clear … Read more
Hi Folks! It Occurs to Me… Yo Parents! Yo Staff! Birthday Bravos! IT OCCURS TO ME: Let’s answer that question…”why camp?” Why ask? We know sometimes the idea of letting your son (or daughter) go to camp for 4 or 8 weeks can seem unusual. Have you ever had other parents ask you why you … Read more
Hi Folks, It Occurs to Me… Yo Parents! Birthday Bravos! IT OCCURS TO ME: Later this month we will send out our invitations to our returning staff to join us again next summer. Yep, we get started this early. And it gets us thinking each year about the qualities and the assets a person has … Read more
Hi Folks, It Occurs to Me… Yo Everyone! Birthday Bravos! IT OCCURS TO ME: Since the issue first came up, we have always believed that camp is a place where electronic devices just don’t belong. We feel very strongly about that, as you are keenly aware. In fact, we believe that kids’ hands … Read more
Hi Folks, It Occurs to Me… Yo Parents! Birthday Bravos! With everything going on in your homes, we can only imagine how much you’ve been waiting to hear from camp, right? Has it been crazy there? Kids starting school, routines changing, maybe someone heading off to college? We get it, but what a contrast that … Read more
Hi Folks, This is a hybrid posting, because we have some important information for you, AND we also have some newly enrolled campers and staff to tell you about. Yo Parents! Who’s Who But first, did we mention WE’RE AT CAMP??!! Omygosh it is so great to be up here. We’ve already seen two seasons … Read more
Hi Folks, In this posting you will find: It Occurs to Me… Yo Parents – Billing Info! Yo Staff! Trip News!! Birthday Bravos! IT OCCURS TO ME… We are still here in Tucson, sweating it out as the mercury heads well beyond 90 degrees. The great news is this is the last posting we will … Read more
Hi Folks, It Occurs to Me… Yo Parents! Yo Old Guys (Current 8th & 9th graders)! Trip News! Birthday Bravos! IT OCCURS TO ME: Spring does not officially arrive for several more weeks, but that’s okay. We’ve done the Super Bowl, some of us have done the polar vortex, and now we have to turn … Read more