Hello Friends, Family, and Slipperites,
We're looking at another overcast day, but that wasn't enough to damper our spirits this morning. We have celebrated 4th of July in a festive manner, beginning with Aunt Jessica Schaffel leading us in the Star Spangled Banner and continuing with American-themed music throughout our Red, White, and Blue Lunch! We also celebrated Uncle Tom O'Neill's one year anniversary as our director with a standing ovation and singing of the TO chant!
In other news, our Slipper Idol talent show was filled with many talented singers. Aunt Audrea and Damani O. (Bunk 2) did a fantastic job hosting, and each act was worthy of winning. Our top 5 finishers, in order, were:
5. Michelle P. (Bunk D)
4. Julia W. (Bunk N)
3. Kylie C. (Bunk D)
2. Ashley C. (Bunk D)
2007 1st Encampment Slipped Idol = Jesse C. (Waiters)!!!!
Congratulations to all of our Slipper Idol contestants!
Also, we have announced the following firsts during the past few days:
-Andrew B. (Bunk 5) learned to drop-in at the skate park and yes; that's a good thing!
-Tonee W. (Bunk A) climbed Lake Road on her bike (a very tough hill)!
-James V. (Bunk 8) learned how to ride a bike (thanks to Uncle Max)!!!
-Vitaliy K. (Bunk 5) did 9 laps in the 3 Minute Race!
-Michelle K. (Bunk F) shot her first 5 bulls eyes of the encampment!
Congrats to all of our campers (and Uncle Max) for another great day at Golden Slipper!
I'm anxiously awaiting the votes for our Camper President!
Uncle Brando
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Slipper Idol Contestants
Hi Family, Friends, and Slipperites,
Today we heard from our three female candidates for Camper President (Madi, Alicia, and Alexis), and tomorrow we will hear from our three male candidates (Dan, Shannon, and Tom). Tomorrow is also the election, of course, and inaugural bash!
Tonight is the final round of Slipper Idol and we have 15 fantastic acts lined up. Below is the list. Who will be crowned the next Slipper Idol?
Sincerely,
Uncle Brando
# Name Bunk Song/Skit
1 Ashley C. D Whatever Will Be Will Be
2 Tiffany P. C Unfaithful
3 Gabbi H. C If We Were a Movie (Hannah Montana)
4 Hilary K. P Part of Your World
5 Harrison M. 3 Dance Inside (The All-American Rejects)
6 Michelle P. D Breaking Free
7 Kylie C. D This is the Life (Hannah Montana)
8 Jesse C. Wa Hotel California (The Eagles)
9 Emily VB K Fallen (Alicia Keys)
10 Taylor P. D Love (Keisha Coles)
11 Alex N. 10 Year 3000 (Jonas Brothers)
12 Robbie T. 13 Hey There Delilah (Plain White T's)
13 Michelle K. F Irreplacable
14 Aunt Jessica S. D ?!?
15 Damani O. 2 Sign Language & Co-host
Today we heard from our three female candidates for Camper President (Madi, Alicia, and Alexis), and tomorrow we will hear from our three male candidates (Dan, Shannon, and Tom). Tomorrow is also the election, of course, and inaugural bash!
Tonight is the final round of Slipper Idol and we have 15 fantastic acts lined up. Below is the list. Who will be crowned the next Slipper Idol?
Sincerely,
Uncle Brando
# Name Bunk Song/Skit
1 Ashley C. D Whatever Will Be Will Be
2 Tiffany P. C Unfaithful
3 Gabbi H. C If We Were a Movie (Hannah Montana)
4 Hilary K. P Part of Your World
5 Harrison M. 3 Dance Inside (The All-American Rejects)
6 Michelle P. D Breaking Free
7 Kylie C. D This is the Life (Hannah Montana)
8 Jesse C. Wa Hotel California (The Eagles)
9 Emily VB K Fallen (Alicia Keys)
10 Taylor P. D Love (Keisha Coles)
11 Alex N. 10 Year 3000 (Jonas Brothers)
12 Robbie T. 13 Hey There Delilah (Plain White T's)
13 Michelle K. F Irreplacable
14 Aunt Jessica S. D ?!?
15 Damani O. 2 Sign Language & Co-host
From Aunt Sue Ellen, Girls' Head Director
Dear Parents, Friends, Family, and Slipperites,
This is Aunt Sue Ellen reporting for the girls’ side. Things are going well. We are one week into the encampment and we have met up with old friends and made new ones. We are anxiously awaiting the dinner dance. The theme is Candyland this month. I watched Bunk I at high challenge this morning and it was very inspiring. Good things are happening. Keep those letters and packages coming.
Later,
Aunt Sue Ellen
Later,
Aunt Sue Ellen
Monday, July 2, 2007
Honor Bunk, Camper Presidents, Slipper Book of Records
Hello Friends, Family, and Slipperites,
There is quite a bit of nice to report. I'll begin with Honor Bunk. Each day, after breakfast, the bunks work hard to clean their areas and bunks. Then, an inspector comes to each bunk and gives them a score; at the end of each week, the cleanest bunk (with the highest total scores) earns a pizza party and a plaque to display in their cabin! Saturday we gave out our Honor Bunk awards and here are the winning bunks, with the inspectors listed as well:
Vogelson - Bunk 5 (Inspectress: Aunt Jessica Smith)
Strauss - Bunk D (Inspector: Uncle Dave C.)
Kadden - Bunk 7 (Inspectress: Aunt Monica M.)
Friends - Bunk L (Inspector: Uncle Donte F.)
Council Boys - Bunk 15 (Inspectress: Aunt Alexis K.)
Council Girls - Bunk P (Inspector: Uncle Brad K.)
Also, each village held its primary elections yesterday and we have six candidates for the positions of Camper President and Vice President. Our camp-wide election will be Wednesday, July 4, and the candidates are:
Strauss - Alexis F. (Bunk C) (Campaign Manager = Gabby H., Bunk C)
Friends - Alicia H. (Bunk J)
Council Girls - Madi N. (Bunk P) (Campaign Manager = Emily V., Bunk P)
Vogelson - Daniel G. (Bunk 4) (Campaign Manager = Marc F., Bunk 4)
Kadden - Tom M. (Bunk 9) (Campaign Managers = Alex N., Bunk 10, and Nik N., Bunk 9)
Council Boys - Shannon S. (Waiters) (Campaign Manager = Zach C., Waiters)
Finally, several records were broken last night, and those campers' names have been added to the Slipper Book of Records. I have uploaded pictures from the GSC Record Book in three different files which you can see by clicking here. The records broken last night are highlighted in blue. You'll notice that some of our campers (and staff) also hold records in villages that are different from their current village, which means that they set that record in a past year. The last column lists the year and encampment (2007.1 = 2007, 1st Encampment).
Hopefully you enjoy the blog's update, and don't forget to look at our pictures. Aunt Alisa and the campers from her elective class have added a total of 1,558 pictures so far!!! Tonight's evening activity is the Slipper Cinema, and we'll either be watching Heavyweights or Night at the Museum (it's a Ben Stiller night). Be sure to check back often and remember: Some day, very soon, something special is going to happen!
Sincerely,
Uncle Brando
There is quite a bit of nice to report. I'll begin with Honor Bunk. Each day, after breakfast, the bunks work hard to clean their areas and bunks. Then, an inspector comes to each bunk and gives them a score; at the end of each week, the cleanest bunk (with the highest total scores) earns a pizza party and a plaque to display in their cabin! Saturday we gave out our Honor Bunk awards and here are the winning bunks, with the inspectors listed as well:
Vogelson - Bunk 5 (Inspectress: Aunt Jessica Smith)
Strauss - Bunk D (Inspector: Uncle Dave C.)
Kadden - Bunk 7 (Inspectress: Aunt Monica M.)
Friends - Bunk L (Inspector: Uncle Donte F.)
Council Boys - Bunk 15 (Inspectress: Aunt Alexis K.)
Council Girls - Bunk P (Inspector: Uncle Brad K.)
Also, each village held its primary elections yesterday and we have six candidates for the positions of Camper President and Vice President. Our camp-wide election will be Wednesday, July 4, and the candidates are:
Strauss - Alexis F. (Bunk C) (Campaign Manager = Gabby H., Bunk C)
Friends - Alicia H. (Bunk J)
Council Girls - Madi N. (Bunk P) (Campaign Manager = Emily V., Bunk P)
Vogelson - Daniel G. (Bunk 4) (Campaign Manager = Marc F., Bunk 4)
Kadden - Tom M. (Bunk 9) (Campaign Managers = Alex N., Bunk 10, and Nik N., Bunk 9)
Council Boys - Shannon S. (Waiters) (Campaign Manager = Zach C., Waiters)
Finally, several records were broken last night, and those campers' names have been added to the Slipper Book of Records. I have uploaded pictures from the GSC Record Book in three different files which you can see by clicking here. The records broken last night are highlighted in blue. You'll notice that some of our campers (and staff) also hold records in villages that are different from their current village, which means that they set that record in a past year. The last column lists the year and encampment (2007.1 = 2007, 1st Encampment).
Hopefully you enjoy the blog's update, and don't forget to look at our pictures. Aunt Alisa and the campers from her elective class have added a total of 1,558 pictures so far!!! Tonight's evening activity is the Slipper Cinema, and we'll either be watching Heavyweights or Night at the Museum (it's a Ben Stiller night). Be sure to check back often and remember: Some day, very soon, something special is going to happen!
Sincerely,
Uncle Brando
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Deal or No Deal & Kadden Camper Entries
Hi Family, Friends, and Slipperites,
Last night was Vogelson/Strauss Deal or No Deal, and our younger campers certainly enjoyed it. Joey H. (Bunk 5) and Chris P. (Bunk 2) earned 425 points for Vogelson, and Rachel E. (Bunk B) and Kennedy M. (Bunk E) earned Strauss 960 points towards the Asherman Cup. The race for the Asherman Cup is heating up (today we had a "Where Am I?" challenge, where the campers had to identify camp locations based on extreme close-up pictures -- we will post them later for you to guess) and there are a lot of points up for grabs over the next 10 days.
Tonight our campers will try to break records in Slipper Book of Records, and we will post the record-breakers as soon as they are ready. Also, a total of twenty campers are competing in the primaries today, and one representative from each village by dinner tonight. The six candidates will compete to become Camper President and Vice President, each with a variety of responsibilities and privileges. I'll keep you updated on the results as soon as they are ready.
In the meantime, enjoy the following entries written by Kadden campers. And someday, very soon, something special will happen!
-Uncle Brando
Kyle L. Bunk 10
So far, Camp is the bomb-digity. It feels like I've already been here for weeks, yet this is only the morning of day 6. That's most likely because I know everyone. My counselors are all new, but I've known 1 of them for two years. I'm still in the same double bunk as last year, but that was because of maintenence on one of the bunks. My village leader is the best. Go Spoon!
Casey S. Bunk 9
So far I am having fun at camp. The food has gotten so much better. I am beasting up the ga ga pit. My counselors are the best. It is fun to meet new people each year. My village leader is very funny and makes my year here a lot more fun. I enjoy listening to his random facts each day. I am going to play basketball and go to the lake today. I hope I have fun today, and the
rest of this encampment. I am stuck in the same bunk as last year. My leagues team is really beast.
Roman N. Bunk 9
Hey Mom,
Camp is fun. I have awesomerifick counselors. But I'm stuck in the same bunk as last year. So are my friends, but that's still kool. I'm living a non-hyper week so send me candy and drinks and a hat....it's HOT! My village leader (VL) is funny, he is head of the camp and wears a spoon on his hat so we call him Uncle Spoon. He has comic knowledge. Dance was 2 days ago and I
got all "de" ladies with my fly moves. Before that I had something called leagues and we were on teams. The theme is telli-tubi characters. Much Love, Roman
Joe P. Bunk 9
So far camp has been pretty beast. My counslers are the bomb diggity. I've really been liking the food this encampment also. I have been becoming good friends with new people in my bunk, even though I got stuck back in bunk 9, when I was last year. My village leader is the best! Uncle Spoon lives in the middle room of my bunk. I enjoy every second of his weirdness. Uncle B-Rad knows all. Peace!
Last night was Vogelson/Strauss Deal or No Deal, and our younger campers certainly enjoyed it. Joey H. (Bunk 5) and Chris P. (Bunk 2) earned 425 points for Vogelson, and Rachel E. (Bunk B) and Kennedy M. (Bunk E) earned Strauss 960 points towards the Asherman Cup. The race for the Asherman Cup is heating up (today we had a "Where Am I?" challenge, where the campers had to identify camp locations based on extreme close-up pictures -- we will post them later for you to guess) and there are a lot of points up for grabs over the next 10 days.
Tonight our campers will try to break records in Slipper Book of Records, and we will post the record-breakers as soon as they are ready. Also, a total of twenty campers are competing in the primaries today, and one representative from each village by dinner tonight. The six candidates will compete to become Camper President and Vice President, each with a variety of responsibilities and privileges. I'll keep you updated on the results as soon as they are ready.
In the meantime, enjoy the following entries written by Kadden campers. And someday, very soon, something special will happen!
-Uncle Brando
Kyle L. Bunk 10
So far, Camp is the bomb-digity. It feels like I've already been here for weeks, yet this is only the morning of day 6. That's most likely because I know everyone. My counselors are all new, but I've known 1 of them for two years. I'm still in the same double bunk as last year, but that was because of maintenence on one of the bunks. My village leader is the best. Go Spoon!
Casey S. Bunk 9
So far I am having fun at camp. The food has gotten so much better. I am beasting up the ga ga pit. My counselors are the best. It is fun to meet new people each year. My village leader is very funny and makes my year here a lot more fun. I enjoy listening to his random facts each day. I am going to play basketball and go to the lake today. I hope I have fun today, and the
rest of this encampment. I am stuck in the same bunk as last year. My leagues team is really beast.
Roman N. Bunk 9
Hey Mom,
Camp is fun. I have awesomerifick counselors. But I'm stuck in the same bunk as last year. So are my friends, but that's still kool. I'm living a non-hyper week so send me candy and drinks and a hat....it's HOT! My village leader (VL) is funny, he is head of the camp and wears a spoon on his hat so we call him Uncle Spoon. He has comic knowledge. Dance was 2 days ago and I
got all "de" ladies with my fly moves. Before that I had something called leagues and we were on teams. The theme is telli-tubi characters. Much Love, Roman
Joe P. Bunk 9
So far camp has been pretty beast. My counslers are the bomb diggity. I've really been liking the food this encampment also. I have been becoming good friends with new people in my bunk, even though I got stuck back in bunk 9, when I was last year. My village leader is the best! Uncle Spoon lives in the middle room of my bunk. I enjoy every second of his weirdness. Uncle B-Rad knows all. Peace!
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