1st Encampment's Second Feather Winners

As mentioned in the earlier post about GSC Feather Awards, counselors present two of these prestigious awards each encampment to a deserving camper. Below is the list of the second Feather Award winners for each bunk. Click the following link to see a list of the first Feather Award winners for each bunk.


Boys' 1st Encampment Second Feather Award Winners
Avery Stein (Bunk 1)
Connor O'Leary (Bunk 2)
Zakary Turner (Bunk 3)
Omari Summers (Bunk 4)
Daniel O'Connor (Bunk 5)
Alex Mazik (Bunk 6)
Zachary Kovalenko (Bunk 7)
Ethan Sua (Bunk 8)
Maxwell Rosetsky (Bunk 9)
Austin Baggaley (Bunk 10)
Casey Smith (Bunk 13)
Daniel Millard (Bunk 14)
Elijah Abdur-Rahim (Bunk 15)
Dwayne Carroll (Waiters' Bunk)

Girls' 1st Encampment Second Feather Award Winners
Bianca Brown (Bunk A)
Tonee Williams (Bunk B)
Simone Lanchin (Bunk C)
Cara Lescott (Bunk D)
Taylor Pugh (Bunk E)
Michelle Sobol (Bunk F)
Rachel Albert (Bunk G)
Michelle Green (Bunk H)
Angel Barfield (Bunk I)
Taylor Lanick (Bunk J)
Bailey Brucker (Bunk K)
Eleanor Fortner-Buczala (Bunk L)
Sasha Woshczyn (Bunk M)
Victoria Warne (Bunk N)
Aunyae Corbitt (Bunk O)
Kristen Mattison (Bunk P)

1st Encampment's First Feather Winners

Twice each encampment, the counselors of each bunk at Golden Slipper Camp presents a Feather Award to a camper in their respective bunks. The first Feather Awards are given out at the midway point of the encampment are presented to the camper in each bunk who treats others with respect, is a role model for peers, and otherwise makes Golden Slipper Camp a better place. The second feather award takes these criteria into account, but is sometimes also awarded to a camper who displays tremendous improvement and growth during the summer. These are among the highest honors a camper can achieve, and something to be treasured. Here is a list of the first Feather Award Winners for 1st Encampment 2008:



Boys' 1st Encampment First Feather Award Winners
Matthew Bird (Bunk 1)
Tyrone Grant (Bunk 2)
Damani Okuri (Bunk 3)
Christopher Pak (Bunk 4)
Harry Childs (Bunk 5)
Anfernee Williams (Bunk 6)
Daniel Fradkin (Bunk 7)
Davon Chester (Bunk 8)
Mark Cylinder (Bunk 9)
Matthew Tait (Bunk 10)
Nick Apatov (Bunk 13)
William Ladnyak (Bunk 14)
Justin Bryant (Bunk 15)
Igor Lavrov (Waiters' Bunk)

Girls' 1st Encampment First Feather Award Winners
Amanda Manzano (Bunk A)
Rosemarie Mican (Bunk B)
Michelle Patlakh (Bunk C)
Alexis Frey (Bunk D)
Tiffany Teich (Bunk E)
Sabrina Slipchanko (Bunk F)
Chane Jeter (Bunk G)
Madison Seitchik (Bunk H)
Taryn Murphy (Bunk I)
Alyssa Loera (Bunk J)
Sierra Dinvil (Bunk K)
Cionna Whaley (Bunk L)
Michelle Hall (Bunk M)
McKenna Gibson (Bunk N)
Meghan O'Donnell (Bunk O)
Daja Gibson (Waitresses' Bunk/P)

Podcasts made by the campers during electives!

Each week, our campers have the option to choose an activity in which they would like to participate. They then participate in those activities every morning or afternoon, during periods that we call "Electives." This summer, Aunt Jen Wade took on an enormous challenge by stepping up to run the Podcasting Elective. This means she had to learn the ins and outs of podcasting -- both recording and editing -- to run the elective and teach our campers. She has been learning a lot of the tricks of the trade on the fly, but you cannot tell from the quality of the finished products. We are very proud of Aunt Jen!

Below are their first podcasts recorded and edited by the elective campers and staff. Listen to Aunt Jen Wade (Bunk H), Rachel Albert (Bunk G), Jaia Jeter (Bunk M), Jay Cobb (Waiters' Bunk), Alex Mazik (Bunk 6), Matt Bird (Bunk 1), and Uncle Devan Shimoyama (Bunk 1) as they experiment with the new technology of podcasting and travel around GSC to bring the fun of Slipper to you!

Golden Slipper Camp Electives Podcast 1
Golden Slipper Camp Electives Podcast 3
Golden Slipper Camp Electives Podcast 4
Golden Slipper Camp Electives Podcast 5

Until next time,
Uncle Brando

Interviews with Campers - Podcasts from the Carnival

Last night was the GSC Carnival, an event we traditionally hold towards the end of the encampment. With the help of our counselors, we transform our Pavilion into a fun, fun world, complete with moon bounce, cotton candy, carnival games, and the ever popular marriage booth and Western Unions table (this is where campers and staff can send messages to friends, campers, or staff who have impacted their summer at Golden Slipper).

You can check out our Flickr photo set for pictures from the GSC Carnival as well as other events at camp.

This year, for the first time, Uncle Brando and Aunt Ali patrolled the Carnival with their podcasting equipment in hand to interview campers about camp, Olympics, friendship, and anything else on their minds! Here are all of those interviews:

Carnival Interview Podcasts
Eric Groysman, Bunk 10
Ellie Fortner-Buczal, Bunk L
Elijah Abdur-Rahim, Bunk 15
Danielle Barlow, Bunk M
Dawson Fontaine, Bunk 1
Rachel Ginsburg, Bunk M
Kaitlyn Lanzetta, Bunk M
Patrick Gibson, Bunk 5
Vitaly Korotkin, Bunk 7
Jeffrey Weiner, Bunk 8
Naadirah Rahim-Johnson & Alyssa Loera (Bunk J), Devon Brown (K), Taylor Pugh (E)
Brooke Barlow (Bunk M) and Tyler Litchfield (Waiters Bunk)
Meryl Warshafsky, Bunk K