Olympic Podcast - Jerusalem Girls (Fallon, Valerie, and Ashley)

This Golden Slipper Camp podcast contains a 14 minute interview with three girls from Team Jerusalem -- Fallon Mashkovich, Valerie Ruiz, and Ashley Barlow -- during Rest Period on Day 2 of the Passport Bowl. The girls desribe the Breakout, explain Marching Banners, and share their thoughts on the Breakout and Olympics in general. The interview ended when I forgot the question I wanted to ask, and when they realized they needed to prepare for the Swim Meet!


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2nd Encampment 2008 Olympics - Let the Games Begin!

That's right, the GSC Olympics have begun, coinciding with today's beginning of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. In keeping with a worldly view, our Olympic theme is the Passport Bowl. The campers and staff were dismissed from the evening activity at 9:30, only to be woken up at 10:30. They were woken up by their Village Leaders, who were frantically scrambling and shouting about "missing their taxi" and "missing their flight." Then, a taxi driven by Uncle Adam K. and Uncle Maarten pulled up to pick up the Village Leader while the rest of the camp made their way to the Pavilion, which had now been transformed into an airport (airtraffic controllers, newspaper stands, concession stands, airplanes, waiting areas). Playing throughout camp, of course, was Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight," the traditional signal that Olympics are breaking out!

Once the campers and staff arrived in the airport, they were welcomed to Slipper Airlines and introduced to eight possible destinations: Paris, France; London, England; Rome, Italy; Barcelona, Spain; Jerusalem, Israel; Beijing, China; Sydney, Australia; and Tokyo, Japan. After a presentation on each city, a set of officers were announced. At the end, Aunt Steph passed the GSC Olympic Torch to Uncle Tom, and he and Uncle Tommy O'Neill lit the symbolic Olympic Fire. With that, the games began!

Here are the four teams selected, along with their officers:

Team 1: Rome (Red)
Captains Aunt Lauren Elias & Uncle Devan Shimoyama
Lieutenants Adam O'Connor & Talia Nisenzon
Corporals Brandon Smith & Imani Herbert
Sergeants Harrison Mask & Alexandra Jmeniak

Team 2: Jerusalem (White)
Captains Aunt Elise Kravits & Uncle Jake Freedle
Lieutenants Frank Reviss & Steph Kates
Corporals William James, Jr. & Brianna Karabell
Sergeants Nadir Boone & Sylvie Cherry

Team 3: Sydney (Blue)
Captains Aunt Sami Magid & Uncle Maarten van Engelen
Lieutenants Brian Drach & Hanna Cohen
Corporals Billy Gilmore & Alex Lauria
Sergeants Deimantas Salininas & Megan Cline

Team 4: London (Black)
Captains Aunt Steph Cottman & Uncle Lee Segal
Lieutenants Casey Smith & Meghan O'Donnell
Corporals Seth Kardon & Patrice Pugh
Sergeants Voshon Mills & Lindsey Kornblau

Our current standings, after 1 day of activities are:
1st: Rome
2nd: Sydney
3rd: Jerusalem
4th London

Good luck to all four teams, and be sure to follow the fun through pictures and here on the blog!

2nd Encampment First Feather Award Winners

As mentioned in the earlier post about GSC Feather Awards, counselors present two of these prestigious awards each encampment to a deserving camper. We were able to honor our first set of Feather Award winners during our Dedication Day ceremonies, when we also dedicated our new Wellness Center and Tennis Courts. Below is the list of the first Feather Award winners of 2nd encampment for each bunk.


Boys' 2nd Encampment First Feather Award Winners
D'Angelo Williams (Bunk 1)
Nathan Zeyl (Bunk 2)
Josh Tashot (Bunk 3)
Jared Fraley (Bunk 4)
Chris Paige (Bunk 5)
Trey Tolbert (Bunk 6)
Anfernee Williams (Bunk 7)
Vitaly Korotkin (Bunk 8)
Jeffrey Weiner (Bunk 9)
William James, Jr. (Bunk 10)
Nicholas Acevedo (Bunk 13)
John Holmes, Jr. (Bunk 14)
Gabe Broggi (Bunk 15)
Jerel Hart (Waiters' Bunk)

Girls' 1st Encampment Second Feather Award Winners
Nikki Tashot (Bunk A)
Samantha Cherry (Bunk B)
Maria Broggi (Bunk C)
Chelsea Tepel (Bunk D)
Megan Cline (Bunk E)
Alexandria Jmeniak (Bunk F)
Chane Jeter (Bunk G)
Dayzah Watkins (Bunk H)
Alnisha Johns (Bunk I)
Mariah Fisher (Bunk J)
Carly Tepel (Bunk K)
Courtney Marshall (Bunk L)
Kaitlyn Lanzetta (Bunk M)
Taylor Cline (Bunk N)
Kristen Mattison (Bunk O)
Brianna McAndrews (Bunk P)