Results from 2nd Encampment Slipper Got Talent

As promised, new material, recaps, videos, pictures, etc. from the summer of 2008 will be added over the next few weeks as I catch up to all of the content we produced. Here is the official acts entered in the 2nd encampment talent show, including the top three finishers. Be sure to check out the pictures on Flickr!!!

Slipper’s Got Talent

1. Hannah (C) –Why Not? By: Hillary Duff

2. Skyelyn(D), Bree(D), Kristen (F) – Take a Bow By: Rihanna
3. Jake(5) – Table/Trashcan Drums
4. Rosie, Kayla (C) – Listen To Your Heart
5. Luke(7) – Shot Through The Heart By: Bon Jovi
6. Devon(6) – With You By: Chris Brown
7. Shavonne(J), Patrice(K) – Freestyle Dance!!!! To Party Music
8. Harrison(6) – Performing an Original Masterpiece that’s yet to be named
9. Kaitlyn(M) – When You Look Me In The Eyes By: The Jonas Brothers
10. Adi(F) – I Need a Hero : No musical accompaniment
11. Trey, Voshon(6) – Forever By: Chris Brown
12. Max(3) – Samba Dance to: La Isla Bonita By: Madonna
13. Lindsay, Adi, Morrigan – Shake It By: Metro Station

14. Basil(4) – Rap w/audience participation
15. Dylan(2) – Human Tricks
16. Hunter(2) – Impersonation of …
17. Marc(9) – Simpson’s Comic Book Guy Impersonation
18. Brian(10) – Magic Trix
19. Waitresses – Interpretive Dance
20. Uncle Adam Davis

1^st Place Winner: Max with his samba dance

2^nd Place Winner: Shavonne and Patrice with their freestyle dance

3^rd Place Winner: Skyelyn, Bree, and Kristen singing Take a Bow

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)

Podcasts from the Camper Electives

Everyday, our Podcast Elective meets to plan and create podcasts. Aunt Jen Wade has been working hard to edit them, so click below to listen to the final camper podcast from the 1st encampment campers, and to hear the first two camper podcasts from 2nd encampment.



1st Encampment Electives - Final Podcast
2nd Encampment Electives - Podcast 1
2nd Encampment Electives - Podcast 2

Be sure to check out the other GSC Podcasts from 1st Encampment Electives.

2nd Encampment Leagues Tug of War, including Podcasts!

During the summer, campers in each village break up into different teams. These teams will compete in various activities throughout the summer, but the competition officially kicks off with Leagues Tug of War, an evening activity on the fifth night of camp. I was able to chat with several teams and campers, and also to record some of the sounds of Tug of War. Be sure to check out the GSC Leagues Tug of War pictures on the Golden Slipper Camp photo site, and some of the podcasts below!


Leagues Tug of War Podcasts (click the links to listen!)
056 Leagues Tug of War Vogelson 1st Tug

057 Leagues Tug of War Strauss 1st Tug

058 Leagues Tug of War Legends of the Hidden Temple

059 Leagues Tug of War Stretch Marks

061 Leagues Tug of War Caitlin Lanzetta, Alex, Baum, Hannah Cohen

063 Zoolander - AJ Porreca, Mike Regan, Gabe Broggi, Lucien Turkov, Casey Smith

064 Sam Barriskell, Seth Kardon, Marquise Davis, Donte Brown, Brandon Smith, Brett Kardon

065 Luke Valentine and Marquis Romain

Rick Recht Rocks GSC (Podcast)

On Saturday, July 22, GSC turned into a concert arena as Rick Recht arrived and rocked out for several hours. The fun started before dinner, when Rick met with several bunks to say hello and teach them some of his songs. You can hear the Rick Recht PreConcert GSC jam session in the first podcast below.

Rick received a thunderous GSC welcome when he entered the Dining Hall during dinner, and enjoyed us celebrating a GSC-style birthday. He was so overwhelmed by our spirit as we danced to Listen To Your Heart that he and his band learned the song after dinner so they could cover it during dinner. After that it was time for his concert, which was awesome and featured many campers and counselors singing or playing guitar on stage during different songs. There are many pictures on the GSC Photo Site, specifically in Rick Recht Set 1 and Rick Recht Set 2.

Finally, afterwards, Rick met and chatted with each GSC camper while signing autographs. Some of the podcasts below contain interviews with campers during the autograph session, while others feature songs and cheering from bunks that were waiting to meet Rick. Enjoy!



Podcasts from the Rick Recht Concert
Rick Recht PreConcert Teaching 1
Bunk A Interview after Rick Recht's concert (about the concert itself)
Bunk A Interview 2 after Rick Recht's concert (about GSC in general)
Skye (Bunk D) Interview after Rick Recht's concert
Strauss Interview after Rick Recht's concert
Vogelson Interview after Rick Recht's concert
Friends Village cheering after the concert
Gary Thompson, Bunk 3, talks about the concert

Podcast: Reflections of the Adventure Movie Bowl's Lieutenants

Each Olympic team has two lieutenants (one male, one female). We select the lieutenants from among the oldest campers, and it is fun to watch them assume a role of leadership and role modeling. The 2008 1st Encampment Adventure Movie Bowl was fortunate enough to have had eight amazing, passionate, and proud lieutenants!

Uncle Chad and I sat down with the lieutenants a few days after Olympics ended for a two part conversation. The first part of the conversation is being used to improve future Olympics at Golden Slipper Camp. The second part of the conversation centered around the campers' experiences in their roles as lieutenants. Their reflections were recorded and are shared in this blog entry. Enjoy =)

-Uncle Brando

Click here to listen to the Podcast featuring reflections from The Adventure Movie Bowl Lieutenants.

1st Enc 2008 Olympic Songs Part IV: The Goonies

Here are the songs for 1st Encampment's The Goonies team. The songs are the culmination of four days of hard work and learning by the campers, and the grand finale of Olympics. All songs are written and learned within four days!


The Goonies Cheer ("Crank Dat" by SoljaBoy) - The song all about The Goonies
The Goonies March ("Pop" by N'Sync) - The song that helps The Goonies march over other teams
The Goonies Alma Mater ("Scientist" by Coldplay) - The song all about Golden Slipper Camp

(Here is the blog entry with links to Indiana Jones' songs)
(Here is the blog entry with links to Jurassic Park’s songs)
(Here is the blog entry with links to Back to the Future’s songs)

Welcome to 2nd Encampment!!!

We are now 24 hours into 2nd encampment, and life is AWESOME at Golden Slipper Camp!

The camp-wide fun started when seven buses of campers arrived at Golden Slipper Camp. We meet as a camp family at the main campfire site to officially start the encampment, and then dismiss each bunk one at a time. Each bunk stops by the flagpole first for a bunk picture!


The fun continued last night with the GSC Welcome Show, which is when our counselors and staff members put in skits, sing songs, and otherwise act silly to welcome the campers to camp. Be sure to check out the pictures from the GSC Welcome Show!

Tonight is a big night at GSC: Rick Recht is performing a concert right here! Be sure to check back tomorrow for pictures and a report of the performance! As always, we welcome your feedback, ideas, and suggestions for GSC or the blog! And if you haven't checked out Twitter yet, be sure to join and follow the Golden Slipper Twitter feed!

The End of First Encampment - Award Recipients

First encampment ended amidst many hugs and goodbyes. It truly was a great encampment! Our last evening activity was, as per tradition, our Closing Ceremonies. In addition to a ceremonial closure to the encampment, we recognize several campers on this evening. We have many great campers at GSC, but on this night we honor Slipper's finest. We award two awards to a camper in each village (Sportsmanship and Citizenship Awards), as well as the Morton Shupak Waiters' Spirit Award, and several camp-wide awards: Steve Saltzman Camper Spirit Award, William Y. Saltzman Humanitarian Award, Moses DeSousa Sportsmanship Award, and the brand new Golden Slipper Camp Family Award, in memory of GSC alumni Chad Elliot Weiss.

Here is a list of the recipient of these awards; these are some of the campers who make Golden Slipper Camp -- and the world itself -- a better place:
Vogelson Village Sportsmanship Award: Anfernee Williams
Vogelson Village Citizenship Award: Jared Roman
Kadden Village Sportsmanship Award: James McNally
Kadden Village Citizenship Award: Matthew Tait
Council Boys Sportsmanship Award: Ken Lozado
Council Boys Citizenship Award: Danylo Zasterkovnny

Strauss Village Sportsmanship Award: Kristen Green
Strauss Village Citizenship Award: Alexis Frey
Friends Village Sportsmanship Award: Cionna Whaley
Friends Village Citizenship Award: Naadirah Rahim-Johnson
Council Girls Sportsmanship Award: Brooke Barlow
Council Girls Citizenship Award: Daja Gibson

Morton Shupak Waiters' Spirit Award: Marcus Brown and Julia Warshafsky
Moses DeSousa Sportsmanship Award: Ilya Gourin and Victoria Warne
Steven Saltzman Camper Spirit Award: Mike Regan and Madison Seitchek
William Y. Saltzman Humanitarian Award: Andrew Hyman and Jasmine Teich
The Golden Slipper Camp Family Award: The Cylinder Family (Zach, Jamie, Brett, and Mark)

Congratulations to all of our award recipients! And a big GSC thank you to every camper who made first encampment so amazing. We hope to see you again in 2009!

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)