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We’ve received a number of request for the Color War roster. Going forward we will post this information when Olympics and Color War breakout.

Summer 2012 Color War Roster

There was excitement throughout camp as everyone was psyched to get the first day of color war underway. There was a sea of painted faces, Red & Gold pom poms, crazy wigs and lots of tutus. The spirit was running high and everyone was ready to go. It was off to the soccer field for some crazy tugs of war. The coolest part of tugs of war isn’t the win or loss; it’s the visible sign on each campers face as to how bad they want it. It is effort, it is dedication, it is hard work and it is being a part of something bigger than you.  It is the essence of teamwork.

It was a great day full of Color War battle playing softball, newcomb, flag football, BBG, basketball, soccer, baseball.  There is a lot on the line and every game matters. From our Freshman to our CIT’s, you play a part in every single point for your team. There is so much team spirit and support here. It’s all about sportsmanship, effort, heart and soul. What you put into these games, you get out tenfold.

It was Red vs. Gold for mass games tonight as all of girls side played a mass game of  BBG while boy’s side played mass softball. After mass games, it was Contest Night and it was fun. Lower camp raced inside Shields Hall as they had balloon races, tunnel crawls, potato sack races and dizzy bat races. While upper camp raced outside Shields Hall on the basketball court with their fun and outrageous races of hippity hop, flying turtles and volleyball hops. The music was bumpin and the campers were loving the spirit so much that after lower camp was finished with their races, it was a perfect time for an impromptu Hava Nagila. Red and Gold together were dancing the Hora, just because.

Both teams have proven how bad they want to win Color War and it’s only the first day. From intense psych speeches to all day chants and cheers, both Red & Gold are bringing everything they have to this Color War. This is looking to be one memorable Color War!

Even though we have just began Color War, camp is coming to an end and we are only one week away from our last day here. All scheduled calls are over for this summer. We have only 7 more glorious days in our summer home and we plan to make every moment count. We battle on tomorrow!

Chenny out

WOW! What a day. Before we jump into the details of this glorious Color war break. Which was AWESOME by the way. We are proud to announce the Campers of the Week. They have shined, gone above and beyond and stood out as tremendous campers this week. Way to go!

Girls Side

Bunk A – Sydney Rosenberg

Bunk B – Jamie Liebman

Bunk C – Gracie Murphy

Bunk D – Emily Burke

Bunk E – Alexa Plotkin

Bunk F – Lauren Becker

Bunk G – Avery Paulen & Jackie Albert

Bunk H – Rian Marcus

Bunk I – Ally Heller & Emily Sobel

Bunk J – Daisy Chaskin

Bunk K – Kate Reneri

Bunk L – Hannah Pollack & Jayden Bier

Bunk M – Michaela Beck

Bunk N – Carly Belasco

Bunk O – Sydney Schecter

Bunk P – Gillian Stapler

Bunk Q – Hannah Grisack

Bunk R – Carly Arfman

Bunk S – Sam Pollack

CIT’s – Taylor Rosenblatt

 

Boys Side

Bunk A – Jared Cohen

Bunk B – Daniel Greenfield & Parker Moritz

Bunk C – AJ Grisack & Parker Schnell

Bunk D – Ben Breslow

Bunk E – Sam Schamis

Bunk F – Tyler Streim

Bunk G – Ross Ostrager

Bunk H – Josh Shiffman

Bunk I – Jordan Rosenberg

Bunk J – Mason Sklar

Bunk K – Bennett Goldstein

Bunk L – Mack Schnell

Bunk M – Tyler Schwartz

Bunk N –Matt Burack

Bunk O – Andrew Santoro

Bunk P – Jeremy Gaines

Bunk Q – David Tell & Jason Teich

Bunk R – Jack Siegel

CIT’s – Brett Croen

Before the big festivities, we were able to get some games and matches in today.

Boys 5^th Grade Tennis – CAW 3 vs. Equinunk 2 – CAW WINS CHAMPIONSHIP!

Boys 6^th Grade LAX – Tioga 7 vs. CAW 4 (friendly game)

Girls  6^th Grade Basketball – CAW 10 vs. Island Lake 6 – CAW WINS CHAMPIONSHIP!

Boys 6^th Grade Basketball – Wayne 39 vs. CAW 34

Girls 7^th Grade Soccer – Indian Head 3 vs. CAW 1

Boys 8^th Grade Tennis – Wayne 5 vs. CAW 0

Boys 10^th/11^th Grade Basketball – Tyler Hill 76 vs. CAW 64

Girls 10^th /11^th Grade Tennis – Westmont 7 vs. CAW 4

Back to the business of Color War. There was great anticipation all day with so many questions if we were breaking today. We had a fun Fake Out during lunch as we showed a video on the big screen. It got everyone excited again as to when the big break will happen.  There was so much energy all day, you could feel it. It was tangible and with each passing hour, it grew more intense.

It was an all-camp movie and as each camper entered Shields Hall, they were sure it was breaking tonight. We went old school and showed Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back but this showing was a bit off from the original. The first 5 minutes, campers were chanting Color War War but then soon came to realize that this actually might just be a movie night. And with each passing minute, they became more vested in the story of Star Wars, Princess Leah, Luke, and Hans Solo. Their wishes for Color War faded. Then just as Darth Vader made his appearance o the big screen, something seemed off. Darth Vader spoke how the Juniors do not yet have the Force and how there is a war, a Color War about to be had. Unlike the original movie, Darth Vader took off his mask and it was none other than Gary Shields and he told them all to head to the Lodge and that the Force would be with them. They screamed with excitement. It was here. Color War was finally here.

All of the campers ran to the Lodge and realized that there were two Bands at opposite ends of the room. It was a Battle of The Bands and it was about to get crazy in the Lodge. The bands alternated as they performed songs from the 80’s and the 90’s. With each song, our head and professional staff ran out dressed as MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Britany Spear, Beavis and Butthead, Axl Rose and Boy George. It was a flashback to two fun eras full of neon and teased rocker glam hair.  The entire camp sang along and danced to each performance and we all ended the concert with Don’t Stop Believing! You have to be in a room where every single person is singing at the top of their lungs, Don’t Stop Believing. It is inspiring, it is emotional, and it is all encompassing. IT IS COLOR WAR!!!!!

Let the Battle Begin!

Chenny Out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was day that will go down in the books as one of summer 2012 best days. The sky was blue, the weather was ideal, and the mood was just perfect. Happy campers all around, it was carnival Day at Chenny.

The morning was full of championships Battles. Another fantastic day of sports here at Chenny.

Boys 3^rd/4^th Grade Soccer Championship Game – Equinunk 2 vs. CAW 1 – overtime

Boys 5^th Grade Basketball Championship Game – Lavi 24 vs, CAW 20

Boys 5^th Grade Baseball Championship Game – Starlight 5 vs. CAW 3

Girls 7^th Grade Softball Championship Game – CAW 10 vs. Poyntelle 0

They all played hard and for the pure love of the game. The way it is supposed to be. It has been an amazing summer of great sportsmanship, unreal effort and tremendous teamwork.  We couldn’t be more proud of what we have seen on our fields and courts. These are kids just playing to play. Not because they have to but because they want to. There is no stress, there is just play!

The afternoon was all about Carnival. All our campers had a blast as they raced in the giant inflatable obstacle course or slipped down the water slide. Some dared to get on the Twister but everyone loved the sno-cones, popcorn and cotton candy. There was the ever famous dunk tank and oh so popular giant gloves boxing ring. It was a perfect afternoon at our very own carnival. Our CIT’s had their own wedding booth and performed 100’s of unions. Everyone who got married received an official license and beautiful pipe cleaner ring.  There was music playing and campers couldn’t contain their happiness. It was just a perfect afternoon playing with our friends. Doesn’t get much better than that!

We gathered the entire camp today on the basketball court outside of the Rec Hall after evening line up for a very special ceremony. Everyone assumed this was a Color War Fake out but something much more profound was about to occur. Celebrating his 25^th summer at Chen-A-Wanda, we honored our Director, Gary Shields and renamed our Rec Hall to SHIELDS HALL. His commitment, dedication and loyalty to this camp will now be forever celebrated with a hall named after a terrific man who has put his heart and soul into CAW for the past 25 years. This sign shines bright and we are proud to display it. The campers and staff celebrated with him and were excited to be a part of this moment in CAW history.

When I say that our Chenny Circus Show was the best evening activity yet, I am not exaggerating. The production, the storyline, music and costumes were phenomenal but to see our kid’s fly was breathtaking. Our campers were the stars of the show and to see how they performed was just stunning. Campers come here with some skills in traditional sports or in the arts but to see what they learn here at Circus and be able to perform at such a high level is awe-inspiring. Your kids amaze us. We are so proud of them. You could hear a pin drop as all eyes were on them in pure amazement. Hats off to our talented Circus Staff Rodrigo, Lucas, Carey, Denise and Marylou for their commitment to teaching our kids to fly. They sure did soar tonight and they will take that feeling of pure freedom with them wherever they go.

As we all were being dismissed by Gary Shields, you heard Native American chants and deep banging on drums. Just over the Little League field wall came Indians who were dancing a traditional dance. Their faces painted Red & Gold… Could this be a Color War? At that moment, a group of Cowboys wrangled up to fight the Indians and it was WAR! There were two small children (Elana Kessler and Sam Rouder) that needed to be sacrificed for this War and were brought to the center of this battle. As our Indian Chief and Cowboy battled, they asked the children to say something before the sacrifice and they both responded with a giant FAKE OUT!!! The campers loved it and laughed all they way back to their bunks. Color War is getting closer and we all feel it!!!!!

Chenny out

 

The sun was shining down on camp today and the campers were out and took advantage of this perfect camp day. It was Boys Lip Sync tonight so all over camp, you could see each division practicing for the big show. They were getting the steps the right, the moves down and of course having a blast doing it. The counselors led the way and opened that door for the kids to just dance. This is what happens here, you loose your inhibitions, you are never too cool to let loose and dancing in front of the entire camp is what we do.

A lot happened today in the wide world of Chenny Sports. It was a day full of fun and great competition. Some wins and losses but in every battle, we played with heart and learned along the way.

Boys & Girls 4^th/5^th/6^th/7^th Grade Archery Tourney @ Wayne – CAW loses but had a great day

Boys 3^rd & 4^th Grade Soccer – Starlight 2 vs. CAW 0

Boys 5^th Grade Soccer Friendly Match – CAW 10 vs. Tioga 0

Girls 5^th Grade Tennis – Bryn Mawr 3 vs. CAW 2

Boys 7^th Grade Softball – Equinunk 8 vs. CAW 3

Girls 7^th Grade Softball – CAW 20 vs. Starlight 5

Boys 7^th Grade Baseball – CAW 5 vs. Westmont 4 – CAW WINS WAYNE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!

Boys 9^th Grade Soccer – Chestnut Lake 11 vs. CAW 0

Boys 10^th/11^th Grade Basketball – CAW 39 vs. Indian Head 23

We even had an in house soccer match with our Girls Collegiates vs. Seniors. The Collegiates prevailed as the winners today and all the campers loved getting an intra camp game going. They just want play.

Tonight was all about Boys side and they delivered in a big way. This is what is so special about our camp. From our cutest Freshman to the coolest CIT’s, they all got up on that stage and danced. You can only assume at home, some of these same kids would never even think of performing on stage but here with their buddies by their side, they danced. They all let loose and entertained a packed house. This is where you have licencse to let loose, to be free without any hesitation and to enjoy yourself without feeling judged. That what makes this place so special.

There could be only be one winner for lower camp and one for upper. Though each division was spectacular in their own right and brought the magic, tonight’s lower camp winner was Junior Boys! They wowed us with their interpretation of a day in the life of a Junior Boy. Upper Camp had so many fantastic performances but tonight went to our CIT’s as they just brought the goods. They were funny, heartfelt and their dance embodied what Boys Lip Sync is all about. Bravo Boys Camp!! You did us all proud.

Chenny out.