Banquet Rocks
Reality has set in that our last few days of summer 2019 are upon us. It is a mix of emotion here at camp as we are organizing for the end. With Color War behind us and banquet happening tonight, the end of summer 2019 is coming closer. We have a few more days and we are taking advantage of every minute of each remaining day here. It has been an unbelievable
As the sun was setting over Fiddle Lake, we were all dressed up in our best outfits and headed to center camp where we took pictures together with our friends & counselors. Everyone looked beautiful. The vibe was insane and just so full of joy. Kids stood on the dock, arm in arm smiling for that group picture that will be looked at a million times as soon they return home only to remind us of this very night. It was a night that had a tangible feeling attached to it – we looked gorgeous, felt happy and it showed on every person here at camp. Living free and happy is how we choose to live up here. This night was perfect and as they walked into the Lodge for banquet dinner we walked into Mardi Gras with beads, boas and masquerade masks. We grooved to big brass band music and dined on delicious steak sliders, fried chicken Caesar salad, steak fries and corn niblets, The kids loved their meal but the big hit was dessert as everyone went crazy for the edible chocolate chip cookie dough! It was an great meal with our camp family.
After dinner it was off to Shields Hall for our end of the year division Awards. Each Division highlighted the following campers in 3 areas; Honor Camper, Athlete of the Year and All Around Camper. They are truly standout campers and we couldn’t be more proud to highlight and honor them on this great night. To receive an award on this night is the highest honor we can give our campers. These are remarkable campers who deserve all the accolades and praise they were given. We have outstanding campers and tonight the light was bright on the campers we recognized with these extremely prestigious awards. What an honor, what a night and oh what a feeling!!!!
| CAMPERS OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2019 – Girls side | |||||
| HONOR | ATHLETE | ALL AROUND | |||
| FRESHMEN | Jamie Eber | Brooke Arenberg | Sylvia Milstein | ||
| JUNIORS | Jordana Kohen | Mia Donson | Ava Mallin | ||
| MIDDIES | Jordana Gomez | Sammie Keane | Maya Tave | ||
| INTERS | Hayden Berger | Averie Katz | Mandy Adler | ||
| COLLEGIATES | Natalie Portnoy | Brooke Gordon | Dani Glickman | ||
| SENIORS | Abby Weiss& Pepper Margulis | Jesse Gatto | Dylan Yonover | ||
| SUPERS | Cori Holtzman | Jessie Locker | Jordana Brief | ||
| GC’s | Lexi Tave | Maya Grill | Jordan Glickman | ||
| CIT’s Of The Year | Charlie Feldman & Abby Baskind | ||||
| OVERALL CAMPERS OF THE YEAR | |||||
| HONOR | ATHLETE | ALL AROUND | |||
| Lower Camp | Jordana Gomez | Mia Donson | Mandy Adler | ||
| Upper Camp | Coru Holtzman | Jesse Gatto | Dani Glickman | ||
| CAMPERS OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2019 – Boys Side | |||||
| HONOR | ATHLETE | ALL AROUND | |||
| FRESHMEN | Zach Capon | Nate Isaacson | Ryden Rubovitz | ||
| JUNIORS | Tyler Roth | Alex Berger | Jordan Morris | ||
| MIDDIES | Zack Jacobsen | Tyler Sugarman | Dylan Adler | ||
| INTERS | Max Eber | Owen Isaacson | Chase Goldman | ||
| COLLEGIATES | Sam Brief & Zack Worth | Anthony Scarcella & Jordan Tave | Austin Berstein | ||
| SENIORS | Drew Schimer | Jacob Pinsk | Juston Horowitz | ||
| SUPERS | Ethan Simpson & Max Gutman | Holden Baris & Jonah Marcus | Jake Fersko & Max Leff | ||
| GC’s | Ryan Bornstein | Jace Nadboy | Sam Chaskin | ||
| CIT’s of the Year | Parker Moritz & Dylan Bortnick | ||||
| OVERALL CAMPERS OF THE YEAR | |||||
| HONOR | ATHLETE | ALL AROUND | |||
| Lower Camp | Zach Capon | Tyler Sugarman | Chase Goldman | ||
| Upper Camp | Drew Schimer | Jace Nadboy | Jake Fersko | ||
After the Awards, it was party time and we danced all night long. Shields Hall was full of campers who let loose and danced until their feet hurt. It was over the top fun having our last true dance party with our summer family. It’s so hard to believe the summer is coming to a close for many of our Florida campers as they head out tomorrow morning. It just doesn’t seem real. As campers headed back to their bunks full of glow sticks, T-shirts, glow rings and other items that were given out at the party, everyone was exhausted and elated and had the times of their life tonight. It was a party like no other as we celebrated an amazing summer ’19. It was just an incredible way to celebrate with the most amazing people on the planet. Life is great.. A few more days to go and we don’t want to blink because before we know it, our summer is coming to an end.
Chenny out