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We sure had a busy weekend filled with sadness and happiness. First off we had quite a bit of excitement on Friday. Besides our regular daily activities, we were supposed to have a dance. Well, the dance almost didn’t happen. After dinner, the staff was told to be prepared for a storm and within minutes it started raining which was followed by a flash of lightning that just shaved the side of the tree. Unfortunately, that was followed by a loss of power. All the kids were ready for the dance, but we had to postpone it and they spent time doing group activities in their respective dorms.
Once it was okay to go outside, we realized that the clouds had cleared away from the mountains, leaving the perfect opportunity to take some pictures of the landscape. Soon enough, the oldest teen girls came out by the main building with a boom box and started dancing. They decided that they weren’t going to let the lack of electricity “rain on their parade.” Soon enough, the whole camp was outside dancing and having a good time. The CIT’s decided to take the girls’ lead and started to bring some of the decorations out to the tennis court. Within thirty minutes the tennis court was decorated and had all the snacks and drinks out there. Arthur drove his car around and DJ’d via his car. By 9 PM, the electricity came back on and the dance was moved back over to the Rec Hall. We were all worried – especially the campers – that we wouldn’t have a dance, but it was saved.
The next morning, we all made sure to help the campers pack and get ready to return to their homes. It was hard to say goodbye to the campers we spent the last two weeks with and it was just as hard to say good bye to the staff who had been there anywhere between two and five weeks. The only thing that softened the blow was that more campers and staff would be coming in the next day.
Sunday was busy; getting ready for all of the incoming campers. This session will be almost a half the size of the other two but not any less great. Once all the campers arrived, we had orientation where they got to meet all the staff and also learned the rules of SVC. Sunday night was ice breakers. We played a lot of fun “Get-To-Know-You” games. The fact that the group is smaller makes it more family-like. We’re all pretty excited for this Session C, even though we all miss our Session A and B friends.
Posted by Jake at July 24, 2005 07:35 AM
