Today was drop-off day, and we had a great time meeting all of the campers and their parents! We have 66 new campers this session, so there was a lot of explaining to do about the way camp runs! After campers settled into their cabins and got to know their counselors, we all met in the council ring to start going over rules.
Once rules were done, it was time for swim classification tests! If they weren't in the water, campers played tetherball, knock-hockey, and ping pong, with a snack of peanut butter crackers to tide them over to supper.
Supper was the traditional hot dogs and tater tots, with brownies for dessert. This was the first meal with our new cook Laura, and she did great! The campers learned how to "cookee" and "dishee", which are the people from each cabin that help to set tables before meals and clear tables after we eat.
After supper we had our first Evening Program, which was Medical War! It's a massive dodgeball game on the field, where each team has two medics to keep “reviving” players during every round! Many campers had turns being a medic or a guard for the medic, and everyone enjoyed the game.
We sang a few camp songs after the game (Bill Grogan's Goat, the Moose Song, and Mrs. O'Leary) before explaining what bedtime looks like at camp! Tonight, each cabin is going to pick a book to read at night throughout the session, with the hopes of having a few campers fall asleep as their counselors read :)
Happy first day of camp!
Sami