Tuesday, May 4, 2010 @ 1:20 pm | (0) CommentsHere at Camp Champions we think it’s important to make sure that camp is in great shape for the upcoming summer, but we also spend time giving back to the community in many ways. We take care of our adopted 2 mile section of Highway 1431 by maintaining it throughout the year. We clean this portion of the road a total of 6 times a year. During each of the 3 terms throughout the summer, our Senior Campers go out and pick up trash and make the road a prettier site to see. Our counselors also do a cleanup during orientation. In addition to this, our Outdoor School Staff go out to beautify the road twice a year.
In addition to cleaning the road, our counselors have volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club of Marble Falls, at animal shelters and by cleaning the local theater. They have also painted the little league baseball stadium in local Marble Falls and built a sandbox for a local child care center.
Our Senior campers give back to our camp community all summer long by serving food, washing dishes and interacting with our youngest campers on a daily basis. They spend time bringing our campers to their activities, and they also assist in teaching at various activity sites.
On April 24, 2010 our year-round camp Directors and 2 of our girl’s Division Leaders volunteered at the Hill Country Ride in Austin and cheered as over 500 riders finished biking 10, 65 and 100 miles! Among the riders was our very own Boy’s Camp Director, Jonathan Shirley (not pictured below).
From Left to Right. Top Row: Lauren Garcia, Abby Green, Joe Pierzchajlo, Laura Hill.
Bottom Row: Nicole Angel, Leah Mesches, Whitney Evans, Helen Merritt
With camp approaching quickly, our counselors will once again be participating in a Volunteer Day during our Staff Orientation.
by lmesches
for Counselor, General, Parents
Monday, April 26, 2010 @ 3:37 pm | (2) CommentsThinking back to your summers on Lake LBJ, it is also interesting to think about what else was going on in the world
Richard Nixon resigns as President after the Watergate fiasco. As a result, all future scandals must end in “-gate”. This is a tradition that needs to end.
Nixon signs the Emergency Daylight Savings Time Energy Conservation Act. As if Watergate wasn’t enough, President Nixon also gave us a lot of confused people on selected Sunday mornings.
MRI scanner developed. As far we we can tell, Nixon had nothing to do with this.
Pocket calculator begins to be sold in stores. People learn to spell “hello” by entering “01134″ and reading the display backwards.
The Exorcist debuts at the Box Office. Split pea soup sales plummet.
Eric Clapton’s “I Shot the Sheriff” and “Kung Fu Fighting” top the charts. Also, Harry Chapin releases “Cats in the Cradle” – long distance calls double as sons call their fathers.
Here it is! Enjoy and be sure to check back next week for another yearbook! 1974_THE_TORCH_CAMP_CHAMPIONS.pdf
by kcromwell
for Alumni, Yearbooks
Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 12:14 pm | (0) CommentsWhen you bring your child(ren) to camp or come to pick them up this summer, you should think about spending some time in the city of Marble Falls. There are places you can shop, wander and eat. There is also a wonderful art gallery called the Riverbend Art Gallery. The Gallery Director, Marta Stafford, has agreed to donate 10% of any purchases our camp families make to our Camp Scholarship Fund! This is a wonderful gesture, and we would love it if our camp families would support the local area by stopping in at the Gallery and checking it out! We are excited to increase the available funding for our scholarship program!
by lmesches
for Alumni, Parents, Scholarship Fund
Monday, April 19, 2010 @ 11:52 am | (0) CommentsIt is time for the SECOND digital yearbook uploading. Much like the first one, this is a great opportunity to peruse the pages and relive all of your favorite camp memories. Please keep checking back as we will be uploading a new digital yearbook each week! Tell your friends! We want to get as many people as possible connected back with camp!
Flashback to the year:
- Micronesia gains independence from the US. Life just seems different without Micronesia
- Space Shuttle Challenger explodes soon after take-off. The world unites to mourn the loss of true heroes, including Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher in space
- IBM unveils the first laptop computer. It is big, and ugly, but you felt cool if you have one!
- Nicotine patch is invented. 32% of Americans smoked in the 1980s versus 24% now. Maybe the patch helped!
- The Crocodile Dundee is released , leading to an explosion of bad Aussie accents talking about putting “shrimp on the barbie”
- Cheers, Fame, Family Ties and The Cosby Shows are popular on TV. Remember when we all watched Network Television?
- The Houston Astros play an epic 6-game series against the New York Mets for the National League pennant, culminating in a 16 inning classic that STILL makes Steve Sir sad. The Mets would then beat the Boston Red Sox after a routine ground ball rolls between Bill Buckner’s legs.
1986!
1986_THE_TORCH_CAMP_CHAMPIONS.pdf
by kcromwell
for Alumni, Yearbooks
Thursday, April 15, 2010 @ 5:01 pm | (0) CommentsJust to set the stage for the first digital yearbook upload, let’s take it back, to the year when
- Jimmy Carter is inagurated President of the United States
- The much anticipated film, Star Wars is released in theaters across the country
- The Clash release their first album
- Elvis Presley is found dead in the infamous bathroom
- “Hotel California” and “New Kid in Town” are both number 1’s on the charts
Did you guess it?
Think about it!
The year is 1977!
Click here to download a PDF of the 1977 Torch! 1977_THE_TORCH_CAMP_CHAMPIONS.pdf !! (This file is a little large and may take a bit to download, but it is worth the wait, we promise!)
Enjoy the first of many upcoming “digital releases” and check back weekly for new postings!
Please share this with Alumni who may not know about all our new website features, link them to our facebook and let’s create a great Camp Alumni Network!
by kcromwell
for Alumni, Yearbooks
