Though every camper loves the many great activities at Champions, another favorite part of camp life is the many camp TRADITIONS. From camp songs to morning Inspection to Trojan-Spartan games to Torchlight, traditions add magic to camp and get everyone—campers, counselors, staff—doing things that will help them become true CHAMPIONS!
Though we have many traditions at camp, here are a few of our most meaningful—both old and new—that are VITAL to a summer at Camp Champions!
Yes sir/No sir; Yes ma’am/No ma’am: At camp, campers address counselors and staff members as sir/ma’am—and they’ll do the same when they talk to you. Why? It’s our way of showing RESPECT for one another at camp!
Trojan/Spartan Games: All Champions campers are either Trojans (blue) or Spartans (red). Each Sunday the two teams face each other in the Olympic-style Trojan-Spartan Games! The Games are a great place to teamwork and to cheer on your camp friends—AND they’re incredibly fun!!!!
Flag Raising/Flag Lowering: Each day begins and ends with the raising and lowering of the American flag and the playing of the National Anthem—which gives us a chance to show respect to our great country!
Inspection: Each day after breakfast, campers and counselors make their beds, pack trunks neatly, sweep the cabin floor and take out the trash to prepare for Inspection. Everybody’s favorite thing? Nah—but it’s a great way to develop teamwork and RESPONSIBILITY. Besides, if your cabin passes Inspection one day, you don’t have Inspection the following day!
Torchlight: We end each Champions day with our Torchlight ceremony. It’s a great time for the entire camp to get together as a Champions family at either the Lone Star Coliseum or the Texas Forum. We sing, see crazy skits, AND cheer for the day’s Torchlighter. The Torchlighter is a camper who’s shown a true CHAMPIONS attitude at camp—it’s a great honor! You’ll love Torchlight—it’s a great way to end each day!
