Saturday, July 4, 2009

Rain or Shine!

Weather at Camp continues to be unpredictable. Windy and rainy one minute, sunny the nexst, and back to rain. The boys, however, are still putting their full effort into all of the activities Camp.



On Friday, the a rain shower kept out of the pool during our normal afternoon pool period. Instead of letting the bad weather put them in a sour mood, the boys excitedly took part in a paper airplane building contest. In teams of three, one boy from each grade, the boys had five sheets of paper to make a plane that had to fly at least 25ft. Of the five planes that flew the required distance of 25ft., a winner was decided by throwing the best planes at the same time and seeing which plane went the farthest. The winning team of Joelve Rodriguez, Jeremy Jimenez, and Gio Perez, threw their plane almost 50ft! Here is a picture of the five best plans being thrown by one of the team members.




While we were enjoying our contest indoors, Cabin 5 attacked Ampersand mountain. Despite some rather windy and rainy conditions, they reached the top of the mountain and were even home in time for dinner!


We welcomed three guests from Nativity to camp this weekend: Fr. Jack, Br. Jerry, and Ms. O'Leary, a new teacher at NMC. It is always a thrill for the boys to share the experience of camp with those who come to stay with us. Sadly, with the arrival of new guests, we said goodbye to Ms. Laguarda, our school psychologist, yoga instructor, and full-time hiker (four mountains in four days, WOW!). Luckily for us, she will be back to camp later this month. Check out Ms. Laguarda the hiker in action with Cabin 4 - they conquered Cascade Mountain on a foggy Thursday.



Our Fourth of July was rather rainy and chilly, but the weather did break long enough for seven campers to pass the intermediate swim test. The entire camp was there to cheer them on and many people reported that the cheers could be heard all the way down the pool path, back at camp!







5 comments:

  1. Best wishes to everyone up at camp, despite the rainy weather. Congrats to everyone for the first week of hikes. And keep making the best of the weather....bummer that there's been so much rain. Awesome idea with the paper airplane contest.

    Steve, Greg and CJ - Great work so far! Clearly everyone is loving the blog. Can't wait to get up there and visit you guys. Happy early birthday to Mr. Staysniak!

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  2. hi joshua i see you cheer at the swimming poor that mean you are having good time,enjoy your camp son.love your family.enjoy your birthday mr.staysniak may god give 100 more with a lot of health.

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  3. Hi Joseph and all the guys I see you are having alot of fun. Despite the weather keep the spirits high. Congratulations to the campers that pass the intermideate swimming challenge. Hi Joshua I saw you cheering for the rest of the guys. Happy Birthday Mr. Staysniak. Joseph we love you Joshua you too.
    love mom, dad & amberly

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  4. Happy Birhday Mr.Staysniak
    I wish all the best for you..enjoy


    Muchas felicidades!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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