It’s official, MAC has ended for the summer! We’re sorry to see everyone go. =[
As you settle in at home, campers, check out today’s pictures! We have the pictures from peace wars and closing ceremonies… and they’re all on Flickr, so check that out! But in the meantime, here are some! First off, the new hit collection, Portraits from Peace Wars!
JAC also had their last day today. The JAC campers went rock climbing at the barn!
And then everybody got together at Burgin to attend final ceremonies and exchange some tearful goodbyes.
Goodbye, everyone! We’ll miss you, and we hope to see you next year!
We’ve been running nonstop between the marathon this morning and water wars this afternoon. The campers are going to sleep soooo well tonight… and so am I! =]
We started out with the marathon at nine, had lunch at noon, and then had water wars for a couple of hours… Oh, and there was slime. Green, gooey slime. I love slime. =]
I thought we’d switch it up with the blog today and try and get EVERYBODY in. So check this out: A Major Blogness Special… 72 pictures in a row. Crazy, right?
Check it out:
Also, we want to give a shout-out to JOHN.
It’s his birthday today, you know? Everyone cheered him on as he got his birthday cake in Ford Dining Hall.
John is a great kid with some unique special abilities… Like this one. Ball Balancing. =]
Happy birthday, John! =]
And to all you people out there, don’t forget to check out the Flickr, we put up new pictures all the time!
MAC had a full day of outdoors. Here are some shots that were taken at “Wide World of Animals” at the National Zoo in Washington:
When everyone returned to campus, they had a theme dinner in lower Ford. There were some pretty silly outfits.
And all the senior boys and counselors got together to take some “bro shots”:
Then the campers all headed off to Hurricane and Tornado prep for their final songs and cheers tomorrow. The night ended with a movie (Swiss Family Robinson) in the Burgin Center. What fun!
The JAC campers spent the morning at an alpaca farm! I joined them and it was awesome. We learned all about how alpacas live and got the chance to feed them hay. Yay!
Camp is coming to a close…only two days left…but they’re probably the most adventure-packed of them all! The kids are in for some real excitement. More updates to come tomorrow!
Wow, what a day. All three camps: MAC, JAC and ESL spent the day at Hershey Park…and everyone had a blast!!!! It’s hard to find words to describe all the fun that was had by the Mercersburg Summer Campers. Check out the gallery below and see for yourselves:
This morning I photographed the MAC campers in their last enrichment classes this session. In “Old School Science Lab,” Ovie helped the kids make slime. Each camper had the choice of which color to make their sticky goo, and then they played with it for the rest of the class. Check out the crazy fun!
I also stopped by wizard training where they were drawing their own hybrid magical creature. Here’s a clip of one of the campers describing his creation:
Then, this evening, everyone played Capture the Counselor!!! This is a pretty important game at Mercersburg… the counselors hide in trees, bushes, and other nooks and crannys around campus and the campers run around looking for them. Once the counselors are found and tagged, they are then dragged off to jail. Each counselor is worth a certain number of points and whichever team (the Hurricanes or the Tornadoes) finds the most counselors wins! Some of the counselors put up a good fight though…
I also stopped some campers while they were searching and got some group shots:
All in all, it was an awesome day for the MAC-sters. And I have to say that I’m pretty excited for tomorrow’s adventures…The campers don’t know what’s in store for them yet but they find out I’m sure they’ll be thrilled!!
In other news, I stopped by the ESL classrooms this afternoon to find them hard at work:
And after meeting up with ESL, I photographed JAC as they did a hockey/tennis rotation AND some abstract painting:
The kids really are having a lot of fun. They are getting close with each other and with the counselors and are trying lots of new activities every day. It’s exciting to see everyone getting along and pushing themselves to try new things!
Mercersburg Summer is a one of a kind experience where kids from all backgrounds can come to expand their interests. Be sure to check out one of our programs today! Learn more!
