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Happy Holidays

tim — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:49:29 +0000

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, well, almost. Around here we’re pretty partial to summer too. In the spirit of the holiday season, Mercersburg Summer has released two special holiday carols that will hopefully help our campers reminisce about the summer days and get in a festive mood at the same time!

If you haven’t already, make sure you reserve your spot in camp using HOLIDAY10 for 10% off. This offer expires December 31st.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

tim — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:05:33 +0000

Happy Turkey Day from all of us here at Mercersburg Summer! We hope you have a terrific holiday with family and friends. At Mercersburg, we’re so thankful for the throngs of great kids who come to us every year and make summer so special. It sounds like we’ve got a lot to be thankful for!!!

Get your costumes ready!

tim — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:08:08 +0000

It was another lovely day in Mercersburg, PA when I happened upon two strangers in very snazzy costumes. Who would have thought that these two worked for Mercersburg Summer? If you think you’re costumes are better, send them in to us HERE!

Rain, Rain, Go away

tim — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:26:49 +0000

The rain is turning Central Pennsylvania into an Eastern version of Seattle. It seems like the perfect day to post some pictures from Young Writers Camper Christopher L. Chris was a returning writer and was kind enough to send us some pictures from his awesome Dark and Stormy Summer. I hope you enjoy the following photographs and remember a fun summer amidst the dreary rainfall.

Back to School!!!

tim — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:50:50 +0000

Fall is here and our thermometers are beginning to signal it’s arrival. Yet, somehow, Sunny manages to stay as warm as ever.

Despite the chilly climate, the dates for next years summer programs have officially been set, check out summer 2012′s dates HERE. We hope you enjoyed our most recent email update containing a link to our photo/video release from summer 2011. In case those weren’t enough for you, you can watch dozens of MercersburgSummer videos HERE. Sign up to receive our Mercersburg Summer updates including super secret discounts, fun video releases and other cool updates below!

Summer is over until it starts again

tim — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:55:44 +0000

Mercersburg’s Campus has a different feel to it without the myriad of boisterous campers attacking every activity with a torrent of unbridled excitement and energy. The dining hall is a formal place, where banging on the table would get you excused and shouting at the top of your lungs is an equally serious offense. Classrooms are filled with students fastidiously absorbing instruction from Mercersburg faculty. These sophisticated spaces now housing intensive curricula ranging from the fine arts to science and math were once the site of adventure camp’s renowned enrichments where campers enjoyed exploring the reaction between diet coke and mentos in Old School Science Lab, an impromptu photo shoot in Digital Photography or the unpredictable slapstick of the Laugh Factory. Mercersburg’s expansive sports fields, home to numerous varsity athletes this fall, remember the days when hundreds of screaming kids and teenagers valiantly battled on their grounds for either the hurricanes or tornadoes in capture the flag, relay races, tug of war and unforgettable marathons. A campfire pit nestled in an alcove of trees tucked away in the back corner of campus recedes into obscurity content to rest and relive the nights of epic camp medleys, cheers, skits and camper testimonies. This place will never be the same, until next summer.

Last Day of Camp!

campcam — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 03:08:23 +0000

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!

-Camp Cam

MAC: Marathon, Water Wars, Slip n’ Slide, Oh My! (…Major Blogness.)

campcammyjr — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:39:24 +0000

Hey everyone!

This has been a CRAZY day! Crazy. Seriously. =P

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!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mercersburgsummer

Hershey Park

campcammyjr — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:14:05 +0000

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:

MAC, JAC, and ESL Updates

campcammyjr — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:40:16 +0000

This morning, the MAC-ers started their day off with enrichments. I visited “Old School Science Lab” where they softened egg shells in a bowl of vinegar:

And “Adventures in Clay” where the campers were painting their clay creations:

I also got to watch some pretty interesting action in “MAC Films” where some campers acted out a skit while the others filmed it.

After enrichments, the MAC campers had great outdoors. There was mountain biking:

Kayaking:

and Rock climbing:

In other news, I stopped by the gameroom to photograph ESL during their free hour today. They were playing foosball, ping pong, pool, and air hockey.

Then the Junior Adventure Campers arrived at Mercersburg! I met up with them to watch as they played “Name Games” and got to know each other better. Then they went decorate their cabins. I photographed each cabin (campers and counselors together.) They will take these pictures home at the end of the week. The photo shoots were pretty silly!

(The rest of these can be found on our flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mercersburgsummer/collections/72157627326644386/ )

Things are pretty exciting here at Mercersburg. There’s a lot of fun activities going on all day in all the camps! Make sure you’re keeping up-to-date with your kids on flickr:

MAC: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mercersburgsummer/collections/72157627273581728/

JAC: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mercersburgsummer/collections/72157627326644386/

ESL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mercersburgsummer/collections/72157627217492172/

and on Youtube at the Mercersburg Summer Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheMercersburgSummer?feature=mhee

-Zoe