July 22 2025
Last night’s play. High School Musical was as fun, good, surprising, and excellent as any Senior Play we have produced at Greystone. It takes a tremendous amount of effort to memorize lines, songs, and choreography. It is hard to design, build, paint, and execute a complex set of backdrops and accessories. The effort resulted in a glorious 2 hour production that the entire camp celebrated together. I knew it would be a great production (this show is always a highlight of the summer), but I didn’t expect perfection. At the curtain call, the crowd on their feet, cheering with delight and holding elaborate homemade posters of support for their cabinmates and friends. The cast members openly wept on stage, celebrating the moment with intense glances at close friends (and siblings). It was sweet and it was good.
Margaret and I have been receiving little notes at odd times of the day, typically with no words (they are dropped off with the Hostess, left at our table, or placed on my desk when I am out of the office). These letters are sweet, and the gestures are always touching. This is the season of sentimentality… tears come quickly, and moments are felt deeply. The tears are happy, and they are sad at the same time. It is a very sweet emotion and marks the high water mark of the summer. These are good tears; we welcome them with joy.
Today, we savor our last full day of classes, get our stuff organized to go home and experience a bittersweet moment at Closing Vespers. Opening Vespers was just yesterday… how is camp already ending? These last moments rushed by all at once in a blur. We are all a bit shocked.
Thank you for making it possible.
A few details:
- Breakfast Pancakes and Sausage
- Weather 82 degrees, partly cloudy, chance of rain
- Lunch Shaved Pork Sandwiches, Apple Slaw
- Dinner Spaghetti Casserole, Green Beans
- EP Closing Vespers
**P.S. If you are interested to hear our Morning Assembly Devotion from “All Girl Assembly”, listen to this. Palmer and Hattie did an amazing job with this teaching on friendship. Perhaps the best camper devotion ever given at camp. They did an encore performance in the office about an hour ago, we recorded it for you to hear.
