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June 3, 2026
What is the best thing about camp? This is a tough question and one that has no “right” answer, for camp impacts everyone differently. The answer chan...
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Jimboy Miller
Director
Jimboy (a Director since 1988) has been the Executive Director of Greystone since 1996. He grew up at camp and has worked in virtually every area of the business, from horse groom, to maintenance boy, to canoeing counselor, to camp cook, then Director. Jimboy makes camp fun! He brings simple enthusiasm and devoted care to every detail of the summer. Fireworks during the carnival, amazing facility renovations, and generous giveaways all bear Jimboy’s “over the top” signature. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill and RTS seminary before returning to Greystone to serve as Director.
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June 2, 2026
We had a good start yesterday. A Very Good Start. In the Bible, when something is called “good,” it is considered to be the highest compliment. In the...
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June 1, 2026
Opening Day is a bit crazy, isn’t it? You carefully plan in order to arrive at camp promptly for a very specific drop-off time. Drive through a line o...
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May 31, 2026
I expect just a few June parents are reading the Blog today. I expect these people to be detail-oriented, prioritize preparation, and value a “heads u...
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May 30, 2026
This is a short Blog just to keep a line of communication open with anyone still interested in camp life. The audience is small (Junior campers and pa...
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May 29, 2026
The silence of camp is almost oppressive after the campers leave. The change is too abrupt… At 10:00 we see, hear, and feel the impact of a vibrant co...
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May 28, 2026
The clouds moved out yesterday afternoon, providing a perfect setting for the carnival. It was a beautiful evening: warm but not hot, blue sky mixed w...
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May 27, 2026
I love my new office location just above the tennis hut. It offers an authentic glimpse into camp life as I observe girls attending and participating ...
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May 26, 2026
Last night, there was a Flash Flood warning for Henderson County, which concerned some parents. We got a few emails and a couple of phone calls asking...
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May 25, 2026
Thank you for making Opening Day so great! You filled out your paperwork (I know how hard that can be), arrived on time (Margaret knows how hard that ...
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May 24, 2026
You are probably aware of the forecast in Zirconia… ten days of rain… your heart drops, and you fear the weather will ruin your daughter’s camp experi...
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May 23, 2026
Last week, before we started Orientation, Margaret and I were both on our computers in different rooms. We were plugging away on the various details t...
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Our Hopes For Summer 2026
This is Orientation Week, and we are training our staff. It is a big week for us and essential to a good camp. This is when we become of “one mind” fo...
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August 8 2025
If you do one good deed your reward usually is to be set to do another and harder and better one. C.S. Lewis, The Horse And His Boy I write this (a bl...
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August 7 2025
This is, of course, Banquet Day. Everyone (campers and counselors alike) is giddy with excitement and anticipation for the big event. But first, we ha...
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August 6 2025
What a glorious day! Partly sunny skies, almost no chance of rain, a perfect 74 degrees, and we are having another Great Day. Our last full day of cla...
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August 5 2025
Bad weather is not unusual, so we treat it as normal at camp. Campers and counselors alike accept changing weather with good-spirited interest. About ...
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August 4 2025
The campers won a prize at EP last night: a special breakfast treat! Dress in costumes (if you want), have chocolate milk, and DJ the music for that m...
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August 3 2025
We started our day with Stumblers and almost everyone showed up for our running club. This is a club my father started many years ago, copying the Tod...
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August 2 2025
The mission of Greystone in 1920 was brief and easy to remember: For the glory of God and we have added only four words since that time: To delight an...
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August 1 2025
August Camp is jam-packed with iconic camp moments. It is just barely long enough to provide all the things girls dream about for a perfect camp exper...
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July 31 2025
Picture this: Evening Program is ending. The EmCees are wrapping up their “mermaid” presentation when they surprisingly declare that they have to go, ...
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July 30 2025
Parents sometimes want us to change their daughter’s class schedule… and we encourage them to make those suggestions directly to their daughter. We ar...
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July 29 2025
Our first day of classes is now fully underway, and we have already accomplished many big things. Yesterday afternoon the girls made their schedule (w...
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June 27 2025
**It is possible (likely?) that some of you do not understand summer camp. This is easy to predict because most of you were never campers, and some of...
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July 27 2025
Who’s Excited About Monday? ME!!! August Campers love me, and I love them. This is not a braggy comment, just a statement of fact. I am liked by the c...
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July 25 2025
Today I’m sharing some photos from Jared… if a picture is worth a thousand words, this should be enough!
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July 24 2025
At 6:45 this morning, reveille blew and a great shout arose from Tentalow Row. The girls were excited about another Great Day, this one featuring you!...
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July 23 2025
This is Banquet Day. It is a jolting fact that surprised many this morning. It surprised me too. The many moments of this day will be experienced full...
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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 tremen...