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Good Times
Spirits are high as we enter another GREAT DAY at Greystone. The girls are celebrating the Great Day way of living as we enter the final stretch of ca...
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Good
In the beginning, God declared His creation good. This fact has not changed, dispite the impact of sin. Our cynical and pessimestic minds might tell u...
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Why We Love June Camp
Welcome to the middle week of camp, what we consider to be the most significant part of the June Camp experience. The first week of camp is very impor...
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Gr8Days
It’s another Great Day at Greystone! Great weather, high spirits, raucous laughter, quiet conversations, and memorable moments. We are on track to fi...
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Our Currency
”At Greystone, Kindness is a Currency.” This is how a Greystone mom described camp to a friend, and I think it is a perfect way of encapsulating the e...
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Anticipation
Starting a journey is exciting… pulling out of the driveway for a road trip, boarding a plane for an exotic destination, or setting sail for an advent...
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Real Friends
The Breakfast Club thought for the day was on making new friends. Making friends is the most important camp goal for most of our campers and we think ...
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Greystone Girls
Our first meal in the Dining Hall is always a big deal. This meal is something special for the girls for it marks the moment that our group officially...
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The Starting Line
I never wanted to be on the track team but that did not matter in my 10th grade year. I played on the varsity football team and our coach made all of ...
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New This Year! Parent Meet-Up on Opening Day
Would you like to meet other Greystone parents on Opening Day? Or, are you an Alum who would be interested in reconnecting with your Greystone friends...
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Meet Our 2023 Group Leaders
We’ve been introducing you to our full-summer staff, Junior Camp staff, and nurses all spring long, and today we finally get to brag on our 2023 Group...
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Activities Offered: Summer 2023
Today is an exciting day - we are announcing our 2023 class offerings for the summer! Girls come to Greystone for many reasons, but our class activiti...
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2023 Staff Profiles Are Live!
You heard that right - it’s one of our favorite days of the year (besides Opening Day!). We can finally start to introduce you to our incredible 2023 ...
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How to Save Money While Packing for Camp
Our Parent Handbook is heading your way in a matter of days, and we know that it will get your head thinking about the summer. Packing for camp is a b...
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Check Out the 2022 Greystone Photobook
Summer 2022 is in the rearview now, but we have one last resource to share to help you reminisce on our (latest) best summer ever: the 2022 Greystone ...
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The Moments You May Not Know about from 2022
Summer 2022 was EPIC in so many ways. Through Jimboy’s summer blogs, it is easy to stay in the know on what is happening in camp. But, some of the bes...
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New Fall Contest: Pick a New Activity for the Fort
We love a good contest around here, and our Fall 2022 Contest is an especially fun one: we’re giving you the chance to pick a brand new activity for t...
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Catch Up on Our Summer 2022 Videos
The summer may be over, but we’ll never be done reliving all of the incredible memories we made together in 2022! And what better way to remember all ...
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Thanks
On this day we are thankful for so many things. That Camp Worked Covid is an everpresent unknown, particularly for a camp. Here we are living closely...
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Our Last Day
Tonight we will celebrate the end of camp with a Banquet, an event keenly anticipated by the campers, often ranking as their favorite event of the ent...
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Plane Letters
This is the time of “plane letters”, a wonderful camp tradition that began years ago when literally hundreds of campers would fly home. These flights ...
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The Greatest Showman
One of my favorite movies is “The Greatest Showman” with Hugh Jackman. That opening scene gets me every time for it resonates with my experience of sh...
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Age Limits At Camp
Occasionally a blog is helpful to answer a common question. One of the big ones is why we do not allow older girls at shorter sessions. Obviously, thi...
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A Wonderful Day
On Father’s Day, it is appropriate to give a shoutout to all of our camp Dads. While we do not celebrate Father’s Day at camp (we reserve that occasio...
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Saturday
Saturdays… Gotta Love ’em. They make our hearts soar like the eagle for they mark the high water point of the weekend. When Saturday arrives, you do w...
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Sleep Late
We slept late this morning… 8:30 instead of 7:30. We set out a lavish breakfast buffet that was open for a very long time (girls came through several ...
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Surprise!
We spend a lot of time preparing for every summer but despite our efforts, even after a hundred years, there are always surprises. This year we had to...
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World's Best Carnival
Spirits are high as we enter another GREAT DAY at Greystone. On such a day my father would tell the campers to celebrate! Everything to look forward t...
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Kindness
We love our Honor Code at camp. It gives a simple answer to the question How do I succeed at camp”. It goes like this: I commit to showing kindness, s...
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The "Why" of June Camp
Why choose June Camp over a shorter session… what’s the difference? We get this question a lot. If a shorter session is good, why do a longer one? Why...
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