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June 27, 2026
At Breakfast Club this morning, we talked about forgiveness… specifically, responding graciously and with understanding when a cabin mate offends. It ...
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June 26, 2026
The Camp Game is played with rules. One of those rules is 7:30 AM Reveille for every day except Sunday. This is how the game has been played for 107 y...
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June 25, 2026
Greystone is a big camp (more campers than most) but has a core goal of “feeling small”. This is not something I have talked about before, but since t...
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June 24, 2026
Camp is now two days old. Yesterday we started our class schedule and accomplished a lot! It was clear from my office above the tennis hut that Tennis...
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June 23, 2026
Camp is good. You would have been so happy to see your daughter Singing in the dining hall, dancing on the pageant court,, and listening intently to t...
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June 22, 2026
Thank you For choosing Main Camp a session that is long, expensive, inconvenient, and (perhaps) hard to understand. You are either true believers (ha...
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June 21, 2026
Main Camp is special, and this year is going to be particularly memorable. Here are a few reasons we think this is true: The Numbers… Last summer, we...
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Activities Offered: Summer 2026
We are thrilled to share our class activity options for summer 2026! Girls attend Greystone for many reasons, but enjoying the huge range of fun, exci...
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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...
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July 21 2025
We changed tables again this morning. After this change, mealtimes typically become more suitable for a civilized meal. I particularly look forward to...
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July 20 2025
About forty girls decided to run the grueling Great Day 5-K race this morning. It begins on the track at “lake level”, continues along the lower road ...
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July 19 2025
Today is Watersports Day (our last big team competition of the year). It is sunny, it is hot, and we are in the water. What could be better than that?...
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July 18 2025
Our last Sleep-Late-Friday began with sunny skies, muggy temperatures, and the promise of another languid/lazy summer day in the mountains. We will ta...
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July 17 2025
Last night’s Senior Celebration was spectacular. We quickly gathered on the Pageant Court for an early 7:15 start, knowing it would be a long show. Th...
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July 16 2025
We awoke to light rain (don’t even need a raincoat) and comfortable temperatures (78 degrees). This is nice, I thought to myself as I made my way to t...
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July 15 2025
A surprising thing happened on Sunday night at our weekly staff meeting. This is a late-night (10:15 pm) event that the staff anticipates with delight...
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July 14 2025
Breakfast conversations today were centered on the interesting question of “why am I at this table?”. It was easy to figure out… Hometowns. I discover...
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July 13 2025
“Thank you for the party”, said younger camper (perhaps 10?) in a hurry, excited about getting to the pagent court to take her front row seat and watc...
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July 12 2025
A big thunderstorm rolled over camp yesterday afternoon during sixth period. Perry (our early warning lightning system) went off as the clouds gathere...
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July 11 2025
Sleep Late Friday is here again, a welcome quiet start to another great day. The group night was the best one of the year, thanks to the perfect weath...
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July 10 2025
Last night’s EP was intended to be a blowout, over-the-top Main Camp tradition (we have done it for almost 50 years) that surprised and delighted ever...
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July 9 2025
You are well aware of the remarkable influence of celebrity. It is a great power, and with great power comes great responsibility (as Peter Parker’s g...
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July 8 2025
Internet was fixed about 4:30 yesterday afternoon and all was well again as we entered a HUGE night of group activities. All of them were over the top...
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July 7 2025
Cell and Fiber data is out in Tuxedo, so don’t bother calling camp at this time and know that replies to emails will be delayed. This is due to techni...
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July 6 2025
There is something magical about being here at Greystone. The love and kindness of this community is a wonder to behold and was celebrated last night ...
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July 5 2025
The tragic news from Texas hit our team like a ton of bricks. We wept. Many of you did the same; how could you not? Our hearts break for the families ...
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July 4 2025
Greystone was founded by Dr. Sevier just two years after World War I. The United States’ pivotal role in that conflict transformed our national identi...
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