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July 23, 2026
At 6:45 this morning, reveille blew, and the many people that make Greystone fly like an eagle on closing day jumped into action. A crowd of counselor...
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July 22, 2026
Floating our candles at Closing Vespers is an iconic, memorable moment. We are “kind of” quiet as we gather for the program (many of the girls can’t h...
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July 21, 2026
Margaret and I settled into our seats promptly at 7:25, eagerly anticipating the opening of the Senior Play. Deirdre, the Irish-born director of the p...
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July 20, 2026
Today’s Breakfast Club attempted to connect spiritual growth and journaling. Specifically, we considered the power of writing down the joys, sorrows, ...
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July 19, 2026
Watersports day was impacted by scattered storms yesterday. The first warning from Perry blared as we gathered for our final rotation at 12:15. Due to...
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July 18, 2026
Today is Watersports Day (our last big team competition of the year). It is sunny, hot, and we are playing in the water all morning long. What could b...
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July 17, 2026
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 16, 2026
The Senior Celebration last night was amazing. It was a perfect reflection of the playful, talented, funny, beautiful Senior group. Sixty-three 17-yea...
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July 15, 2026
The days are getting noticeably shorter. This fact never ceases to surprise me this time of year. It is like the Hemingway line from The Sun Also Rise...
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July 14, 2026
Today, we will enjoy another slower-paced “rain day” morning, but temperatures are rising, and the sun will return soon. Yesterday’s high temperature ...
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July 13, 2026
We love to dance at Greystone. This is something that never ceases to delight my heart. Some of my favorite camp memories were made by everyone dancin...
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July 12, 2026
Is there a venue more exciting for a performing artist than Camp Greystone? For a talented young artist, it is just about perfect. The setting (large ...
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July 11, 2026
Today is the Birthday Ball and Talent Show, one of the big nights in camp and a wonderful experience for all. Girls whose birthday falls during camp d...
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July 10, 2026
Last night I was invited to a nice party with 92 rising 10th graders. We gathered by the lake, where we enjoyed hors deurves and each other’s company ...
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July 9, 2026
Camp is a wonderful combination of capstone moments and gloriously ordinary days. So many of the blessings of Main Camp are found in the ordinary (but...
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July 8, 2026
Drew and Ellie did a surprise concert last night! The Details: We made the announcement at lunch. I, dressed up as a Rockstar, did a kind of over-the...
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July 7, 2026
Another beautiful day: 83 degrees, partly cloudy, chance of afternoon showers… same forecast and apparently the same day; except the humidity is lower...
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July 6, 2026
Our concert on the lawn last night was courtesy of East Texas. Country meets Christian Band Reeves started with a bang promptly after the bugle blew a...
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July 5, 2026
Today is a beautiful, warm, slightly muggy summer day. Slightly overcast with not a breath of wind to ripple the waters of Lake Edith. We are running ...
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July 4, 2026
When one’s mission is To Delight and Inspire, the 4th of July is always a big deal. Greystone Girls LOVE to dress up, eat junk food, be silly, and wat...
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July 3, 2026
It is hot again today. The temperatures are hovering at the same 93 degrees that we “enjoyed” yesterday, but this is about to change. Tomorrow will be...
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July 2, 2026
It is going to be hot again today. We, like many of you, will endure a week of notable heat (90-94 degrees). Today is likely to be the hottest day of ...
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July 1, 2026
Today is Challenge Day, one of the best days of the year. Opening Day is more satisfying, Closing Day more poignant, but Challenge Day is just plain f...
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June 30, 2026
Current events do not typically enter The Bubble. Until we announce an event, it is essentially invisible, and we rarely find a news story worthy of t...
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June 29, 2026
Cecilia Glenn returned to Greystone with two fellow songwriters last night, inaugurating our much-beloved “Concert on the Lawn” tradition at Main Camp...
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June 28, 2026
It is nice to interrupt the daily routine on Sunday. At Greystone, we sleep late (9:00 Reveille, optional Stumblers run on the River Trail at 8:30), ...
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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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