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The Elephant In The Room
OK, let’s address the elephant in the room. Main Camp is super full this year. We have 603 campers, a record by a long shot. It is way more campers th...
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OK, let’s address the elephant in the room. Main Camp is super full this year. We have 603 campers, a record by a long shot. It is way more campers th...
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Hadden Peel, a Senior Senior camper this summer, has some advice! I would have formatted the blog and put in a lot of pretty pictures, but we are work...
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If you’ve ever danced at Carnival or loved your Dining Hall table assignment or sang at Morning Assembly, you’ve benefited from our Group Leaders! Thi...
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I never want to forget how much you can connect to people without a phone, and it brings you closer to God.
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How many 17 year old girls do you know who would voluntarily give up their phones for 5 weeks to live in bunk beds and share a bathroom with 10 other ...
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Something I learned this summer: how to grow in faith and also how to live with 10 other people for a month.
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I want to always remember how loved I felt this session.
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This summer was a difference-maker - it set me on the right path for junior year!
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This summer was: the best time ever. I’m going to cry so hard when I leave.
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I love Greystone because it’s the only place where a possum falling out of a tree or putting a dead fish down someone’s shirt can bring an overflow of joy.
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This summer was true, pure, belly-aching laughter, full of memories I cannot even begin to write down.
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This summer was fantastically awesome! No words can describe how much I have grown as a girl spiritually, mentally, socially, and physically. I loved camp so much this summer!
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This summer was a chance for me to decide the person I will become.
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There is something enchanting about Camp Greystone. This spirit pulls you in and spins you around until you are a different person once you leave. In ...
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At this moment all I can say is thank you. Such a wonderful summer. Such wonderful campers. Such wonderful counselors. Such supportive parents. My hea...
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How to describe what is going on at camp today… I find it difficult, for it is a savory cauldron of good things. Joy— the girls are literally bouncin...
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Self Consciousness fades in the light of a summer at camp. It is a beautiful effect when we practice unselfishness every day. Our hearts focus on othe...
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A camper (Hadden from Cabin 1) sent me a note the other day. Her writing was really good, so I encouraged her to do more… promising to publish it on t...
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Believing that Sincerity, Courage, Honesty, Kindness, and Truth culminate in the Spirit of Greystone; we pledge ourselves to strive ever toward these ...
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We have all felt the sublime satisfaction of that brief moment when a task has been completed to a high level of expectation. My father used to say “Y...
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Watersports Day is the flip side of the team competition coin. Challenge day is held in the early part of the summer and Watersports day is held in th...
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I love the theater. Every aspect resonates. The writing (always appealing to an English major), the back stage work, the acting, and the show. I even ...
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Last nights EP (Senior Celebration/ Queens Ball) was really wonderful. Ninty-eight girls using their considerable talent to entertain in all the ways ...
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There is something whimsical about camp. Silly things take root, because of some camper or counselor “pushes” it into the camp zeitgeist. Examples th...
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If you stumbled upon the proverbial genie in a bottle and were given one wish, what would it be? Fame? Riches? For most teen agers (perhaps most women...
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Art conveys truth. Art can make us better people. Art reflects the truth of Jesus in a way that catches us off guard and is deeply moving. I say all t...
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“What day is it?” That was the question Margaret asked me yesterday… several times. Initially I answered “It’s Council Fire”, Evening Programs become ...
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There is a wonderful relaxed feel around camp today. The girls are mellow, but they are fully engaged at the same time. It is the mark of a well adjus...
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Today is “Do Nothing Day”… and the girls absolutely love it. We surprised them with the announcement yesterday, tacking it onto the announcement about...