The Last Days of 3rd Session...

Sunday, July 22, 2007
After two nights of excitement, many campers were eager to relax and dig into their new Harry Potter books. Friday night’s Mardi Gras dance was a smashing success! Everybody had a wonderful time dancing and eating Popsicles. The hardworking winners of the cabin-cleanup contest enjoyed creamy and nutty ice cream sundaes! Saturday was particularly exciting because of our camp-wide CAPTURE THE FLAG! Here at Coppercreek we take our Capture the Flag very seriously and everyone enjoys getting dressed up in camouflage and painting their faces. But we don’t get too competitive, it’s not about winning it’s about having fun! However the red team won this session with Jorge, the Mexican National Champ in the 100-yard dash, making a valiant run with the flag towards victory. Afterwards everyone settled in for a good nights rest, with Harry as their companion, after such a thrilling day.


Monday, July 23, 2007
Apart from a few well-handled scheduling snafus, everything is ship-shape here at Coppercreek, with a few special occurrences that merit a mention here. We always love it when a camper has a birthday here at camp, and Kate D. was one such camper. In honor of the occasion, an exclusive lake group was dispatched for Kate, her sister, and few choice friends. A small baby bird was found abandoned in the baking hot sun today, and was recovered by a troupe of concerned campers, christened “Rockstar”, the infant finch is now being cared for by Cindy, our residing nature expert, he is now on his way to a speedy recovery and release back into the wild. The staff got a break from their usual routine of campfire shenanigans and let our Counselors-In-Training direct the proceedings for a night of rampant laughter.

Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Today was a fairly typical day here at camp, we sent an overnight TAPS (Thin Air Patrol Squad) trip out today, to go sleep by a beautiful lake and climb high mountain rocks. Instead of our evening campfire festivities, we sent the troops out on a fishing trip, and organized a grand soccer tournament where international rivalries spiked, and the air was a palpable hue of excitement.


Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Tonight is picnic night, a very special night when we give our kitchen staff a break, and our campers pack their own dinner and march out with their cabin to watch the sunset at one of Coppercreek’s many fantastic and mesmerizing locales. The TAPS trip returns tonight, and many of us are forced to wave off hugs and direct our returned comrades straight to the nearest shower house. As a few dedicated readers near the end of the final book of the Harry Potter series, we find ourselves faced with the insurmountable challenge of resisting the urge to spill the beans and spoil the ending for our slower-reading friends.

Thursday July 26, 2007
Everyone got to enjoy an extra hour of sleep this morning! Then woke up to busy day preparing for the carnival and talent show. At 3:30pm the carnival began. Every cabin had a booth with a fun game to win tickets. JCs held a snack bar and prize shop for kids to turn in their tickets for. Some of the games that the campers played were making friendship bracelets, getting their faces painted, cakewalk, and water balloon toss. Everyone had an abundance amount of fun! At 5:30pm an Art and Fashion Show was held! Campers and Staff modeled their tye die masterpieces down a red run way. Campers magnificent oil paintings, dream catchers, Mardi Gras masks, and many other crafts were on display as well. Claire the CIT and Alex the Counselor passed out cheese and crackers; while Adelaide the JC with help from counselors poured sparkling cider and cranberry-grape juice for the campers. After enjoying dinner everyone headed to campfire where we watched the Talent Show. The talent show was cleverly MC-ed by Cindy, Eric Barger, and Patrick.

Friday July 27, 2007
Sadly today is the last day of activities for 3rd Session 2007! Today campers with partake in activities such as riding lessons, high ropes, making decorations for the dance and finishing their crafts, running, sports, .22 riflery range, and even learning how to dance to the “Achey Breaky Heart Song.” This evening everyone will enjoy the Drama production and Award Presentation before dinner and than the Tropical Vacation Dance later this evening!