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Hey, I know you!

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on June 10

Today was our first FULL day of activities on camp, and it was FULL of “firsts” for all of our campers. For some campers, this is their first time at ...

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Kickoff Camp: Opening Day

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on June 9

As I stood in the dining hall this morning making announcements, I felt tremendous gratitude for the fantastic staff that we have at Highlander this s...

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Packing 101: Tips & Tricks from Melissa

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on June 1

I can hardly believe that Opening Day is ONE WEEK AWAY!! As I sit and type this blog, the Orientation Leaders are lining the camp road to greet the st...

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Parent-to-Parent: Highlander Can Handle It

Posted by Camp Highlander on May 2

You can’t decide. You know there are so many benefits to sleepaway camp for kids, but making the decision to send them can be the toughest part thanks...

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Parent-to-Parent: Preparing Your Child for a Successful Session

Posted by Camp Highlander on April 5

One step at a time. I find the best way to get my kiddos out the door to school in the morning, to bed at night, ready for Saturday’s baseball game an...

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Parent-to-Parent: Why Camp? Why Highlander?

Posted by Camp Highlander on March 14

There are so many decisions we make as parents. Small decisions like what to put in that lunch box, what to make for dinner or what extracurricular ac...

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Beautiful Summer

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 31

Some people look for a beautitful place. Others make a place beautiful

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Camp Friends Are the Best Friends

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 30

Today is International Friendship Day, and there is no better place to celebrate friendship than at camp! Camp friends really are the BEST friends, an...

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CW Final Day

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 29

We have had such an amazing Color War! This morning we had two big competitions with Rope Burning and Final Program. Rope burning is an event that dat...

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CW Day 3

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 29

We had a fantastic day of competition today! Day three has the most points on the line for the teams and has historically been a game-changer for many...

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CW Day 2

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 28

During Color War, I am keenly aware of the conversations going on around me…the buzz about who is really winning Color War, conversations about who wi...

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CW Day 1

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 26

Today was a great first day of Color War. The energy and excitement for every single event was awesome! From the Spelling Bee to the Basketball games,...

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THE BREAK

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 25

“Is Color War breaking today?” This has been a non-stop question I’ve been getting from campers since Friday. Your children have been so hyped about C...

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Shoutout to Sunday

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 24

Sundays are AWESOME at camp! I love that they have a balance of simply restful and wildly energetic. We have spent years trying to perfect Sundays to ...

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We Are Family

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 24

We were blessed to wake up to a super awesome, jam-packed, fun-filled day on Old Forge Mountain today! Today was Sleep In Saturday! Campers and staff ...

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Stronger

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 22

We live in a world that values measurements and comparisons. As parents, we don’t realize that we join this comparison game the moment our children ar...

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Sunshine and Smiles

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 21

Have you read Gary Chapman’s The Five Love Languages? It’s a fantastic book that talks about how people receive love. Every person receives love in a ...

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Why Walk When You Can Dance

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 19

I love the first few days of the camp session. There is a newness in the beginning of a session that inspires me to learn and grow - new faces and nam...

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Everything is Better at Camp

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 18

One of the things I love hearing from parents is how their child did something at camp, tried something for the first time or liked something at camp ...

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Last But Not Least

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 17

This morning in the dining hall someone said to me, “Last session, last opening day of 2022!” I could hardly believe it. I smiled back at them and sai...

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Your Children are My Favorite

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 13

Today was our last camper’s choice day and the last full day of activities. Campers and staff were determined to make this day the best, and that they...

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Through Their Eyes

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 12

We had another fantastic day at Highlander. It was our last day of cabin activities, and I reminded everyone this morning at breakfast to soak up ever...

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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 11

Today was a fantastic day on Old Forge. We had beautiful weather, perfect temperatures and lots of fun activities with friends. Everywhere I went ther...

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Sweet Sunday

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 10

Sundays are so important to the rhythm at camp. They are slow, simple and intentionally designed for reflection and recharging of our campers and staf...

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