Posts tagged with session c

Life Without Social Media

Life Without Social Media

One of the greatest gifts of camp is disconnecting from technology and finding true connection with friends for three weeks. As we head towards the re...

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Slow Down Summer

Slow Down Summer

Traditionally the day after Color War is the day of rest. Everyone is very tired after a long 4 days of competition, and nothing sounds better than a ...

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Color War Day 4

Color War Day 4

The final day of Color War 2019 was fantastic! We have been incredibly blessed with gorgeous weather for the past 4 days, and today was no different....

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Color War Day 3

Color War Day 3

We had a beautiful day three of Color War today. Sunny skies and a cool breeze made this an absolutley perfect day for competition. Day three has the ...

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Color War Day 2

Color War Day 2

Day two of Color War had us running all day! Today hosted one of the original events of Color War from 1964 and what we call today the Old Forge Run. ...

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Color War Day 1

Color War Day 1

We had a great first day of competition. The weather was incredible today - warm and sunny with a cool breeze at just the right time. The campers work...

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Color War Break!

Color War Break!

It was a cool, beautiful camper’s choice day on Old Forge Mountain. The anticipation for Color War started this morning at Assembly. The Green Giants ...

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Raining Kindness

Raining Kindness

Today is the American Camp Association’s National Camp Kindness Day! This is a day highlighting the practice of purposeful kindness that happens every...

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Simply Wonderful Sunday

Simply Wonderful Sunday

We have had a really great, super busy, totally awesome day! I love that on Sundays at camp we change up the schedule to allow less structured time an...

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Willy Wonka Comes to Highlander

Willy Wonka Comes to Highlander

Today was another beautiful, sunny, hot day on the mountain. It was camper’s choice day today, and we had so much fun playing, swimming, singing and d...

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Growing Smiles

Growing Smiles

Smiles are the language of love at camp. A smile says I’m glad you’re here or I’m proud of you. A smile can say “you’ve got this” or “don’t give up.” ...

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My Happy Place

My Happy Place

We had an awesome day of activities as cabin groups today. After five days together, the cabins seem to be in the routine of camp and everything is st...

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POWER OF A TEAM

POWER OF A TEAM

Monday morning I gave the first Reflect of the Rock of the session and talked about teamwork. I compared our cabin unit to a team, and shared how ever...

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Welcome Home Session C

Welcome Home Session C

Home is where love resides, memories are created, friends and family belong and laughter never ends.

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March Into Summer!

March Into Summer!

Every off-season, as the days grow colder and shorter, we get right to work making updates all throughout camp. Some years we build brand new cabins o...

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The Legacy Project

The Legacy Project

In all we do, we seek to provide a way for our campers, counselors and alumni to be a part of this mountain home and the ‘One Love’ of our camp family...

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Pouring Joy

Pouring Joy

After being blessed with straight sunshine for 4 days, the rain has hit us hard. We woke up this morning to a downpour, and it didn’t stop until after...

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Lazy Days of Summer

Lazy Days of Summer

Traditionally the day after Color War is the day of rest. Everyone is very tired after a long 4 days of competition, and nothing sounds better than a ...

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COLOR WAR DAY 4

COLOR WAR DAY 4

The final day of Color War 2018 was a day for the history books. We woke up to fantastic weather but there was a threat of rain for the early afternoo...

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COLOR WAR DAY 3

COLOR WAR DAY 3

Day three of Color War has the highest stakes with the most points on the line for the teams. This day has historically been a game-changer for many ...

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COLOR WAR DAY 2

COLOR WAR DAY 2

Color War at Camp Highlander dates all the way back to 1964. Back then, the event only lasted a day and only had a few competitions. One of the origin...

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COLOR WAR DAY 1

COLOR WAR DAY 1

We had a great first day of competition. After a late wake up and late breakfast this morning, the campers were pumped about the day ahead, and the wo...

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