Down the Shore:

This week's down the shore theme at camp was a lot of fun for both the campers and counselors. Each day the Sharks competed in a variety of games and activities where they worked together as a team. These games consisted of capture the flag, basketball, world cup, home run derby, swimming, and kickball. <strong>Jack M. </strong>showed off his stick work and shooting ability during our hockey game this week. <strong>Matthew W.</strong> worked well with his teammates and performed well in all of our group's activities. <strong>Anjay B.</strong> and <strong>BJ H.</strong> had a lot of fun playing ultimate football, while displaying their speed and catching ability.<strong> Sarah D.</strong>, <strong>Addison G.</strong>, and <strong>Madison Z.</strong> played very well in all of the sports and despite being the only three girls, they kept up with the boys all week long. <strong>Shaymus M.</strong> did a great job cheering his teammates on and supporting others. <strong>Roman K.</strong> and <strong>Quinn Ma.</strong> played really well in capture the flag and displayed their speed and teamwork. <strong>Logan M.</strong> and <strong>Quinn Mc.</strong> both improved in their swimming of freestyle and backstroke during the week. <strong>Koen R.</strong> played particularly well during knock-out and our 3 on 3 tournament. <strong>Cole W.</strong> showed great sportsmanship throughout the week and performed well in all of our sports. <strong>Tommy R.</strong> showed off his arm strength and agility while playing both wall ball and hand ball. Everyone in our group played well together and did a great job of involving their teammates. Our camper of the week is <strong>Matt W.</strong> Matt showed all of the  qualities necessary to be named camper of the week; good sportsmanship, teamwork, and respect of both counselors and campers. Great work Matt!

Your Counselors

Shane, Matt, Meghan, and Jen

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<strong><span style="color: #008000;">IF I RAN THE RAINFOREST WEEK</span></strong>

We had a lot of fun as a group for our first week of camp! In the All-Sports group, we played a ton of fun games like dodgeball, ultimate Frisbee/football, basketball, and soccer. We had some fun on Banana day, and even got a glimpse of the Banana Man! We made some cheers and did some dances like the Chicken Dance and the Banana Dance. We had a scavenger hunt in honor of our Rainforest Week. Our campers had some creative ideas regarding the dances and cheers, and we worked together to come up with the best dance, the "Ballin' Bananas!" <strong>Quinn M.</strong> won numerous times in morning games of knockout! <strong>Owen W.</strong> and <strong>Andrew W.</strong> showed some foot skills when we played World Cup in soccer. <strong>Lucia C.</strong> and <strong>Olivia S.</strong> showed the group how to go from a streamline into freestyle swimming. <strong>Tommy R.</strong> showed his impressive shooting form in Around the World in basketball. <strong>Addie L.</strong> helped campers in a fun game during computers. <strong>Ryan G.</strong> and <strong>Patrick C.</strong> showed great sportsmanship and teamwork as they made sure all of their teammates were able to participate. <strong>Roman K.</strong> improved a lot in swimming throughout the week. <strong>Riley H.</strong> showed her speed in our game of Sharks and Minnows. <strong>Patrick C.</strong> showed his great catching and throwing abilities in our game of Ultimate Frisbee. <strong>Brad "BJ" H.</strong> and <strong>Morgan G.</strong> were more reserved at the start of the week, but did  a great job branching out and making new friends. <strong>Sophie M.</strong> had an awesome day in the field during our Kickball game. <strong>Max W.</strong> keeps the group entertained with his magic card tricks.<strong> Matthew W.</strong> and <strong>Brady L.</strong> showed their athletic abilities which they displayed in Capture the Flag as well as other sports.  <strong>Quinn M.</strong> and<strong> Logan M.</strong> were a dynamic brother duo  and worked together well in a lot of the games we played.<strong> Camryn W.</strong> had impressive speed and footwork in our soccer game. Our campers had a great week and had a lot of fun in the games and activities they participated in! We are proud to say that our camper of the week this week is <strong>Ron C.</strong>! He showed a lot of sportsmanship, teamwork, and respect for the other campers and counselors. Great job, Ron! Keep up the good work!

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Your Counselors,

Drew, Erin, Shane, and Jen