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Whippoorwill Weekly Written for Campers, by Campers Session 2: May 29-June 1, 2018 Whippoorwill Weekly Written for campers, by campers Session 2: May 29-June 1, 2018 Meet Our New Friends Tadpole and Polliwog! Whippoorwill is so thankful to Shenanigoats for loaning us Tad and Polly this summer! Tad and Polly are Nigerian dwarf goats who were bottle-raised so they love being around people. They are in the enclosure next to the pig paddock. Campers in the farming interest group can visit with Tad and Polly. If you sit down next to them they will lick your neck and nuzzle into your arm. Shenanigoats raises pygmy and Nigerian dwarf goats for goat yoga and landscaping. You can learn more at shenanigoats.com. Tadpole is on the hay rack and Polliwog is grazing. Book Week by Jack K. (Log Cabin) Hello fellow campers: It’s Book Week! I am so excited to see what you dress up like on Friday. I’m going to be star lord! The Nature Museum by Sophia (Bear Cubs) The Nature Museum has a lizard and a tarantula. It has a wasp nest too. It is awesome! A camper gets ready for the lllustration by Ashley Flying Squirrel! (Bear Cubs) Jokes from Log Cabin Campers! What’s a toad’s favorite song? Heads and shoulders, knees and toads. Why did the cat sit on the computer? To watch the mouse. — by Jackson B. (Log Cabin) Why did the boy bring a ladder to school? He thought it was high school. What is glue good at? Sticking together! Playing in the Gaga Ball Pit — by Sully S. (Log Cabin) A Story Why did the hamburger rob the bank? Because he was a hamburglar. by Hattie (Log Cabin) My name is Hattie. I have 2 sisters. Their Did you go to the lightbulb party? names are Eleanor and Greta. I love camp. I It was lit! love making friendship bracelets at camp. What do you call a person with no head This story does not have a name. One day and no body? a girl named Annabell and her parents Nobody knows! lived together and her parents had to go out of town to sell some food to get money. What do you call a cow with no legs? Annabell was 12 so she could stay by herself. Ground beef! She stayed by herself and did her chores — by Jackson J. (Log Cabin) (they were gone for 3 days). Biggest Frog Whippoorwill Ghost by Luke S. (Log Cabin) by Hill V. (Log Cabin) One day young Jackie McJay was playing At my school I saw the world’s biggest frog! battleball at Whippoorwill when a lightning And here is a joke: What do you get if you storm hit and the bell instantly rang. Head cross a pig and a dinosaur? Jurassic Pork! counselor Hudson McJay (Jackie’s father) announced that campers were going home Interview with TK early. When they got home the light flickered insanely rapidly. The father said (power by Hattie (Log Cabin) outage). Then Mr. McJay put pizza in the Q: What is your favorite color? oven and set the timer for 5 minutes. Ten A: Green minutes later, the timer rang and the pizza Q: What is your favorite animal? overcooked. Sadly, the McJays had to eat the A: Manatee pizza anyway and get a new oven. The next day headmaster McJay and his son went to Q: What do you like to do? Whippoorwill, but the place flooded. To be A: Sew continued . Interview with Kate Archaeology at Whippoorwill by Andrew G. and Natalie K. (Bear Cubs) by Sully (Log Cabin) Q: What is your favorite color? Did you know that this camp was A: Pink underwater? If you did, then you probably don’t know that instead of a camp it was Q: How long have you been working at pirate town camp? and we had A: Six years. gotten the Q: What is your favorite country? treasure A: Ireland chest. That’s Q: What is your why in favorite archaeology animal? you can find A: Dolphin the key. Interviews with 9 Counselors, by 7 Log Cabin Kids (and Josie) Interview with Thomas Interview with Destiny Q: Do you like cats? Q: What’s your favorite Q: Do you like camping? A: Yes, but I’m allergic. color? A: Yes, love it! A: Purple Q: Who’s your favorite Interview with John Q: Do you have any pets? superhero? Q: Do you like pizza? A: One kitty named Willow A: The Flash A: Yes, meat lovers Q: What’s your favorite Q: What is your favorite book? Interview with AnneMarie flower? A: Eragon Q: Do you like tree A: Sunflower climbing? Q: What’s your favorite A: Love it! Interview with Jay sport? Q: What’s your favorite A: Climbing Q: How do you get to camp? candy? Q: Who’s your favorite A: Red Fox. A: Red hots superhero? Q: Who is your favorite A: Iron Man Interview with Carter superhero? Q: What do you do at Q: What is your favorite A: Plastic Man Whippoorwill? animal? A: Asst. Ropes Coordinator A: Dolphin Interview with Jackson Q: What is your favorite Q: Have you ever caught Interview with TK TV show? a blue crawdad? Q: What’s your favorite A: Seinfeld A: Yes, one color? Q: What do you like best A: Green Interview with Kat about Whippoorwill? Q: What’s your favorite Q: What’s your favorite A: The campers activity? food? A: Rappelling A: Penne pasta Interview with Heather Why I Love Whippoorwill by Natalie K. (Bear Cubs) by Lucy (Log Cabin) Q: What’s your favorite camp activity? Whippoorwill always has a plan B or C. That A: Riding horses. is why I love this camp. The first year I was at Whippoorwill I was like this place is so much Q: What’s your favorite color? fun. The reason I thought that is because we A: Pink. got to ask and pick our activities. Q: What’s your favorite sport? A: Golf Ball. Emma’s Favorite Activity by Jack (Log Cabin) Emma’s favorite activity is creek hike. Illustration by Hill V. (Log Cabin) Stick man wars. Illustration by Russell (Log Cabin) Whippoorwill bus illustration by Natalie K. (Bear Cub) lllustration by Jack (Log Cabin).
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